Pedals that stack with the Orange Crush Acoustic 30
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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Beetronics Swarm
Beetronics
27% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)
Beetronics Swarm leans this transparent tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
26% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz leans this transparent tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Marshall Guv'nor
Marshall
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
Into a transparent tone, Marshall Guv'nor brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Bad
Electro-Harmonix
14% 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 Electro-Harmonix Bad after Orange Crush Acoustic 30 in the signal chain, clear of Orange Crush Acoustic 30's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro
Pigtronix
10% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro leans toward mid-forward, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini
Dunlop
10% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Orange Crush Acoustic 30 leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini wants — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Meris Polymoon
Meris
9% 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 Orange Crush Acoustic 30's airy voice out front: Meris Polymoon goes in Orange Crush Acoustic 30's effects loop so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop