Pedals that stack with the Shin's Music Shin's Music OD-X Custom Meta-Red

Electro-Harmonix Crayon

Both lean toward colored and transparent respectively — close enough in character that they complement instead of clashing

Ibanez Pentatone Preamp

Ibanez Pentatone Preamp's own saturated character is the real reason this is worth trying

Ashdown Studio Compressor

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

Caroline Guitar Company Somersault

Keep Caroline Guitar Company Somersault after Shin's Music Shin's Music OD-X Custom Meta-Red in the signal chain, clear of Shin's Music Shin's Music OD-X Custom Meta-Red's own gain stage

Carl Martin Headroom

Put Carl Martin Headroom after Shin's Music Shin's Music OD-X Custom Meta-Red in the signal chain, clear of Shin's Music Shin's Music OD-X Custom Meta-Red's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Catalinbread Belle Epoch

Catalinbread Belle Epoch's analog warmth voice goes after Shin's Music Shin's Music OD-X Custom Meta-Red in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Shin's Music Shin's Music OD-X Custom Meta-Red's own colored character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)