Pedals that stack with the Blackstar HT-5C
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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Carl Martin Hot Drive'n Boost MK3
Carl Martin
19% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → high gain)
The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Carl Martin Hot Drive'n Boost MK3 leans it toward high gain to fill it in
Goes in front of the amp
Origin Effects DCX Boost
Origin Effects
19% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → low gain)
Run Origin Effects DCX Boost into that high headroom platform and it finally leans toward low gain
Goes in front of the amp
Way Huge Swollen Pickle
Way Huge
18% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → fuzzy)
Run Way Huge Swollen Pickle into that high headroom platform and it finally leans toward fuzzy
Goes in front of the amp
MXR M117R Flanger
MXR
12% 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 MXR M117R Flanger after Blackstar HT-5C in the signal chain, clear of Blackstar HT-5C's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Wampler Mini Ego 76 Compressor
Wampler
11% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (high headroom → compressed)
Wampler Mini Ego 76 Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay
MXR
6% 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 MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay in Blackstar HT-5C's effects loop, clear of Blackstar HT-5C's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Walrus Audio Slö Multi-Texture Reverb
Walrus Audio
6% 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 HT-5C's high headroom voice out front: Walrus Audio Slö Multi-Texture Reverb goes in Blackstar HT-5C'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