Engl Ritchie Blackmore Signature E650

pushes an amp at the edge of breakupPushes an amp already sitting at the edge of breakup over the line. (edge of breakup → clean boost)

Klon KTR pushes a edge of breakup tone toward clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an amp at the edge of breakupPushes an amp already sitting at the edge of breakup over the line. (edge of breakup → clean boost)

MXR Micro Amp takes that edge of breakup character and pushes it toward clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an amp at the edge of breakupPushes an amp already sitting at the edge of breakup over the line. (edge of breakup → clean boost)

Stack Z.Vex Super Hard On on top and a edge of breakup tone tightens toward clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep Engl Ritchie Blackmore Signature E650's edge of breakup voice out front: TC Electronic Mimiq Doubler goes after Engl Ritchie Blackmore Signature E650 in the signal chain so its mid-forward voice doesn't muddy it

Goes in front of the amp

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

Electro-Harmonix Nano Tone Corset's own mid-forward character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb's ambient voice goes in Engl Ritchie Blackmore Signature E650's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Engl Ritchie Blackmore Signature E650's own edge of breakup character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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 Eventide Modulated Delay in Engl Ritchie Blackmore Signature E650's effects loop, clear of Engl Ritchie Blackmore Signature E650's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Goes in front of the amp

Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah belongs in front of Engl Ritchie Blackmore Signature E650, since a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal