Pedals that stack with the Hotone B Station

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

Greer Black Mountain stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 MXR Analog Chorus after Hotone B Station in the signal chain, clear of Hotone B Station's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

EarthQuaker Devices Hoof leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

What Ashdown Velvet Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler after Hotone B Station in the signal chain, clear of Hotone B Station's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

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 Suhr Discovery after Hotone B Station in the signal chain, clear of Hotone B Station's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain