Pedals that stack with the EVH 5150 III

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

The Screamer's mid-forward boost tightens the 5150's crunch and liquid saturation ahead of it.

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 Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff 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 → clean boost)

Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition pushes a high gain tone toward clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Where this leans warm, EVH 5150 III answers back bright

Goes in front of the amp

EVH 5150 III leans toward high gain, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

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

The Cory Wong's punchy optical compression evens dynamics before the 5150's crunch and liquid saturation.

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 Electro-Harmonix Small Stone after EVH 5150 III in the signal chain, clear of EVH 5150 III's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)

What EVH 5150 III brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)

EVH 5150 III's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)

EVH 5150 III's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)

What EVH 5150 III brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)

What EVH 5150 III brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)

EVH 5150 III's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)

EVH 5150 III leans toward high gain, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)

Crazy Tube Circuits Falcon's clean boost character and EVH 5150 III's high gain voice sit in the same lane rather than fighting each other

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)

EVH 5150 III leans toward high gain, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)

EVH 5150 III leans toward high gain, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

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.

Suhr Discovery's warm voice goes in EVH 5150 III's effects loop — it's not there to compete with EVH 5150 III's own high gain 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.

Put MXR Analog Delay in EVH 5150 III's effects loop, clear of EVH 5150 III's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

What EVH 5150 III brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

EVH 5150 III's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

What EVH 5150 III brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp

What EVH 5150 III brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp

What EVH 5150 III brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp