Pedals that stack with the Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo

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All 48 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence

Ibanez Tube Screamer

Ibanez

37% match

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

Push the Mark IIC+'s singing high-gain lead voice with the Screamer's mid-forward boost and it gets even more focused.

Goes in front of the amp

Z.Vex Super Hard On

Zvex

30% match
$189via Reverb

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (low gain → high gain)

Into a low gain tone, Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Goes in front of the amp

Klon Centaur

Klon

28% match
$4000via Reverb

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

Stack Klon Centaur on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

Klon KTR

Klon

27% match

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)

Into the Mark IIC+'s glassy clean channel, the KTR's transparent boost pushes it into singing, midrange-forward breakup.

Goes in front of the amp

Browne Amplification Gritador

Browne Amplification

27% match
$219via Reverb

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

Stack Browne Amplification Gritador on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

Mesa Boogie Tone Burst Boost

Mesa Boogie

26% match
$179via Reverb

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)

Into a transparent tone, Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Goes in front of the amp

Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II

Walrus Audio

26% match

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

The Voyager's selectable germanium and silicon clipping gives you two different ways to push the Mark IIC+'s own singing lead channel.

Goes in front of the amp

Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress

Electro-Harmonix

23% match
$200.09via Reverb

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 → shimmer)

Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress's shimmer voice goes after Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo's own high gain character

Goes in front of the amp

Wampler Tumnus

Wampler

23% match

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)

Into a transparent tone, Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Goes in front of the amp

Zvex Vexter Series Fuzz Factory

pedal

23% match

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)

Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Goes in front of the amp

Maxon OD-9 Pro+

Maxon

22% match

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

Run mid-forward into Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo for more high gain on top

Goes in front of the amp

Wampler Cory Wong

Wampler

22% match
$265.93via Reverb

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

The Cory Wong's optical funk compression evens out the pick attack before it ever reaches the Mark IIC+'s own singing, high-gain voice.

Goes in front of the amp

ZVEX Instant Lo-Fi Junky

Zvex

22% match
$238.82via Reverb

Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

Vox V 847A Wah

Vox

22% match

Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Goes in front of the amp

Dunlop 535Q Wah

Dunlop

21% match

Put Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

Goes in front of the amp

Maxon TOD-9

Maxon

21% match
$209.56via Reverb

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

Run mid-forward into Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo for more high gain on top

Goes in front of the amp

JHS Haunting Mids

JHS Pedals

21% match

Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Goes in front of the amp

JAM Pedals Rattler Limited

Jam Pedals

21% match
$449via Reverb

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (low gain → high gain)

Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo leans this low gain tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Goes in front of the amp

Dunlop Cry Baby Wah

Dunlop

21% match
$85via Reverb

Run mid-forward into Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo for more high gain on top

Goes in front of the amp

Crazy Tube Circuits Clean Little Secret

Crazy Tube Circuits

20% match
$244.86via Reverb

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)

Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Goes in front of the amp

Guptech Slime Mid-Boost

Guptech

20% match

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

Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Goes in front of the amp

Vertex Boost MKII

Vertex

20% match
$199.99via Reverb

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)

Into a transparent tone, Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Goes in front of the amp

Xotic RC Booster V2

Xotic

20% match
$172via Reverb

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)

Into a transparent tone, Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Goes in front of the amp

Hungry Robot The Borderland

Hungry Robot

20% match

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 → modulated)

Keep the Borderland in the Mark IIC+'s loop for lush, boutique ambient wash behind that singing, glassy high-gain lead tone. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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