Pedals that stack with the Blackstar St. James 100

JHS Pedals JHS Tumnus

Blackstar St. James 100's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own

Electro-Harmonix LPB-3

Run Blackstar St. James 100 into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain

Catalinbread Tribute Low Gain Overdrive Vari-O-Boost

The low gain tone has headroom to spare — Blackstar St. James 100 gives it high gain to fill it with

Fender Engager Boost

Run Blackstar St. James 100 into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain

Empress Effects Drive Analog Overdrive

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Blackstar St. James 100 gives it high gain to fill it with

Guptech Slime Mid-Boost

Blackstar St. James 100 layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

JHS 3 Series Octave Reverb

Blackstar St. James 100's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

AZOR AP-305 Compressor

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Blackstar St. James 100 gives it high gain to fill it with

Maestro Agena

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Blackstar St. James 100 gives it high gain to fill it with

Mad Professor Loud N Proud

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Blackstar St. James 100 gives it high gain to fill it with

Xotic RC Booster V2

Into a transparent tone, Blackstar St. James 100 brings the high gain it's missing

J. Rockett Archer Clean

Into a transparent tone, Blackstar St. James 100 brings the high gain it's missing

Electro-Harmonix XO Micro Q-Tron

Put Blackstar St. James 100 in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

Wampler Cory Wong

The Cory Wong's punchy optical compression tightens your attack before the St. James adds its own gain, so nothing spikes unexpectedly.

Electro-Harmonix Nano Soul Preacher

Into a transparent tone, Blackstar St. James 100 brings the high gain it's missing

Warm Audio RingerBringer

Blackstar St. James 100 leans toward high gain, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2

Put the Hall of Fame 2 in the St. James' loop and its spring and plate reverb modes trail the amp's own crunch cleanly. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Meris Mercury7 Reverb

The Mercury7's lush, shoegaze reverb belongs in the St. James' effects loop, washing behind the amp's gain instead of muddying the front end. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Outlaw Effects Phunnel Cloud

Run Blackstar St. James 100 into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain

Hotone NC-200

Run mid-forward into Blackstar St. James 100 for more high gain on top — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Source Audio ADT Delay

Blackstar St. James 100's high gain fills in what this low gain tone doesn't make on its own — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Foxgear Squeeze Optical Compressor

Blackstar St. James 100 layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Hotone Skyline Harmony Pitch Shifter/Harmonist

Run mid-forward into Blackstar St. James 100 for more high gain on top

Mad Professor Snow White

Blackstar St. James 100 stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here