Pedals that stack with the EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter
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All 149 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Ibanez Tube Screamer
Ibanez
41% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)
The Screamer in front tightens the Dirt Transmitter's saturation and stops the low end flubbing out
Dunlop Cry Baby
Dunlop
36% matchPut EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward fuzzy
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Nobels ODR-1
Nobels
35% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)
EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here
Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress
Electro-Harmonix
33% matchRun the Dirt Transmitter into the Mistress, not the other way around — the flange sweeps cleaner when it's shaping an already-saturated signal.
Comes later in the signal chain
Analog Man King of Tone
Analog Man
32% matchInto a transparent tone, EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing
J. Rockett Archer
pedal
31% matchThe Archer's creamy, treble-boosted headroom pushes the Dirt Transmitter's stacking-friendly gain stage further.
JAM Pedals Tubedreamer
Jam Pedals
30% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)
EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here
Comes later in the signal chain
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor
Universal Audio
29% matchRun the 1176's studio-grade FET compression before the Dirt Transmitter to even out dynamics before its low-noise drive kicks in.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition
Walrus Audio
29% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal
Electro-Harmonix 1973 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2
Electro-Harmonix
29% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)
EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal
Comes later in the signal chain
Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic
pedal
28% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)
Stack the TS10's big, fatty midrange bump with the Dirt Transmitter's own low-noise gain — it's literally built for exactly this.
Strymon BigSky
Strymon
28% matchEarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Boss OD-1 Overdrive
Boss
28% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (low gain → fuzzy)
Stack the Dirt Transmitter's low-noise gain with the OD-1's own transparent, asymmetrical clipping — it's literally built for exactly this.
Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb
pedal
28% matchThe Dirt Transmitter's low-noise gain doesn't stack with the RV-5's reverb so much as give it a driven signal to trail off. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II
Walrus Audio
27% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)
Stack the Voyager Mk II's midrange-forward silicon clipping with the Dirt Transmitter's own low-noise gain for two distinct textures.
TC Electronic Stereo Chorus Flanger
TC Electronic
27% matchThe Stereo Chorus Flanger's subtle, professional-sounding sweep washes over the Dirt Transmitter's driven signal rather than stacking gain with it.
Comes later in the signal chain
Suhr Shiba Drive
Suhr
27% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)
Stack the Shiba Drive's vintage, articulate overdrive with the Dirt Transmitter's own low-noise gain for two distinct flavors of drive.
Comes later in the signal chain
Ibanez CS9 Stereo Chorus
Ibanez
27% matchThe CS9's lush, Leslie-style stereo chorus rides on top of the Dirt Transmitter's driven signal instead of stacking with it.
Comes later in the signal chain
Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo
Caroline Guitar Company
27% matchThe Dirt Transmitter's stacking-friendly gain feeds the Parabola's clean-boosted tremolo a hotter, driven signal.
Comes later in the signal chain
Jam Pedals Wahcko
Jam Pedals
27% matchThe Wahcko's vocal, funk-fusion wah sweep doesn't stack gain with the Dirt Transmitter — it just shapes the driven signal's frequency response.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Free The Tone PA-1QG 10 Band Analog EQ
Free The Tone
27% matchThe PA-1QG's precise, upper-mid-focused EQ shapes the Dirt Transmitter's low-noise gain before it ever hits the amp.
Comes later in the signal chain
Browne Amplification Gritador
Browne Amplification
27% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)
EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal
Origin Effects Halcyon Green Overdrive
Origin Effects
26% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)
Put EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward fuzzy
Boss BC-1X
Boss
26% matchStack the Dirt Transmitter's low-noise gain with the BC-1X's own live, mid-forward bass compression — it's literally built for exactly this.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
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