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.

Run Electro-Harmonix Bad after Sonicake Blue Skreamer in the signal chain, clear of Sonicake Blue Skreamer'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.

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

Keep Electro-Harmonix Bad after Sonicake Trio Rider in the signal chain, clear of Sonicake Trio Rider'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 MXR Double Down in the signal chain, clear of MXR Double Down'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.

Run Electro-Harmonix Bad after THE NEXT SOUND CH-01-2 Buffer in the signal chain, clear of THE NEXT SOUND CH-01-2 Buffer's own gain stage

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.

Run the Bad's woolly, resonant phase sweep after the Ziggy's rich, driven gain and the modulation stays clearly audible on top of the saturation.

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 EarthQuaker Devices Cranker Distortion Enhancement Device in the signal chain, clear of EarthQuaker Devices Cranker Distortion Enhancement Device'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.

Put Electro-Harmonix Bad after Meris Mercury X in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Meris Mercury X — 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.

Run Electro-Harmonix Bad after Wampler Tumnus Deluxe in the signal chain, clear of Wampler Tumnus Deluxe'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.

Put Electro-Harmonix Bad after Tru-Fi The Newton in the signal chain, clear of Tru-Fi The Newton'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 ThorpyFX Peacekeeper V2 Low-Gain Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of ThorpyFX Peacekeeper V2 Low-Gain Overdrive'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.

Put Electro-Harmonix Bad after Donner Digital Reverb in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Donner Digital Reverb — 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.

Keep Electro-Harmonix Bad after Carl Martin Headroom in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Carl Martin Headroom — 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.

Keep Electro-Harmonix Bad after Strymon blueSky in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Strymon blueSky — 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.

Run Electro-Harmonix Bad after TC Electronic Flashback 2 in the signal chain, where it won't crowd TC Electronic Flashback 2 — 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.

Run Electro-Harmonix Bad after JHS Violet Lari Basilio Signature Distortion in the signal chain, clear of JHS Violet Lari Basilio Signature Distortion'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 Xotic BB Preamp Andy Timmons Limited Edition Pedal in the signal chain, clear of Xotic BB Preamp Andy Timmons Limited Edition Pedal'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.

Put Electro-Harmonix Bad after JHS 3 Series Oil Can Delay in the signal chain, where it won't crowd JHS 3 Series Oil Can Delay — 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.

Run Electro-Harmonix Bad after JHS 3 Series Delay in the signal chain, where it won't crowd JHS 3 Series Delay — 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'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)

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 Wampler Tumnus in the signal chain, clear of Wampler Tumnus'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.

Run Electro-Harmonix Bad after Maxon OD808 in the signal chain, clear of Maxon OD808'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.

Put Electro-Harmonix Bad after Mooer 010 in the signal chain, clear of Mooer 010's own gain stage

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.

Keep Electro-Harmonix Bad after Keeley Vibe-O-Verb in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Keeley Vibe-O-Verb — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain