Pedals that stack with the Crate Flexwave 65

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)

Crate Flexwave 65 leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Friedman BE-OD wants

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)

Run Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII into that transparent platform and it finally leans toward fuzzy

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)

Into a transparent tone, Way Huge Swollen Pickle brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing

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 EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter after Crate Flexwave 65 in the signal chain, clear of Crate Flexwave 65's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

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

Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive leans toward smooth, 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 Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay in Crate Flexwave 65's effects loop, clear of Crate Flexwave 65'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.

Put Strymon Brigadier dBucket Delay in Crate Flexwave 65's effects loop, clear of Crate Flexwave 65's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop