Pedals that stack with the Mesa Boogie Fillmore 50 Combo

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

Stack Catalinbread Formula 5F6 on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)

Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

Univox Super-Fuzz takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

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

Into Mesa Boogie Fillmore 50 Combo, Origin Effects SlideRIG Compact Deluxe is right at home: it's built around Fender-style amps

Goes in front of the amp

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

Into Mesa Boogie Fillmore 50 Combo, Catalinbread Valcoder '70s Collection is right at home: it's built around Fender-style amps

Goes in front of the amp

sits 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 → ambient)

Run Electro-Harmonix Canyon in Mesa Boogie Fillmore 50 Combo's effects loop, clear of Mesa Boogie Fillmore 50 Combo's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

sits 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 → ambient)

Run EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath in Mesa Boogie Fillmore 50 Combo's effects loop, clear of Mesa Boogie Fillmore 50 Combo's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop