Pedals that stack with the Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second
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Electro-Harmonix 1973 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2
Electro-Harmonix
26% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run the Phase Riot's aggressive, high-gain phase sweep after the Ram's Head's edgy Muff distortion and the modulation has serious weight to color.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Suhr Shiba Drive
Suhr
24% matchWhat Suhr Shiba Drive brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition
Walrus Audio
23% matchWalrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition leans toward clean boost, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12
Electro-Harmonix
23% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)
Put Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12 after Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Horizon Devices Flux Echo
Horizon Devices
23% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → lush)
Run Horizon Devices Flux Echo after Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Mojo Hand FX Colossus Fuzz
Mojo Hand Fx
22% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second after Mojo Hand FX Colossus Fuzz in the signal chain, clear of Mojo Hand FX Colossus Fuzz's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff
Electro-Harmonix
20% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second after Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Dunlop Way Huge WM91 Pork & Pickle
Dunlop
20% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second after Dunlop Way Huge WM91 Pork & Pickle in the signal chain, clear of Dunlop Way Huge WM91 Pork & Pickle's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Sleep Champion Devices Horse Cult: Saturation Device
Sleep Champion Devices
14% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second after Sleep Champion Devices Horse Cult: Saturation Device in the signal chain, clear of Sleep Champion Devices Horse Cult: Saturation Device's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Guptech Slime Mid-Boost
Guptech
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second after Guptech Slime Mid-Boost in the signal chain, clear of Guptech Slime Mid-Boost's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Cusack Music Tap-A-Scream
Cusack Music
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second after Cusack Music Tap-A-Scream in the signal chain, clear of Cusack Music Tap-A-Scream's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
JAM Lucy Dreamer Bass
Jam Pedals
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second after JAM Lucy Dreamer Bass in the signal chain, clear of JAM Lucy Dreamer Bass's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Behringer DR600 Digital Stereo Reverb
Behringer
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second after Behringer DR600 Digital Stereo Reverb in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Behringer DR600 Digital Stereo Reverb — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Red Panda Particle 2
Red Panda
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second after Red Panda Particle 2 in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Red Panda Particle 2 — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Mondegreen
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
10% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second after Old Blood Noise Endeavors Mondegreen in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Old Blood Noise Endeavors Mondegreen — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Hologram Electronics Microcosm
Hologram Electronics
10% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second after Hologram Electronics Microcosm in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Hologram Electronics Microcosm — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Source Audio ADT Delay
Source Audio
10% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second after Source Audio ADT Delay in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Source Audio ADT Delay — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
JHS Pedals JHS Kilt V10
JHS Pedals
8% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second after JHS Pedals JHS Kilt V10 in the signal chain, clear of JHS Pedals JHS Kilt V10's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
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