Pedals that stack with the Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive

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

The Red Dirt's rich, thick mid-drive stacks with the Octavia's transistor-driven octave-fuzz lead.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler leans this transparent tone toward low gain, which it doesn't make on its own

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 Walrus Audio Monument CS after Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive's own gain stage

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. (thin → full)

Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive's full voice suits Ibanez TS9DX Turbo Tube Screamer's own full character

Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer's own dynamic character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Stack Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive pushes a crunchy tone toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Feed a high gain signal into Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive and it comes out closer to mid-forward

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 Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb after Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive'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 Eventide Modulated Delay after Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain