Pedals that stack with the Synergy SL2 Module

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

Friedman BE-OD takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight

Goes in front of the amp

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

Into the SL2 Module's high-gain, metal-voiced tube preamp, the King of Tone's transparent boost pushes real gain.

Goes in front of the amp

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

Stack Browne Amplification Carbon on top and a high gain tone tightens toward clean boost

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. (high gain → shimmer)

Put Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress after Synergy SL2 Module in the signal chain, clear of Synergy SL2 Module's own gain stage

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. (high gain → lush)

Keep Synergy SL2 Module's high gain voice out front: Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2 goes in Synergy SL2 Module's effects loop so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it — 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. (high gain → shimmer)

Keep Synergy SL2 Module's high gain voice out front: Boss DD-500 Digital Delay goes in Synergy SL2 Module's effects loop so its shimmer voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio leans toward tight, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp