Pedals that stack with the Marshall Bluesbreaker
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All 142 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Electronic Audio Experiments Glaive Octave Fuzz
Electronic Audio Experiments
25% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Into the Bluesbreaker's round, natural tube breakup, the Glaive's extreme, doom-voiced octave fuzz has a genuinely raw amp voice to push into.
Goes in front of the amp
Sola Sound Tone Bender MK1
pedal
25% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Marshall Bluesbreaker's warm balances out the bright tone
Goes in front of the amp
440 Distribution DigiTech Drop Polyphonic Droptune
440 Distribution
25% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Marshall Bluesbreaker leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
Keeley Oxblood Overdrive
Keeley
24% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Run Marshall Bluesbreaker after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Goes in front of the amp
Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-52
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
24% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)
Run Marshall Bluesbreaker after it and the dark edge settles into something more glassy
Goes in front of the amp
Univox UD-50 Uni-Drive
pedal
24% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Marshall Bluesbreaker leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Fulltone OCD V2
Fulltone
24% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Into a dynamic tone, Marshall Bluesbreaker brings a pull toward compressed that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Obne Dark Star
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
24% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)
Marshall Bluesbreaker's glassy balances out the dark tone — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Fulltone Fulldrive 2 MOSFET
Fulltone
24% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Marshall Bluesbreaker leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
JHS Lucky Cat Delay limited edition
JHS Pedals
24% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)
Marshall Bluesbreaker leans glassy right where the dark tone needs it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Carl Martin Hot Drive'n Boost MK3
Carl Martin
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
What Marshall Bluesbreaker brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
EarthQuaker Devices Acapulco Gold
EarthQuaker Devices
23% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Into a dynamic tone, Marshall Bluesbreaker brings a pull toward compressed that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
NuX Atlantic
Nux
23% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Run Marshall Bluesbreaker after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Snouse BlackBox Overdrive 2
Snouse
23% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Marshall Bluesbreaker leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Ernie Ball Volume Pedal
pedal
23% matchMarshall Bluesbreaker leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz
Wren And Cuff
23% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Marshall Bluesbreaker leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
Mad Professor 1 Overdrive
Mad Professor
23% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Run Marshall Bluesbreaker after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Goes in front of the amp
Revv G3 (Purple Channel Distortion)
Revv
23% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Marshall Bluesbreaker leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
DigiTech Whammy Pitch-Shifting Pedal
Digitech
23% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Marshall Bluesbreaker leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Wampler Phenom Distortion
Wampler
23% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Where this leans bright, Marshall Bluesbreaker answers back warm
Goes in front of the amp
Mooer woodverb
Mooer
23% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Where this leans warm, Marshall Bluesbreaker answers back bright — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
MXR CSP033 Il Torino Overdrive
MXR
22% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Into a dynamic tone, Marshall Bluesbreaker brings a pull toward compressed that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive
Fulltone
22% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
The OCD's overdrive, overtone, and crunch fronts the Bluesbreaker's natural, round breakup for a bigger blues-rock push.
Goes in front of the amp
Boss SD-1W Super OverDrive Waza Craft
pedal
22% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Marshall Bluesbreaker leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp