Pedals that stack with the Blackstar HT 5RH Head

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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence

J. Rockett The Dude

J Rockett

20% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)

What J. Rockett The Dude brings here leans toward mid-forward — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp

Cusack Music Screamer

Cusack Music

20% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)

Cusack Music Screamer's own mid-forward character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II

Walrus Audio

20% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)

Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II's own mid-forward character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

Maestro Orbit

Maestro

15% match
$57.99via Reverb

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 Maestro Orbit after Blackstar HT 5RH Head in the signal chain, clear of Blackstar HT 5RH Head's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

Demeter Compulator

Demeter

10% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)

Blackstar HT 5RH Head's crunchy character and Demeter Compulator's smooth voice sit in the same lane rather than fighting each other

Goes in front of the amp

Death By Audio Reverberation Machine

Death By Audio

8% match
$225via Reverb

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 Death By Audio Reverberation Machine in Blackstar HT 5RH Head's effects loop, clear of Blackstar HT 5RH Head's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Boss DD-200 Digital Delay

Boss

7% match
$237.43via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Boss DD-200 Digital Delay's shimmer voice goes in Blackstar HT 5RH Head's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Blackstar HT 5RH Head's own crunchy character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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