Pedals that stack with the Blackstar Artisan 100

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

Browne Amplification Gritador takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)

Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

Catalinbread RAH pushes a crunchy tone toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

Into Blackstar Artisan 100, Origin Effects MAGMA57 Amp Vibrato & Drive is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps

Goes in front of the amp

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)

What W-LM Compression Fracture brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp

Into Blackstar Artisan 100, Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Put Electro-Harmonix Canyon in Blackstar Artisan 100's effects loop, clear of Blackstar Artisan 100's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop