Pedals that stack with the EVH 5150 III

Ibanez Tube Screamer

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

Fortin Amplification Tempest Overdrive Signature Architects

Feed a saturated signal into EVH 5150 III and it comes out closer to tight

Electro-Harmonix "Ram's Head" Big Muff Pi V2

The 5150's crunch and liquid saturation push the Ram's Head Muff's edgy, midrange-forward fuzz further.

Greer Southland

The Southland's transparent, boutique drive pushes the 5150's crunch and liquid saturation further without masking it.

Friedman Buxom Boost

EVH 5150 III's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own

Amptweaker Tight Boost

Into the 5150 III's thick, liquid crunch, Tight Boost's articulate mid lift cuts through instead of just adding volume.

Wampler Cory Wong

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

Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo

Put the Parabola's tremolo after the 5150's own gain, so the pulse rides on the amp's thick, tight saturation instead of a raw signal.

Electro-Harmonix Canyon

Run the Canyon's shimmering, ethereal delay in the 5150's loop, keeping its ambient wash separate from the amp's tight, high-gain front end. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Cusack Music Delay TME

The Delay TME's boutique repeats belong in the 5150's loop, clear of the amp's own thick, liquid crunch. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

NuX Drive Core Deluxe MKII

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

TC Electronic Grand Magus Distortion

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

Electro-Harmonix Goose

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

Tone City Model M

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

Cornerstone Antique V3

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

DOD Digital Turbo Distortion DFX5

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

Keeley Octa Psi

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

T-Rex Nitros

EVH 5150 III's crunchy voice suits T-Rex Nitros's own aggressive character

T-Rex Vulture

Both lean toward aggressive and crunchy respectively — close enough in character that they complement instead of clashing

EarthQuaker Devices Eqd-Bit

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

Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive Mod

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

NuX NDS-2 Brownie Mini Core Distortion

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

Roland ST-2 Power Stack

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

Red Witch Famulus

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