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% matchfills 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% matchfills 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% matchfills 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% matchsits 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% matchfills 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% matchsits 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% matchsits 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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