Pedals that stack with the Blackstar Studio 10 KT88 Limited Edition

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

Push the Studio 10's British, midrange-forward tone with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and the two stack into real dirt.

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → fuzzy)

Into the Studio 10's British, midrange-forward recording tone, the LSTR's scooped, sludgy fuzz has real amp character to push into.

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → fuzzy)

Into the Studio 10's British, midrange-forward recording tone, the Swarm's experimental fuzz has real amp character to push into.

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 ZW90 Wylde Phase after Blackstar Studio 10 KT88 Limited Edition in the signal chain, clear of Blackstar Studio 10 KT88 Limited Edition's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

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

Smooth out your dynamics with the Silk Drive's touch-sensitive compression before the Studio 10, so its British midrange stays consistent note to note.

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.

Loop the Carbon Copy Mini into the Studio 10 and its dark analog slapback trails the amp's own British midrange without smearing 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.

The Memory Man's warm, lush analog delay works well in the Studio 10's loop, trailing the amp's midrange-forward British voice. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop