Pedals that stack with the Matchless Lightning Reverb

Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3

Stacked with the Lightning Reverb's own onboard spring, the Dark Star's experimental wash adds a second, darker reverb layer rather than doubling the same sound. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

The Lightning's chiming, touch-sensitive breakup gives the Rangemaster's germanium treble boost a genuinely responsive amp voice to brighten.

Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff TOP Boost

The Lightning's chiming, touch-sensitive breakup gives the Micro Metal Muff's clear, high-gain metal boost a genuinely responsive amp voice to push into.

Sola Sound Tone Bender MK1

A germanium Tone Bender into the Lightning Reverb's chimey breakup is a classic British stack — vintage fuzz grit over vintage amp sweetness.

Catalinbread NiCompressor

Run Matchless Lightning Reverb after it and the dark edge settles into something more glassy

Death By Audio Reverberation Machine

Matchless Lightning Reverb's glassy balances out the dark tone — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Catalinbread Giygas 2k

Matchless Lightning Reverb leans glassy right where the dark tone needs it

Walrus Audio Fundamental Series Distortion

Matchless Lightning Reverb leans glassy right where the dark tone needs it

Walrus Audio Slö Multi-Texture Reverb

Matchless Lightning Reverb leans glassy right where the dark tone needs it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

EarthQuaker Devices Arrows V2

Matchless Lightning Reverb's glassy balances out the dark tone

Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone

Into the Lightning's chiming, touch-sensitive breakup, the Tremolo Clone's organic pulse has a genuinely vintage amp voice to modulate.

Electro-Harmonix Canyon

Keep the Canyon's modulated, octave-laced delay in the Lightning's loop, clear of the amp's own chiming, touch-sensitive breakup. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Keeley Halo

Keep Halo in the Lightning Reverb's loop — its stereo, ambient delay stays clear of the amp's own chimey breakup and built-in reverb. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio

The Golden Ratio's punchy, optical compression evens out the attack before it ever reaches the Lightning's own chiming, touch-sensitive breakup.