Pedals that stack with the Laney LX65R

Laney LX65R leans toward high headroom, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

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

The LX65R's gigging-ready headroom and drive give the Screamer's mid-forward boost a versatile amp platform.

Goes in front of the amp

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

Push the LX65R's gigging-ready headroom with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and the two stages stack instead of just adding volume.

Goes in front of the amp

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

The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Marshall Guv'nor leans it toward mid-forward to fill it in

Goes in front of the amp

Laney LX65R leans toward high headroom, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

Laney LX65R leans toward high headroom, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

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

Ahead of the LX65R, the Dyna Comp's squash keeps the pick attack from overdriving the amp's gigging-ready gain unevenly.

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 Laney LX65R's high headroom voice out front: MXR Phase 90 goes after Laney LX65R in the signal chain so its analog warmth voice doesn't muddy it

Goes in front of the amp

Laney LX65R's own high headroom 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 Binson Echorec Delay in Laney LX65R's effects loop, clear of Laney LX65R's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

What Laney LX65R brings here leans toward high headroom — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp

Laney LX65R's own high headroom character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

Laney LX65R leans toward high headroom, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

Laney LX65R leans toward high headroom, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

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 Laney LX65R's high headroom voice out front: Keeley Halo goes in Laney LX65R's effects loop so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

What Laney LX65R brings here leans toward high headroom — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp