Pedals that stack with the Marshall DSL100H
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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Xotic BB Preamp
Xotic
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Run Xotic BB Preamp after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Goes in front of the amp
Wampler Plexi Drive
Wampler
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
What Wampler Plexi Drive brings here leans toward crunchy — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Mk2
Catalinbread
23% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Mk2's own harmonically rich character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Strymon Zelzah -Dimensional Phaser
Strymon
16% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Strymon Zelzah -Dimensional Phaser after Marshall DSL100H in the signal chain, clear of Marshall DSL100H's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Suhr Discovery
Suhr
13% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Suhr Discovery in Marshall DSL100H's effects loop, clear of Marshall DSL100H's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
MXR Analog Delay
MXR
13% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Marshall DSL100H's high gain voice out front: MXR Analog Delay goes in Marshall DSL100H's effects loop so its warm 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
Whirlwind Rochester Red Box
Whirlwind
13% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Whirlwind Rochester Red Box's own smooth character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp