Pedals that stack with the Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp

Suhr Rufus Reloaded

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Suhr Rufus Reloaded gives it fuzzy to fill it with

JHS Smiley

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — JHS Smiley gives it fuzzy to fill it with

Electro-Harmonix Bad

Electro-Harmonix Bad's low gain voice goes after Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp's own sustaining character

Xotic SP Compressor

Xotic SP Compressor leans toward mid-forward, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Mr. Black Bloodmoon

Put Mr. Black Bloodmoon after Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp in the signal chain, clear of Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb

Keep Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb after Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp in the signal chain, clear of Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)