Pedals that stack with the PRS Mary-Cries Compressor
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JHS Pedals JHS Kilt V10
JHS Pedals
10% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
JHS Pedals JHS Kilt V10 leans toward crunchy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Mesa Boogie Dynaplex Crunch
Mesa Boogie
10% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Mesa Boogie Dynaplex Crunch leans toward crunchy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Ripped Speaker
Electro-Harmonix
10% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Electro-Harmonix Ripped Speaker brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Beetronics WhoctaHell Low Octave Fuzz
Beetronics
10% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Beetronics WhoctaHell Low Octave Fuzz brings here leans toward octave — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
DSM & Humboldt Electronics Simplifier
Dsm Humboldt Electronics
10% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
DSM & Humboldt Electronics Simplifier's own pristine character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Tone City Rubine Fuzz
Tone City
9% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Tone City Rubine Fuzz leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
ThorpyFX Field
ThorpyFX
9% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
ThorpyFX Field leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
ThorpyFX THE Field Marshal MKII Fuzz
ThorpyFX
9% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What ThorpyFX THE Field Marshal MKII Fuzz brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Wren and Cuff The Good One
Wren And Cuff
9% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Wren and Cuff The Good One brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb
pedal
8% 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 Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb after PRS Mary-Cries Compressor in the signal chain, where it won't crowd PRS Mary-Cries Compressor — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
JHS 3 Series Oil Can Delay
JHS Pedals
7% 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 JHS 3 Series Oil Can Delay after PRS Mary-Cries Compressor in the signal chain, where it won't crowd PRS Mary-Cries Compressor — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
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