Pedals that stack with the Electro-Harmonix Bad

Lehle Sunday Driver

Run the Bad's resonant, organic phase sweep after the Sunday Driver's complex, touring-grade JFET drive and the modulation stays natural.

Vertex Ultraphonix MKII

Ahead of the Bad, the Ultraphonix's refined, premium-boutique overdrive drives the signal before the modulation ever colors it.

Catalinbread Epoch Boost EP-3

Run the Bad's resonant, organic phase sweep after the EP-3's consistent, headroom-rich clean boost and the modulation stays articulate.

ThorpyFX Gunshot Overdrive V1

The Gunshot's transparent, clarity-focused boost gives the Bad's resonant phase sweep a natural signal to color.

One Control Granith Grey Booster

Ahead of the Bad, the Granith Grey's transparent clean boost pushes the signal harder before the modulation ever colors it.

Cusack Music Louder

Run the Bad's woolly phase sweep after the Louder's transparent, minimal-coloration boost so the modulation stays the star of the signal.

Suhr Discovery

Run the Bad's watery phase sweep after the Discovery's lush, natural echoes so the modulation moves the repeats instead of the dry attack. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb

Put Electro-Harmonix Bad after TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb in the signal chain, clear of TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Walrus Audio Voyager

Put the Bad's watery phase sweep after the Voyager's transparent, touch-sensitive drive so the modulation colors an already-warm signal.

Carl Martin DeLayla XL

Put the Bad's phaser before the DeLayla so each phased sweep gets echoed distinctly instead of the delay blurring it into one smeared wash. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb

The Bad's watery, resonant phaser sweep sits in front of the RV-5's reverb wash, adding movement before the space does. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano

Keep Electro-Harmonix Bad after Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Keeley Klon Centaur-Style Overdrive

Keep Keeley Klon Centaur-Style Overdrive's transparent voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Bad goes after Keeley Klon Centaur-Style Overdrive in the signal chain so its low gain voice doesn't muddy it

Electro-Harmonix Oceans 11

Keep Electro-Harmonix Oceans 11's spring voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Bad goes after Electro-Harmonix Oceans 11 in the signal chain so its low gain voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Boss DD-500 Digital Delay

Run Electro-Harmonix Bad after Boss DD-500 Digital Delay in the signal chain, clear of Boss DD-500 Digital Delay's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Orange Bass Butler Bi-Amp Bass Preamp

Put Electro-Harmonix Bad after Orange Bass Butler Bi-Amp Bass Preamp in the signal chain, clear of Orange Bass Butler Bi-Amp Bass Preamp's own gain stage

Meris Mercury X

Run Electro-Harmonix Bad after Meris Mercury X in the signal chain, clear of Meris Mercury X's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Rodenberg SL-OD

Run Electro-Harmonix Bad after Rodenberg SL-OD in the signal chain, clear of Rodenberg SL-OD's own gain stage

MXR MC-402

Put the Bad's subtle, resonant sweep after the MC-402's transparent, musical boost so the modulation colors a clean, defined signal.

Zvex Vexter Series Fuzz Factory

Keep Zvex Vexter Series Fuzz Factory's germanium voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Bad goes after Zvex Vexter Series Fuzz Factory in the signal chain so its low gain voice doesn't muddy it

Ibanez TS808HW Hand-Wired Tube Screamer

Keep Electro-Harmonix Bad after Ibanez TS808HW Hand-Wired Tube Screamer in the signal chain, clear of Ibanez TS808HW Hand-Wired Tube Screamer's own gain stage

Electro-Harmonix Pico Canyon

Keep Electro-Harmonix Pico Canyon's pristine voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Bad goes after Electro-Harmonix Pico Canyon in the signal chain so its low gain voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Electro-Harmonix Canyon Echo Multi-Function Digital Delay

Run Electro-Harmonix Bad after Electro-Harmonix Canyon Echo Multi-Function Digital Delay in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Canyon Echo Multi-Function Digital Delay's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

EWS Eric Gales Brute Drive

Put Electro-Harmonix Bad after EWS Eric Gales Brute Drive in the signal chain, clear of EWS Eric Gales Brute Drive's own gain stage