MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg

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)

Fender Deluxe Reverb leans bright right where the dark tone needs it

Comes later in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Egnater Renegade 65 4x10 Combo pushes a high gain tone toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Feed a high gain signal into Marshall 2203KK Kerry King JCM800 and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Stack Aguilar SL110 Fawn Limited on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Comes later in the signal chain

Ceriatone HRM 50 pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Stack Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward

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)

Catalinbread VariOboost leans bright right where the dark tone needs it

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

Paul Cochrane Timmy takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → modulated)

Keep Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble after MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg in the signal chain, clear of MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

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

MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg's own high gain 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. (high gain → ambient)

Run TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2 after MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg in the signal chain, clear of MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later 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. (high gain → ambient)

Run Boss RV-6 Reverb after MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg in the signal chain, clear of MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Stack TC Electronic Spark Booster on top and a high gain tone tightens toward clean boost