Pedals that stack with the JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion
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Ashdown Velvet Compressor
Ashdown
33% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Catalinbread Galileo
Catalinbread
30% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Push the PackRat's dark, compressed distortion with the Galileo's bright boost stacked after it to cut through without losing that grunge-y low end.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
29% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
The PackRat's dark, compressed distortion gives the Rangemaster's germanium treble boost a much heavier front end to push into.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices Dispatch Master V2
EarthQuaker Devices
28% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Orange King-Comp
Orange
28% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)
King-Comp's bright, chiming compression ahead of the PackRat evens out attack before the pedal's own dark, filtered distortion.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Cry Baby Jimi Hendrix Wah
Cry Baby
24% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Into a dynamic tone, JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion brings a pull toward compressed that's missing
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Dunlop "Dimebag" Signature Wah Crybaby
Dunlop
24% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Into a dynamic tone, JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion brings a pull toward compressed that's missing
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Wampler Latitude Deluxe Tremolo
Wampler
23% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Latitude Deluxe's modern, bell-like tremolo pulses on top of the PackRat's dark distortion rather than stacking any gain.
Comes later in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Slammi Plus
Electro-Harmonix
22% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Hotone Omni AC
Hotone
22% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Comes later in the signal chain
Cusack Music Rebound Multi-Program Delay
Cusack Music
21% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Into a dynamic tone, JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion brings a pull toward compressed that's missing — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
DOD 250 Overdrive Preamp 50th Anniversary
Digitech
21% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
The dynamic tone has headroom to spare — JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion leans it toward compressed to fill it in
Comes later in the signal chain
Rowin LEF-315 Dumbler Amp Sim
Rowin
21% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Comes later in the signal chain
Tech 21 GED-2112 Bass
Tech 21
21% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Run JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion into that dynamic platform and it finally leans toward compressed
Comes later in the signal chain
Strymon Riverside
Strymon
20% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Pigtronix gamma drive
Pigtronix
20% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Into a dynamic tone, JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion brings a pull toward compressed that's missing
Empress Driv
Empress
20% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Into a dynamic tone, JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion brings a pull toward compressed that's missing
One Control Cranberry Over Drive
One Control
20% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Into a dynamic tone, JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion brings a pull toward compressed that's missing
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Lovepedal Believe
Lovepedal
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
The dynamic tone has headroom to spare — JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion leans it toward compressed to fill it in
Comes later in the signal chain
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Fault Overdrive Distortion
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Into a dynamic tone, JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion brings a pull toward compressed that's missing
Mission Engineering Momentum Bass Overdrive
Mission Engineering
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Mission Engineering Velocity Overdrive
Mission Engineering
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Into a dynamic tone, JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion brings a pull toward compressed that's missing
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Ashdown Stuart Zender Funk Face
Ashdown
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Free The Tone FM-1V Fire Mist Overdrive
Free The Tone
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Into a dynamic tone, JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion brings a pull toward compressed that's missing
Comes earlier in the signal chain
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