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% match

gain 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% match
$85via Reverb

Put 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% match
$101.54via Reverb

gain 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% match
$118.97via Reverb

Run 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% match
$705via Reverb

Into a transparent tone, EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing

J. Rockett Archer

pedal

31% match
$199via Reverb

The Archer's creamy, treble-boosted headroom pushes the Dirt Transmitter's stacking-friendly gain stage further.

JAM Pedals Tubedreamer

Jam Pedals

30% match

gain 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% match
$129via Reverb

Run 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% match
$199.99via Reverb

gain 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% match
$114.30via Reverb

gain 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% match
$351.03via Reverb

gain 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% match
$679via Reverb

EarthQuaker 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% match
$218via Reverb

gain 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% match
$81.48via Reverb

The 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% match

gain 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% match

The 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% match
$200via Reverb

gain 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% match

The 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% match
$215.59via Reverb

The 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% match

The 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% match
$350via Reverb

The 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% match
$219via Reverb

gain 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% match
$273.59via Reverb

gain 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% match

Stack 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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