Pedals that stack with the Lab Series L5

Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive

Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive's fuzzy fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own

Carl Martin Hot Drive'n Boost MK3

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Carl Martin Hot Drive'n Boost MK3 gives it high gain to fill it with

Carl Martin Crunch Drive

Run Carl Martin Crunch Drive into that high headroom platform and it finally gets some crunchy

EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter V3

Keep EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter V3 after Lab Series L5 in the signal chain, clear of Lab Series L5's own gain stage

Lab Ratz 3D Boum Warming Unit

Lab Ratz 3D Boum Warming Unit leans toward low gain, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Binson Echorec Delay

Binson Echorec Delay's saturated voice goes in Lab Series L5's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Lab Series L5's own full character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Fender Hammertone Reverb

Put Fender Hammertone Reverb in Lab Series L5's effects loop, clear of Lab Series L5's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)