Pedals that stack with the Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4

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

Feed a crunchy signal into Klon Centaur and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

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

Run Paul Cochrane Timmy after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Goes in front of the amp

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

Feed a crunchy signal into Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition and it comes out closer to clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

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

MXR Dyna Comp leans toward bright, 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.

Run the Parabola's stage-ready tremolo pulse after the ID:Core 40's clean, rehearsal-ready platform and the modulation rides on a straightforward clean tone.

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 → shimmer)

Put Boss DD-200 Digital Delay in Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4's effects loop, clear of Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4'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.

Catalinbread Epoch-Set's warm voice goes in Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4's own transparent character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop