Pedals that stack with the Boss Waza-Head

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

Both lean toward dynamic and compressed respectively — close enough in character that they complement instead of clashing

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)

Into a dynamic tone, Origin Effects RevivalDrive brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

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)

Keeley Super AT Mod Overdrive Limited Edition 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 — J. Rockett Archer Ikon leans it toward compressed 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 Catalinbread Valcoder '70s Collection after Boss Waza-Head in the signal chain, clear of Boss Waza-Head's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

Run Benson Amps Delay in Boss Waza-Head's effects loop, clear of Boss Waza-Head's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Boss DD-7 Digital Delay's pristine voice goes in Boss Waza-Head's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Boss Waza-Head's own dynamic character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop