Pedals that stack with the JHS Colour Box V2

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → mid-forward)

Ibanez Tube Screamer leans this high headroom tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

JHS Colour Box V2 pushes a high gain tone toward clean boost

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → fuzzy)

The Colour Box's preamp gain and EQ stack with the Nectar's own wide-ranging drive for extra tonal shaping.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

JHS Colour Box V2's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

JHS Colour Box V2 layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes earlier in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (low gain → fuzzy)

JHS Colour Box V2 leans this low gain tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes earlier in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

JHS Colour Box V2 layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes earlier in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)

Put JHS Colour Box V2 in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward clean boost

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run Mu-Tron Bi-Phase after JHS Colour Box V2 in the signal chain, clear of JHS Colour Box V2's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

JHS Colour Box V2 layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes earlier in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

Run mid-forward into JHS Colour Box V2 for more fuzzy on top

Comes earlier in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)

Run fuzzy into JHS Colour Box V2 for more clean boost on top

Comes earlier in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (low gain → fuzzy)

Into a low gain tone, JHS Colour Box V2 brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing

Comes earlier in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

Put JHS Colour Box V2 in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward fuzzy

Comes earlier in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)

Run fuzzy into JHS Colour Box V2 for more clean boost on top

Comes earlier in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

Put JHS Colour Box V2 in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward fuzzy

Comes earlier in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)

JHS Colour Box V2 stacks clean boost on top of the fuzzy already here

Comes earlier in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)

Put JHS Colour Box V2 in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward clean boost

Comes earlier in the signal chain

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (high headroom → compressed)

Boss BC-1X leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

JHS Colour Box V2 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

Stack JHS Colour Box V2 on top and a high gain tone tightens toward clean boost

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

Stack JHS Colour Box V2 on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward clean boost

Comes earlier in the signal chain

JHS Colour Box V2 leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)

JHS Colour Box V2 layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal

Comes earlier in the signal chain