Source Audio Artifakt

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)

Fuchs FBT 300 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)

Stack Peavey VTM-120 on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Feed a high gain signal into Aguilar SL110 Fawn Limited and it comes out closer to tight

Comes later in the signal chain

EBS Magni 502 2x10 bass combo takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Gallien-Krueger Legacy 410 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Feed a high gain signal into Gallien-Krueger Legacy 210 Bass Combo and it comes out closer to tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210 pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Stack Phil Jones BG-400 Suitcase Compact Bass Combo on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

Suhr Shiba Drive pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → shimmer)

Run Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress after Source Audio Artifakt in the signal chain, clear of Source Audio Artifakt's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

Feed a high gain signal into Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff and it comes out closer to mid-forward

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. (high gain → lush)

Keep Source Audio Artifakt's germanium voice out front: Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2 goes after Source Audio Artifakt in the signal chain so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it — 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. (high gain → modulated)

Put Hungry Robot The Borderland after Source Audio Artifakt in the signal chain, clear of Source Audio Artifakt's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Comes earlier in the signal chain

MXR CAE Wah belongs in front of Source Audio Artifakt, since a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal

Comes later in the signal chain

JAM Pedals RetroVibe Mk.4 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward