Pedals that stack with the MXR Analog Chorus

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All 18 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence

Catalinbread VariOboost

Catalinbread

27% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)

Run Catalinbread VariOboost after it and the dark edge settles into something more bright

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Strymon El Capistan

Strymon

27% match
$379via Reverb

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

Run the Analog Chorus ahead of the El Capistan's tape echo so the modulation gets carried by the repeats instead of racing past them. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Xotic EP Booster

Xotic

26% match
$145.29via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)

Xotic EP Booster leans bright right where the dark tone needs it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Catalinbread Airstrip

Catalinbread

23% match
$152.99via Reverb

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

Put MXR Analog Chorus after Catalinbread Airstrip in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Airstrip's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

MXR DL E MXR M 287

MXR

21% match

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

Put MXR Analog Chorus after MXR DL E MXR M 287 in the signal chain, clear of MXR DL E MXR M 287's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor Instrument Voicing Preamp

Electronic Audio Experiments

21% match
$249via Reverb

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

Keep Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor Instrument Voicing Preamp's harmonically rich voice out front: MXR Analog Chorus goes after Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor Instrument Voicing Preamp in the signal chain so its analog warmth voice doesn't muddy it

Comes later in the signal chain

Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal

pedal

20% match

sits 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 Chorus after Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Hotone B Station

Hotone

19% match

sits 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 Chorus after Hotone B Station in the signal chain, clear of Hotone B Station's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

Suhr Thump Bass Preamp

Suhr

19% match

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

Run MXR Analog Chorus after Suhr Thump Bass Preamp in the signal chain, clear of Suhr Thump Bass Preamp's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

Catalinbread Echorec

Catalinbread

18% match

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

Keep Catalinbread Echorec after MXR Analog Chorus in the signal chain, where it won't crowd MXR Analog Chorus — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Catalinbread Epoch-Set

Catalinbread

18% match
$217.58via Reverb

sits 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 Chorus after Catalinbread Epoch-Set in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Catalinbread Epoch-Set — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

NuX Atlantic

Nux

18% match

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

Run NuX Atlantic after MXR Analog Chorus in the signal chain, where it won't crowd MXR Analog Chorus — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Wampler Clarksdale

Wampler

18% match
$201.37via Reverb

sits 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 Chorus after Wampler Clarksdale in the signal chain, clear of Wampler Clarksdale's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Bogner Wessex V2

Bogner

16% match
$210via Reverb

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

Run MXR Analog Chorus after Bogner Wessex V2 in the signal chain, clear of Bogner Wessex V2's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

JHS 3 Series Glitch Delay

JHS Pedals

16% match
$99via Reverb

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

Put MXR Analog Chorus after JHS 3 Series Glitch Delay in the signal chain, where it won't crowd JHS 3 Series Glitch Delay — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

EarthQuaker Devices Arrows Pre-Amp Booster

EarthQuaker Devices

15% match
$101.15via Reverb

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

Run MXR Analog Chorus after EarthQuaker Devices Arrows Pre-Amp Booster in the signal chain, clear of EarthQuaker Devices Arrows Pre-Amp Booster's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Electronic Audio Experiments The Bard

Electronic Audio Experiments

15% match

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

MXR Analog Chorus's analog warmth voice goes after Electronic Audio Experiments The Bard in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Electronic Audio Experiments The Bard's own low gain character

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword Eastside Exclusive Mono Camo

Electronic Audio Experiments

14% match
$272.99via Reverb

sits 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 Chorus after Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword Eastside Exclusive Mono Camo in the signal chain, clear of Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword Eastside Exclusive Mono Camo's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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