Pedals that stack with the Boss OD-1X Overdrive

JHS Smiley

Into a transparent tone, JHS Smiley brings the fuzzy it's missing

Nobels ODR-1

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Nobels ODR-1 gives it medium gain to fill it with

Maestro Orbit

Keep Maestro Orbit after Boss OD-1X Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of Boss OD-1X Overdrive's own gain stage

Xotic SP Compressor

What Xotic SP Compressor brings here leans toward mid-forward — that's worth building a pairing around

Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb

Run Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb after Boss OD-1X Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of Boss OD-1X Overdrive's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Catalinbread Epoch-Set

Keep Boss OD-1X Overdrive's dynamic voice out front: Catalinbread Epoch-Set goes after Boss OD-1X Overdrive in the signal chain so its warm voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)