Pedals that stack with the Phil Jones BE-17

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → low gain)

Into a transparent tone, Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature brings a pull toward low gain that's missing

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. (transparent → mid-forward)

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Univox Super-Fuzz leans it toward mid-forward to fill it in

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Colorsound Overdriver leans it toward fuzzy to fill it in

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.

Boss BF-2 Flanger's lush voice goes after Phil Jones BE-17 in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Phil Jones BE-17's own full character

Goes in front of the amp

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

What Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive brings here leans toward smooth — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp

Crazy Tube Circuits Splash's spring voice goes in Phil Jones BE-17's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Phil Jones BE-17's own full character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Keep Phil Jones BE-17's full voice out front: Crazy Tube Circuits Splash MKIV Reverb goes in Phil Jones BE-17's effects loop so its spring 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