Pedals that stack with the Tone King Imperial Preamp

What Z.Vex Super Hard On brings here leans toward clean boost — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

EarthQuaker Devices '- Speaker Cranker leans toward harmonically rich, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

Both lean toward dynamic and compressed respectively — close enough in character that they complement instead of clashing

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 Tone King Imperial Preamp's dynamic voice out front: TC Electronic Mimiq Doubler goes after Tone King Imperial Preamp in the signal chain so its mid-forward voice doesn't muddy it

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.

Put Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay after Tone King Imperial Preamp in the signal chain, clear of Tone King Imperial Preamp'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.

Strymon BigSky's ambient voice goes after Tone King Imperial Preamp in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Tone King Imperial Preamp's own dynamic character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain