Pedals that stack with the Bogner Helios

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

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Browne Amplification Gritador leans it toward mid-forward to fill it in

Goes in front of the amp

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

Catalinbread RAH leans this transparent tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own

Goes in front of the amp

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

Browne Amplification Carbon is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Bogner Helios gives it exactly that

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 TC Electronic Mimiq Doubler after Bogner Helios in the signal chain, clear of Bogner Helios'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.

Wampler Mini Ego 76 Compressor 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.

Put Binson Echorec Delay in Bogner Helios's effects loop, clear of Bogner Helios's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Into Bogner Helios, Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop