Pedals that stack with the Blackstar HT-5C

Carl Martin PlexiTone

Run Carl Martin PlexiTone into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain

Friedman BE-OD

Into Blackstar HT-5C, Friedman BE-OD is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end

Colorsound Overdriver

Colorsound Overdriver is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Blackstar HT-5C gives it exactly that

MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase

Keep MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase after Blackstar HT-5C in the signal chain, clear of Blackstar HT-5C's own gain stage

Universal Audio 1176 Compressor

What Universal Audio 1176 Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath

Keep EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath 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)

Fjord Fuzz Mime

Keep Fjord Fuzz Mime 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)