Pedals that stack with the JHS Smiley

What JHS Smiley brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

JHS Smiley leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

JHS Smiley leans this transparent tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes earlier in the signal chain

What 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

What JHS Smiley brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around

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. (fuzzy → modulated)

Echolution's rich, ambient delay repeats trail Smiley's clear, compressed fuzz at the end of the chain for complex, boutique-style echo. — 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. (fuzzy → modulated)

Smiley's clear, compressed fuzz feeds into the Borderland's lush, ambient reverb at the end of the chain. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

JHS Smiley leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain