TC Electronic Vintage Dual Distortion

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)

Marshall Super Bass's bright balances out the warm tone

Comes later in the signal chain

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)

Peavey MAX 150 150W 1x12 Bass Combo's bright balances out the warm tone

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Laney Richter leans bright right where the warm tone needs it

Comes later in the signal chain

Run Mesa Boogie Subway D-350 after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Comes later in the signal chain

PRS DG's bright balances out the warm tone

Comes later in the signal chain

Run Vox MV50 Brian May after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Comes later in the signal chain

Where this leans warm, Fuchs ODH answers back bright

Comes later in the signal chain

Soldano SLO-30 2-Channel 30W 1x12 Combo's bright balances out the warm tone

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)

EarthQuaker Devices Chelsea leans bright right where the warm tone needs it

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)

Catalinbread Galileo's bright balances out the warm tone

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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)

JHS 3 Series Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier 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.

IdiotBox Effects End of Line's bright voice goes after TC Electronic Vintage Dual Distortion in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with TC Electronic Vintage Dual Distortion's own warm character

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.

Keep Strymon El Capistan after TC Electronic Vintage Dual Distortion in the signal chain, clear of TC Electronic Vintage Dual Distortion's own gain stage — 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.

Put Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal after TC Electronic Vintage Dual Distortion in the signal chain, clear of TC Electronic Vintage Dual Distortion's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Run Alchemy Audio HBE Detox EQ after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Comes later in the signal chain

Run CALIFORNIA WUB Continuum EQ Galaxy Man Edition after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright