Pedals that stack with the Friedman IR-X

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

Stack Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition on top and a high gain tone tightens toward clean boost

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

Push the IR-X's studio-ready, high-gain preamp with the Gritador's own asymmetrical TS-style clipping and the two compound into real weight.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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)

Keep Friedman IR-X's high gain voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress goes after Friedman IR-X in the signal chain so its shimmer voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

Cory Wong's optical compression ahead of the IR-X keeps funk rhythm parts even before the preamp's boost stage.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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)

Moby Dick V2's massive, ambient wash sits at the end of the chain after the IR-X's direct-recording preamp, more reverb-scale space than a discrete delay repeat. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

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)

The Borderland's ambient, lush reverb closes out the IR-X's high-gain preamp signal with room rather than more gain. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain