Pedals that stack with the Friedman Plex Head with 4x12 Cabinet
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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Xotic BB Preamp
Xotic
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Run Xotic BB Preamp after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Goes in front of the amp
Wampler Plexi Drive
Wampler
23% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Wampler Plexi Drive is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Friedman Plex Head with 4x12 Cabinet gives it exactly that
Goes in front of the amp
Analog Man King of Tone
Analog Man
22% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Analog Man King of Tone pushes a high gain tone toward clean boost
Goes in front of the amp
Strymon Zelzah -Dimensional Phaser
Strymon
18% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Strymon Zelzah -Dimensional Phaser after Friedman Plex Head with 4x12 Cabinet in the signal chain, clear of Friedman Plex Head with 4x12 Cabinet's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Suhr Discovery
Suhr
14% 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 Suhr Discovery in Friedman Plex Head with 4x12 Cabinet's effects loop, clear of Friedman Plex Head with 4x12 Cabinet's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
NuX Damp Reverb
Nux
14% matchsits 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)
Put NuX Damp Reverb in Friedman Plex Head with 4x12 Cabinet's effects loop, clear of Friedman Plex Head with 4x12 Cabinet's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Pigtronix Gloamer
Pigtronix
13% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Pigtronix Gloamer's own dynamic character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
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