Pedals that stack with the Rivera Venus 6 35W 112
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Catalinbread Formula 5F6
Catalinbread
24% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Catalinbread Formula 5F6 leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Vemuram Jan Ray
Vemuram
23% 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, Vemuram Jan Ray brings a pull toward medium gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Catalinbread Formula 55
Catalinbread
22% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Into a dynamic tone, Catalinbread Formula 55 brings a pull toward compressed that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Origin Effects SlideRIG Compact Deluxe
Origin Effects
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Rivera Venus 6 35W 112 leans into Fender-style amps, precisely the platform Origin Effects SlideRIG Compact Deluxe wants
Goes in front of the amp
Catalinbread Valcoder '70s Collection
Catalinbread
15% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Catalinbread Valcoder '70s Collection is voiced for Fender-style amps — Rivera Venus 6 35W 112 gives it exactly that
Goes in front of the amp
Echoplex EP-3
Echoplex
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 Echoplex EP-3 in Rivera Venus 6 35W 112's effects loop, clear of Rivera Venus 6 35W 112's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Alexander Pedals Radical Delay
Alexander Pedals
6% matchKeep Rivera Venus 6 35W 112's transparent voice out front: Alexander Pedals Radical Delay goes in Rivera Venus 6 35W 112's effects loop so its pristine 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
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