Pedals that stack with the DSM Silver Linings Drive Preamp Engine
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All 6 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Browne Amplification Carbon
Browne Amplification
24% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Where this leans warm, Browne Amplification Carbon answers back bright
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Xotic EP Booster
Xotic
23% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Where this leans warm, Xotic EP Booster answers back bright
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Roland Corp US LMB-3
Roland
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
What Roland Corp US LMB-3 brings here leans toward bright — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Maestro PS-1A Phase Shifter
Maestro
15% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Maestro PS-1A Phase Shifter after DSM Silver Linings Drive Preamp Engine in the signal chain, clear of DSM Silver Linings Drive Preamp Engine's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Strymon El Capistan
Strymon
11% matchsits 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 El Capistan after DSM Silver Linings Drive Preamp Engine in the signal chain, clear of DSM Silver Linings Drive Preamp Engine's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Chase Bliss Automatone CXM 1978
Chase Bliss Audio
10% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Chase Bliss Automatone CXM 1978 after DSM Silver Linings Drive Preamp Engine in the signal chain, clear of DSM Silver Linings Drive Preamp Engine's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
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