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Behringer OD300 Overdrive Distortion
Behringer
15% matchsits 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 Behringer OD300 Overdrive Distortion in the signal chain, clear of Behringer OD300 Overdrive Distortion's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Free The Tone SOV-2 Custom Shop
Free The Tone
15% matchsits 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 Free The Tone SOV-2 Custom Shop in the signal chain, clear of Free The Tone SOV-2 Custom Shop's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Warm Audio Tube Squealer
Warm Audio
15% matchsits 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 Warm Audio Tube Squealer in the signal chain, clear of Warm Audio Tube Squealer's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Tone City Blues Man
Tone City
15% matchsits 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 Tone City Blues Man in the signal chain, clear of Tone City Blues Man's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man Vintage
Electro-Harmonix
15% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)
Put Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man Vintage after Electro-Harmonix Bad in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Electro-Harmonix Bad — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices Acapulco Gold
EarthQuaker Devices
15% matchsits 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 EarthQuaker Devices Acapulco Gold in the signal chain, clear of EarthQuaker Devices Acapulco Gold's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini
Ibanez
15% matchsits 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 Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini in the signal chain, clear of Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Orange Guitar Butler Dual-Channel Preamp
Orange
15% matchsits 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 Orange Guitar Butler Dual-Channel Preamp in the signal chain, clear of Orange Guitar Butler Dual-Channel Preamp's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Amptweaker Tight Boost
Amptweaker
15% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Bad's subtle, resonant phase sweep after Tight Boost's own articulate mid lift settles, so the modulation moves a defined tone.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Walrus Audio Emissary
Walrus Audio
15% matchsits 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 Walrus Audio Emissary in the signal chain, clear of Walrus Audio Emissary's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Suhr Koko Boost
Suhr
15% matchsits 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 Suhr Koko Boost in the signal chain, clear of Suhr Koko Boost's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Keeley Aria
Keeley
15% matchsits 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 Keeley Aria in the signal chain, clear of Keeley Aria's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Boss DD-8 Digital Delay
Boss
15% matchsits 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 Boss DD-8 Digital Delay in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Boss DD-8 Digital Delay — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Spaceman Redstone
Spaceman
15% matchsits 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 Spaceman Redstone in the signal chain, clear of Spaceman Redstone's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Meris Polymoon
Meris
15% matchsits 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 Meris Polymoon in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Meris Polymoon — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Maxon OD-9 Pro+
Maxon
15% matchsits 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 OD-9 Pro+ in the signal chain, clear of Maxon OD-9 Pro+'s own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Aguilar Grape Phaser (Bass Analog Phaser)
Aguilar
14% matchsits 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 Aguilar Grape Phaser (Bass Analog Phaser) in the signal chain, clear of Aguilar Grape Phaser (Bass Analog Phaser)'s own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Fender Hammertone Delay
Fender
14% matchsits 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 Fender Hammertone Delay in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Fender Hammertone Delay — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Maxon TOD-9
Maxon
14% matchsits 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 Maxon TOD-9 in the signal chain, clear of Maxon TOD-9's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
JAM Pedals Rattler Limited
Jam Pedals
14% matchsits 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 JAM Pedals Rattler Limited in the signal chain, clear of JAM Pedals Rattler Limited's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe
Catalinbread
14% matchsits 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 Dirty Little Secret Deluxe in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
JHS Pedals JHS Bonsai
JHS Pedals
14% matchsits 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 Pedals JHS Bonsai in the signal chain, clear of JHS Pedals JHS Bonsai's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Visual Sound V3 VS-XO Premium Dual Overdrive
Visual Sound
14% matchsits 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 Visual Sound V3 VS-XO Premium Dual Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of Visual Sound V3 VS-XO Premium Dual Overdrive's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Cusack Music Screamer V2
Cusack Music
14% matchsits 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 Cusack Music Screamer V2 in the signal chain, clear of Cusack Music Screamer V2's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
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