Pedals that stack with the PRS HX 100 Head
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All 38 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp
Beetronics
41% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)
Into a transparent tone, PRS HX 100 Head brings a pull toward medium gain that's missing
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. (high headroom → low gain)
Run ProCo RAT 2 into that high headroom platform and it finally leans toward low gain
Goes in front of the amp
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
34% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → fuzzy)
Into a high headroom tone, Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Browne Amplification Gritador
Browne Amplification
34% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → mid-forward)
Into a high headroom tone, Browne Amplification Gritador brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Origin Effects RevivalDrive Compact
Origin Effects
31% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)
PRS HX 100 Head leans this transparent tone toward medium gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Mooer Flex Boost
Mooer
28% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)
PRS HX 100 Head leans this transparent tone toward medium gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Walrus Audio Voyager Floral
Walrus Audio
27% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)
PRS HX 100 Head leans this transparent tone toward medium gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Matthews Effects Aristocrat MOSFET Boost
Matthews Effects
25% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → medium gain)
PRS HX 100 Head leans this high headroom tone toward medium gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Mad Professor SOD
Mad Professor
25% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)
Into a transparent tone, PRS HX 100 Head brings a pull toward medium gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Jackson Audio Optimist
Jackson Audio
25% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)
PRS HX 100 Head leans this transparent tone toward medium gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Keeley Katana Clean Boost V2
Keeley
25% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → medium gain)
Into a high headroom tone, PRS HX 100 Head brings a pull toward medium gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Walrus Audio Voyager
Walrus Audio
24% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)
Into a transparent tone, PRS HX 100 Head brings a pull toward medium gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
23% matchPRS HX 100 Head's own high headroom character is the real reason this is worth trying — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Caroline Guitar Company Icarus V2
Caroline Guitar Company
23% 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)
PRS HX 100 Head leans bright right where the warm tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Phase 90
MXR
22% matchsits 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 HX 100 Head's high headroom voice out front: MXR Phase 90 goes after PRS HX 100 Head in the signal chain so its analog warmth voice doesn't muddy it
Goes in front of the amp
HomeBrew Electronics CPR Compressor Retro
Homebrew
21% matchPRS HX 100 Head's own high headroom character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
NuX Damp Reverb
Nux
21% matchWhat PRS HX 100 Head brings here leans toward high headroom — that's worth building a pairing around — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Wampler Faux Tape Echo
Wampler
21% matchPRS HX 100 Head's own high headroom character is the real reason this is worth trying — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Xotic AC Booster
Xotic
21% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)
Into a transparent tone, PRS HX 100 Head brings a pull toward medium gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Fender Hammertone Delay
Fender
21% matchWhat PRS HX 100 Head brings here leans toward high headroom — that's worth building a pairing around — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Wampler Belle Drive Mini
Wampler
21% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)
PRS HX 100 Head leans this transparent tone toward medium gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
JAM Pedals Octaurus GRN
Jam Pedals
20% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)
Into a transparent tone, PRS HX 100 Head brings a pull toward medium gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Vemuram Spiritone Overdrive
Vemuram
20% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)
PRS HX 100 Head leans this transparent tone toward medium gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Vertex Ultra-Phonix
Vertex
20% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)
PRS HX 100 Head leans this transparent tone toward medium gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp