Pedals that stack with the Fuchs Blackjack 21 MKII

pushes an amp at the edge of breakupPushes an amp already sitting at the edge of breakup over the line. (edge of breakup → low gain)

The RAT's dark, cutting distortion is a sharper edge than the Blackjack's own touch-responsive breakup offers on its own.

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an amp at the edge of breakupPushes an amp already sitting at the edge of breakup over the line. (edge of breakup → mid-forward)

Marshall Guv'nor takes that edge of breakup character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an amp at the edge of breakupPushes an amp already sitting at the edge of breakup over the line. (edge of breakup → mid-forward)

Push the Blackjack's touch-sensitive breakup with a TS10 up front and the Tube Screamer's midrange bump firms up the amp's own crunch.

Goes in front of the amp

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

MXR Dyna Comp leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

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 TC Electronic Mimiq Doubler after Fuchs Blackjack 21 MKII in the signal chain, clear of Fuchs Blackjack 21 MKII'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.

Run Catalinbread Epoch-Set in Fuchs Blackjack 21 MKII's effects loop, clear of Fuchs Blackjack 21 MKII's own 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.

Keep Fuchs Blackjack 21 MKII's edge of breakup voice out front: Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb goes in Fuchs Blackjack 21 MKII's effects loop so its spring 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