Pedals that stack with the Port City Merino Head

ProCo RAT 2

Push the Merino Head's rich, expressive clean voice with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and it opens up into real dirt instead of just breaking up.

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

The Rangemaster's germanium treble boost pushes the Merino's boutique, clean-voiced head into brighter breakup.

Univox Super-Fuzz

The Merino Head's rich, dynamic clean voice gives the Super-Fuzz's raw, scooped octave buzz plenty of headroom to bloom into.

Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive

Into Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive, Port City Merino Head is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end

Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo

Run Port City Merino Head after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Vox Valvenergy Tone Sculptor

Port City Merino Head leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

MXR Dyna Comp

Ahead of the Merino Head, the Dyna Comp's squash keeps the pick attack from overwhelming that expressive, dynamic clean voice.

MXR Phase 90

Into the Merino Head's rich, expressive clean voice, the Phase 90's psychedelic sweep has real dynamics to work through.

Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini

The Carbon Copy Mini's ambient slapback sits in the Merino's loop, clear of the amp's own boutique, clean-voiced gain. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Dawner Prince Boonar

The Boonar's Echorec-style repeats belong in the Merino's loop, clear of the amp's own boutique, clean-voiced gain. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Morley MDB2 Dual Boost Distortion

Port City Merino Head leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Line 6 DM4 Distortion Modeler

What Port City Merino Head brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around

Jim Dunlop Mini Distortion

Port City Merino Head's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying

NuX NSS-6 Solid Studio MKII

What Port City Merino Head brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around

ThorpyFX Have Blue

Port City Merino Head leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with