Pedals that stack with the Traynor YCV20 Custom Valve Combo

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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence

ProCo RAT 2

Proco

30% match
$86.97via Reverb

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

The RAT's cutting distortion pushes the YCV20's chiming class-A breakup into rawer territory without losing the amp's British character.

Goes in front of the amp

Marshall Guv'nor

Marshall

29% match
$106via Reverb

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

The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Marshall Guv'nor leans it toward mid-forward to fill it in

Goes in front of the amp

Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz

Black Arts Toneworks

28% match
$119via Reverb

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

The YCV20's chiming, headroom-rich valve breakup gives the LSTR's scooped, sludgy fuzz a warmer amp voice to push into.

Goes in front of the amp

MXR Dyna Comp

MXR

16% match
$74.99via Reverb

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

MXR Dyna Comp's own bright character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

MXR Phase 90

MXR

16% match
$89.99via Reverb

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 MXR Phase 90 after Traynor YCV20 Custom Valve Combo in the signal chain, clear of Traynor YCV20 Custom Valve Combo's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

Binson Echorec Delay

Binson

11% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Loop the Echorec behind the YCV20's chiming class-A breakup and its echoes trail the amp's own dirt instead of adding more. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Keeley Halo

Keeley

9% match

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 Keeley Halo in Traynor YCV20 Custom Valve Combo's effects loop, clear of Traynor YCV20 Custom Valve Combo's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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