Pedals that stack with the Boss Katana MkII 2x12" Amp

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

Into a high headroom tone, Univox Super-Fuzz brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing

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 → mid-forward)

Into a high headroom tone, Nobels ODR-1 brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing

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 → crunchy)

Into a high headroom tone, Mesa Boogie Flux-Drive brings a pull toward crunchy that's missing

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.

Keep Boss BF-2 Flanger after Boss Katana MkII 2x12" Amp in the signal chain, clear of Boss Katana MkII 2x12" Amp'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.

What Boss Katana MkII 2x12" Amp brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around

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 Boss Katana MkII 2x12" Amp's effects loop, clear of Boss Katana MkII 2x12" Amp'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.

Run Eventide Modulated Delay in Boss Katana MkII 2x12" Amp's effects loop, clear of Boss Katana MkII 2x12" Amp's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop