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% matchpushes 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% matchgain 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% matchpushes 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% matchclean 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% matchpushes 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% matchclean 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% matchgain 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% matchsits 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% matchclean 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% matchclean 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% matchgain 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% matchshapes 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% matchMesa 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% matchMesa 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% matchPut 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% matchgain 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% matchMesa 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% matchgain 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% matchRun 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% matchclean 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% matchgain 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% matchclean 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% matchclean 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% matchsits 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