JHS Angry Charlie

“good marhall tones — dig it. works awesome with my jazzmaster and ac15”— from the jhs-pedals-angry-charlie-channel-drive-pedal listing

The AC15's sweet, shimmering breakup gives the Angry Charlie's hot-rodded gain a chiming amp voice to push into.

Comes later in the signal chain

What JHS Angry Charlie brings here leans toward crunchy — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes later in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

The Angry Charlie's hot-rodded gain gives the vintage-voiced Bluesbreaker more aggression and crunch than its natural breakup alone provides.

Comes later in the signal chain

Swart Space Tone Atomic Jr. Two-Tone leans into Vox-style amps, precisely the platform JHS Angry Charlie wants

Comes later in the signal chain

fills 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 Angry Charlie's own crunchy character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes later in the signal chain

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

JHS Angry Charlie's own voicing points at Vox-style amps, and Carr Artemus Combo 1-12 Custom Tweed delivers it

Comes later in the signal chain

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

What JHS Angry Charlie brings here leans toward crunchy — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Push the HT-20R's British mids with the Angry Charlie's hard-rock crunch and the two gain stages stack into something bigger.

Comes later in the signal chain

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

The Angry Charlie's hot-rodded gain pushes the Screamer's mid-forward boost into much heavier territory.

Z.Vex Super Hard On takes that edge of breakup character and pushes it 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.

The Cory Wong's optical funk compression evens out the pick attack before it ever reaches the Angry Charlie's own hot-rodded gain.

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.

Keep Valco Black Hole Vintage Phaser after JHS Angry Charlie in the signal chain, clear of JHS Angry Charlie's own gain stage

Comes later 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. (high gain → slapback)

MXR Analog Delay's warm voice goes after JHS Angry Charlie in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with JHS Angry Charlie's own crunchy character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later 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.

The DD-3's clear, warm digital repeats trail the Angry Charlie's hot-rodded gain into a defined echo. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put MXR CAE Wah in front of JHS Angry Charlie: a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal

JHS 3 Series Overdrive sits in the same chain slot as JHS Angry Charlie