Pedals that stack with the Blackstar HT Stage 100 Head

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

Xotic BB Preamp's smooth balances out the bright tone

Goes in front of the amp

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

Into the HT Stage 100's clean, boutique British voice, the King of Tone's transparent boost pushes real saturation.

Goes in front of the amp

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

Feed a high gain signal into Catalinbread RAH and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

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

What MXR CSP202 Custom Comp brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

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 → modulated)

Keep Boss CE-2W Chorus Waza Craft after Blackstar HT Stage 100 Head in the signal chain, clear of Blackstar HT Stage 100 Head's own gain stage

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)

MXR Analog Delay's warm voice goes in Blackstar HT Stage 100 Head's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Blackstar HT Stage 100 Head's own high gain 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.

TC Electronic Triple Flashback Delay's tight voice goes in Blackstar HT Stage 100 Head's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Blackstar HT Stage 100 Head's own high gain character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop