Pedals that stack with the PRS SE 30

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)

Catalinbread VariOboost pushes a crunchy tone toward clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

Stack J. Rockett The Dude on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus pushes a crunchy tone toward mid-forward

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.

Run Orange Series Phaser after PRS SE 30 in the signal chain, clear of PRS SE 30's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

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

Both lean toward crunchy and smooth respectively — close enough in character that they complement instead of clashing

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.

Keep PRS SE 30's crunchy voice out front: Death By Audio Reverberation Machine goes in PRS SE 30's effects loop so its ambient 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

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol. 2 in PRS SE 30's effects loop, clear of PRS SE 30's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop