Maxon OD808

“considering i use this almost exclusively as a boost for my Peavey 5150 and Orange Micro Dark”— from the maxon-od808 listing

Comes later in the signal chain

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Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head (Multi-watt) leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt after Maxon OD808

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H after Maxon OD808

Comes later in the signal chain

Synergy SL2 Module goes after Maxon OD808 in the chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Friedman BE-Mini Head goes after Maxon OD808 in the chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 goes after Maxon OD808 in the chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head goes after Maxon OD808 in the chain

Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run Electro-Harmonix Bad after Maxon OD808 in the signal chain, clear of Maxon OD808's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

Maxon OD808's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run Dawner Prince Boonar after Maxon OD808 in the signal chain, clear of Maxon OD808's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run Strymon El Capistan after Maxon OD808 in the signal chain, clear of Maxon OD808's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes later in the signal chain

Warm Audio Jet Phaser goes after Maxon OD808 — modulation sits after the gain for a defined swirl