Pedals that stack with the Friedman Dirty Shirley

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

Friedman Dirty Shirley leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

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 → modulated)

Put Hungry Robot The Borderland in Friedman Dirty Shirley's effects loop, clear of Friedman Dirty Shirley'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 → lush)

Keep Meris Mercury7 Reverb in Friedman Dirty Shirley's effects loop, clear of Friedman Dirty Shirley's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Friedman Dirty Shirley leans toward crunchy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp