Pedals that stack with the Traynor YBA300
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All 12 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
MXR Double Down
MXR
35% 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)
Into a transparent tone, Traynor YBA300 brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Carl Martin THE Fuzz
Carl Martin
32% matchpushes an amp at the edge of breakupPushes an amp already sitting at the edge of breakup over the line. (edge of breakup → mid-forward)
Stack Traynor YBA300 on top and a edge of breakup tone tightens toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
32% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → low gain)
The RAT's dark, cutting distortion pushes the YBA300's own resonant, bright tube voice into sharper territory.
Goes in front of the amp
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
32% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → fuzzy)
The YBA300's bright, resonant tube headroom gives the LSTR's scooped, sludgy fuzz serious clarity to cut through.
Goes in front of the amp
Beetronics OV-LE-Uva
Beetronics
30% 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)
Run Traynor YBA300 after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright
Goes in front of the amp
Caroline Guitar Company , Aaron Graves Overdrive
Caroline Guitar Company
30% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)
What Traynor YBA300 brings here leans toward bright — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
One Control Purple Plexifier
One Control
30% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)
Stack Traynor YBA300 on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Beetronics Nectar
Beetronics
30% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → fuzzy)
Into a high headroom tone, Beetronics Nectar brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Phase 90
MXR
20% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Add the Phase 90's organic sweep on top of the YBA300's own resonant, bright tube voice for classic-rock movement.
Goes in front of the amp
Lab Ratz 3D Boum Warming Unit
Lab Ratz 3d
17% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Ahead of the YBA300's bright, resonant headroom, the Boum's subtle saturation adds warmth before the amp's own tone kicks in.
Goes in front of the amp
Binson Echorec Delay
Binson
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.
Keep Binson Echorec Delay in Traynor YBA300's effects loop, clear of Traynor YBA300's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
10% matchsits 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 Memory Man in the YBA300's loop, after that amp's bright, complex EQ shaping, so the echoes stay clear instead of muddying the tone. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop