Pedals that stack with the Fuchs Blackjack 21 Combo (Black)

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic leans it toward mid-forward to fill it in

Goes in front of the amp

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)

Shin's Music Dumbloid leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz leans it toward fuzzy to fill it in

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)

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio V2's compressed voice suits Fuchs Blackjack 21 Combo (Black)'s own dynamic character

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.

Put Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator after Fuchs Blackjack 21 Combo (Black) in the signal chain, clear of Fuchs Blackjack 21 Combo (Black)'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.

Into Fuchs Blackjack 21 Combo (Black), Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end — 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.

Keep Fuchs Blackjack 21 Combo (Black)'s dynamic voice out front: T-Rex Junior Roomate goes in Fuchs Blackjack 21 Combo (Black)'s effects loop so its warm voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop