Pedals that stack with the Mesa Boogie Fillmore 100 1x12 Combo

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

Into a high headroom tone, Marshall Guv'nor brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing

Goes in front of the amp

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

Run Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz into that high headroom platform and it finally leans toward fuzzy

Goes in front of the amp

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

The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31 leans it toward mid-forward to fill it in

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.

Run TC Electronic Mimiq Doubler after Mesa Boogie Fillmore 100 1x12 Combo in the signal chain, clear of Mesa Boogie Fillmore 100 1x12 Combo's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

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

Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro's own mid-forward character is the real reason this is worth trying

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.

Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb's spring voice goes in Mesa Boogie Fillmore 100 1x12 Combo's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Mesa Boogie Fillmore 100 1x12 Combo's own transparent character — 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.

Keep Binson Echorec Delay in Mesa Boogie Fillmore 100 1x12 Combo's effects loop, clear of Mesa Boogie Fillmore 100 1x12 Combo's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop