Shins Music Shin's Music Fun Face Silicon Fuzz

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Run Dumble Steel String Singer after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth

Comes later in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

Where this leans bright, Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head answers back warm

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Run Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Comes later in the signal chain

Where this leans bright, Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp answers back warm

Comes later in the signal chain

Where this leans bright, Orange Terror Bass answers back warm

Comes later in the signal chain

Run Orange Little Bass Thing after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Comes later in the signal chain

Gibson GA-50 leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Comes later in the signal chain

Victory Amplifiers V50 The Earl's warm balances out the bright tone

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 Shins Music Shin's Music Fun Face Silicon Fuzz's silicon voice out front: TC Electronic SCF Gold Stereo Chorus goes after Shins Music Shin's Music Fun Face Silicon Fuzz in the signal chain so its analog warmth voice doesn't muddy it

Comes later in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Ashdown Velvet Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

Catalinbread SFT's warm balances out the bright tone

Comes earlier in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

Run Greer Mizuki blue after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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 Suhr Discovery after Shins Music Shin's Music Fun Face Silicon Fuzz in the signal chain, clear of Shins Music Shin's Music Fun Face Silicon Fuzz's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

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 Shins Music Shin's Music Fun Face Silicon Fuzz's silicon voice out front: Keeley Magnetic Echo goes after Shins Music Shin's Music Fun Face Silicon Fuzz in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Run Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Comes earlier in the signal chain

SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it