Pedals that stack with the Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

Feed a high gain signal into Suhr Shiba Drive and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

Cusack Music Screamer pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward

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 Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head's high gain voice out front: Valco Black Hole Vintage Phaser goes after Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head in the signal chain so its smooth voice doesn't muddy it

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. (high gain → slapback)

Put MXR Analog Delay in Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head's effects loop, clear of Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Put Walrus Audio Fathom in Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head's effects loop, clear of Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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

Maxon CP-9Pro+ leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp