Pedals that stack with the Blackstar HT Club 40 MKII

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

Feed a crunchy signal into Browne Amplification Gritador and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)

Into the HT Club 40 MKII's clean, club-ready British voice, the King of Tone's transparent boost pushes real crunch.

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

Stack Catalinbread RAH on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward

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 One Control Persian Green Screamer after Blackstar HT Club 40 MKII in the signal chain, clear of Blackstar HT Club 40 MKII's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Blackstar HT Club 40 MKII gives it exactly that — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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

Blackstar HT Club 40 MKII leans toward high gain, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

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. (high gain → slapback)

Keep Blackstar HT Club 40 MKII's high gain voice out front: MXR Analog Delay goes in Blackstar HT Club 40 MKII's effects loop so its warm 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