Pedals that stack with the Dumble Steel String Singer
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All 148 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Vertex Steel String MkII Clean Drive
Vertex
57% match“recreates the tonality and feel of the iconic Dumble Steel String Singer amplifier in a stompbox, designed alongside a real Steel String Singer unit for accuracy”— from the vertex-ssclean listing
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)
Goes in front of the amp
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
48% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
The Rangemaster's germanium treble kick is exactly what pushes a Dumble-style clean into that liquid, singing breakup.
Goes in front of the amp
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
39% 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)
The RAT's dark, cutting gain is a rawer, more aggressive edge than the Steel String Singer's own liquid, singing breakup.
Goes in front of the amp
Univox Super-Fuzz
Univox
39% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
The dynamic tone has headroom to spare — Univox Super-Fuzz leans it toward compressed to fill it in
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Distortion+
MXR
36% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
The Dumble's already-organic breakup gives the Distortion+'s thick, gritty gain a boutique amp voice to push into.
Goes in front of the amp
Cordovox EQ-7
Cordovox
31% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
The Dumble's liquid, touch-sensitive breakup gives the EQ-7's cutting analog EQ a real amp voice to shape.
Goes in front of the amp
Vertex Steel String Supreme SRV (Slight Return Edition)
Vertex
31% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Dumble Steel String Singer's smooth balances out the bright tone
Goes in front of the amp
Way Huge Pork Loin
Way Huge
30% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Into the Steel String Singer's liquid, organic Dumble tone, the Pork Loin's nuanced, British blues overdrive has a legendary amp voice to push into.
Goes in front of the amp
Boss DD-200 Digital Delay
Boss
30% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
The Dumble's liquid, touch-sensitive breakup gives the DD-200's wide delay modes a real amp voice to trail into. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
MXR 108 Fuzz
MXR
29% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
The 108 Fuzz's bright, cutting silicon clipping finds a legendary home in the Steel String Singer's liquid, organic Dumble tone.
Goes in front of the amp
Keeley Muse Driver
Keeley
29% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
The Steel String Singer's liquid, organic Dumble tone gives the Muse Driver's germanium-JFET diode gain a legendary amp voice to push into.
Goes in front of the amp
Xotic EP Booster
Xotic
29% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Stack the EP Booster's bright, shimmering push ahead of the Steel String Singer so that liquid, punchy breakup opens up with extra clarity.
Goes in front of the amp
SolidGoldFX Imperial BC183
Solidgoldfx
28% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
The Imperial's bright, cutting silicon fuzz finds a legendary home in the Steel String Singer's liquid, organic Dumble tone.
Goes in front of the amp
Maestro PS-1A Phase Shifter
Maestro
28% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Run Dumble Steel String Singer after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Goes in front of the amp
Keeley Compressor Plus
Keeley
28% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Push the Compressor Plus' dry, shimmering squash into the Steel String Singer's liquid, organic Dumble tone and the dynamics stay musical.
Goes in front of the amp
Tru-Fi Rat Pack Compact
Tru Fi
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
What Dumble Steel String Singer brings here leans toward warm — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Fjord Fuzz Midnattssol
Fjord Fuzz
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Run Dumble Steel String Singer after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Goes in front of the amp
Ibanez Jemini
Ibanez
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Dumble Steel String Singer leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
Boss RV-6 Reverb
Boss
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Run Dumble Steel String Singer after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
MXR Custom Shop Joe Bonamassa CSP265 FET Driver
pedal
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Run Dumble Steel String Singer after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Goes in front of the amp
Suhr Shiba Mini Overdrive
Suhr
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Where this leans bright, Dumble Steel String Singer answers back smooth
Goes in front of the amp
MXR M104 Distortion+
Dunlop
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Run Dumble Steel String Singer after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Goes in front of the amp
MXR M104 Distortion+
MXR
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Run Dumble Steel String Singer after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Goes in front of the amp
Free The Tone PA-1QA Programmable 10 Band EQ
Free The Tone
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Into the Steel String Singer's liquid, organic Dumble tone, the PA-1QA's hybrid, programmable EQ has real headroom to shape precisely.
Goes in front of the amp