Pedals that stack with the Blackstar St. James 50 6L6 Combo

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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence

Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31

Tone City

27% match
$88.80via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)

Stack Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31 on top and a scooped tone tightens toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

Catalinbread Formula 5F6

Catalinbread

26% match
$179.99via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)

Catalinbread Formula 5F6 pushes a scooped tone toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

Marshall Guv'nor

Marshall

24% match
$106via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)

Marshall Guv'nor takes that scooped character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

MXR Dyna Comp Mini

MXR

14% match
$109.99via Reverb

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 Blackstar St. James 50 6L6 Combo's compressed voice out front: MXR Dyna Comp Mini goes after Blackstar St. James 50 6L6 Combo in the signal chain so its mid-forward voice doesn't muddy it

Goes in front of the amp

Demeter Compulator

Demeter

11% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)

Demeter Compulator leans toward smooth, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

Boss RE-202 Space Echo

Boss

9% match
$238.39via Reverb

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 Blackstar St. James 50 6L6 Combo's compressed voice out front: Boss RE-202 Space Echo goes in Blackstar St. James 50 6L6 Combo's effects loop so its pristine 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

MXR Analog Delay

MXR

8% match

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 Blackstar St. James 50 6L6 Combo's compressed voice out front: MXR Analog Delay goes in Blackstar St. James 50 6L6 Combo's effects loop so its warm 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

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