Pedals that stack with the Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine MkII 1x12 Combo

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)

Marshall Guv'nor leans this transparent tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own

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)

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz leans it toward fuzzy to fill it in

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)

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Beetronics Swarm leans it toward fuzzy to fill it in

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.

Run Boss BF-2 Flanger after Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine MkII 1x12 Combo in the signal chain, clear of Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine MkII 1x12 Combo's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

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

Universal Audio 1176 Compressor leans toward compressed, 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. (high gain → ambient)

Keep Strymon BigSky in Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine MkII 1x12 Combo's effects loop, clear of Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine MkII 1x12 Combo'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.

Keep Keeley Halo in Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine MkII 1x12 Combo's effects loop, clear of Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine MkII 1x12 Combo's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop