Pedals that stack with the Blackstar HT-5R Series HT-5R 5W 1x12

pushes an amp at the edge of breakupPushes an amp already sitting at the edge of breakup over the line. (edge of breakup → low gain)

Push the HT-5R's quiet, headphone-friendly clean tone with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and the two stack into real dirt.

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)

The Tomahawk's cutting, boutique overdrive gives the HT-5R's quiet, headphone-friendly clean tone real bite to push into.

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)

The HT-5R's quiet, headphone-friendly clean platform gives the Nectar's boutique low-gain saturation somewhere honest to be heard.

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.

Keep TC Electronic Mimiq Doubler after Blackstar HT-5R Series HT-5R 5W 1x12 in the signal chain, clear of Blackstar HT-5R Series HT-5R 5W 1x12's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

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

Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro's own mid-forward 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.

Catalinbread Epoch-Set's warm voice goes in Blackstar HT-5R Series HT-5R 5W 1x12's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Blackstar HT-5R Series HT-5R 5W 1x12's own edge of breakup character — 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.

Put Dawner Prince Boonar in Blackstar HT-5R Series HT-5R 5W 1x12's effects loop, clear of Blackstar HT-5R Series HT-5R 5W 1x12's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop