Pedals that stack with the Boss Katana 100 MK3

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)

Stack MXR Micro Amp on top and a high gain tone tightens toward clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)

Z.Vex Super Hard On takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)

Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp takes that high gain character and pushes it 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 Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo after Boss Katana 100 MK3 in the signal chain, clear of Boss Katana 100 MK3'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 → lush)

Run Meris Mercury7 Reverb in Boss Katana 100 MK3's effects loop, clear of Boss Katana 100 MK3's own gain stage — 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. (high gain → ambient)

Mooer A7 Ambience's pristine voice goes in Boss Katana 100 MK3's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Boss Katana 100 MK3's own high gain 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.

What Keeley Bassist brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp