NuX Metal Core

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)

Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head's smooth balances out the bright tone

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Vox MV50-CE Rock pushes a high gain tone toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210 pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Orange Little Bass Thing leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Comes later in the signal chain

Run Fender Dual Showman after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Comes later in the signal chain

Run Hartke LH500 Bass after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Comes later in the signal chain

Ampeg V-4 pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Ampeg BA 108 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward

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 Strymon Zelzah -Dimensional Phaser after NuX Metal Core in the signal chain, clear of NuX Metal Core's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

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 CSP204 Custom Comp Deluxe's own smooth character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

Catalinbread Epoch Boost EP-3 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Feed a high gain signal into Shin's Music Dumbloid and it comes out closer to tight

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.

Run Suhr Discovery after NuX Metal Core in the signal chain, clear of NuX Metal Core'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.

Run Boss DD-8 Digital Delay after NuX Metal Core in the signal chain, clear of NuX Metal Core'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

Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost pushes a high gain tone toward clean boost

Comes later in the signal chain

Where this leans bright, Anarchy Audio Flutterby Tremolo answers back smooth