Pedals that stack with the Roland KC-220

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)

Roland KC-220 leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Friedman BE-OD wants

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)

Run Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII into that transparent platform and it finally leans toward fuzzy

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive leans it toward fuzzy to fill it in

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.

Run EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter after Roland KC-220 in the signal chain, clear of Roland KC-220'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.

Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive leans toward smooth, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

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.

Run Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay in Roland KC-220's effects loop, clear of Roland KC-220's own gain stage — 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.

T-Rex Reptile Delay's analog warmth voice goes in Roland KC-220's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Roland KC-220's own full character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop