Pedals that stack with the Blackstar Series One 200 Top MkI Head 200Watt
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Friedman BE-OD
Friedman
17% 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)
Friedman BE-OD's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Blackstar Series One 200 Top MkI Head 200Watt delivers it
Goes in front of the amp
Greer Soma
Greer
17% 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)
Where this leans bright, Greer Soma answers back warm
Goes in front of the amp
Caroline Guitar Company Icarus
Caroline Guitar Company
16% 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)
Where this leans bright, Caroline Guitar Company Icarus answers back warm
Goes in front of the amp
Subdecay Starlight Flanger v2
Subdecay
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 Blackstar Series One 200 Top MkI Head 200Watt's transparent voice out front: Subdecay Starlight Flanger v2 goes after Blackstar Series One 200 Top MkI Head 200Watt in the signal chain so its smooth voice doesn't muddy it
Goes in front of the amp
MXR CSP202 Custom Comp
MXR
12% 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)
MXR CSP202 Custom Comp's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte
Caroline Guitar Company
9% 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 Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte in Blackstar Series One 200 Top MkI Head 200Watt's effects loop, clear of Blackstar Series One 200 Top MkI Head 200Watt's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
JAM Pedals Delay-Llama
Jam Pedals
9% 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 JAM Pedals Delay-Llama in Blackstar Series One 200 Top MkI Head 200Watt's effects loop, clear of Blackstar Series One 200 Top MkI Head 200Watt's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
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