Pedals that stack with the Kustom HV30 Tube

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)

Kustom HV30 Tube leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Friedman BE-OD wants

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)

Run Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII into that transparent platform and it finally leans toward fuzzy

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)

Into a transparent tone, Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing

Goes in front of the amp

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 EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter after Kustom HV30 Tube in the signal chain, clear of Kustom HV30 Tube's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

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

Xotic SP Compressor's own smooth character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

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 Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay in Kustom HV30 Tube's effects loop, clear of Kustom HV30 Tube's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run Mr. Black Bloodmoon in Kustom HV30 Tube's effects loop, clear of Kustom HV30 Tube's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop