Pedals that stack with the Marshall Bluesbreaker

JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion

The Bluesbreaker's natural, round breakup gives the PackRat's dark, filtered Rodent-style distortion a warmer classic blues foundation.

Mesa Boogie Flux-Five

Marshall Bluesbreaker's own voicing points at Marshall-style amps, and Mesa Boogie Flux-Five delivers it — also used together by 1 artist

Xotic Effects SL Drive

Where this leans bright, Marshall Bluesbreaker answers back warm

Friedman IR-J Jake E Lee Boost

Marshall Bluesbreaker leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Way Huge Pork Loin

The Pork Loin's nuanced British-blues overdrive pairs naturally with the Bluesbreaker's own rounded, compressed breakup.

Wampler Paisley Drive Deluxe

Where this leans bright, Marshall Bluesbreaker answers back warm

RHC Rat Turbo Rat Distortion

The Bluesbreaker's round, natural tube compression gives the Turbo Rat's aggressive clipping a warmer amp voice than a harder-edged head would.

JHS Morning Glory

Marshall Bluesbreaker is voiced for Marshall-style amps — JHS Morning Glory gives it exactly that

Catalinbread Cloak

The Bluesbreaker's round, natural tube breakup gives the Cloak's shimmering, harmonic reverb a warmer amp voice to swell into. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Jackson Audio Prism

The Bluesbreaker's natural, round breakup gives Prism's complex, stereo-eq'd drive a genuinely reactive amp to push.

Catalinbread CB-Overdrive

Where this leans bright, Marshall Bluesbreaker answers back warm

Roger Mayer Fuzz Box

Marshall Bluesbreaker is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Roger Mayer Fuzz Box gives it exactly that

Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose

Marshall Bluesbreaker leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Analog Man Comprossor

Into the Bluesbreaker's natural, compressed tube breakup, the Comprossor's dark, sustaining compression evens out dynamics before the amp's own compression reacts. — also used together by 1 artist

Behringer Centaur Overdrive

Run Marshall Bluesbreaker after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Suhr Riot

Marshall Bluesbreaker leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay

MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform Marshall Bluesbreaker wants — also used together by 1 artist — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

EarthQuaker Devices Arrows

Into the Bluesbreaker's round, natural tube breakup, the Arrows' subtle treble boost has real headroom to open up.

Cordovox EQ-7

Into the Bluesbreaker's natural, blues-rock breakup, the EQ-7 shapes frequencies ahead of the amp so a boost or cut actually drives the front end.

Jackson Audio Bloom V2 Compressor/EQ

The Bloom V2's transparent compression and boost gives the Bluesbreaker's natural, round breakup a cleaner, more controlled edge.

Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble

The Bluesbreaker's natural compression gives the CE-1's lush stereo chorus a warm, dynamic amp voice to swirl through.

Dunlop MXR Timmy Overdrive, sold as Dunlop CSP027

Marshall Bluesbreaker's warm balances out the bright tone

Dunlop FFM6 Band of Gypsys Fuzz Face

Into the Bluesbreaker's natural, compressed breakup, the FFM6's biting fuzz face voicing adds edge without smothering that bluesy sag.

Xotic EP Booster

Push the Bluesbreaker's natural breakup with the EP Booster's bright, FET-driven boost for fuller blues-rock saturation.