Pedals that stack with the Orange OB1-500

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

Where this leans bright, Catalinbread SFT answers back warm

Goes in front of the amp

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)

Xotic BB Preamp leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

Goes in front of the amp

Into Orange OB1-500, EarthQuaker Devices White Light is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps

Goes in front of the amp

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Origin Effects MAGMA57 Amp Vibrato & Drive is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Orange OB1-500 gives it exactly that

Goes in front of the amp

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Orange OB1-500 gives it exactly that — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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)

Ashdown Velvet Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

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 Orange OB1-500's aggressive voice out front: Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte goes in Orange OB1-500's effects loop so its pristine 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