Free The Tone ODL-1 Overdriveland Standard

PRS MT100 leans this transparent tone toward medium gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a transparent tone, Peavey Invective 120 brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Synergy SL2 Module leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes later in the signal chain

Ceriatone 2202H leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes later in the signal chain

Bad Cat Lynx 50 leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a transparent tone, Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a transparent tone, Egnater Tweaker 88 Head brings a pull toward low gain that's missing

Comes later in the signal chain

Blackstar HT Club 50 Head Mk III goes after Free The Tone ODL-1 Overdriveland Standard in the chain

Soldano SLO leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes later in the signal chain

fills 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)

Electro-Harmonix 1973 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2 leans this transparent tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes later in the signal chain

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 TC Electronic Mimiq Doubler after Free The Tone ODL-1 Overdriveland Standard in the signal chain, clear of Free The Tone ODL-1 Overdriveland Standard's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

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

What Universal Audio 1176 Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 JHS 3 Series Oil Can Delay after Free The Tone ODL-1 Overdriveland Standard in the signal chain, clear of Free The Tone ODL-1 Overdriveland Standard's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

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 Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb after Free The Tone ODL-1 Overdriveland Standard in the signal chain, clear of Free The Tone ODL-1 Overdriveland Standard's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Donner Big Mouth Distortion leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes later in the signal chain

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 leans this transparent tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own