Pedals that stack with the Blackstar S1-45

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → mid-forward)

Marshall Guv'nor leans this high headroom tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → low gain)

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler leans this high headroom tone toward low gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → low gain)

Blackstar S1-45 leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform Browne Amplification Carbon 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.

Put Boss BF-2 Flanger after Blackstar S1-45 in the signal chain, clear of Blackstar S1-45's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

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

Blackstar S1-45's own mid-forward character is the real reason this is worth trying

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 Binson Echorec Delay in Blackstar S1-45's effects loop, clear of Blackstar S1-45'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.

Put Strymon El Capistan dTape Echo in Blackstar S1-45's effects loop, clear of Blackstar S1-45's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop