Friedman JEL-50

fills 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

pushes 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 JEL-50 gives it exactly that

Goes in front of the amp

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Into Friedman JEL-50, Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret MKI is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps

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. (high gain → modulated)

Into Friedman JEL-50, Origin Effects MAGMA57 Amp Vibrato & Drive is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps

Goes in front of the amp

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

T-Rex Comp-Nova's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

Into Friedman JEL-50, Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps — 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)

Keep Electro-Harmonix Canyon in Friedman JEL-50's effects loop, clear of Friedman JEL-50's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Goes in front of the amp

Dunlop MXR Randy Rhoads Concorde Distortion, model RR104C is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Friedman JEL-50 gives it exactly that