Pedals that stack with the Mesa Boogie Lone Star Head

Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31

The Model B's blackface-inspired crunch stacks well ahead of the Lone Star's own tube gain, adding crispy saturation on a platform built to take pedals.

Beetronics Swarm

Push the Lone Star's articulate clean channel with the Swarm and its fuzz harmonics come through instead of smearing.

Beetronics Nectar

Into the Lone Star's vocal, pedal-friendly clean platform, the Nectar's boutique low-gain saturation has real room to open up.

Boss TR-2 Tremolo

Into the Lone Star's clean, vocal-sounding channel, the TR-2's pulse rides on top of an already dynamic amp instead of getting swallowed by gain.

Origin Effects SlideRIG Compact Deluxe

Ahead of the Lone Star's responsive, pedal-platform clean channel, the SlideRIG's subtle compression adds sustain without smoothing over the amp's own vocal touch response.

Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini

Put the Carbon Copy Mini's dark, ambient repeats in the Lone Star's loop, after that amp's vocal, articulate crunch, so the echoes stay defined. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Boss DD-3 Digital Delay

The Lone Star's articulate, vocal-like clean tone is exactly the kind of pedal platform the DD-3's delay trails well in the loop. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)