Pedals that stack with the Traynor SB106
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All 22 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Catalinbread SFT
Catalinbread
38% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
The Traynor SB106's clean, practice-oriented bass EQ gives the SFT's thick, compressed British drive a straightforward platform.
Goes in front of the amp
Keeley Electronics Katana Boost
Keeley
36% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Traynor SB106 pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
35% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → low gain)
The SB106's clean, balanced low end gives the RAT 2's cutting distortion a stable foundation instead of a boxy one.
Goes in front of the amp
Beetronics Swarm
Beetronics
34% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)
The Traynor SB106's clean, practice-oriented bass EQ gives the Swarm's modulated fuzz textures a straightforward platform.
Goes in front of the amp
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
33% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)
The Traynor SB106's clean, practice-oriented bass EQ gives the LSTR's scooped, doom-voiced fuzz a straightforward platform.
Goes in front of the amp
Boss RE-2 Space Echo
Boss
32% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
What Traynor SB106 brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Beetronics OV-LE-Uva
Beetronics
31% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Where this leans warm, Traynor SB106 answers back bright
Goes in front of the amp
One Control Purple Plexifier
One Control
29% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)
Feed a crunchy signal into Traynor SB106 and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Caroline Guitar Company The Expensive Amplifier
Caroline Guitar Company
29% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
Traynor SB106 leans this transparent tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Beetronics Larva
Beetronics
28% matchWhat Traynor SB106 brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Phase 90
MXR
23% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Into the SB106's clean, DI-friendly signal, the Phase 90's sweep stays articulate rather than getting muddy.
Goes in front of the amp
Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive
Vox
15% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive's own smooth character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini
Dunlop
13% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
The Carbon Copy Mini's ambient slapback belongs in the Traynor SB106's loop, clear of the amp's own clean, practice-oriented EQ. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb
Alexander Pedals
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb in Traynor SB106's effects loop, clear of Traynor SB106's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Electronic Audio Experiments Greathammer
Electronic Audio Experiments
11% matchElectronic Audio Experiments Greathammer's full character and Traynor SB106's full voice sit in the same lane rather than fighting each other
Goes in front of the amp
Walrus Audio EB-10B
Walrus Audio
10% matchWhat Traynor SB106 brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Beetronics Whoctahell Custom Caleidoscopio
Beetronics
10% matchTraynor SB106 leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
Beetronics Whoctahell Custom Splinter
Beetronics
10% matchWhat Traynor SB106 brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Source Audio SA250-US
Source Audio
10% matchTraynor SB106's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
DigiTech XBS Bass Squeeze
Digitech
8% matchTraynor SB106's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Laney T85 Bass Interval
Laney
8% matchTraynor SB106's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Donner Harmonic Square Octave/Pitch Shifter
Donner
8% matchTraynor SB106's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp