Pedals that stack with the Friedman JEL-20

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

The JEL-20's natural, boutique high-gain tube tone gives the BE-OD's tight, modern hard-rock gain a warmer front end to push into.

Goes in front of the amp

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

The JEL-20's natural, boutique high-gain tube tone gives the Carbon's country-voiced crunch a heavier front end to push into.

Goes in front of the amp

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

The JEL-20's natural, boutique high-gain tube tone gives the Gritador's asymmetrical clipping a heavier front end to push into.

Goes in front of the amp

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

What Friedman JEL-20 brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around

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.

Run Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo after Friedman JEL-20 in the signal chain, clear of Friedman JEL-20's own gain stage

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.

Triple Flashback belongs in the JEL-20's effects loop, where its complex delay repeats stay clear of the head's own high-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 → ambient)

Run Cusack Music Reverb SME in Friedman JEL-20's effects loop, clear of Friedman JEL-20's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop