Pedals that stack with the Traynor YCV50B

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)

Stack Friedman BE-OD on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

J. Rockett The Dude takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

Cusack Music Screamer pushes a crunchy tone toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

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

Orange Series Phaser's mid-forward voice goes after Traynor YCV50B in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Traynor YCV50B's own crunchy character

Goes in front of the amp

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → slapback)

Put MXR Analog Delay in Traynor YCV50B's effects loop, clear of Traynor YCV50B's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Run Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb in Traynor YCV50B's effects loop, clear of Traynor YCV50B's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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

Traynor YCV50B's own crunchy character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp