Orange Getaway Driver

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

What Friedman Dirty Shirley brings here leans toward crunchy — that's worth building a pairing around

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)

PRS Archon leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

EVH 000 goes after Orange Getaway Driver in the chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Mesa Boogie Mark VII Rackmount Head after Orange Getaway Driver

Comes later in the signal chain

Mesa Boogie Mark VII 1x12 Combo goes after Orange Getaway Driver in the chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Blackstar Series One 200 after Orange Getaway Driver

Comes later in the signal chain

Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt goes after Orange Getaway Driver in the chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Randall KH103 Kirk Hammett Signature 3-Channel 120W Head goes after Orange Getaway Driver in the 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)

ZVEX Fuzz Factory'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. (saturated → clean boost)

Stack MXR Micro Amp on top and a saturated tone tightens toward clean boost

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

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio leans toward tight, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

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 Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator after Orange Getaway Driver in the signal chain, clear of Orange Getaway Driver's own gain stage

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-3 Digital Delay after Orange Getaway Driver in the signal chain, clear of Orange Getaway Driver'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.

Put Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after Orange Getaway Driver in the signal chain, clear of Orange Getaway Driver'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

Caline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black) goes in front of Orange Getaway Driver — a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal

Comes later in the signal chain

Wampler SLOstortion takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight