Pedals that stack with the MXR Phase 90
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All 77 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
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.
Running the History Lesson after the Phase 90 keeps its analog-voiced echoes trailing cleanly behind the phaser's sweep rather than smearing into it. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion
Boss
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 Phase 90's classic sweep after the DS-2's warm lead saturation and the modulation has real body to color.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal
pedal
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 Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal after MXR Phase 90 in the signal chain, where it won't crowd MXR Phase 90 — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Vemuram Jan Ray
Vemuram
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.
The Jan Ray's punchy, transparent medium-gain drive gives the Phase 90 a dynamic, textured signal to sweep across.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
Boss
22% 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.
The Phase 90's classic-rock sweep follows the DD-3's clear, warm digital repeats for layered motion. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Browne Amplification Gritador
Browne Amplification
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.
The Phase 90's classic-rock sweep follows the Gritador's asymmetrical midrange clipping for a defined swirl.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II
Walrus Audio
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.
Add the Phase 90's organic sweep after the Voyager's silicon clipping boost for movement on a shaped, boosted signal.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Greer Tomahawk
Greer
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.
Phase 90's psychedelic swirl colors Tomahawk's cutting overdrive after the gain stage rather than adding to it.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Marshall Guv'nor
Marshall
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.
Run the Phase 90's classic psychedelic sweep after the Guv'nor's vocal, balanced crunch and the phasing has real harmonic content to color.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus
Dunlop
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.
Run the Phase 90's classic sweep after the Distortion+'s warm, compressed clipping and the modulation has real body to color.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Catalinbread RAH
Catalinbread
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 the Phase 90's classic sweep after the RAH's balanced, natural overdrive and the modulation has real body to color.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
JAM Pedals Tubedreamer
Jam 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.
Put MXR Phase 90 after JAM Pedals Tubedreamer in the signal chain, clear of JAM Pedals Tubedreamer's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Univox Super-Fuzz
Univox
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.
Put the Phase 90 after the Super Fuzz, not before, so the sweep rides on an already-saturated signal instead of getting swallowed.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red
Catalinbread
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.
Put MXR Phase 90 after Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Cusack Music Screamer
Cusack Music
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 the Phase 90's classic sweep after the Screamer's TS-voiced, bluesy drive and the modulation has real body to color.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb
pedal
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 the Phase 90's classic sweep after the RV-5's spring-voiced stereo reverb and the modulation colors the reverb tail directly. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
JHS MoonShine Overdrive
JHS Pedals
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.
Phase 90's classic swirl colors MoonShine's saturated overdrive after the gain stage rather than adding to it.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic
pedal
19% 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.
Documented together — Phase 90's classic swirl colors the TS10's mid-forward overdrive after the gain, a pairing with real mileage.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
J. Rockett The Dude
J Rockett
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.
Phase 90's classic swirl colors the Dude's blues-to-classic-rock drive after the gain rather than stacking onto it.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
J. Rockett Archer Ikon
J Rockett
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.
Let the Phase 90's classic sweep ride on top of the Archer Ikon's compressed drive rather than a bare clean signal.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Suhr Shiba Drive
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.
The Shiba Drive's vintage-voiced gain gives the Phase 90 more harmonic content to sweep across than a clean signal alone.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Origin Effects Halcyon Green Overdrive
Origin 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.
The Halcyon Green's studio-voiced overdrive gives the Phase 90 something harmonically rich to sweep across, rather than a flat clean signal.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive
Mad Professor
16% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
MXR Phase 90's analog warmth voice goes after Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive's own dynamic character
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd
Electronic Audio Experiments
16% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
MXR Phase 90's analog warmth voice goes after Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd's own transparent character
Comes earlier in the signal chain