Mesa Boogie Dynaplex Crunch

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

Stack Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward clean boost

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Mesa Boogie Mark I pushes a crunchy tone toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Feed a crunchy signal into Ceriatone HRM 50 and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Stack Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Roland Cube Street EX pushes a crunchy tone toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Gallien-Krueger GK Legacy 4x10 Bass Combo Amp takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Phil Jones BG-400 Suitcase Compact Bass Combo pushes a crunchy tone toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

ENGL E610II Savage 120 MkII Head takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward mid-forward

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

Z.Vex Super Hard On takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward clean boost

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

Greer Southland pushes a crunchy tone toward clean boost

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

Run MXR Dyna Comp Mini after Mesa Boogie Dynaplex Crunch in the signal chain, clear of Mesa Boogie Dynaplex Crunch's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Mesa Boogie Dynaplex Crunch leans toward crunchy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

Run MXR Analog Delay after Mesa Boogie Dynaplex Crunch in the signal chain, clear of Mesa Boogie Dynaplex Crunch's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay after Mesa Boogie Dynaplex Crunch in the signal chain, clear of Mesa Boogie Dynaplex Crunch's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put MXR CAE Wah in front of Mesa Boogie Dynaplex Crunch: a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal