Pedals that stack with the Koch Classictone II 20 Combo
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Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp
Beetronics
33% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
Push the Classictone's boutique, musical crunch with the Buzzter's transparent tube boost and it opens up into more saturation.
Goes in front of the amp
Univox Super-Fuzz
Univox
29% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)
Univox Super-Fuzz pushes a crunchy tone toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
29% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)
Push the Classictone's boutique, musical crunch with the Rangemaster's germanium treble boost and it opens up into more saturation.
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Dyna Comp
MXR
17% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
MXR Dyna Comp's own bright character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Dyna Comp Mini
MXR
13% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Koch Classictone II 20 Combo's crunchy voice out front: MXR Dyna Comp Mini goes after Koch Classictone II 20 Combo in the signal chain so its mid-forward voice doesn't muddy it
Goes in front of the amp
Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini
Dunlop
12% matchKeep the Carbon Copy Mini's dark, ambient slapback delay in the Classictone's loop, clear of the amp's own boutique, DI-friendly crunch. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
9% matchKeep Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man in Koch Classictone II 20 Combo's effects loop, clear of Koch Classictone II 20 Combo's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
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