Pedals that stack with the Blackstar Artist 15

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)

Into a transparent tone, Catalinbread Formula 5F6 brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing

Goes in front of the amp

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Browne Amplification Gritador leans it toward mid-forward to fill it in

Goes in front of the amp

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)

Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31 leans this transparent tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own

Goes in front of the amp

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

Into Blackstar Artist 15, Origin Effects MAGMA57 Amp Vibrato & Drive is right at home: it's built around Fender-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)

Origin Effects SlideRIG Compact Deluxe's own voicing points at Fender-style amps, and Blackstar Artist 15 delivers it

Goes in front of the amp

Into Blackstar Artist 15, 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.

Run Eventide Modulated Delay in Blackstar Artist 15's effects loop, clear of Blackstar Artist 15's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop