Pedals that stack with the Blackstar Series One 200

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)

Catalinbread VariOboost's bright balances out the warm tone

Goes in front of the amp

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

Feed a high gain signal into Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus 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)

Where this leans warm, Xotic EP Booster answers back bright

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.

Keep TC Electronic SCF Gold SE Stereo after Blackstar Series One 200 in the signal chain, clear of Blackstar Series One 200'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)

Keep Blackstar Series One 200's full voice out front: Boss RV-6 Reverb goes in Blackstar Series One 200's effects loop so its shimmer voice doesn't muddy it — 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. (high gain → ambient)

Keep TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2 in Blackstar Series One 200's effects loop, clear of Blackstar Series One 200's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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

Blackstar Series One 200's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp