Pedals that stack with the PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head

ProCo RAT 2

The Archon Classic's heavy, modern gain gives the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion serious weight to push against.

Ibanez Tube Screamer

A modern, hard-rock head like the Archon Classic gives the Screamer's mid-forward boost real weight to push against.

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

The Rangemaster's germanium treble boost stacks with the Archon Classic's own modern, hard-rock gain.

Abasi Pathos Distortion

Into the Archon's modern, hard-rock gain, the Pathos' own EQ'd crunch gets an amp built for exactly that character.

Catalinbread Bicycle

PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Catalinbread Bicycle delivers it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

MXR Dyna Comp

The Archon Classic's heavy, modern gain responds a lot more predictably once the Dyna Comp is squashing the attack ahead of it.

Walrus Audio Lillian

Run the Lillian's subtle analog phase sweep after the Archon Classic's heavy, modern gain and it has real saturation to color.

Dawner Prince Boonar

The Boonar's Echorec-style repeats belong in the Archon Classic's loop, clear of the amp's own modern, hard-rock gain. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini

The Carbon Copy Mini's ambient slapback belongs in the Archon Classic's loop, clear of the amp's own modern, hard-rock gain. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Overdrive

PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Truetone V3XO

PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying

MXR Jail

PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying

Keeley KE-Octap

What PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around

Strymon Canoga

What PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around

Spaceman Titan II

PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with