Pedals that stack with the Blackstar St. James 100h,

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

Klon KTR pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

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

Stack Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

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

Stack Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward

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 → lush)

Keep T-Rex Sweeper 2 after Blackstar St. James 100h, in the signal chain, clear of Blackstar St. James 100h,'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.

Put Fender Hammertone Reverb in Blackstar St. James 100h,'s effects loop, clear of Blackstar St. James 100h,'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. (high gain → lush)

Run Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2 in Blackstar St. James 100h,'s effects loop, clear of Blackstar St. James 100h,'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 St. James 100h, leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp