Pedals that stack with the PRS HX 50 Head
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All 70 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Xotic BB Preamp
Xotic
36% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
The BB Preamp's creamy treble boost gives the HX 50's tube-driven distortion a brighter, more focused amp voice to push into.
Goes in front of the amp
Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Mk2
Catalinbread
35% matchCatalinbread Dirty Little Secret Mk2 is voiced for Marshall-style amps — PRS HX 50 Head gives it exactly that
Goes in front of the amp
Wampler Plexi Drive
Wampler
35% matchPRS HX 50 Head leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform Wampler Plexi Drive wants
Goes in front of the amp
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
pedal
29% 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)
Where this leans warm, PRS HX 50 Head answers back bright — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator
pedal
29% matchThe HX 50's driven, tube-forward voicing gives the Rotosphere's Leslie swirl plenty of saturation to spin through.
Goes in front of the amp
Strymon TimeLine
Strymon
28% 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)
Where this leans warm, PRS HX 50 Head answers back bright — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Electro-Harmonix Canyon
Electro-Harmonix
26% matchWhat PRS HX 50 Head brings here leans toward full — 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
JAM Pedals Delay-Llama
Jam Pedals
26% 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)
Run PRS HX 50 Head after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
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 50 Head leans this transparent tone toward medium gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
T-Rex Roommate D'luxe Tube Reverb
T Rex
25% 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)
Where this leans warm, PRS HX 50 Head answers back bright — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Ibanez CS Mini Compressor/Sustainer
Ibanez
25% 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 50 Head leans bright right where the warm tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
Vemuram Shanks
Vemuram
25% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)
PRS HX 50 Head leans this transparent tone toward medium gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Pigtronix Octava
Pigtronix
24% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)
PRS HX 50 Head leans this transparent tone toward medium gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Strymon EC-1
Strymon
24% 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 50 Head's bright balances out the warm tone — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
T-Rex Replicator D'luxe
T Rex
24% 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 50 Head's bright balances out the warm tone — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Walrus Audio ARP-87
Walrus Audio
24% 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 50 Head leans bright right where the warm tone needs it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Carl Martin DeLayla XL
Carl Martin
24% matchPRS HX 50 Head's own full 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
Orange Sustain
Orange
24% 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 50 Head's bright balances out the warm tone
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
23% matchPRS HX 50 Head leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
NuX Reissue Analog Chorus
Nux
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 50 Head's bright balances out the warm tone
Goes in front of the amp
Donner Embark 05 Overdrive Analog
Donner
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)
Where this leans warm, PRS HX 50 Head answers back bright
Goes in front of the amp
ThorpyFX The fat general
ThorpyFX
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)
Where this leans warm, PRS HX 50 Head answers back bright
Goes in front of the amp
NuX Damp Reverb
Nux
23% matchWhat PRS HX 50 Head brings here leans toward full — 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
HomeBrew Electronics CPR Compressor Retro
Homebrew
22% matchPRS HX 50 Head leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp