Pedals that stack with the Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar
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Beetronics Nectar
Beetronics
37% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)
The Blues Junior's natural, balanced breakup gives the Nectar's wide-ranging drive a warm amp voice to push into.
Goes in front of the amp
Catalinbread Valcoder '70s Collection
Catalinbread
35% matchFender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar leans toward spring, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
Vemuram Jan Ray
Vemuram
35% 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)
Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar leans this transparent tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
34% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → low gain)
The RAT's dark, cutting distortion is a sharper edge than the Blues Junior's own natural blues breakup offers on its own.
Goes in front of the amp
Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31
Tone City
34% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)
The Model B's modern, high-gain crunch pushes the Blues Junior's natural, balanced breakup further.
Goes in front of the amp
Mad Professor Big Tweedy Drive
Mad Professor
33% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar's own spring character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Beetronics Swarm
Beetronics
32% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)
Into a transparent tone, Beetronics Swarm brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Crazy Tube Circuits Heatseeker Pre-Amp
Crazy Tube Circuits
30% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Wampler Brad Paisley
Wampler
30% 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)
Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar leans this transparent tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Catalinbread Catlinbread Formula 5 Reissue Overdrive
Catalinbread
29% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)
Stack Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3
Crazy Tube Circuits
28% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)
Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar leans toward spring, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
ThorpyFX The J Tweed-Style Overdrive was
ThorpyFX
28% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar's own spring character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Wren and Cuff Sonder
Wren And Cuff
28% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
What Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar brings here leans toward spring — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Walrus Audio Fundamental Distortion
Walrus Audio
27% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)
Stack Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Lovepedal Super Six standard
Lovepedal
27% 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, Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Lovepedal Amp 50
Lovepedal
27% 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, Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Keeley White Sands Luxe Drive
Keeley
26% 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, Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Wampler Paisley Drive
Wampler
26% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)
Stack Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
NuX NOD-3 Morning Star Overdrive
Nux
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
What Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar brings here leans toward spring — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Phase 90
MXR
23% matchUsed together by 1 artist
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 Phase 90 after Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar in the signal chain, clear of Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive
Vox
15% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
The Silk Drive's smooth, tube-driven compression evens dynamics before the Blues Junior's own natural, balanced breakup.
Goes in front of the amp
Eventide Modulated Delay
Eventide
11% matchsits 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 Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar's effects loop, clear of Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
11% 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 Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man in Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar's effects loop, clear of Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
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