Pedals that stack with the Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Head
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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Wren and Cuff Box of War OG
Wren And Cuff
28% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)
Put Wren and Cuff Box of War OG in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward fuzzy
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix 1973 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2
Electro-Harmonix
28% 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)
Electro-Harmonix 1973 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2 pushes a scooped tone toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII
Sola Sound
27% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)
Put Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward fuzzy
Goes in front of the amp
Maestro Orbit
Maestro
19% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Maestro Orbit after Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Head in the signal chain, clear of Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Head's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro
Pigtronix
17% 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)
Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro's mid-forward voice suits Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Head's own mid-forward character
Goes in front of the amp
Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb
pedal
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb in Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Head's effects loop, clear of Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Head's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
MXR Analog Delay
MXR
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep MXR Analog Delay in Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Head's effects loop, clear of Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Head's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop