Pedals that stack with the Electro-Harmonix Bad

MXR Custom Shop Timmy Overdrive

Keep MXR Custom Shop Timmy Overdrive's transparent voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Bad goes after MXR Custom Shop Timmy Overdrive in the signal chain so its low gain voice doesn't muddy it

Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp

Electro-Harmonix Bad's low gain voice goes after Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp's own sustaining character

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe

Keep Electro-Harmonix Bad after Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Wampler Tumnus

Keep Electro-Harmonix Bad after Wampler Tumnus in the signal chain, clear of Wampler Tumnus's own gain stage

TC Electronic Flashback 2

Keep Electro-Harmonix Bad after TC Electronic Flashback 2 in the signal chain, clear of TC Electronic Flashback 2's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Donner Digital Reverb

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

Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-44 Reverse

Put Electro-Harmonix Bad after Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-44 Reverse in the signal chain, clear of Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-44 Reverse's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Alexander Pedals Marshmallow

Run Bad's subtle, resonant phase sweep after the Marshmallow's pitch-shifted reverb, so the phaser moves the reverb tail instead of getting buried under it. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Mask Audio Electronics Clubber Lang

Keep Electro-Harmonix Bad after Mask Audio Electronics Clubber Lang in the signal chain, clear of Mask Audio Electronics Clubber Lang's own gain stage

Vox Joe Satriani Signature Ice 9 Overdrive

Keep Electro-Harmonix Bad after Vox Joe Satriani Signature Ice 9 Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of Vox Joe Satriani Signature Ice 9 Overdrive's own gain stage

Boss BP-1

Keep Electro-Harmonix Bad after Boss BP-1 in the signal chain, clear of Boss BP-1's own gain stage

Vemuram Butter Machine

Keep Vemuram Butter Machine's smooth voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Bad goes after Vemuram Butter Machine in the signal chain so its low gain voice doesn't muddy it

Wampler Reflection

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

EarthQuaker Devices Acapulco Gold

Keep EarthQuaker Devices Acapulco Gold's lush voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Bad goes after EarthQuaker Devices Acapulco Gold in the signal chain so its low gain voice doesn't muddy it

Free The Tone SOV-2 Custom Shop

Put Electro-Harmonix Bad after Free The Tone SOV-2 Custom Shop in the signal chain, clear of Free The Tone SOV-2 Custom Shop's own gain stage

Cusack Music Resound

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

Alexander Pedals Litho Boost

Run Bad's subtle, resonant phase sweep after the Litho Boost settles the gain, so the modulation moves a defined, boosted tone.

Dunlop MXR M294 Sugar Drive

Run Electro-Harmonix Bad after Dunlop MXR M294 Sugar Drive in the signal chain, clear of Dunlop MXR M294 Sugar Drive's own gain stage

THE NEXT SOUND CH-01-2 Buffer

Keep 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

Boss DD-3T

Keep Boss DD-3T's pristine voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Bad goes after Boss DD-3T 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)

Xotic BB Preamp Andy Timmons Limited Edition Pedal

Run 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

Strymon blueSky

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

Mooer Micro PreAmp 010 (Two Rock Coral)

Keep Mooer Micro PreAmp 010 (Two Rock Coral)'s dynamic voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Bad goes after Mooer Micro PreAmp 010 (Two Rock Coral) in the signal chain so its low gain voice doesn't muddy it

Joyo R-02 Taichi R-Series

Keep Electro-Harmonix Bad after Joyo R-02 Taichi R-Series in the signal chain, clear of Joyo R-02 Taichi R-Series's own gain stage