Pedals that stack with the Mesa/Boogie Badlander
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All 18 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Mesa Boogie Flux-Drive
Mesa Boogie
33% matchWhat Mesa Boogie Flux-Drive brings here leans toward crunchy — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Tech 21 California Overdrive
Tech 21
29% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Mesa/Boogie Badlander pushes a high gain tone toward tight
Goes in front of the amp
Caline CP-16 MR. Mark
Caline
29% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Feed a high gain signal into Mesa/Boogie Badlander and it comes out closer to tight
Goes in front of the amp
Wampler Mofetta
Wampler
28% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Mesa/Boogie Badlander takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight
Goes in front of the amp
Mesa Boogie Throttle Box Overdrive
Mesa Boogie
26% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Feed a high gain signal into Mesa/Boogie Badlander and it comes out closer to tight
Goes in front of the amp
Mooer Rage Machine
Mooer
25% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Feed a high gain signal into Mesa/Boogie Badlander and it comes out closer to tight
Goes in front of the amp
Tone City Double Engine T40 Rectified High Energy
Tone City
25% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Feed a high gain signal into Mesa/Boogie Badlander and it comes out closer to tight
Goes in front of the amp
Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition
Walrus Audio
25% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → clean boost)
Stack Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition on top and a saturated tone tightens toward clean boost
Goes in front of the amp
NUX Recto Distortion
Nux
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Mesa/Boogie Badlander takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight
Goes in front of the amp
Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp
Beetronics
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → clean boost)
Push the Badlander's tight, high-gain channel with the Buzzter's clean boost and the saturation stays punchy instead of turning to mud.
Goes in front of the amp
Mooer Spark Distortion Pedal
Mooer
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Feed a high gain signal into Mesa/Boogie Badlander and it comes out closer to tight
Goes in front of the amp
EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas
EarthQuaker Devices
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Feed a high gain signal into Mesa/Boogie Badlander and it comes out closer to tight
Goes in front of the amp
Warm Audio Fluff Drive
Warm Audio
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Stack Mesa/Boogie Badlander on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight
Goes in front of the amp
Boss DS 1W Distortion Waza Craft
Boss
22% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Mesa/Boogie Badlander takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight
Goes in front of the amp
Wampler Cory Wong
Wampler
18% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Squeeze first with the Cory Wong and the Badlander's tight, modern saturation responds more evenly to pick dynamics.
Goes in front of the amp
Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo
Caroline Guitar Company
17% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo after Mesa/Boogie Badlander in the signal chain, clear of Mesa/Boogie Badlander's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
TC Electronic Triple Flashback Delay
TC Electronic
14% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put TC Electronic Triple Flashback Delay in Mesa/Boogie Badlander's effects loop, clear of Mesa/Boogie Badlander's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Keeley Eccos Tape Flanged Delay
Keeley
14% 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 → slapback)
Keeley Eccos Tape Flanged Delay's dark voice goes in Mesa/Boogie Badlander's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Mesa/Boogie Badlander's own tight character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop