Pedals that stack with the Supro Thunderbolt

pushes an amp at the edge of breakupPushes an amp already sitting at the edge of breakup over the line. (edge of breakup → mid-forward)

Feed a edge of breakup signal into Univox Super-Fuzz and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)

Colorsound Overdriver leans this transparent tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own

Goes in front of the amp

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

Friedman BE-OD leans bright right where the warm tone needs it

Goes in front of the amp

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Put TC Electronic Mimiq Doubler after Supro Thunderbolt in the signal chain, clear of Supro Thunderbolt's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

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

Supro Thunderbolt's dynamic character and Wampler Mini Ego 76 Compressor's compressed voice sit in the same lane rather than fighting each other

Goes in front of the amp

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal's pristine voice goes in Supro Thunderbolt's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Supro Thunderbolt's own dynamic character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Put Strymon blueSky Reverberator in Supro Thunderbolt's effects loop, clear of Supro Thunderbolt's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop