Pedals that stack with the Suhr Woodshed
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All 24 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
MXR Distortion+
MXR
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
The Woodshed's warm, country-voiced compression evens dynamics before the Distortion+'s gritty gain stage.
Comes later in the signal chain
Dunlop MXR M282 Dyna Comp Bass
Dunlop
21% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Dunlop MXR M282 Dyna Comp Bass's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Biyang Pre-19 Preamp
Biyang
20% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Biyang Pre-19 Preamp's own gritty character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Laney Digbeth DB-Pre
Laney
20% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Laney Digbeth DB-Pre leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Acorn Amplifiers Solid State Preamp
Acorn Amplifiers
20% matchfills 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 the Woodshed's smooth, American-voiced compression before the Acorn preamp's own wiry, tight stage drive kicks in.
Comes later in the signal chain
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
19% matchWhat Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Ashdown James LoMenzo HyperDrive
Ashdown
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Ashdown James LoMenzo HyperDrive's own mid-forward character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Acoustic NUX Optima Air NAI-5
Acoustic
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
What Acoustic NUX Optima Air NAI-5 brings here leans toward warm — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
MXR M104 Distortion+
Dunlop
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
MXR M104 Distortion+'s own gritty character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
MXR M104 Distortion+
MXR
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
MXR M104 Distortion+'s own gritty character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Markbass MB Instrument PRE
Markbass
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Markbass MB Instrument PRE leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Origin Effects DCX Boost
Origin Effects
19% matchWhat Origin Effects DCX Boost brings here leans toward low gain — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Hotone A Station
Hotone
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Hotone A Station's own mid-forward character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Origin Effects BassRig Fifteen
Origin Effects
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Origin Effects BassRig Fifteen leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Tech 21 DP-3X Dug Pinnick Signature Bass Distortion
Tech 21
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
What Tech 21 DP-3X Dug Pinnick Signature Bass Distortion brings here leans toward bright — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor Instrument Voicing Preamp
Electronic Audio Experiments
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor Instrument Voicing Preamp leans toward harmonically rich, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Aguilar OBP-2TK
Aguilar
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
What Aguilar OBP-2TK brings here leans toward bright — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Tech 21 SansAmp Character Plus Mop Top Liverpool
Tech 21
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Tech 21 SansAmp Character Plus Mop Top Liverpool's own bright character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Fuzzrocious Baxstabber EQ/preamp/tone shaper
Fuzzrocious
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
What Fuzzrocious Baxstabber EQ/preamp/tone shaper brings here leans toward bright — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster
pedal
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Keeley Super Phat Mod
Keeley
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Keeley Super Phat Mod leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Mooer Grey Faze Fuzz
Mooer
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Mooer Grey Faze Fuzz's own silicon character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Fuzzrocious Baxtabber
Fuzzrocious
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Fuzzrocious Baxtabber leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal
pedal
10% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal after Suhr Woodshed in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Suhr Woodshed — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain