Pedals that stack with the Electro-Harmonix Bad

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Running the Bad Stone's phase sweep after the Klon keeps the swirl reading clearly against the drive instead of blurring into it.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits 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 phaser after the Overhive's transparent medium-gain drive so the sweep colors an already-shaped signal instead of a raw one.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

The Bad Stone's resonant, organic phase sweep follows the Blues Driver's solid overdrive for added motion.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → octave)

What Fulltone OF-2 Octafuzz brings here leans toward octave — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

The Bad Stone's resonant, organic phase sweep follows the ODR-1's thick, transparent mid-drive for added motion.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits 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 Bad's watery, resonant phase before the Mako D1's delay, so the repeats echo a modulated tone instead of drowning it out. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

The Bad Stone's resonant, organic phase sweep follows the Halo's ambient, dual-voice delay for layered motion. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → octave)

What Catalinbread Giygas brings here leans toward octave — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

The Super Hard On's clean JFET boost gives the Bad's subtle phase sweep more level to work with, without changing its organic character.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run Electro-Harmonix Bad after Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp in the signal chain, clear of Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

The Bad Stone's resonant, organic phase sweep follows the Southland's transparent, boutique drive for added motion.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run Electro-Harmonix Bad after Benson Amps Stonk BOX in the signal chain, clear of Benson Amps Stonk BOX's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep Electro-Harmonix Bad after Catalinbread Formula 5F6 in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Formula 5F6's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

The Bad Stone's resonant, organic phase sweep follows the Canyon's looping analog delay for added motion. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

The BigSky's ambient, shimmering reverb gives the Bad's resonant phase sweep somewhere spacious to color into. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Put Electro-Harmonix Bad after Klon KTR in the signal chain, clear of Klon KTR's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

The LD-1's consistent, boutique-buffered signal gives the Bad's resonant phase sweep a reliable, defined signal to color.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep Electro-Harmonix Bad after Keeley Super AT Mod Overdrive Limited Edition in the signal chain, clear of Keeley Super AT Mod Overdrive Limited Edition's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Ahead of the Bad, the LPB-1's natural, transparent transistor boost pushes the signal harder before the modulation ever colors it.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits 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 Bad's resonant, organic phase sweep after the Plumes' buffered, transparent low-gain clipping and the modulation has real body to color.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits 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 Bad's woolly phase sweep after the Eternity's transparent, natural drive so the modulation stays the star of an unclouded signal.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits 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 Bad's resonant, organic phase sweep after the Slight Return's transparent, touch-sensitive touring drive and the modulation stays natural.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits 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 Bad's resonant, organic phase sweep after the Black Eye's simple, reliable clean boost and the modulation has real body to color.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run Electro-Harmonix Bad after Catalinbread Cloak in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Catalinbread Cloak — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain