Pedals that stack with the Ibanez Pentatone Preamp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → clean boost)

Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition pushes a saturated tone toward clean boost

Comes earlier in the signal chain

The Pentatone's reliable, direct-recording drive gives the Headroom's spring-reverbed stage voice a saturated signal to trail off, not real gain to stack. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → tight)

The Pentatone's reliable direct-recording preamp stacks with the 51-Filthy's own tight, metal-voiced distortion.

Ibanez Pentatone Preamp leans toward saturated, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Ibanez Pentatone Preamp leans toward saturated, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

The Golden Ratio's punchy, optical FET compression evens dynamics before the Pentatone's own direct-recording preamp.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

Into a high headroom tone, Ibanez Pentatone Preamp brings a pull toward saturated that's missing

Comes earlier in the signal chain

What Ibanez Pentatone Preamp brings here leans toward saturated — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

Into a high headroom tone, Ibanez Pentatone Preamp brings a pull toward saturated that's missing

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

Into a high headroom tone, Ibanez Pentatone Preamp brings a pull toward saturated that's missing

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Ibanez Pentatone Preamp leans toward saturated, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

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.

The Parabola's clean-boosted tremolo pulse follows the Pentatone's reliable direct-recording preamp for added motion.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

What Ibanez Pentatone Preamp brings here leans toward saturated — that's worth building a pairing around — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Into a high headroom tone, Ibanez Pentatone Preamp brings a pull toward saturated that's missing

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Ibanez Pentatone Preamp's own saturated character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

What Ibanez Pentatone Preamp brings here leans toward saturated — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

What Ibanez Pentatone Preamp brings here leans toward saturated — that's worth building a pairing around — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Ibanez Pentatone Preamp's own saturated character is the real reason this is worth trying — 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.

The DD-3's clear, warm digital repeats trail the Pentatone's reliable direct-recording preamp into a defined echo. — 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.

Run TC Electronic Triple Flashback Delay after Ibanez Pentatone Preamp in the signal chain, clear of Ibanez Pentatone Preamp's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Ibanez Pentatone Preamp leans toward saturated, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

What Ibanez Pentatone Preamp brings here leans toward saturated — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Ibanez Pentatone Preamp's own saturated character is the real reason this is worth trying

Ibanez Pentatone Preamp leans toward saturated, and that's a real, usable character to pair with