Pedals that stack with the Boss Nextone Stage

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

Klon KTR leans this transparent tone toward medium gain, 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 → fuzzy)

Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII leans this transparent tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own

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)

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Electro-Harmonix 1973 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2 leans it toward mid-forward to fill it in

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 MXR Flanger after Boss Nextone Stage in the signal chain, clear of Boss Nextone Stage'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.

Electro-Harmonix Nano Tone Corset leans toward mid-forward, 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.

Keep Boss Nextone Stage's transparent voice out front: MXR Analog Delay goes in Boss Nextone Stage's effects loop so its warm voice doesn't muddy 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.

Put FoxGear EchoSex in Boss Nextone Stage's effects loop, clear of Boss Nextone Stage's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop