Pedals that stack with the THE NEXT SOUND CH-01-2 Buffer

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

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

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Fjord Fuzz Odin leans it toward fuzzy to fill it in

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.

Run Electro-Harmonix Bad after THE NEXT SOUND CH-01-2 Buffer in the signal chain, clear of THE NEXT SOUND CH-01-2 Buffer's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive leans toward smooth, 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.

Keep THE NEXT SOUND CH-01-2 Buffer's transparent voice out front: Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb goes after THE NEXT SOUND CH-01-2 Buffer in the signal chain so its spring voice doesn't muddy it — 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.

Keep Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay after THE NEXT SOUND CH-01-2 Buffer in the signal chain, clear of THE NEXT SOUND CH-01-2 Buffer's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain