Pedals that stack with the Lehle Sunday Driver II

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)

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Electro-Harmonix 1973 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2 leans it toward mid-forward to fill it in

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

Wren and Cuff Box of War OG leans this transparent tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 V3 after Lehle Sunday Driver II in the signal chain, clear of Lehle Sunday Driver II's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

What Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive brings here leans toward smooth — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 Fender Hammertone Reverb after Lehle Sunday Driver II in the signal chain, clear of Lehle Sunday Driver II's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

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 JHS 3 Series Oil Can Delay after Lehle Sunday Driver II in the signal chain, clear of Lehle Sunday Driver II's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain