Pedals that stack with the ENGL E651 Artist Edition
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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Electro-Harmonix 1973 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2
Electro-Harmonix
21% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Electro-Harmonix 1973 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2 leans it toward mid-forward to fill it in
Goes in front of the amp
Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion
Boss
21% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
Into a transparent tone, Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Klon KTR
Klon
21% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)
Run Klon KTR into that transparent platform and it finally leans toward medium gain
Goes in front of the amp
JHS 3 Series Flanger
JHS Pedals
17% 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 JHS 3 Series Flanger after ENGL E651 Artist Edition in the signal chain, clear of ENGL E651 Artist Edition's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Xotic SP Compressor
Xotic
11% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
What Xotic SP Compressor brings here leans toward smooth — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Fender Hammertone Reverb
Fender
10% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Fender Hammertone Reverb's lush voice goes in ENGL E651 Artist Edition's effects loop — it's not there to compete with ENGL E651 Artist Edition's own full character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
MXR Analog Delay
MXR
9% 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 MXR Analog Delay in ENGL E651 Artist Edition's effects loop, clear of ENGL E651 Artist Edition's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop