Cornerstone Cio-Ant

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

Hiwatt Custom DR20H pushes a high gain tone toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Peavey MiniMAX pushes a high gain tone toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Feed a high gain signal into Egnater Renegade 65 4x10 Combo and it comes out closer to tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Stack Trace Elliot ELF 120US on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

EVH 410 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Feed a high gain signal into Gallien-Krueger Legacy 410 and it comes out closer to tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Stack Gallien-Krueger Legacy 210 Bass Combo on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Feed a high gain signal into EBS Magni 502 2x10 bass combo and it comes out closer to tight

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

Put Fjord Fuzz Fjaer Spring Reverb in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward fuzzy

Comes later 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 MXR M83 after Cornerstone Cio-Ant in the signal chain, clear of Cornerstone Cio-Ant's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

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

JHS Colour Box V2 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost

Comes later 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)

Put Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12 after Cornerstone Cio-Ant in the signal chain, clear of Cornerstone Cio-Ant's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later 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 → lush)

Keep Cornerstone Cio-Ant's high gain voice out front: Horizon Devices Flux Echo goes after Cornerstone Cio-Ant in the signal chain so its lush voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

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

DryBell Unit67 Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Stack Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo on top and a high gain tone tightens toward ambient — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Beetronics Wannabee pushes a high gain tone toward tight