Pedals that stack with the Orange Gain Baby 100
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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Xotic BB Preamp
Xotic
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Where this leans bright, Xotic BB Preamp answers back smooth
Goes in front of the amp
Wampler Plexi Drive
Wampler
23% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Wampler Plexi Drive's own voicing points at Marshall-style amps, and Orange Gain Baby 100 delivers it
Goes in front of the amp
Analog Man King of Tone
Analog Man
22% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Analog Man King of Tone takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost
Goes in front of the amp
Strymon Zelzah -Dimensional Phaser
Strymon
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.
Keep Strymon Zelzah -Dimensional Phaser after Orange Gain Baby 100 in the signal chain, clear of Orange Gain Baby 100's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Suhr Discovery
Suhr
15% 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 Gain Baby 100's high gain voice out front: Suhr Discovery goes in Orange Gain Baby 100's effects loop so its warm 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
Boss DD-8 Digital Delay
Boss
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.
Put Boss DD-8 Digital Delay in Orange Gain Baby 100's effects loop, clear of Orange Gain Baby 100's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Pigtronix Gloamer Volume Swell
Pigtronix
13% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Pigtronix Gloamer Volume Swell's own smooth character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp