Pedals that stack with the JHS Smiley
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All 152 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Electro-Harmonix Crying Tone
Electro-Harmonix
22% matchJHS Smiley leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Keeley Vibe-O-Verb
Keeley
22% matchJHS Smiley's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Behringer BEQ700 Bass Graphic Equalizer Effetto
Behringer
22% matchJHS Smiley's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Maxon BD10 Bass Driver
Maxon
22% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (low gain → fuzzy)
JHS Smiley leans this low gain tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Caline CP-12 Blue Pure Sky
Caline
22% matchInto a transparent tone, JHS Smiley brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Rocktron Hypnotic Flanger
Rocktron
22% matchJHS Smiley layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal
Comes later in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Pico Platform
Electro-Harmonix
22% matchJHS Smiley's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Alexander Pedals Space Race
Alexander Pedals
22% matchWhat JHS Smiley brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
TC Electronic Mimiq Mini Doubler
TC Electronic
22% matchJHS Smiley leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Carl Martin DC Drive V3
Carl Martin
21% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (low gain → fuzzy)
JHS Smiley leans this low gain tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Behringer OD300 Overdrive Distortion
Behringer
21% matchInto a transparent tone, JHS Smiley brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing
Comes earlier in the signal chain
JHS Pedals JHS Hare Drive
JHS Pedals
21% matchJHS Smiley's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Walrus Audio 385 Overdrive
Walrus Audio
21% matchJHS Smiley leans this transparent tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Crazy Tube Circuits Clean Little Secret
Crazy Tube Circuits
21% matchInto a transparent tone, JHS Smiley brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing
Comes earlier in the signal chain
JHS 3 Series Octave Reverb
JHS Pedals
21% matchJHS Smiley leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
MXR M83
MXR
21% matchJHS Smiley leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Strymon Ultraviolet
Strymon
21% matchJHS Smiley leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
DSM & Humboldt ClearComp Compressor
Dsm Humboldt Electronics
21% matchWhat JHS Smiley brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes earlier in the signal chain
ThorpyFX peacekeeper
ThorpyFX
21% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (low gain → fuzzy)
JHS Smiley leans this low gain tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own
Comes earlier in the signal chain
DigiTech DOD Overdrive Preamp 250X
Digitech
21% matchJHS Smiley leans this transparent tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Empress Reverb
Empress
21% matchJHS Smiley leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Acoustic Strymon Compadre Dual Voice Compressor
Acoustic
21% matchThe Smiley's clear, compressed fuzz bite stacks with the Compadre's own transparent, studio-grade compression for a controlled push.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
NuX Tube Man Mk.II
Nux
21% matchJHS Smiley leans this transparent tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Vertex Boost MKII
Vertex
21% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)
JHS Smiley stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here
Comes earlier in the signal chain