Pedals that stack with the Blackstar Series ONE 10 AE

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

Univox Super-Fuzz 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 → crunchy)

Friedman BE-OD's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Blackstar Series ONE 10 AE delivers it

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 → fuzzy)

Run Colorsound Overdriver into that high headroom platform and it finally leans toward fuzzy

Goes in front of the amp

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

Universal Audio 1176 Compressor's own compressed 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.

Put Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble after Blackstar Series ONE 10 AE in the signal chain, clear of Blackstar Series ONE 10 AE'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 → ambient)

Electro-Harmonix Canyon's modulated voice goes in Blackstar Series ONE 10 AE's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Blackstar Series ONE 10 AE's own airy 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.

Run TC Electronic Alter Ego V2 Vintage Echo in Blackstar Series ONE 10 AE's effects loop, clear of Blackstar Series ONE 10 AE's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop