Pedals that stack with the Orange King-Comp

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All 14 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence

JHS PackRat 9-Way Rodent Distortion

JHS Pedals

28% match
$249via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)

King-Comp's bright, chiming compression ahead of the PackRat evens out attack before the pedal's own dark, filtered distortion.

Comes later in the signal chain

Greer Relic

Greer

25% match
$199.64via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)

Orange King-Comp's own bright character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes later in the signal chain

Donner Dark Mouse

Donner

24% match
$39.99via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)

Donner Dark Mouse's dark character and Orange King-Comp's bright voice sit in the same lane rather than fighting each other

Comes later in the signal chain

Alexander Pedals Riff Instant Tone Sanitizer

Alexander Pedals

23% match
$171.55via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)

Run the King-Comp's chiming, treble-forward compression ahead of the Tone Sanitizer for even picking before the preamp boost reacts to your dynamics.

Comes later in the signal chain

EarthQuaker Devices Blumes Bass Overdrive

EarthQuaker Devices

22% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)

Orange King-Comp's own bright character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes later in the signal chain

Fuzzrocious Dark Driving

Fuzzrocious

21% match
$149via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)

Fuzzrocious Dark Driving's dark character and Orange King-Comp's bright voice sit in the same lane rather than fighting each other

Comes later in the signal chain

Beetronics Overhive

Beetronics

20% match

Beetronics Overhive leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

Walrus Audio Eons Five-State Fuzz

Walrus Audio

20% match
$210.04via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)

Orange King-Comp's own bright character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes later in the signal chain

Benson Amps Deep Sea Diver

Benson Amps

20% match
$249via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)

Orange King-Comp leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

Boss OD-1 Overdrive

Boss

20% match
$218via Reverb

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)

Where this leans bright, Boss OD-1 Overdrive answers back smooth

Comes later in the signal chain

Origin Effects DCX Boost Black Edition

Origin Effects

19% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)

Origin Effects DCX Boost Black Edition's dark character and Orange King-Comp's bright voice sit in the same lane rather than fighting each other

Comes later in the signal chain

JAM Pedals Eureka

Jam Pedals

15% match
$219via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)

Orange King-Comp leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

T-Rex Junior Roomate

T Rex

14% match
$108.15via Reverb

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 T-Rex Junior Roomate after Orange King-Comp in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Orange King-Comp — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb

Alexander Pedals

13% match
$399via Reverb

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 Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb after Orange King-Comp in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Orange King-Comp — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

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