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
Strymon Flint Tremolo & Reverb
Strymon
21% matchUsed together by 1 artist
Documented together — Flint's vintage tremolo and reverb color the Tube Screamer's midrange boost with surf-style modulation, not more gain.
Comes later in the signal chain
Fender Blender
Fender
21% matchThe Screamer's mid-forward boost can tame and focus the Blender's dry, psychedelic octave fuzz ahead of it.
Comes later in the signal chain
Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition
Walrus Audio
20% matchThe EB-10's boutique preamp boost stacks with the Screamer's own mid-forward drive for extra shaping.
Electro-Harmonix Small Clone
Electro-Harmonix
20% matchThe Screamer's mid-forward boost pushes into the Small Clone's watery, grunge-flavored chorus for a driven signal.
Comes later in the signal chain
Walrus Audio Eras
Walrus Audio
20% matchThe Eras' boutique metal distortion pushes the Screamer's mid-forward boost into much heavier territory.
Comes later in the signal chain
Cordovox PH-8
Cordovox
20% matchThe Screamer's mid-forward boost pushes into the PH-8's psychedelic phase sweep for a driven, colored signal.
Comes later in the signal chain
Vox Valvenergy Copperhead Drive
Vox
20% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Stack two midrange-forward drives - the Copperhead's British sizzle in front of the Screamer's own bump - for a thicker push.
Greer Tomahawk
Greer
20% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
A Tube Screamer's blues-forward boost ahead of Tomahawk firms up the pedal's own cutting, rock-voiced drive.
Zvex Seek Trem
Zvex
20% matchThe Seek Trem's sequenced, rhythmic pulse pushes into the Screamer's mid-forward boost for a driven, patterned signal.
Comes later in the signal chain
Cordovox FL-8
Cordovox
20% matchThe Screamer's mid-forward boost pushes into the FL-8's shoegaze-flavored flanging for a driven, colored signal.
Comes later in the signal chain
Empress Echosystem
Empress
20% matchThe Screamer's mid-forward boost pushes into the Echosystem's dual-engine delay for a driven, colored signal. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Univox Uni-Vibe
Univox
20% matchIbanez Tube Screamer leans toward smooth, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Max
Electro-Harmonix
19% matchThe Screamer's mid-forward boost feeds the Holy Grail Max's simple spring reverb a driven signal instead of a clean one, not really stacking gain with it. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Mu-Tron Octave Divider
pedal
19% matchOctave Divider's tracked sub-octave doesn't stack gain with the Tube Screamer in the usual sense — it adds a synth-like lower voice under the pedal's own midrange boost.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Boss CE-2W Chorus Waza Craft
Boss
19% matchThe Screamer's mid-forward boost pushes on top of the CE-2W's lush chorus sweep rather than stacking real gain with it.
Comes later in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Micro POG Polyphonic Octave Generator
Electro-Harmonix
19% matchThe Screamer's mid-forward boost gives the Micro POG's complex, organ-like octave layers a driven signal to divide instead of a clean one.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone
Audiocade
19% matchThe Screamer's mid-forward boost rides on top of the Tremolo Clone's organic pulse rather than stacking any real gain with it.
Comes later in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath
EarthQuaker Devices
19% matchIbanez Tube Screamer leans toward smooth, and that's a real, usable character to pair with — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Catalinbread Adineko
Catalinbread
19% matchThe Screamer's mid-forward boost pushes on top of the Adineko's organic digital delay rather than stacking real gain with it.
Comes later in the signal chain
Keeley Compressor Plus
Keeley
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Compressor Plus's shimmering sustain and pick-attack control ahead of the Tube Screamer keeps its own midrange boost consistent note to note.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Dawner Prince Boonar
Dawner Prince
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Running 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)
Comes later in the signal chain