Pedals that stack with the Mesa Boogie Mark I

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All 124 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence

Aria Lil' RAT Distortion

Aria

27% match

pushes 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% match
$349via Reverb

fills 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% match

fills 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% match
$173.09via Reverb

fills 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% match

fills 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% match

fills 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% match
$175.37via Reverb

pushes 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% match
$129.99via Reverb

fills 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% match
$96.46via Reverb

fills 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% match
$89.99via Reverb

Used 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% match
$199via Reverb

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

Goes in front of the amp

Fulltone Full Drive 2 10th Anniversary Mosfet Edition

pedal

25% match
$70via Reverb

fills 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% match

Mesa 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% match
$49.32via Reverb

fills 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% match

fills 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% match
$94.95via Reverb

fills 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% match
$69.99via Reverb

pushes 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% match

fills 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% match
$134via Reverb

pushes 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% match
$119.99via Reverb

pushes 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% match

pushes 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% match
$138.57via Reverb

fills 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% match
$36.50via Reverb

fills 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% match
$33.57via Reverb

pushes 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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