Pedals that stack with the Peavey Vypyr 120
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All 9 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
33% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → low gain)
The RAT's low-gain, cutting distortion gives the Vypyr's modeled clean channel a genuine analog gain stage its own digital drive doesn't replicate.
Goes in front of the amp
Tone City TC-T6 Kaffir Lime Overdrive
Tone City
33% matchPeavey Vypyr 120 leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
Klon Centaur
Klon
31% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)
Klon Centaur leans this transparent tone toward medium gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
31% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)
Push the Vypyr's punchy, sturdy practice platform with the LSTR's own scooped, sludgy fuzz and the two compound into real weight.
Goes in front of the amp
EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter V3
EarthQuaker Devices
17% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter V3 after Peavey Vypyr 120 in the signal chain, clear of Peavey Vypyr 120's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Dyna Comp
MXR
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
Compress ahead of the Vypyr 120 with the Dyna Comp and its digital modeling responds to a tighter, more even signal.
Goes in front of the amp
T-Rex Nitros
T Rex
11% matchPeavey Vypyr 120's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini
Dunlop
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Peavey Vypyr 120 leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini wants — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Dawner Prince Boonar
Dawner Prince
10% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Dawner Prince Boonar in Peavey Vypyr 120's effects loop, clear of Peavey Vypyr 120's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop