Pedals that stack with the PastFx Preamp Crunch Plus

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)

Feed a crunchy signal into Z.Vex Super Hard On and it comes out closer to clean boost

Comes earlier in the signal chain

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)

Stack Greer Southland on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward clean boost

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.

Keep PastFx Preamp Crunch Plus's crunchy voice out front: Orange Series Phaser goes after PastFx Preamp Crunch Plus in the signal chain so its mid-forward voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

Both lean toward crunchy and smooth respectively — close enough in character that they complement instead of clashing

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.

Keep Wampler Catacombs after PastFx Preamp Crunch Plus in the signal chain, clear of PastFx Preamp Crunch Plus'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.

Keep PastFx Preamp Crunch Plus's crunchy voice out front: Universal Audio Golden Reverberator goes after PastFx Preamp Crunch Plus in the signal chain so its spring voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain