Pedals that stack with the Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb

The Odin's doom-heavy stoner fuzz gives the RV-5's spring-voiced reverb something dense and saturated to trail off, not real gain to stack.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

The Dirt Transmitter's low-noise gain doesn't stack with the RV-5's reverb so much as give it a driven signal to trail off.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 the Phase 90's classic sweep after the RV-5's spring-voiced stereo reverb and the modulation colors the reverb tail directly.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

The Bad's watery, resonant phaser sweep sits in front of the RV-5's reverb wash, adding movement before the space does.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 RV-5 Digital Reverb after Beetronics Overhive in the signal chain, clear of Beetronics Overhive's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb after Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff TOP Boost in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff TOP Boost's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 RV-5 Digital Reverb after Universal Audio Dream in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Universal Audio Dream

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 RV-5 Digital Reverb after Carl Martin Crunch Drive in the signal chain, clear of Carl Martin Crunch Drive's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb after Electro-Harmonix Nano Metal Muff in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Nano Metal Muff's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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)

Keep Carl Martin PlexiTone's high gain voice out front: Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb goes after Carl Martin PlexiTone in the signal chain so its spring voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb after Boss OD 200 Hybrid Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of Boss OD 200 Hybrid Overdrive's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 MXR EVH90 Phase 90's smooth voice out front: Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb goes after MXR EVH90 Phase 90 in the signal chain so its spring voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb after Ampeg Opto Comp Compressor in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Ampeg Opto Comp Compressor

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 Fulltone Full Drive 2 10th Anniversary Mosfet Edition's dynamic voice out front: Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb goes after Fulltone Full Drive 2 10th Anniversary Mosfet Edition in the signal chain so its spring voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb after Free The Tone ODL-1A-CS Overdriveland Custom w/Ch Cont in the signal chain, clear of Free The Tone ODL-1A-CS Overdriveland Custom w/Ch Cont's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 RV-5 Digital Reverb after MXR Fullbore Metal in the signal chain, clear of MXR Fullbore Metal's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb's spring voice goes after MXR M109 Six Band EQ in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with MXR M109 Six Band EQ's own mid-forward character

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 Wampler Dracarys's high gain voice out front: Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb goes after Wampler Dracarys in the signal chain so its spring voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 the RV-5 after the OBP-1TK — the scooped, boosted bass preamp stays clean and the spring-voiced reverb trails behind it.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb after Tech 21 Boost DLA in the signal chain, clear of Tech 21 Boost DLA's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb after Boss OD-1X Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of Boss OD-1X Overdrive's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 JAM Pedals TubeDreamer 58's low gain voice out front: Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb goes after JAM Pedals TubeDreamer 58 in the signal chain so its spring voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb after Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone in the signal chain, clear of Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb's spring voice goes after Vertex Tone Secret in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Vertex Tone Secret's own gritty character

Comes earlier in the signal chain