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% match
$199via Reverb

Run Fjord Fuzz Odin into that transparent platform and it finally gets some fuzzy

Suhr Rufus Reloaded

Suhr

23% match

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Suhr Rufus Reloaded gives it fuzzy to fill it with

Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax

Electro-Harmonix

20% match
$116.79via Reverb

Put 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% match
$58.84via Reverb

Keep 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% match
$149.99via Reverb

EarthQuaker 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% match
$105via Reverb

Keep 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% match
$112.55via Reverb

Keep Towers' resonant, filtered reverb trailing after the Opto Comp's smooth compression settles the signal, not before.

Ibanez PT Gate

Ibanez

13% match
$100via Reverb

Run 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% match

EarthQuaker 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% match
$265via Reverb

EarthQuaker 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% match

Keep 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% match
$56.91via Reverb

Keep 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% match
$161.49via Reverb

Run 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% match

EarthQuaker 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% match
$199.20via Reverb

Run 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% match

Keep 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% match
$199via Reverb

EarthQuaker 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% match
$169.15via Reverb

EarthQuaker 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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