Pedals that stack with the EVH 5150 Iconic 60W 212

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

Feed a high gain signal into Nobels ODR-1 and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

Feed a high gain signal into Cusack Music Screamer and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

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

EVH 5150 Iconic 60W 212's own high gain 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. (high gain → lush)

Put Electro-Harmonix Small Stone after EVH 5150 Iconic 60W 212 in the signal chain, clear of EVH 5150 Iconic 60W 212's own gain stage

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. (high gain → slapback)

Keep EVH 5150 Iconic 60W 212's high gain voice out front: MXR Analog Delay goes in EVH 5150 Iconic 60W 212's effects loop so its warm voice doesn't muddy it — 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.

Put Boss DD-3 Digital Delay in EVH 5150 Iconic 60W 212's effects loop, clear of EVH 5150 Iconic 60W 212's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop