Donner Blues Drive

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

Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

Comes later in the signal chain

Run mid-forward into Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H for more high gain on top

Comes later in the signal chain

Friedman BE-Mini Head stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Egnater Tourmaster Combo 4212 in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

Comes later in the signal chain

Synergy SL2 Module stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

Run mid-forward into Hughes & Kettner Coreblade for more high gain on top

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

Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Greer Black Mountain 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.

Run MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase after Donner Blues Drive in the signal chain, clear of Donner Blues Drive's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Donner Blues Drive leans toward mid-forward, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier 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.

Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay's analog warmth voice goes after Donner Blues Drive in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Donner Blues Drive's own mid-forward character — 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.

Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay's modulated voice goes after Donner Blues Drive in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Donner Blues Drive's own mid-forward character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes later in the signal chain

Run mid-forward into Death By Audio Destruction for more fuzzy on top