Pedals that stack with the MXR Micro Amp
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All 136 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas
EarthQuaker Devices
26% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Stack MXR Micro Amp on top and a high gain tone tightens toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Strymon El Capistan dTape Echo
pedal
26% matchWhat MXR Micro Amp brings here leans toward clean boost — that's worth building a pairing around — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Wampler Paisley Drive Deluxe
Wampler
26% matchpushes 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
Electro-Harmonix Nano Operation Overlord
Electro-Harmonix
26% matchMXR Micro Amp leans toward clean boost, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
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 → warm)
Run MXR Micro Amp after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Comes later in the signal chain
Dean Markley Overlord
Dean Markley
25% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → clean boost)
Feed a saturated signal into MXR Micro Amp and it comes out closer to clean boost
Spaceman Charon GE/SI Hybrid
Spaceman
25% matchfills 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 Charon's hybrid germanium-silicon crunch gives the Micro Amp's simple, transparent boost a cutting front end to push into.
Comes later in the signal chain
Maestro Orbit
Maestro
25% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Maestro Orbit after MXR Micro Amp in the signal chain, clear of MXR Micro Amp's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
JHS 3 Series Distortion
JHS Pedals
25% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
MXR Micro Amp leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Comes later in the signal chain
Mooer 008
Mooer
25% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
MXR Micro Amp pushes a high gain tone toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker
EarthQuaker Devices
25% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → clean boost)
MXR Micro Amp takes that saturated character and pushes it toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Dunlop MXR M293 Booster Mini
Dunlop
25% matchMXR Micro Amp pushes a edge of breakup tone toward clean boost
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Crazy Tube Circuits Ziggy Overdrive
Crazy Tube Circuits
25% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → clean boost)
MXR Micro Amp pushes a saturated tone toward clean boost
MXR Dyna Comp
MXR
25% 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 Dyna Comp's squash evens pick dynamics before the Micro Amp's simple, transparent boost stage.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
ZVEX Basstortion Vexter
Zvex
25% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Run fuzzy into MXR Micro Amp for more clean boost on top
Comes later in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices Barrows V1
EarthQuaker Devices
25% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Put MXR Micro Amp in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Wampler TCD Compulsion Drive
Wampler
25% matchMXR Micro Amp takes that edge of breakup character and pushes it toward clean boost
Dunlop MDU JCT95
Dunlop
24% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
MXR Micro Amp stacks clean boost on top of the fuzzy already here
Comes later in the signal chain
Wren and Cuff Irkalla Manifest Fuzz
Wren And Cuff
24% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Put MXR Micro Amp in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
JHS Pedals JHS Kilt V3
JHS Pedals
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → clean boost)
MXR Micro Amp pushes a saturated tone toward clean boost
Dophix Medici
Dophix
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → clean boost)
Stack MXR Micro Amp on top and a saturated tone tightens toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Hudson Electronics Dual Broadcast
Hudson Electronics
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → clean boost)
MXR Micro Amp takes that saturated character and pushes it toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Vox V846HW Wah
pedal
24% matchWhat MXR Micro Amp brings here leans toward clean boost — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes earlier in the signal chain
ProCo Lil Rat
Proco
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
MXR Micro Amp takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain