Pedals that stack with the Boss Katana 100 MkIII

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

Stack Friedman BE-OD on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight

Goes in front of the amp

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

JAM Pedals Tubedreamer leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own

Goes in front of the amp

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

The dynamic tone has headroom to spare — Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus leans it toward compressed to fill it in

Goes in front of the amp

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

What Pigtronix Philosopher King brings here leans toward compressed — 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.

Keep Boss Katana 100 MkIII's crunchy voice out front: MXR Dyna Comp Mini goes after Boss Katana 100 MkIII in the signal chain so its mid-forward voice doesn't muddy it

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 → slapback)

MXR Analog Delay's warm voice goes in Boss Katana 100 MkIII's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Boss Katana 100 MkIII's own crunchy character — 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)

Put Mooer A7 Ambience in Boss Katana 100 MkIII's effects loop, clear of Boss Katana 100 MkIII's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop