Pedals that stack with the Gallien-Krueger MB 112 II Combo

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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence

Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature

Ashdown

21% match
$233.96via Reverb

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

Run Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature into that transparent platform and it finally leans toward low gain

Goes in front of the amp

Way Huge Swollen Pickle

Way Huge

19% match
$159.99via Reverb

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

Run Way Huge Swollen Pickle into that transparent platform and it finally leans toward fuzzy

Goes in front of the amp

Walrus Audio Eons

Walrus Audio

19% match
$210.40via Reverb

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

Walrus Audio Eons leans this transparent tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own

Goes in front of the amp

MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase

MXR

13% match
$125.99via Reverb

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 MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase after Gallien-Krueger MB 112 II Combo in the signal chain, clear of Gallien-Krueger MB 112 II Combo's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive

Vox

9% match
$150.61via Reverb

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

Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive's own smooth character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay

Electro-Harmonix

6% match
$104.71via Reverb

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 Gallien-Krueger MB 112 II Combo's transparent voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay goes in Gallien-Krueger MB 112 II Combo's effects loop so its analog warmth 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

Alexander Pedals Space Race

Alexander Pedals

6% match
$199.99via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Alexander Pedals Space Race's shimmer voice goes in Gallien-Krueger MB 112 II Combo's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Gallien-Krueger MB 112 II Combo's own transparent character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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