Keeley Aria

Two-Rock Silver Sterling Signature 100/50W's own high headroom 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)

Into the Bloomfield Drive's smooth, clean-platform headroom, Aria's compressed, mid-boosted overdrive turns clean into real lead drive.

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

Comes later in the signal chain

Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

Run mid-forward into Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H for more high gain on top

Comes later in the signal chain

Friedman BE-Mini Head layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes later in the signal chain

Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Egnater Tourmaster Combo 4212 in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

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

Box of War Small Foot's clear, sustaining fuzz stacks a heavier layer onto Aria's own compressed, mid-boosted overdrive.

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Push the Aria's compressed, mid-boosted blues drive with the Odin's own doom-heavy stoner fuzz and it turns into real weight.

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.

Put Electro-Harmonix Bad after Keeley Aria in the signal chain, clear of Keeley Aria's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Keeley Aria leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

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.

Put Strymon El Capistan after Keeley Aria in the signal chain, clear of Keeley Aria's own gain stage — 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.

Keep Keeley Aria's compressed voice out front: Boss DD-200 Digital Delay goes after Keeley Aria in the signal chain so its shimmer voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Run mid-forward into Death By Audio Destruction for more fuzzy on top

Comes later in the signal chain

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal