Pedals that stack with the Friedman IR-D

Klon Centaur

The Klon's transparent midrange boost pushes the IR-D's own clean, tube-driven DI signal louder without recoloring it.

Nobels ODR-1

The ODR-1's transparent, mid-thick drive stacks cleanly into the IR-D's boost and eq, adding grit without fighting the preamp's own clean voicing.

MXR Dyna Comp

Run the Dyna Comp's fast attack ahead of the IR-D's clean tube preamp and transients get evened out before that boost stage ever sees them.

Maestro Orbit

Run this bold, open-voiced phaser after the IR-D's clean, direct-recording tube preamp and the sweep has plenty of headroom to color.

Dawner Prince Boonar

Feed the Boonar's vintage studio delay with the IR-D's clean, direct-recording tube preamp and the echoes stay well-defined. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Catalinbread Epoch-Set

The IR-D's clean, direct-recording tube preamp gives the Epoch-Set's warm tape echo a well-defined signal to work with. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

SolidGoldFX Commodore Bluesbreaker-Style Overdrive

What Friedman IR-D brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around

Truetone V3XO

What Friedman IR-D brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around

Jim Dunlop Mini Distortion

Friedman IR-D's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying