Jackson Audio Golden Boy

Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head

Into the JTM45's classic clean Marshall headroom, Golden Boy's natural, transparent boost turns the amp's own warmth into real push.

Synergy SL2 Module

Synergy SL2 Module's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own

Ceriatone 2202H

Ceriatone 2202H's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own

Friedman BE-Mini Head

Friedman BE-Mini Head's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own

Bad Cat Lynx 50

Bad Cat Lynx 50's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own

Egnater Tweaker 88 Head

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Egnater Tweaker 88 Head gives it low gain to fill it with

Hughes & Kettner Warp 7

Hughes & Kettner Warp 7's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own

Friedman Jose LTD

Run Friedman Jose LTD into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain

Beetronics Overhive

Stack the Golden Boy's transparent JFET boost with the Overhive's own medium-gain drive for a push that stays natural.

Nobels ODR-1

Stack the ODR-1's thick midrange drive after the Golden Boy's transparent boost for a fuller two-stage overdrive.

Walrus Audio Monument CS

Monument's rich, subtle tremolo pulses after Golden Boy's transparent boost rather than stacking any gain.

MXR Dyna Comp

The Dyna Comp's funky sustain and sensitivity set up a consistent attack before the Golden Boy's transparent drive takes over.

Mr. Black Bloodmoon

Let the Bloodmoon's dark, creamy reverb trail the Golden Boy's transparent drive instead of muddying it upfront. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb

Run the Ghosts after the Golden Boy so the reverb tail stays clean instead of getting chewed up by the overdrive. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Fender Hammertone Overdrive

Into Jackson Audio Golden Boy, Fender Hammertone Overdrive is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end

NuX SSD-10

NuX SSD-10's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Jackson Audio Golden Boy delivers it