Pedals that stack with the Mesa Boogie Mark I
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Aria Lil' RAT Distortion
Aria
27% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)
Mesa Boogie Mark I takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Universal Audio Knuckles '92 Dual Rec Amplifier
Universal Audio
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)
Stack Mesa Boogie Mark I on top and a scooped tone tightens toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Universal Audio Dream
Universal Audio
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)
Mesa Boogie Mark I pushes a scooped tone toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Death By Audio Fuzz War
Death By Audio
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)
Mesa Boogie Mark I pushes a scooped tone toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Boss MT-2w
Mt 2w
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)
Mesa Boogie Mark I takes that scooped character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Boss MT-2w
Boss
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)
Mesa Boogie Mark I takes that scooped character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Wampler Mofetta
Wampler
26% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Stack Mesa Boogie Mark I on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Vertex Tone Secret
Vertex
25% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)
Feed a scooped signal into Mesa Boogie Mark I and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Boss OS-2 OverDrive/Distortion
Boss
25% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
Into a transparent tone, Mesa Boogie Mark I brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Phase 90
MXR
25% matchUsed together by 2 artists
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 Phase 90 after Mesa Boogie Mark I in the signal chain, clear of Mesa Boogie Mark I's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Mesa Boogie Dynaplex Crunch
Mesa Boogie
25% matchpushes 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
Goes in front of the amp
Fulltone Full Drive 2 10th Anniversary Mosfet Edition
pedal
25% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
Mesa Boogie Mark I leans this transparent tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Artec RSV-3 Resovibe
Artec
25% matchMesa Boogie Mark I's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Mooer MFZ2 Triangle Buff
Mooer
25% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)
Stack Mesa Boogie Mark I on top and a scooped tone tightens toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Boss OD-1X Overdrive
Boss
25% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
Mesa Boogie Mark I leans this transparent tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff
Electro-Harmonix
25% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)
Mesa Boogie Mark I takes that scooped character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Mooer Rage Machine
Mooer
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Mesa Boogie Mark I pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4
JHS Pedals
24% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
Into a transparent tone, Mesa Boogie Mark I brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Tone City Double Engine T40 Rectified High Energy
Tone City
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Mesa Boogie Mark I pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
J. Rockett Melody Overdrive/EQ
J Rockett
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)
Feed a crunchy signal into Mesa Boogie Mark I and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Catalinbread RAH Mountain Edition
Catalinbread
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)
Stack Mesa Boogie Mark I on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Keeley Moon
Keeley
23% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)
Stack Mesa Boogie Mark I on top and a scooped tone tightens toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Caline CP-10 Hot Mushroom Compressor RED Script
Caline
23% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
Mesa Boogie Mark I leans toward high gain, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
NUX Recto Distortion
Nux
23% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Stack Mesa Boogie Mark I on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
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