Pedals that stack with the Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte
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Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
34% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
The Rangemaster's germanium treble boost feeds the Kilobyte's digital and analog delay a brighter signal to echo.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
MXR Distortion+
MXR
34% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
The Kilobyte's digital and analog delay modes trail cleanly behind the Distortion+'s thick, compressed gain.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
IdiotBox Effects End of Line
Idiotbox Effects
30% 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 End of Line's experimental modulation follows the Kilobyte's digital and analog delay for layered texture.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Maestro PS-1A Phase Shifter
Maestro
27% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte's pristine voice out front: Maestro PS-1A Phase Shifter goes after Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte in the signal chain so its lush voice doesn't muddy it
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress
Electro-Harmonix
16% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Vox Valvenergy Copperhead Drive
Vox
13% 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 Copperhead's transparent, British-punchy sizzle feeds the Kilobyte's digital-analog delay a driven signal to echo.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Browne Amplification Carbon
Browne Amplification
13% 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 Kilobyte's digital and analog delay modes trail the Carbon's warm, clean-boosted crunch into a layered echo.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Boss CE-20 Chorus Ensemble
Boss
13% matchsits 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 CE-20 Chorus Ensemble's pristine voice out front: Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte goes after Boss CE-20 Chorus Ensemble in the signal chain so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword V4.5
Electronic Audio Experiments
13% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Push the Longsword's baritone-voiced crunch into the Kilobyte and the digital repeats carry that low-end weight instead of thinning it out.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
MXR M234 Analog Chorus
MXR
13% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte's pristine voice goes after MXR M234 Analog Chorus in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with MXR M234 Analog Chorus's own analog warmth character
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Free The Tone PA-1QG 10 Band Analog EQ
Free The Tone
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after Free The Tone PA-1QG 10 Band Analog EQ in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Free The Tone PA-1QG 10 Band Analog EQ
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Tone City Noisy Boy
Tone City
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after Tone City Noisy Boy in the signal chain, clear of Tone City Noisy Boy's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Xotic Effects XW-1 Wah
Xotic
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after Xotic Effects XW-1 Wah in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Xotic Effects XW-1 Wah
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Jackson Audio Bloom MIDI V2
Jackson Audio
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after Jackson Audio Bloom MIDI V2 in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Jackson Audio Bloom MIDI V2
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Ashdown James LoMenzo KegaDrive Bass Distortion
Ashdown
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after Ashdown James LoMenzo KegaDrive Bass Distortion in the signal chain, clear of Ashdown James LoMenzo KegaDrive Bass Distortion's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Jackson Audio Bloom EQ Boost Compression
Jackson Audio
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after Jackson Audio Bloom EQ Boost Compression in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Jackson Audio Bloom EQ Boost Compression
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red
Catalinbread
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Dirty Haggard Audio Mid-Band
Dirty Haggard Audio
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after Dirty Haggard Audio Mid-Band in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Dirty Haggard Audio Mid-Band
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Boss TR-2 Tremolo
Boss
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after Boss TR-2 Tremolo in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Boss TR-2 Tremolo
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Boss GE-7 Equalizer
Boss
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after Boss GE-7 Equalizer in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Boss GE-7 Equalizer
Comes earlier in the signal chain
FTelettronica 3 Band Parametric Equalizer
Ftelettronica
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after FTelettronica 3 Band Parametric Equalizer in the signal chain, where it won't crowd FTelettronica 3 Band Parametric Equalizer
Comes earlier in the signal chain
dpFX Pedals Variable Low Pass Filter
Dpfx Pedals
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after dpFX Pedals Variable Low Pass Filter in the signal chain, where it won't crowd dpFX Pedals Variable Low Pass Filter
Comes earlier in the signal chain
J. Rockett Archer
pedal
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after J. Rockett Archer in the signal chain, clear of J. Rockett Archer's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Dr. J D-55 Aerolite Compressor
Dr J
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Dr. J D-55 Aerolite Compressor's compressed voice out front: Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte goes after Dr. J D-55 Aerolite Compressor in the signal chain so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it
Comes earlier in the signal chain
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