Pedals that stack with the Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus

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All 118 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence

Ernie Ball Volume Pedal

pedal

23% match
$99via Reverb

Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus's own warm character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Singular Sound Talent Knob

Singular Sound

23% match

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

Into a dynamic tone, Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

Comes later in the signal chain

Tycobrahe Parapedal Wah

Tycobrahe

23% match

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

Into a dynamic tone, Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Morley 20/20 Britt Lightning Wah

Morley

23% match
$179via Reverb

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

Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Pigtronix Moon Pool

Pigtronix

22% match
$134.99via Reverb

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

Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes later in the signal chain

Red Witch Synthotron V1

Red Witch

22% match

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

Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes earlier in the signal chain

T-Rex Duck Tail

T Rex

22% match
$356.88via Reverb

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

Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus's warm voice suits T-Rex Duck Tail's own warm character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Guyatone WRm5 Wah Rocker

Guyatone

22% match

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

Into a dynamic tone, Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Pigtronix Asdr Attack Sustain

Pigtronix

22% match
$99via Reverb

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

Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Subdecay TremCoder

Subdecay

22% match
$199via Reverb

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

Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes later in the signal chain

Carl Martin Ottawa

Carl Martin

22% match
$145.09via Reverb

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

What Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus brings here leans toward warm — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Benson Amps Benson The Amp, a Milkman Sound and Benson Amps collaboration

Benson Amps

22% match

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

Into a dynamic tone, Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Electro-Harmonix Enigma Analogue Bass Envelope Filter

Electro-Harmonix

21% match
$199.99via Reverb

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

Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Mid-Fi Electronics Another An-Other

Mid Fi Electronics

21% match

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

Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes later in the signal chain

Ashdown Funk Faze

Ashdown

21% match
$172.30via Reverb

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

Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Valeton SURGE-EP2

Valeton

21% match
$49.99via Reverb

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

Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Pigtronix Gloamer

Pigtronix

21% match
$199via Reverb

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

Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Alexander Dynaflanger Model 213

Alexander Pedals

21% match
$229via Reverb

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

Into a dynamic tone, Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

Comes later in the signal chain

EBS Red twister

Ebs

21% match

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

Into a dynamic tone, Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

Comes later in the signal chain

Jackson Audio Broken Arrow Overdrive

Jackson Audio

21% match
$279via Reverb

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

Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes earlier in the signal chain

MXR Phase 90

MXR

21% match
$89.99via Reverb

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 Distortion+'s warm, compressed clipping and the modulation has real body to color.

Comes later in the signal chain

Subdecay Octave Theory Octave Modulator Synthesizer

Subdecay

21% match
$199via Reverb

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

Into a dynamic tone, Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Alexander Pedals Radical Delay DX

Alexander Pedals

21% match
$189.45via Reverb

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

Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Hologram Electronics Dream Sequence

Hologram Electronics

21% match
$195via Reverb

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

Into a dynamic tone, Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus brings a pull toward compressed that's missing — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

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