Pedals that stack with the Two-Rock Gain Master 50 Head
← everything about the Two-Rock Gain Master 50 Head
All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Marshall Guv'nor
Marshall
25% 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)
Run Marshall Guv'nor into that transparent platform and it finally leans toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Univox Super-Fuzz
Univox
22% 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, Univox Super-Fuzz brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Colorsound Overdriver
pedal
21% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)
Into a transparent tone, Colorsound Overdriver brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Boss BF-2 Flanger
Boss
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.
Keep Two-Rock Gain Master 50 Head's transparent voice out front: Boss BF-2 Flanger goes after Two-Rock Gain Master 50 Head in the signal chain so its lush voice doesn't muddy it
Goes in front of the amp
Wampler Mini Ego 76 Compressor
Wampler
12% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Wampler Mini Ego 76 Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
7% 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 Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay in Two-Rock Gain Master 50 Head's effects loop, clear of Two-Rock Gain Master 50 Head's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Strymon BigSky
Strymon
7% 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 Strymon BigSky in Two-Rock Gain Master 50 Head's effects loop, clear of Two-Rock Gain Master 50 Head's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Related
- everything about the Two-Rock Gain Master 50 Head
- alternatives to the Two-Rock Gain Master 50 Head
- gear with a similar tone character to the Two-Rock Gain Master 50 Head
- amplifiers like the Two-Rock Gain Master 50 Head
- what pairs with the Two-Rock Gain Master 50 Head
- best amplifier for rock
- best amplifier for soul
- Two-Rock gear
- most popular amplifiers