Pedals that stack with the Ibanez Tube Screamer

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All 93 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence

MXR Analog Delay

MXR

31% match

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

Analog Delay's dry, warm slapback isn't a gain stage — it trails the Tube Screamer's own blues boost with echo instead of more drive. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

TC Electronic MojoMojo Overdrive

TC Electronic

31% match

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

MojoMojo's organic, transparent overdrive stacks naturally onto the Tube Screamer's own midrange-forward boost for a fuller drive.

Electro-Harmonix Crayon

Electro-Harmonix

31% match

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

The Screamer's mid-forward boost stacks with the Crayon's own transparent, treble-forward drive.

ProCo RAT 2

Proco

31% match
$86.97via Reverb

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

Stacking the Screamer's mid-forward boost ahead of the RAT lets its own low-end roll-off tighten the signal before the RAT's Filter control reshapes it.

Comes later in the signal chain

Catalinbread Callisto MkII All-Analog Chorus

Catalinbread

31% match
$179.99via Reverb

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

Run the Tube Screamer into the Callisto, not the other way, so the chorus doesn't get chewed up by the drive's added gain.

Comes later in the signal chain

TC Electronic Corona Chorus

TC Electronic

30% match
$46via Reverb

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

Put the Tube Screamer before the Corona and the chorus modulates a signal that's already been pushed and thickened.

Comes later in the signal chain

Wampler Mini Ego 76 Compressor

Wampler

29% match
$179.28via Reverb

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

The Ego 76 evens out pick attack before the Tube Screamer's clipping, keeping the midrange bump consistent note to note.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Sola Sound Tone Bender MK1

pedal

29% match

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

Tone Bender MK1's transistor fuzz stacks ahead of the Tube Screamer for a thicker, more British-voiced wall of gain.

Comes later in the signal chain

Xotic BB Preamp

Xotic

29% match
$99via Reverb

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

Stack the BB Preamp's creamy treble EQ with the Screamer's own mid-forward boost and you're layering two boutique boost flavors.

Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge

Vox

28% match
$152.82via Reverb

Feed a edge of breakup signal into Ibanez Tube Screamer and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Catalinbread Katzenkonig

Catalinbread

28% match

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

Push the Katzenkonig's already massive gain further by stacking the Tube Screamer's mid-bump in front of it.

Comes later in the signal chain

Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer

pedal

28% match
$279via Reverb

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

Push the Orange Squeezer's musical FET compression with the Screamer's mid-forward boost and the dynamics stay tight even as it drives harder.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Walrus Audio Eons

Walrus Audio

28% match
$210.04via Reverb

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

The Screamer's mid-hump tightens the Eons' thick, low-gain fuzz platform instead of just adding more gain.

Comes later in the signal chain

Colorsound Overdriver

pedal

27% match

The Screamer's mid-forward boost stacks with the Colorsound's own transparent, British-voiced boost.

RHC Rat Turbo Rat Distortion

Rhc Audio

27% match

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

Stack the Turbo Rat's aggressive metal clipping with the Screamer's mid-forward boost and you tighten up the low end before it hits the heavier gain.

Comes later in the signal chain

Maestro PS-1A Phase Shifter

Maestro

26% match

Push the PS-1A's lush, organic phase sweep with the Screamer's mid-forward boost and the phasing has more gain to move through.

Comes later in the signal chain

Catalinbread Formula 55

Catalinbread

26% match
$179.99via Reverb

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

The Screamer's mid-forward boost stacks with the Formula 55's own bright, tweed-amp sag and bloom.

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

Dallas

25% match

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)

Stacking the germanium treble boost ahead of the Screamer's mid-forward drive adds top-end bite the Screamer's own low-end roll-off doesn't supply.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Ashdown Velvet Compressor

Ashdown

25% match
$243.31via Reverb

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)

The Screamer's mid-forward boost pushes into the Velvet Compressor's smooth, low-noise squash for a driven signal.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Browne Amplification Carbon

Browne Amplification

24% match
$339via Reverb

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

The Screamer's mid-forward boost stacks with the Carbon's own warm, clean-boosted crunch.

Friedman BE-OD

Friedman

21% match
$169.99via Reverb

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

The Screamer's mid-forward boost stacks with the BE-OD's own tight, hard-rock gain.

Comes later in the signal chain

Shin's Music Dumbloid

Shins Music

21% match
$469via Reverb

The Dumbloid's articulate, Dumble-chasing drive stacks naturally with the Screamer's own mid-forward boost — both live in that same smooth, low-gain space.

Roland SDE-3000D

Roland

21% match

The SDE-3000D's iconic digital delay follows the Screamer's mid-forward boost for a defined echo. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Walrus Audio Fable

Walrus Audio

21% match
$239.99via Reverb

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 Fable's granular reverb textures blur nicely under the Screamer's mid-forward drive, adding ambient depth without washing out the pick attack. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

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