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
Crazy Tube Circuits Venus
Crazy Tube Circuits
22% 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 50 Head brings a pull toward medium gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Wampler Faux Tape Echo
Wampler
22% 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
TC Electronic Ampworx Vintage Series Jims 45
TC Electronic
22% 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
Fender Hammertone Delay
Fender
22% 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
Vemuram Budi-G
Vemuram
22% 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
Ibanez AD9 Analog Delay Reissue
Ibanez
22% 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
One Control Honey Bee Overdrive
One Control
21% 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
DigiTech DOD Overdrive Preamp 250
Digitech
21% 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
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 50 Head brings a pull toward medium gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
JAM Pedals Octaurus GRN
Jam Pedals
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 50 Head brings a pull toward medium gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Howitzer
Electro-Harmonix
21% 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
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 50 Head leans this transparent tone toward medium gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Custom Shop CSP028 Vintage Dyna Comp
pedal
21% matchWhat PRS HX 50 Head brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Strymon Eventide TriceraChorus
Strymon
21% matchWhat PRS HX 50 Head brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust Overdrive
Crazy Tube Circuits
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 50 Head brings a pull toward medium gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Suhr Woodshed
Suhr
21% matchPRS HX 50 Head leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
Vemuram Spiritone Overdrive
Vemuram
21% 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
Fender Mirror Image Delay
Fender
21% 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
Mojo Hand FX RVT
Mojo Hand Fx
21% matchWhat PRS HX 50 Head brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Boss DD-8 Digital Delay
Boss
21% 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
Walrus Audio Voyager Pre-Amp Overdrive 10-Year Anniversary Splatter
Walrus Audio
21% 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
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 50 Head leans this transparent tone toward medium gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Mission Engineering Delta III Germanium Overdrive
Mission Engineering
20% 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
One Control Baby Blue Overdrive
One Control
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 50 Head brings a pull toward medium gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp