Pedals that stack with the Blackstar Stage 602 MKII

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

Cusack Music Screamer takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

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

Stack Suhr Shiba Drive on top and a crunchy 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. (crunchy → clean boost)

Boss BD-2 Blues Driver pushes a crunchy tone toward clean boost

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.

Run MXR Dyna Comp Mini after Blackstar Stage 602 MKII in the signal chain, clear of Blackstar Stage 602 MKII'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 → slapback)

MXR Analog Delay's warm voice goes in Blackstar Stage 602 MKII's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Blackstar Stage 602 MKII's own transparent character — 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.

Maxon CP-9Pro+ leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

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)

EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath's ambient voice goes in Blackstar Stage 602 MKII's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Blackstar Stage 602 MKII's own transparent character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop