Matthews Effects Architect V2

Bad Cat Cub

Bad Cat Cub's own harmonically rich character is the real reason this is worth trying

Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier

Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier leans toward saturated, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Peavey Invective 120

Peavey Invective 120 pushes a higher-gain pedal harder

Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210

Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210 tightens a saturated voice

Ceriatone HRM 50

Ceriatone HRM 50 tightens and focuses this high-gain tone with a mid-forward boost

Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W Head

Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W Head tightens a saturated voice

Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50

Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 tightens and focuses this high-gain tone with a mid-forward boost

Gallien-Krueger Fusion 212

Gallien-Krueger Fusion 212 warms up and rounds off a bright tone

J. Rockett Archer

J. Rockett Archer's own high headroom character is the real reason this is worth trying

Walrus Audio EB-10

Stacking Walrus Audio EB-10 in front tightens and adds sustain

Caroline Guitar Company Somersault

Keep Caroline Guitar Company Somersault after Matthews Effects Architect V2 in the signal chain, clear of Matthews Effects Architect V2's own gain stage

Ashdown Studio Compressor

What Ashdown Studio Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

Walrus Audio Fable

Put Walrus Audio Fable after Matthews Effects Architect V2 in the signal chain, clear of Matthews Effects Architect V2's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Alexander Pedals Radical Delay

Keep Alexander Pedals Radical Delay after Matthews Effects Architect V2 in the signal chain, clear of Matthews Effects Architect V2's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Spaceman Effects Atlas IV

Spaceman Effects Atlas IV drives a saturated tone harder

Wampler Cory Wong

Wampler Cory Wong drives a saturated tone harder