Pedals that stack with the Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt
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All 61 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Ibanez Tube Screamer
Ibanez
34% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Stack Ibanez Tube Screamer on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
JHS Pedals JHS Muffuletta
JHS Pedals
29% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)
Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Boss BF-2 Flanger
Boss
29% matchUsed together by 1 artist
Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus
Dunlop
28% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)
Push the VH4's tight, huge gain further by stacking the Distortion Plus's warm, compressed clipping in front for extra saturation.
Goes in front of the amp
Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
28% matchDiezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition
Walrus Audio
27% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Small Stone
Electro-Harmonix
27% matchWhat Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Boss CH-1 Super Chorus
Boss
27% matchDiezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Menatone None More Black
Menatone
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Run Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt after it and the dark edge settles into something more bright
Goes in front of the amp
Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp
Beetronics
27% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Stack Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp on top and a high gain tone tightens toward clean boost
Goes in front of the amp
Boss CE-2W Chorus Waza Craft
Boss
25% matchsits 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 → modulated)
Keep Boss CE-2W Chorus Waza Craft after Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt in the signal chain, clear of Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay
MXR
25% matchWhat Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Catalinbread Callisto MkII All-Analog Chorus
Catalinbread
25% matchWhat Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Mooer Spark Distortion Pedal
Mooer
24% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)
Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here
Goes in front of the amp
Dunlop Jimi Hendrix JH-1 Wah Pedal
Dunlop
24% matchDiezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal
Goes in front of the amp
MXR MC-402
MXR
24% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)
Into a transparent tone, Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt brings a pull toward high gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg
MXR
23% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)
Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal
Goes in front of the amp
Snouse BlackBox Overdrive 2
Snouse
23% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)
Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Cornerstone Antique v2
Cornerstone
23% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)
Run mid-forward into Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt for more high gain on top
Goes in front of the amp
Wampler Cory Wong
Wampler
23% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
The Cory Wong's optical funk compression evens out the pick attack before it ever reaches the VH4's own huge, searing modern gain.
Goes in front of the amp
Dunlop Used MXR Sugar Drive
Dunlop
23% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)
Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
JHS Pedals JHS Lari Basilio signature overdrive from JHS Pedals
JHS Pedals
22% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)
Into a transparent tone, Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt brings a pull toward high gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Fortin Amplification Fourteen Overdrive
Fortin Amplification
22% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)
Run mid-forward into Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt for more high gain on top
Goes in front of the amp
Mr. Black JDS-50 Drive
Mr Black
22% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)
Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp