Pedals that stack with the Ceriatone TW Expression Head

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

Run mid-forward into Greer Black Mountain for more fuzzy on top

Goes in front of the amp

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

Run mid-forward into Walrus Audio Eons for more fuzzy on top

Goes in front of the amp

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Put Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

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)

Ashdown ADMS1 Studio Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

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 Walrus Audio Monument CS after Ceriatone TW Expression Head in the signal chain, clear of Ceriatone TW Expression Head'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.

Put Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte in Ceriatone TW Expression Head's effects loop, clear of Ceriatone TW Expression 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

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 Ceriatone TW Expression Head's harmonically rich voice out front: JAM Pedals Delay-Llama goes in Ceriatone TW Expression Head's effects loop so its analog warmth 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