Pedals that stack with the Mesa Boogie Mark V

Used together by 2 artists

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

Ibanez Tube Screamer pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)

Into a transparent tone, Mesa Boogie Mark V brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Goes in front of the amp

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (low gain → high gain)

Mesa Boogie Mark V leans this low gain tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

Feed a high gain signal into Browne Amplification Gritador and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

The ODR-1's transparent midrange push works with the Mark V's own woody, organic voicing rather than fighting it for space.

Goes in front of the amp

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Mesa Boogie Mark V layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Goes in front of the amp

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Mesa Boogie Mark V layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Goes in front of the amp

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Mesa Boogie Mark V layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Goes in front of the amp

Mesa Boogie Mark V stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Mesa Boogie Mark V layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Goes in front of the amp

Mesa Boogie Mark V stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Goes in front of the amp

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

What MXR Dyna Comp brings here leans toward bright — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)

Mesa Boogie Mark V leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)

Mesa Boogie Mark V leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)

Into a transparent tone, Mesa Boogie Mark V brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Goes in front of the amp

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → shimmer)

Keep Mesa Boogie Mark V's transparent voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress goes after Mesa Boogie Mark V in the signal chain so its shimmer voice doesn't muddy it

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)

Mesa Boogie Mark V leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)

Into a transparent tone, Mesa Boogie Mark V brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)

Mesa Boogie Mark V leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Goes in front of the amp

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Run EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath in Mesa Boogie Mark V's effects loop, clear of Mesa Boogie Mark V's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Keep Meris LVX Delay in Mesa Boogie Mark V's effects loop, clear of Mesa Boogie Mark V's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop