Pedals that stack with the Mesa Boogie Rectifier Badlander EL34/100 Head

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

Mesa Boogie Flux-Drive leans toward crunchy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

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

Catalinbread VariOboost pushes a high gain tone toward clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

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

Stack Keeley Red Dirt Overdrive on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward

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 → modulated)

Run Ibanez Soundtank CS5 Super Chorus after Mesa Boogie Rectifier Badlander EL34/100 Head in the signal chain, clear of Mesa Boogie Rectifier Badlander EL34/100 Head's own gain stage

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)

Put Mooer A7 Ambience in Mesa Boogie Rectifier Badlander EL34/100 Head's effects loop, clear of Mesa Boogie Rectifier Badlander EL34/100 Head'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)

Walrus Audio Fathom's ambient voice goes in Mesa Boogie Rectifier Badlander EL34/100 Head's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Mesa Boogie Rectifier Badlander EL34/100 Head's own high gain character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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

Keeley Bassist's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp