Pedals that stack with the Marshall JCM900 2100
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Xotic BB Preamp
Xotic
40% 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)
The BB Preamp's creamy, treble-boosted EQ pushes the JCM900's hard-rock crunch further.
Goes in front of the amp
Analog Man King of Tone
Analog Man
38% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
Feed a crunchy signal into Analog Man King of Tone and it comes out closer to clean boost
Goes in front of the amp
Friedman BE-OD
Friedman
37% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Friedman BE-OD pushes a high gain tone toward tight
Goes in front of the amp
Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Mk2
Catalinbread
33% matchfills 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 JCM900 2100 leans this transparent tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Micro Amp
MXR
32% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → mid-forward)
Into a high headroom tone, Marshall JCM900 2100 brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Keeley Blues Disorder 4-in-1
Keeley
32% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → mid-forward)
Marshall JCM900 2100 leans this high headroom tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Free The Tone ODL-1A-CS Overdriveland Custom w/Ch Cont
Free The Tone
30% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → mid-forward)
Marshall JCM900 2100 leans this high headroom tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
ThorpyFX Electric Lightning
ThorpyFX
29% matchfills 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)
Into a transparent tone, Marshall JCM900 2100 brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
JHS Morning Glory
JHS Pedals
29% matchfills 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 JCM900 2100 leans this transparent tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Tone City Sweet Cream v2025
Tone City
29% matchfills 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 JCM900 2100 leans this transparent tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Tone City Sweet Cream V2
Tone City
29% matchfills 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)
Into a transparent tone, Marshall JCM900 2100 brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Carl Martin Headroom
Carl Martin
27% matchMarshall JCM900 2100's own aggressive character is the real reason this is worth trying — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Crazy Tube Circuits Hi Power
Crazy Tube Circuits
27% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → mid-forward)
Marshall JCM900 2100 leans this high headroom tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Browne Amplification The Carbon V1
Browne Amplification
27% matchfills 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 JCM900 2100 leans this transparent tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Cornerstone Colosseum LTD BK
Cornerstone
27% matchfills 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 JCM900 2100 leans this transparent tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Cusack Music Metaplexi
Cusack Music
25% matchfills 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 JCM900 2100 leans this transparent tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Spaceman Redstone
Spaceman
25% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → mid-forward)
Into a high headroom tone, Marshall JCM900 2100 brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Catalinbread SuperCharged Overdrive
Catalinbread
24% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → mid-forward)
Into a high headroom tone, Marshall JCM900 2100 brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Origin Effects MAGMA57 Amp Vibrato & Drive
Origin Effects
24% matchsits 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 → modulated)
Run Origin Effects MAGMA57 Amp Vibrato & Drive after Marshall JCM900 2100 in the signal chain, clear of Marshall JCM900 2100's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Shin's Music Dumble ODS
Shins Music
24% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → mid-forward)
Into a high headroom tone, Marshall JCM900 2100 brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Carl Martin Greg Howe Lick Box
Carl Martin
24% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → mid-forward)
Marshall JCM900 2100's own aggressive character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Blackstar LT-Boost
Blackstar
23% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → mid-forward)
Marshall JCM900 2100 leans this high headroom tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone
Pigtronix
23% matchMarshall JCM900 2100's own aggressive character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Wampler Cory Wong
Wampler
23% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Marshall JCM900 2100 leans toward aggressive, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
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