Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head's smooth balances out the bright tone

Comes later in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

The Bluesbreaker's round, natural tube breakup gives the Michelangelo's treble-boosted JFET crunch a warmer amp voice to push into.

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Feed a high gain signal into Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

Stack Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus pushes a crunchy tone toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio V2's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)

MXR Micro Amp pushes a crunchy tone toward clean boost

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

EarthQuaker Devices '- Speaker Cranker leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

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 the Phase 90's classic sweep after the Michelangelo's treble-boosted JFET crunch and the modulation has real bite to color.

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.

The Fable's glitchy granular reverb gives the Michelangelo's treble-boosted JFET crunch somewhere strange to decay into. — 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.

Keep Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler after Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus in the signal chain, clear of Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus's own gain stage — 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

Into a dynamic tone, Dunlop MXR M78 Custom Modified OD, also known as the Bad Ass Modified OD brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a dynamic tone, Dunlop MXR Randy Rhoads Concorde Distortion, model RR104C brings a pull toward compressed that's missing