Pedals that stack with the JHS 3 Series Compressor
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All 39 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Red Witch Scarlett Overdrive
Red Witch
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
JHS 3 Series Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff
Electro-Harmonix
17% 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)
Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Comes later in the signal chain
TC Electronic El Mocambo Overdrive
TC Electronic
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
JHS 3 Series Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
TC Electronic MojoMojo Paul Gilbert Edition
TC Electronic
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
JHS 3 Series Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
TC Electronic El Cambo Overdrive
TC Electronic
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
What JHS 3 Series Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Tone City Nobleman
Tone City
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
JHS 3 Series Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Spaceman Mercury IV Germanium Harmonic Boost
Spaceman
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
What JHS 3 Series Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Tone City Mandragora
Tone City
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
What JHS 3 Series Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Tone City Durple Overdrive
Tone City
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
What JHS 3 Series Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Tone City Black Tea
Tone City
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
JHS 3 Series Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
T-Rex Fat Shuga
T Rex
16% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
What JHS 3 Series Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Boss AD-2 Acoustic Preamp
Boss
15% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
JHS 3 Series Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
T-Rex Junior Roomate
T Rex
13% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put T-Rex Junior Roomate after JHS 3 Series Compressor in the signal chain, where it won't crowd JHS 3 Series Compressor — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Tone City King of Blues
Tone City
13% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
What JHS 3 Series Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
pedal
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler after JHS 3 Series Compressor in the signal chain, where it won't crowd JHS 3 Series Compressor — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain