Cornerstone CST-Ant

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

Stack Peavey VTM-120 on top and a high gain tone tightens 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)

Stack Hiwatt DR103H on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Gallien-Krueger Legacy 410 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

EBS Magni 502 2x10 bass combo takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Gallien-Krueger Legacy 210 Bass Combo pushes a high gain tone toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Feed a high gain signal into Trace Elliot ELF 120US and it comes out closer to tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Aguilar SL110 Fawn Limited pushes a high gain tone toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Stack Gallien-Krueger MB210-II on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight

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)

Fjord Fuzz Fjaer Spring Reverb pushes a high gain tone toward lush

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)

Run Strymon Eventide TriceraChorus after Cornerstone CST-Ant in the signal chain, clear of Cornerstone CST-Ant's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Way Huge Swollen Pickle stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here

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)

Run Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12 after Cornerstone CST-Ant in the signal chain, clear of Cornerstone CST-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)

Horizon Devices Flux Echo's lush voice goes after Cornerstone CST-Ant in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Cornerstone CST-Ant's own high gain character — 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.

What Cornerstone CST-Ant brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Feed a high gain signal into Hologram Electronics Dream Sequence and it comes out closer to tight — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

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