Pedals that stack with the MXR Flanger
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All 40 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Ibanez Tube Screamer
Ibanez
35% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Run Ibanez Tube Screamer after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Fjord Fuzz Midnattssol
Fjord Fuzz
34% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Where this leans warm, Fjord Fuzz Midnattssol answers back bright
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost
Blackstar
29% matchsits 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 Flanger after Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost in the signal chain, clear of Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Paul Cochrane Timmy
Paul Cochrane
28% matchsits 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 Flanger after Paul Cochrane Timmy in the signal chain, clear of Paul Cochrane Timmy's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Source Audio ZIO
Source Audio
23% 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 MXR Flanger after Source Audio ZIO in the signal chain, clear of Source Audio ZIO's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Jackson Audio Prism
Jackson Audio
23% 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 MXR Flanger after Jackson Audio Prism in the signal chain, clear of Jackson Audio Prism's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol. 2
Alexander Pedals
23% matchsits 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 MXR Flanger's subtle, shimmering sweep after the History Lesson's dry, clear delay and the modulation colors the repeats directly. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Horizon Devices Precision Drive
Horizon Devices
23% 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 MXR Flanger after Horizon Devices Precision Drive in the signal chain, clear of Horizon Devices Precision Drive's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Free The Tone Ambi Space
Free The Tone
22% 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 MXR Flanger after Free The Tone Ambi Space in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Free The Tone Ambi Space — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Signal Pad
Electro-Harmonix
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.
Put MXR Flanger after Electro-Harmonix Signal Pad in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Signal Pad's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
NuX Atlantic
Nux
20% 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 MXR Flanger after NuX Atlantic in the signal chain, where it won't crowd NuX Atlantic — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
JHS The Overdrive Preamp
JHS Pedals
20% 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 MXR Flanger after JHS The Overdrive Preamp in the signal chain, clear of JHS The Overdrive Preamp's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Wren and Cuff Two Five Drive/Boost
Wren And Cuff
20% matchsits 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 Flanger after Wren and Cuff Two Five Drive/Boost in the signal chain, clear of Wren and Cuff Two Five Drive/Boost's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Boss RV-3 Digital Reverb/Delay
Boss
20% matchUsed together by 1 artist
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 Flanger after Boss RV-3 Digital Reverb/Delay in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Boss RV-3 Digital Reverb/Delay — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
JHS Pedals JHS Tumnus
JHS Pedals
20% 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 MXR Flanger after JHS Pedals JHS Tumnus in the signal chain, clear of JHS Pedals JHS Tumnus's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Catalinbread Csidman Ghost
Catalinbread
19% 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 MXR Flanger after Catalinbread Csidman Ghost in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Catalinbread Csidman Ghost — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Catalinbread Echorec
Catalinbread
19% 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 Catalinbread Echorec after MXR Flanger in the signal chain, where it won't crowd MXR Flanger — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Suhr Dual Boost (Original Blue Enclosure)
Suhr
19% matchsits 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 Flanger after Suhr Dual Boost (Original Blue Enclosure) in the signal chain, clear of Suhr Dual Boost (Original Blue Enclosure)'s own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Boss AC-3
Boss
19% 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 MXR Flanger after Boss AC-3 in the signal chain, clear of Boss AC-3's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Boss DD-200 Digital Delay
Boss
19% 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 Boss DD-200 Digital Delay after MXR Flanger in the signal chain, where it won't crowd MXR Flanger — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Catalinbread Galileo 4K Foundation Overdrive
Catalinbread
19% matchsits 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 Flanger after Catalinbread Galileo 4K Foundation Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Galileo 4K Foundation Overdrive's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
MXR EP3 Echoplex Preamp
MXR
18% matchsits 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 Flanger after MXR EP3 Echoplex Preamp in the signal chain, clear of MXR EP3 Echoplex Preamp's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Fairfield Circuitry The Barbershop
Fairfield Circuitry
18% 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 MXR Flanger after Fairfield Circuitry The Barbershop in the signal chain, clear of Fairfield Circuitry The Barbershop's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Circuit Rider Effects SiClops
Circuit Rider Effects
18% 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 MXR Flanger after Circuit Rider Effects SiClops in the signal chain, clear of Circuit Rider Effects SiClops's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain