Pedals that stack with the Hughes & Kettner Ampman/Clas

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)

Push the Ampman's vintage, classic-rock clean channel with the Buzzter's transparent tube boost and the crunch opens up naturally.

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)

ProCo RAT 2's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Hughes & Kettner Ampman/Clas delivers it

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

The Super-Fuzz's raw, octave-scooped fuzz is a rougher gain than the Ampman's own vintage tube crunch offers on its own.

Goes in front of the amp

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

Cory Wong's optical compression ahead of the Ampman/Clas keeps funk dynamics tight before the pedal's own tube crunch.

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 Maestro Orbit after Hughes & Kettner Ampman/Clas in the signal chain, clear of Hughes & Kettner Ampman/Clas's own gain stage

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.

The Epoch-Set's warm, lower-mid tape echo belongs in the Ampman's loop, clear of the amp's own vintage, classic-rock clean channel. — 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.

The Carbon Copy Mini's dark, ambient slapback delay belongs in the Ampman's loop, clear of the amp's own vintage, classic-rock clean channel. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop