Pedals that stack with the Blackstar DA100 Ruby

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

Into the DA100 Ruby's hot, high-gain crunch, the King of Tone's transparent boost pushes real bite.

Goes in front of the amp

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

Stack Browne Amplification Carbon on top and a high gain tone tightens toward clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)

Stack Friedman BE-OD on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight

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. (high gain → shimmer)

Keep Blackstar DA100 Ruby's high gain voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress goes after Blackstar DA100 Ruby in the signal chain so its shimmer voice doesn't muddy it

Goes in front of the amp

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

Maxon CP-9Pro+'s own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

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. (high gain → ambient)

Keep Blackstar DA100 Ruby's high gain voice out front: Walrus Audio Fathom goes in Blackstar DA100 Ruby's effects loop so its ambient 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

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → lush)

Keep Meris Mercury7 Reverb in Blackstar DA100 Ruby's effects loop, clear of Blackstar DA100 Ruby's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop