Pedals that stack with the Empress ParaEQ MkII

Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31

The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31 gives it high gain to fill it with

Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive

Run Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive into that high headroom platform and it finally gets some fuzzy

Binson Echorec Delay

Binson Echorec Delay's saturated voice goes after Empress ParaEQ MkII in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Empress ParaEQ MkII's own high headroom character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

TC Electronic Alter Ego V2 Vintage Echo

Keep TC Electronic Alter Ego V2 Vintage Echo after Empress ParaEQ MkII in the signal chain, clear of Empress ParaEQ MkII's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)