Electro-Harmonix Blogger

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → tight)

Feed a saturated signal into Peavey MiniMAX and it comes out closer to tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt goes after Electro-Harmonix Blogger in the chain

Comes later in the signal chain

EVH 000 goes after Electro-Harmonix Blogger in the chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 after Electro-Harmonix Blogger

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Synergy SL2 Module after Electro-Harmonix Blogger

Comes later in the signal chain

Randall KH103 Kirk Hammett Signature 3-Channel 120W Head goes after Electro-Harmonix Blogger in the chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H goes after Electro-Harmonix Blogger in the chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Friedman RUNT-50 goes after Electro-Harmonix Blogger in the chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)

Put JHS Colour Box V2 in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward clean boost

Comes later in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)

Put Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward clean boost

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 Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo after Electro-Harmonix Blogger in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Blogger'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. (fuzzy → modulated)

Put Walrus Audio Mako D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay V1 after Electro-Harmonix Blogger in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Blogger's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

Keeley Bassist leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

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)

Run Walrus Audio Melee Wall of Noise Black after Electro-Harmonix Blogger in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Blogger's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Matthews Effects Architect layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal

NuX Drive Core Deluxe layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal