Pedals that stack with the Crate V18-212

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

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas leans it toward high gain to fill it in

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 → medium gain)

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Klon KTR leans it toward medium gain to fill it in

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 → low gain)

Origin Effects DCX Boost leans this transparent tone toward low gain, which it doesn't make on its own

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.

Run EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter after Crate V18-212 in the signal chain, clear of Crate V18-212'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.

Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer's own dynamic character is the real reason this is worth trying

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.

Run Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb in Crate V18-212's effects loop, clear of Crate V18-212'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.

Eventide Modulated Delay's modulated voice goes in Crate V18-212's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Crate V18-212's own transparent character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop