Pedals that stack with the Mesa Boogie Rectifier Roadster 2x12 Combo

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

Browne Amplification Gritador takes that high gain character and pushes it toward 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)

Stack Nobels ODR-1 on top and a high gain tone tightens toward 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)

Stack Suhr Shiba Drive on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward

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 → lush)

Put Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress after Mesa Boogie Rectifier Roadster 2x12 Combo in the signal chain, clear of Mesa Boogie Rectifier Roadster 2x12 Combo's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

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

Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro leans toward mid-forward, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

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 → lush)

Keep Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2 in Mesa Boogie Rectifier Roadster 2x12 Combo's effects loop, clear of Mesa Boogie Rectifier Roadster 2x12 Combo'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 → lush)

Run Meris Mercury7 Reverb in Mesa Boogie Rectifier Roadster 2x12 Combo's effects loop, clear of Mesa Boogie Rectifier Roadster 2x12 Combo's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop