Pedals that stack with the Gibson GA-18

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)

Stack EarthQuaker Devices '- Speaker Cranker on top and a edge of breakup tone tightens toward low gain

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 → low gain)

J. Rockett Archer pushes a edge of breakup tone toward low gain

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 → clean boost)

Feed a edge of breakup signal into Z.Vex Super Hard On and it comes out closer to clean boost

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 Maestro Orbit after Gibson GA-18 in the signal chain, clear of Gibson GA-18's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

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

Gibson GA-18's own edge of breakup character is the real reason this is worth trying

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 Gibson GA-18's edge of breakup voice out front: Catalinbread Epoch-Set goes in Gibson GA-18'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

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 Gibson GA-18's edge of breakup voice out front: Dawner Prince Boonar goes in Gibson GA-18's effects loop so its modulated 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