Pedals that stack with the MXR CSP202 Custom Comp

← everything about the MXR CSP202 Custom Comp

All 10 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence

EarthQuaker Devices Westwood Translucent Drive Manipulator

EarthQuaker Devices

23% match
$179via Reverb

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

Both lean toward dynamic and compressed respectively — close enough in character that they complement instead of clashing

Comes later in the signal chain

Dophix Medici

Dophix

22% match

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

MXR CSP202 Custom Comp's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes later in the signal chain

Free The Tone Crunchy Chime OD Natural Booster

Free The Tone

22% match
$200via Reverb

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

MXR CSP202 Custom Comp's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes later in the signal chain

Spaceman Charon GE/SI Hybrid

Spaceman

21% match
$199via Reverb

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

MXR CSP202 Custom Comp's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes later in the signal chain

EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker

EarthQuaker Devices

19% match
$99via Reverb

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

MXR CSP202 Custom Comp leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

Revv G3 (Purple Channel Distortion)

Revv

18% match
$229via Reverb

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

MXR CSP202 Custom Comp's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes later in the signal chain

MXR Distortion+

MXR

10% match
$129.97via Reverb

MXR Distortion+'s own gritty character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes later in the signal chain

Beetronics Swarm

Beetronics

10% match
$249via Reverb

What Beetronics Swarm brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes later in the signal chain

Roland SDE-3000D

Roland

6% match

Keep MXR CSP202 Custom Comp's compressed voice out front: Roland SDE-3000D goes after MXR CSP202 Custom Comp in the signal chain so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Empress Echosystem

Empress

6% match
$494via Reverb

Run Empress Echosystem after MXR CSP202 Custom Comp in the signal chain, where it won't crowd MXR CSP202 Custom Comp — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Related