The Suhr Isoline is a Suhr overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the Pete Cornish LD-1 and the EarthQuaker Devices Buffer/Preamp Total Tone Preservation. It pairs well with the Traynor YCV40 Custom Valve Combo and the Divided by 13 JRT 9/15.
Suhr Isoline
Suhr · pedal
The Suhr Isoline is a premium direct injection and isolation device from Suhr, the American guitar and effects brand from Morgan Hill, California, providing high-quality signal isolation, impedance matching, and direct injection for professional recording and live performance applications.
What stands out
“impedance matching”
— from the listing
“Build quality is excellent”
— from the community notes
“Studio engineers and live players who need professional signal isolation find the Isoline an excellent option”
— from the community notes
“s signal isolation and di tool”
— from the community notes
Trade-offs
“the american guitar and effects brand from morgan hill”
— from the listing
- impedance
- recording
- studio
- di
- professional signal isolation
- live performance applications
Amps that pair well with the Suhr Isoline
Traynor YCV40 Custom Valve Combo
Traynor
11% matchTraynor YCV40 Custom Valve Combo leans toward spring, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Divided by 13 JRT 9/15
Divided By 13
11% matchDivided by 13 JRT 9/15 leans toward dynamic, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Orange Little Bass Thing
Orange
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Orange Little Bass Thing goes after Suhr Isoline in the chain
Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head
Friedman
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head goes after Suhr Isoline in the chain
Revv Generator 120 MkIII 4-Channel 120W Head
Revv
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Revv Generator 120 MkIII 4-Channel 120W Head after Suhr Isoline
Orange AD200B 200W Bass Head
Orange
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Orange AD200B 200W Bass Head after Suhr Isoline
Ampeg Rocket Watts
Ampeg
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Ampeg Rocket Watts after Suhr Isoline
Port City Pearl Head
Port City
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Port City Pearl Head goes after Suhr Isoline in the chain
Pedals that stack with the Suhr Isoline
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
Electro-Harmonix
8% matchElectro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Fulltone OCD
Fulltone
8% matchFulltone OCD's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying
Walrus Audio Julia
Walrus Audio
6% matchPut Walrus Audio Julia after Suhr Isoline in the signal chain, clear of Suhr Isoline's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Ashdown Macchiato Compressor Guy Pratt Signature
Ashdown
6% matchAshdown Macchiato Compressor Guy Pratt Signature leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Meris LVX Delay
Meris
5% matchRun Meris LVX Delay after Suhr Isoline in the signal chain, clear of Suhr Isoline's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
5% matchRun Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3 after Suhr Isoline in the signal chain, clear of Suhr Isoline's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost
Matthews Effects
tonal matchMatthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost sits in the same chain slot as Suhr Isoline
NuX Masamune Booster & Kompressor
Nux
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Put NuX Masamune Booster & Kompressor in front of Suhr Isoline
Alternatives
Pete Cornish LD-1
Pete Cornish
69% similarityShared character: 8 impedance
EarthQuaker Devices Buffer/Preamp Total Tone Preservation
EarthQuaker Devices
61% similarityShared character: 8 impedance
EarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp
EarthQuaker Devices
60% similarityShared character: 8 impedance
Source Audio ZIO
Source Audio
56% similarityShared character: 8 impedance, studio
Browne Amplification The Fixer
Browne Amplification
55% similarityShared character: 8 impedance
Crazy Tube Circuits Magnifier Buffer-Preamp
Crazy Tube Circuits
54% similarityShared character: 8 impedance
Silktone Loader
Silktone
51% similarityShared character: 8 impedance, recording
Mission Engineering Engeneering Delta III
Mission Engineering
51% similarityShared character: 8 impedance, studio
Walrus Audio Mako ACS1 MKII
Walrus Audio
49% similarityShared character: recording, studio
Tech 21 PED PSA Preamp 30 TH ANN
Tech 21
47% similarityShared character: studio
Electro-Harmonix Signal Pad
Electro-Harmonix
47% similarityShared character: 8 impedance
Amptweaker Big Rock Pro II
Amptweaker
47% similarityShared character: recording, studio
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Suhr Isoline?+
The closest matches in character are the Pete Cornish LD-1, the EarthQuaker Devices Buffer/Preamp Total Tone Preservation, the EarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp.
What pairs well with the Suhr Isoline?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Traynor YCV40 Custom Valve Combo, Divided by 13 JRT 9/15, Orange Little Bass Thing — Traynor YCV40 Custom Valve Combo leans toward spring, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.