Pedals that stack with the Blackstar HTV-212 Bronco TAN
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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
32% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Push the Bronco TAN's balanced, midrange-forward headroom with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and the two stack into real dirt.
Goes in front of the amp
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
30% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → fuzzy)
The Bronco TAN's articulate, balanced midrange gives the LSTR's scooped, sludgy fuzz a durable amp voice to push into.
Goes in front of the amp
Beetronics Swarm
Beetronics
30% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → fuzzy)
The Bronco TAN's articulate, balanced midrange gives the Swarm's experimental fuzz a durable amp voice to push into.
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Phase 90
MXR
22% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run the Phase 90's classic sweep after the Bronco TAN's balanced, midrange-forward headroom and the modulation has real body to color.
Goes in front of the amp
Mojo Gear Orange Compressor (Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer Clone)
Mojo Gear
15% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Mojo Gear Orange Compressor (Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer Clone) leans toward dynamic, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini
Dunlop
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep the Carbon Copy Mini's dark, ambient slapback delay in the Bronco TAN's loop, clear of the amp's own balanced, midrange-forward headroom. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Walrus Audio Fable
Walrus Audio
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Walrus Audio Fable's smooth voice goes in Blackstar HTV-212 Bronco TAN's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Blackstar HTV-212 Bronco TAN's own tight character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop