Pedals that stack with the Boss OD-1 Overdrive
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All 51 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Jackson Audio Bloom MIDI
Jackson Audio
20% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Boss OD-1 Overdrive leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Orange King-Comp
Orange
20% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Where this leans bright, Boss OD-1 Overdrive answers back smooth
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Suhr Dual Boost (Original Blue Enclosure)
Suhr
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Boss OD-1 Overdrive's smooth balances out the bright tone
Comes earlier in the signal chain
J. Rockett Archer Clean
J Rockett
19% matchBoss OD-1 Overdrive leans this transparent tone toward low gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Comes later in the signal chain
Crazy Tube Circuits Limelight
Crazy Tube Circuits
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Boss OD-1 Overdrive's smooth balances out the bright tone
Comes later in the signal chain
Empress Para EQ
Empress
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Boss OD-1 Overdrive's smooth balances out the bright tone
Comes later in the signal chain
Tone City Summer Orange
Tone City
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Run Boss OD-1 Overdrive after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Comes later in the signal chain
Free The Tone Silky Comp SC-1-CS
Free The Tone
19% matchWhat Boss OD-1 Overdrive brings here leans toward smooth — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Catalinbread Csidman Ghost
Catalinbread
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Where this leans bright, Boss OD-1 Overdrive answers back smooth — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Vox Valvenergy Smooth Impact
Vox
19% matchBoss OD-1 Overdrive leans toward smooth, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Catalinbread Galileo 4K Foundation Overdrive
Catalinbread
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Boss OD-1 Overdrive's smooth balances out the bright tone
Alexander Pedals Fever Pitch
Alexander Pedals
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Boss OD-1 Overdrive leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Black Arts Toneworks Witch Burner
Black Arts Toneworks
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Boss OD-1 Overdrive leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Comes later in the signal chain
IK Multimedia Z-Tone Buffer Boost
Ik Multimedia
17% matchBoss OD-1 Overdrive leans this transparent tone toward low gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Comes later in the signal chain
JHS 3 Series Compressor
JHS Pedals
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Where this leans bright, Boss OD-1 Overdrive answers back smooth
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Guptech PdeQ
Guptech
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Boss OD-1 Overdrive's smooth balances out the bright tone
Comes later in the signal chain
Ashdown Velvet Compressor
Ashdown
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
The Velvet's smooth bass compression evens out the attack before it ever reaches the OD-1's own transparent, asymmetrical clipping.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Chaos Custom Shop HPF
Chaos Custom Shop
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Boss OD-1 Overdrive leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Comes later in the signal chain
Sadowsky SBP-1 Bass Preamp/DI
Sadowsky
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Run Boss OD-1 Overdrive after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Comes later in the signal chain
Catalinbread Naga-Viper
Catalinbread
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Run Boss OD-1 Overdrive after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Master Effects Manta Ray 2-band Bass Preamp
Master Effects
16% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Run Boss OD-1 Overdrive after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Comes later in the signal chain
Sadowsky SBP-2 Bass Preamp
Sadowsky
16% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Boss OD-1 Overdrive leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Comes later in the signal chain
Dr. J D-55 Aerolite Compressor
Dr J
15% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Run Boss OD-1 Overdrive after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Walrus Audio Fable
Walrus Audio
15% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
The Fable's glitchy granular reverb gives the OD-1's transparent clipping somewhere strange to decay into. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain