Pedals that stack with the Mesa Boogie Flux-Five

Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator

Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator's transparent voice goes after Mesa Boogie Flux-Five in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Mesa Boogie Flux-Five's own dynamic character

Catalinbread SFT

What Catalinbread SFT brings here leans toward warm — that's worth building a pairing around

Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff

What Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff brings here leans toward smooth — that's worth building a pairing around

Ashdown Velvet Compressor

Mesa Boogie Flux-Five's dynamic character and Ashdown Velvet Compressor's compressed voice sit in the same lane rather than fighting each other

Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte

Put Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after Mesa Boogie Flux-Five in the signal chain, clear of Mesa Boogie Flux-Five's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Catalinbread Belle Epoch

Keep Mesa Boogie Flux-Five's dynamic voice out front: Catalinbread Belle Epoch goes after Mesa Boogie Flux-Five in the signal chain so its analog warmth voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)