Pedals that stack with the Ceriatone Chupacabra 50

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

Suhr Shiba Drive pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)

Shin's Music Dumbloid pushes a high gain tone toward tight

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)

Greer Tomahawk takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight

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. (high gain → modulated)

Keep Boss CE-2W Chorus Waza Craft after Ceriatone Chupacabra 50 in the signal chain, clear of Ceriatone Chupacabra 50's own gain stage

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.

Keep TC Electronic Triple Flashback Delay in Ceriatone Chupacabra 50's effects loop, clear of Ceriatone Chupacabra 50's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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 → slapback)

Keep Ceriatone Chupacabra 50's full voice out front: MXR Analog Delay goes in Ceriatone Chupacabra 50's effects loop so its warm voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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

Ceriatone Chupacabra 50's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp