Pedals that stack with the Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Marshall Guv'nor
Marshall
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
Into a transparent tone, Marshall Guv'nor brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
25% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz leans this transparent tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Beetronics Swarm
Beetronics
24% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)
Beetronics Swarm leans this transparent tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Walrus Audio Lillian
Walrus Audio
14% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Walrus Audio Lillian after Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus in the signal chain, clear of Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro
Pigtronix
12% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro's own mid-forward character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal
pedal
9% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal's pristine voice goes in Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus's own transparent character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Alexander Pedals Space Race
Alexander Pedals
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 Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus's transparent voice out front: Alexander Pedals Space Race goes in Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus's effects loop so its shimmer 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