Pedals that stack with the EarthQuaker Devices Towers
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All 18 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Fjord Fuzz Odin
Fjord Fuzz
23% matchRun Fjord Fuzz Odin into that transparent platform and it finally gets some fuzzy
Suhr Rufus Reloaded
Suhr
23% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Suhr Rufus Reloaded gives it fuzzy to fill it with
Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax
Electro-Harmonix
20% matchPut the Towers' lush, resonant-filtered reverb after the Hot Wax's full-bandwidth stacking drive so the decay trails an already-thick tone.
Electro-Harmonix Bad
Electro-Harmonix
17% matchKeep EarthQuaker Devices Towers's ambient voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Bad goes after EarthQuaker Devices Towers in the signal chain so its low gain voice doesn't muddy it
Fortin Amplification 33 Fredrik Thordendal Boost
Fortin Amplification
15% matchEarthQuaker Devices Towers's ambient voice goes after Fortin Amplification 33 Fredrik Thordendal Boost in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Fortin Amplification 33 Fredrik Thordendal Boost's own transparent character
Boss BF-2 Flanger
Boss
15% matchKeep EarthQuaker Devices Towers's ambient voice out front: Boss BF-2 Flanger goes after EarthQuaker Devices Towers in the signal chain so its analog warmth voice doesn't muddy it
Ampeg Opto Comp Compressor
Ampeg
15% matchKeep Towers' resonant, filtered reverb trailing after the Opto Comp's smooth compression settles the signal, not before.
Ibanez PT Gate
Ibanez
13% matchRun EarthQuaker Devices Towers after Ibanez PT Gate in the signal chain, clear of Ibanez PT Gate's own gain stage
Diezel Herbert Overdrive/Distortion/Preamp
Diezel
13% matchEarthQuaker Devices Towers's ambient voice goes after Diezel Herbert Overdrive/Distortion/Preamp in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Diezel Herbert Overdrive/Distortion/Preamp's own transparent character
ThorpyFX Warthog Distortion
ThorpyFX
12% matchEarthQuaker Devices Towers's ambient voice goes after ThorpyFX Warthog Distortion in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with ThorpyFX Warthog Distortion's own transparent character
MXR M264 FET Driver
MXR
12% matchKeep EarthQuaker Devices Towers after MXR M264 FET Driver in the signal chain, clear of MXR M264 FET Driver's own gain stage
Blackstar LT Drive
Blackstar
12% matchKeep EarthQuaker Devices Towers after Blackstar LT Drive in the signal chain, clear of Blackstar LT Drive's own gain stage
Catalinbread SFT V2
Catalinbread
11% matchRun EarthQuaker Devices Towers after Catalinbread SFT V2 in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread SFT V2's own gain stage
REVV G3 Distortion
Revv
10% matchEarthQuaker Devices Towers's ambient voice goes after REVV G3 Distortion in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with REVV G3 Distortion's own transparent character
Jackson Audio Twin Trem
Jackson Audio
8% matchRun EarthQuaker Devices Towers after Jackson Audio Twin Trem in the signal chain, clear of Jackson Audio Twin Trem's own gain stage
Keeley Aria V2 Compressor
Keeley
7% matchKeep Keeley Aria V2 Compressor's transparent voice out front: EarthQuaker Devices Towers goes after Keeley Aria V2 Compressor in the signal chain so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it
Strymon PCH-1
Strymon
7% matchEarthQuaker Devices Towers's ambient voice goes after Strymon PCH-1 in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Strymon PCH-1's own transparent character
Keeley MK3 Driver
Keeley
7% matchEarthQuaker Devices Towers's ambient voice goes after Keeley MK3 Driver in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Keeley MK3 Driver's own transparent character
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