Pedals that stack with the Friedman BE-50 Deluxe

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

Feed a high gain signal into Browne Amplification Gritador 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 → tight)

Friedman BE-OD takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight

Goes in front of the amp

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

Stack Browne Amplification Carbon on top and a high gain tone tightens toward clean boost

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 → shimmer)

Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress's shimmer voice goes after Friedman BE-50 Deluxe in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Friedman BE-50 Deluxe's own high gain character

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)

Run Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2 in Friedman BE-50 Deluxe's effects loop, clear of Friedman BE-50 Deluxe's own gain stage — 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. (high gain → modulated)

Keep Friedman BE-50 Deluxe's high gain voice out front: Hungry Robot The Borderland goes in Friedman BE-50 Deluxe's effects loop so its modulated 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

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

What Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp