Pedals that stack with the Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus
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Ernie Ball Volume Pedal
pedal
23% matchDunlop 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% matchshapes 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% matchshapes 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% matchshapes 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% matchshapes 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% matchshapes 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% matchshapes 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% matchshapes 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% matchshapes 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% matchshapes 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% matchshapes 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% matchshapes 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% matchshapes 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% matchshapes 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% matchshapes 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% matchshapes 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% matchshapes 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% matchshapes 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% matchshapes 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% matchshapes 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% 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 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% matchshapes 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% matchshapes 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% matchshapes 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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