Pedals that stack with the VHT Redline Combo 20w AV-RL20R

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Friedman BE-OD's bright balances out the warm tone

Goes in front of the amp

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

Colorsound Overdriver takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

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

Catalinbread VariOboost takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward clean boost

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.

Put One Control Persian Green Screamer after VHT Redline Combo 20w AV-RL20R in the signal chain, clear of VHT Redline Combo 20w AV-RL20R's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

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

VHT Redline Combo 20w AV-RL20R leans toward crunchy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

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.

Keep Strymon El Capistan in VHT Redline Combo 20w AV-RL20R's effects loop, clear of VHT Redline Combo 20w AV-RL20R'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.

Put Boss DD-200 Digital Delay in VHT Redline Combo 20w AV-RL20R's effects loop, clear of VHT Redline Combo 20w AV-RL20R's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop