Pedals that stack with the PRS Sonzera

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)

Friedman BE-OD is voiced for a clean amp's front end — PRS Sonzera gives it exactly that

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

Feed a crunchy signal into J. Rockett The Dude and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

JHS MoonShine Overdrive takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep Orange Series Phaser after PRS Sonzera in the signal chain, clear of PRS Sonzera's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

PRS Sonzera's own crunchy character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

sits 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 Sonzera's crunchy voice out front: MXR Analog Delay goes in PRS Sonzera's effects loop so its warm voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Put Wampler Catacombs in PRS Sonzera's effects loop, clear of PRS Sonzera's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop