Pedals that stack with the JHS Emperor v2

Catalinbread Giygas

What Catalinbread Giygas brings here leans toward octave — that's worth building a pairing around

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Electro-Harmonix Canyon

Put Electro-Harmonix Canyon after JHS Emperor v2 in the signal chain, clear of JHS Emperor v2's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Empress Echosystem

Keep Empress Echosystem after JHS Emperor v2 in the signal chain, clear of JHS Emperor v2's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)