Pedals that stack with the Laney Cub 8 Valve

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

Push the Cub 8's small-amp breakup with the BB Preamp's creamy crunch for a fuller, more amp-like saturation.

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an amp at the edge of breakupPushes an amp already sitting at the edge of breakup over the line. (edge of breakup → clean boost)

Analog Man King of Tone pushes a edge of breakup tone toward clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an amp at the edge of breakupPushes an amp already sitting at the edge of breakup over the line. (edge of breakup → mid-forward)

Laney Cub 8 Valve leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Mk2 wants

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.

Into Laney Cub 8 Valve, Origin Effects MAGMA57 Amp Vibrato & Drive is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps

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. (bright → warm)

SahBro? Audio Ross Kempressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

Into Laney Cub 8 Valve, Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps — 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.

Keep Walrus Audio Fable in Laney Cub 8 Valve's effects loop, clear of Laney Cub 8 Valve's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop