Dunlop Custom Badass

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

Peavey VTM-120 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Marshall JCM800 2203 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Stack EBS Magni 502 2x10 bass combo on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Aguilar SL110 Fawn Limited pushes a high gain tone toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Stack Gallien-Krueger Legacy 410 on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Feed a high gain signal into Gallien-Krueger Legacy 210 Bass Combo and it comes out closer to tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Gallien-Krueger MB210-II takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Feed a high gain signal into Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210 and it comes out closer to mid-forward

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

Feed a high gain signal into Soldano SLO and it comes out closer to tight

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Suhr Shiba Drive pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward

sits 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 → shimmer)

Keep Dunlop Custom Badass's compressed voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress goes after Dunlop Custom Badass in the signal chain so its shimmer voice doesn't muddy it

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 TC Electronic Triple Flashback Delay after Dunlop Custom Badass in the signal chain, clear of Dunlop Custom Badass's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

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

What Walrus Audio Highpoint brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around

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. (high gain → lush)

Keep Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2 after Dunlop Custom Badass in the signal chain, clear of Dunlop Custom Badass'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

Feed a high gain signal into EarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp and it comes out closer to clean boost