Pedals that stack with the Gallien-Krueger MB115-II Combo

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

Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature leans this transparent tone toward low gain, which it doesn't make on its own

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. (warm → bright)

Friedman BE-OD leans bright right where the warm 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 → low gain)

Boss ODB-3 leans this transparent tone toward low gain, which it doesn't make on its own

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.

Keep TC Electronic Stereo Chorus Flanger after Gallien-Krueger MB115-II Combo in the signal chain, clear of Gallien-Krueger MB115-II Combo's own gain stage

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. (warm → bright)

Gallien-Krueger MB115-II Combo leans toward transparent, 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 Boss RV-6 Reverb in Gallien-Krueger MB115-II Combo's effects loop, clear of Gallien-Krueger MB115-II Combo'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.

Run Strymon blueSky Reverberator in Gallien-Krueger MB115-II Combo's effects loop, clear of Gallien-Krueger MB115-II Combo's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop