Pedals that stack with the JHS Smiley

Fulltone OCD

Stack the OCD's firm, British-voiced drive into the Smiley's clear, compressed fuzz for extra bite without losing midrange definition.

Boss BF-2 Flanger

The Smiley's clear, compressed fuzz bite gives the BF-2's lush flange something with real edge to sweep across.

Klon KTR

The KTR's transparent midrange boost feeds the Smiley's compressed fuzz a thicker signal without dulling its bite.

EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder

Stack the Smiley's clear, midrange-forward fuzz with the Plumes' own buffered, low-gain clipping and you get bite without losing definition.

Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive

Boost with the Red Dirt first and the Smiley's compressed fuzz gets a fuller, more articulate midrange to bite into.

TC Electronic Stereo Chorus Flanger

Run the Smiley before the Stereo Chorus Flanger so the modulation works on an already-fuzzed, compressed signal.

MXR M102 Dyna Comp

JHS Smiley's fuzzy fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own

Cusack Music Louder

Stack the Smiley's clear, compressed fuzz after the Louder's transparent boost for extra push without losing that fuzz's midrange bite.

DigiTech Drop

Run JHS Smiley into that transparent platform and it finally gets some fuzzy

Boss BC-1X

Squash your dynamics with the BC-1X first and the Smiley's fuzz bites in even and controlled instead of spiking.

JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4

Run JHS Smiley into that transparent platform and it finally gets some fuzzy

Electro-Harmonix Nano Operation Overlord

Into a transparent tone, JHS Smiley brings the fuzzy it's missing

Xotic BB Preamp V1.5

Run JHS Smiley into that transparent platform and it finally gets some fuzzy

ZVEX Instant Lo-Fi Junky

Let the Lo-Fi Junky's haunting, subtle modulation trail the Smiley's compressed fuzz for texture without losing the bite.

Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — JHS Smiley gives it fuzzy to fill it with

Vox Joe Satriani Signature Ice 9 Overdrive

Into a transparent tone, JHS Smiley brings the fuzzy it's missing

JHS Colour Box V2

Smiley's clear, midrange-compressed fuzz stacks onto the Colour Box V2's own eq'd preamp gain for a biting, textured drive.

ProCo Fat Rat

JHS Smiley layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal

Strymon blueSky Reverberator

JHS Smiley's fuzzy fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Walrus Audio Ages Five-State Overdrive

JHS Smiley's fuzzy fills in what this low gain tone doesn't make on its own

Walrus Audio 385 MkII Overdrive

JHS Smiley layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal

Seymour Duncan Paranormal

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — JHS Smiley gives it fuzzy to fill it with

Acoustic NUX Optima Air NAI-5

The Smiley's clear, compressed fuzz bite stacks with the Optima Air's own DI'd acoustic-country voicing for something denser.

Beetronics Swarm

Stack the Smiley's clear, compressed bite ahead of the Swarm's thicker analog fuzz for a gnarlier, denser wall of gain.