Pedals that stack with the Port City Merino Head
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All 16 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Subdecay Variac
Subdecay
38% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (thin → full)
Run Port City Merino Head after it and the thin edge settles into something more full
Goes in front of the amp
Catalinbread Fuzzrite Germanium
Catalinbread
34% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (thin → full)
Port City Merino Head leans full right where the thin tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
Catalinbread Fuzzrite GE
Catalinbread
34% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (thin → full)
Port City Merino Head's full balances out the thin tone
Goes in front of the amp
Dunlop Rockma Rockman Metal Ace
Dunlop
33% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (thin → full)
What Port City Merino Head brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
JHS Pedals JHS Coyote
JHS Pedals
33% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (thin → full)
Port City Merino Head's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Meris MR Hedra
Meris
30% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (thin → full)
Port City Merino Head leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
DigiTech Whammy MN Mono Neon
Digitech
30% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (thin → full)
Run Port City Merino Head after it and the thin edge settles into something more full
Goes in front of the amp
Fairfield Circuitry 900 Fuzz
Fairfield Circuitry
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (thin → full)
Port City Merino Head leans full right where the thin tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
Ibanez Tube Screamer
Ibanez
23% matchIbanez Tube Screamer's own smooth character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Klon Centaur
Klon
22% matchWhat Klon Centaur brings here leans toward mid-forward — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Keeley Neutrino V2
Keeley
21% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (thin → full)
Port City Merino Head leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
18% matchThe Rangemaster's germanium treble boost pushes the Merino's boutique, clean-voiced head into brighter breakup.
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Phase 90
MXR
13% matchInto the Merino Head's rich, expressive clean voice, the Phase 90's psychedelic sweep has real dynamics to work through.
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Dyna Comp
MXR
12% matchAhead of the Merino Head, the Dyna Comp's squash keeps the pick attack from overwhelming that expressive, dynamic clean voice.
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
11% matchRun Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man in Port City Merino Head's effects loop, clear of Port City Merino 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
Roland SDE-3000D
Roland
9% matchKeep Roland SDE-3000D in Port City Merino Head's effects loop, clear of Port City Merino 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