Pedals that stack with the Blackstar HT Stage 60 MKII

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

Stack Greer Tomahawk on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight

Goes in front of the amp

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

Friedman BE-OD takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight

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 Formula 5F6 and it comes out closer to 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.

Boss TR-2 Tremolo is voiced for Fender-style amps — Blackstar HT Stage 60 MKII gives it exactly that

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)

Blackstar HT Stage 60 MKII leans into Fender-style amps, precisely the platform Origin Effects SlideRIG Compact Deluxe wants

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 → ambient)

Run Boss RV-6 Reverb in Blackstar HT Stage 60 MKII's effects loop, clear of Blackstar HT Stage 60 MKII's own gain stage — 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. (high gain → ambient)

Keep Mooer A7 Ambience in Blackstar HT Stage 60 MKII's effects loop, clear of Blackstar HT Stage 60 MKII's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop