Friedman Jose 100

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

Friedman BE-OD takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight

Goes in front of the amp

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

Stack Browne Amplification Carbon on top and a saturated tone tightens toward clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

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

Colorsound Overdriver layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal

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)

Origin Effects MAGMA57 Amp Vibrato & Drive is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Friedman Jose 100 gives it exactly that

Goes in front of the amp

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

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Friedman Jose 100 gives it exactly that — 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.

Put TC Electronic Triple Flashback Delay in Friedman Jose 100's effects loop, clear of Friedman Jose 100'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

Origin Effects Halcyon Blue Overdrive is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Friedman Jose 100 gives it exactly that