Pedals that stack with the Peavey ValveKing II

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

J. Rockett The Dude takes that high gain character and pushes it 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)

Feed a high gain signal into Cusack Music Screamer 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)

Feed a high gain signal into Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic and it comes out closer to 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.

Put Orange Series Phaser after Peavey ValveKing II in the signal chain, clear of Peavey ValveKing II's own gain stage

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)

Run MXR Analog Delay in Peavey ValveKing II's effects loop, clear of Peavey ValveKing II'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)

Keep Walrus Audio Fathom in Peavey ValveKing II's effects loop, clear of Peavey ValveKing II'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.

Peavey ValveKing II leans toward glassy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp