Pedals that stack with the Ibanez Tube Screamer
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All 112 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
75% matchThe Screamer's mid-forward boost can tighten the LSTR's scooped, sludgy fuzz ahead of it.
EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter
EarthQuaker Devices
68% matchThe Screamer in front tightens the Dirt Transmitter's saturation and stops the low end flubbing out
Dawner Prince Boonar
Dawner Prince
60% matchRunning the Boonar after the Screamer keeps its Echorec-style repeats distinct instead of smearing them through the drive — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Ashdown Velvet Compressor
Ashdown
59% matchThe Screamer's mid-forward boost pushes into the Velvet Compressor's smooth, low-noise squash for a driven signal.
Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
43% matchPush the Screamer's mid-hump into the Memory Man's own analog echo circuit and the repeats pick up a warmer, slightly driven edge. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff
Electro-Harmonix
43% matchThe Screamer's mid-forward boost tightens the Green Russian's smooth, sustained Muff fuzz ahead of it.
Maestro PS-1A Phase Shifter
Maestro
42% matchPush the PS-1A's lush, organic phase sweep with the Screamer's mid-forward boost and the phasing has more gain to move through.
Klon Centaur
Klon
40% matchStacking the Klon's transparent boost with the Screamer's mid-forward drive is a well-worn combo for pushing an amp harder while keeping note clarity. — also used together by 1 artist
MXR Phase 90
MXR
40% matchPhasing after the Screamer's drive keeps the sweep defined rather than letting it wobble the gain — also used together by 1 artist
Beetronics Overhive
Beetronics
40% matchStacking the Overhive's transparent medium-gain drive with the Screamer's mid-forward boost layers two complementary low-to-medium gain voicings rather than doubling up on the same one.
Boss BD-2 Blues Driver
Boss
40% matchThe Screamer's mid-forward boost stacks with the Blues Driver's own solid, bluesy overdrive.
Boss BF-2 Flanger
Boss
40% matchThe Screamer's mid-forward boost pushes into the BF-2's lush, natural flanging for a driven, colored signal.
Colorsound Power Boost
Colorsound
39% matchThe Power Boost's transparent, treble-forward EQ stacks with the Screamer's own mid-forward drive.
Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte
Caroline Guitar Company
39% matchPush the Screamer's mid-hump into the Kilobyte's own echo circuit and the repeats pick up a warmer, slightly driven edge. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
MXR Micro Amp
MXR
38% matchThe Micro Amp's simple, transparent clean boost stacks with the Screamer's own mid-forward drive.
Tycobrahe Octavia
Tycobrahe
38% matchThe Screamer's mid-forward boost tightens the Octavia's rich, transistor-driven octave-fuzz lead ahead of it.
Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator
pedal
38% matchThe Screamer's mid-forward boost can push the Rotosphere's tube preamp harder for a more driven rotary swirl.
Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
Boss
38% matchThe Screamer's mid-forward boost pushes into the DD-3's clear digital repeats for a driven, colored signal. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Xotic RC Booster
Xotic
38% matchThe RC Booster's clean, transparent treble boost stacks with the Screamer's own mid-forward drive.
Strymon El Capistan
Strymon
37% matchEl Capistan's tape-style echo trails the Tube Screamer's midrange boost with warm repeats rather than any added gain. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
JAM Pedals Red Muck
Jam Pedals
37% matchRed Muck's scooped, big-muff-style fuzz ahead of the Tube Screamer trades some of its own midrange bump for a bigger, sustaining wall of gain.
Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay
Dunlop
37% matchPush the Screamer's mid-hump into the Carbon Copy Deluxe's own analog delay circuit and the repeats pick up a warmer, driven edge. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Keeley Halo
Keeley
37% matchRun the Screamer's mid-forward boost into the Halo's ambient, dual-voice delay and the repeats trail off a driven, colored signal. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Electro-Harmonix Canyon
Electro-Harmonix
37% matchThe Screamer's mid-forward boost pushes into the Canyon's looping analog delay for a driven, colored signal. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)