Pedals that stack with the Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier
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All 29 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Mesa Boogie Flux-Drive
Mesa Boogie
36% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)
Into the Triple Rectifier's own high-gain channels, the Flux-Drive adds warm, blues-rooted saturation rather than the amp's characteristically fizzier metal crunch.
Goes in front of the amp
Nobels ODR-1
Nobels
29% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)
Nobels ODR-1 pushes a crunchy tone toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Suhr Shiba Drive
Suhr
29% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)
Suhr Shiba Drive pushes a crunchy tone toward mid-forward
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 → clean boost)
Stack Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward clean boost
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Glove
Electro-Harmonix
23% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier stacks clean boost on top of the fuzzy already here
Goes in front of the amp
Wampler Cory Wong
Wampler
21% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
The Cory Wong's optical funk compression evens out the pick attack before it ever reaches the Triple Rectifier's own fizzy preamp gain.
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Dyna Comp Mini
MXR
21% 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 Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier's high gain voice out front: MXR Dyna Comp Mini goes after Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier in the signal chain so its mid-forward voice doesn't muddy it
Goes in front of the amp
Pigtronix Disnortion Micro
Pigtronix
20% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal
Goes in front of the amp
Caroline Guitar Company Crom
Caroline Guitar Company
18% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Put Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward clean boost
Goes in front of the amp
Pigtronix OFM
Pigtronix
18% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal
Goes in front of the amp
Dunlop Way Huge WM31 Supa-Lead Overdrive
Dunlop
18% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
Feed a crunchy signal into Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier and it comes out closer to clean boost
Goes in front of the amp
Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium Raw
Crazy Tube Circuits
17% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Pico Triboro Bridge
Electro-Harmonix
17% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier stacks clean boost on top of the fuzzy already here
Goes in front of the amp
Electronic Audio Experiments Eldritch Blast
Electronic Audio Experiments
17% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier stacks clean boost on top of the fuzzy already here
Goes in front of the amp
Fuzzrocious Croak
Fuzzrocious
16% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Run fuzzy into Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier for more clean boost on top
Goes in front of the amp
Crowther Prunes
Crowther
16% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Put Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward clean boost
Goes in front of the amp
Death By Audio Harmonic Transformer
Death By Audio
16% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal
Goes in front of the amp
Pigtronix Aria Disnortion
Pigtronix
16% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Run fuzzy into Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier for more clean boost on top
Goes in front of the amp
Death By Audio Total Sonic Annihilation
Death By Audio
15% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Run fuzzy into Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier for more clean boost on top
Goes in front of the amp
Death By Audio Crossover Fuzz Dual-Band Fuzz
Death By Audio
15% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier stacks clean boost on top of the fuzzy already here
Goes in front of the amp
EarthQuaker Devices Gary Automatic Pulse Width Modulation
EarthQuaker Devices
15% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal
Goes in front of the amp
FoxGear EchoSex
Foxgear
15% 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 FoxGear EchoSex in Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier's effects loop, clear of Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
T-Rex FuzzTopia
T Rex
15% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier stacks clean boost on top of the fuzzy already here
Goes in front of the amp
Death By Audio Crossover
Death By Audio
15% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Run fuzzy into Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier for more clean boost on top
Goes in front of the amp
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