Pedals that stack with the Port City Pearl 50
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All 16 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer
Ibanez
38% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Where this leans bright, Port City Pearl 50 answers back warm
Goes in front of the amp
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
36% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
The Rangemaster's germanium treble boost pushes the Pearl 50's boutique, clean-voiced head into brighter breakup.
Goes in front of the amp
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
35% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → low gain)
Push the Pearl 50's rich, expressive clean voice with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion for real dirt instead of just amp breakup.
Goes in front of the amp
Beetronics Wannabee
Beetronics
34% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Port City Pearl 50 leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
Univox Super-Fuzz
Univox
33% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Feed the Super-Fuzz's raw octave buzz into the Pearl 50's rich, expressive clean voice and the fuzz gets to do all the dirty work.
Goes in front of the amp
Benson Amps Germanium Boost
Benson Amps
30% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Run Port City Pearl 50 after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Goes in front of the amp
Outlaw Effects Wrangler
Outlaw Effects
20% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Outlaw Effects Wrangler's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Phase 90
MXR
16% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run the Phase 90's classic sweep after the Pearl 50's rich, dynamic clean voice and the modulation stays articulate.
Goes in front of the amp
Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini
Dunlop
13% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
The Carbon Copy Mini's ambient slapback sits in the Pearl 50'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)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
MXR Jail
MXR
12% matchWhat Port City Pearl 50 brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Maxon DB10 Dual Booster
Maxon
11% matchPort City Pearl 50 leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
T Rex T-Rex Twin Blaze
T Rex
11% matchPort City Pearl 50's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Dawner Prince Boonar
Dawner Prince
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.
The Pearl 50's clean, expressive headroom lets the Boonar's modern delay character come through clearly. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
One Control Fluorescent Orange
One Control
11% matchWhat Port City Pearl 50 brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Goose
Electro-Harmonix
11% matchPort City Pearl 50's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Walrus Audio Iron Horse V2
Walrus Audio
11% matchPort City Pearl 50 leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp