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
EarthQuaker Devices Erupter
EarthQuaker Devices
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
DigiTech SC-2 Valve Distortion
Digitech
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
Vemuram Shanks II
Vemuram
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
Electro-Harmonix Slap-Back Echo
Electro-Harmonix
20% 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
Gamechanger Audio Auto Delay
Gamechanger Audio
20% 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
Tone City Sweet Cream
Tone City
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
MXR Dunlop Germanium Fuzz
MXR
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
Beetronics FatBee Overdrive
Beetronics
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
Ibanez Tube King TK999OD Overdrive
Ibanez
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
Vemuram DJ-1
Vemuram
19% 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
Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe
Catalinbread
19% matchInto PRS HX 50 Head, Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Suhr Jack Rabbit
Suhr
19% matchWhat PRS HX 50 Head brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
ThorpyFX TY-Kudu
ThorpyFX
19% 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
Carl Martin Classic Opto-Compressor
Carl Martin
19% matchWhat PRS HX 50 Head brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Hudson Electronics Sidecar
Hudson Electronics
19% 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
BBE OptiComp
Bbe
19% matchThe OptiComp's optical, dynamic compression evens the signal before the HX 50's own driven, tube-forward voicing.
Goes in front of the amp
Dophix Galileo Optical Tremolo
Dophix
19% matchWhat PRS HX 50 Head brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Alexander Pedals NEO Series History Lesson V3 Delay
Alexander Pedals
19% 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
Walrus Audio Fable
Walrus Audio
19% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Walrus Audio Fable's smooth voice goes in PRS HX 50 Head's effects loop — it's not there to compete with PRS HX 50 Head's own full character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Providence ADC-3 Anadime Chorus
Providence
18% matchPRS HX 50 Head's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
TC Electronic Forcefield Compressor Effetto Compressore A
TC Electronic
18% matchWhat PRS HX 50 Head brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Donner Lax Comp
Donner
18% matchWhat PRS HX 50 Head brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp