Morley Distortion Boost

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → tight)

Marshall JCM800 2203 leans toward crunchy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → tight)

Feed a saturated signal into Peavey VTM-120 and it comes out closer to tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

EBS Magni 502 2x10 bass combo pushes a saturated tone toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Aguilar SL110 Fawn Limited takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Ceriatone HRM 50 pushes a crunchy tone toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Gallien-Krueger Legacy 410 pushes a saturated tone toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Gallien-Krueger Legacy 210 Bass Combo takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → clean boost)

Stack Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp on top and a saturated tone tightens toward clean boost

Comes earlier in the signal chain

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → clean boost)

Stack Z.Vex Super Hard On on top and a saturated tone tightens toward clean boost

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress's lush voice goes after Morley Distortion Boost in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Morley Distortion Boost's own harmonically rich character

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay after Morley Distortion Boost in the signal chain, clear of Morley Distortion Boost's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Empress Echosystem's pristine voice goes after Morley Distortion Boost in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Morley Distortion Boost's own harmonically rich character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Stack EarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp on top and a saturated tone tightens toward clean boost