Pedals that stack with the Blackstar Artist FR Standard
← everything about the Blackstar Artist FR Standard
All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Beetronics Swarm
Beetronics
28% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)
The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Beetronics Swarm leans it toward fuzzy to fill it in
Goes in front of the amp
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
27% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)
The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz leans it toward fuzzy to fill it in
Goes in front of the amp
Univox Super-Fuzz
Univox
27% matchfills 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)
Univox Super-Fuzz's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Blackstar Artist FR Standard delivers it
Goes in front of the amp
Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator
pedal
22% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator after Blackstar Artist FR Standard in the signal chain, clear of Blackstar Artist FR Standard's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
SahBro? Audio Ross Kempressor
Sahbro Audio
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
SahBro? Audio Ross Kempressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Walrus Audio Fable
Walrus Audio
17% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Blackstar Artist FR Standard's bright voice out front: Walrus Audio Fable goes in Blackstar Artist FR Standard's effects loop so its smooth voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
T-Rex Junior Roomate
T Rex
15% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run T-Rex Junior Roomate in Blackstar Artist FR Standard's effects loop, clear of Blackstar Artist FR Standard's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop