Pedals that stack with the Vox AC-50

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

ProCo RAT 2

Proco

37% match
$86.97via Reverb

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

The RAT's cutting, low-gain distortion pushes the AC-50's rich, punchy British breakup harder without losing the amp's core clarity.

Goes in front of the amp

Beetronics Swarm

Beetronics

32% match
$249via Reverb

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

Into the AC-50's rich, punchy tube clarity, the Swarm's experimental fuzz has plenty of amp character to push into.

Goes in front of the amp

Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz

Black Arts Toneworks

30% match
$119via Reverb

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

Into the AC-50's rich, punchy tube clarity, the LSTR's scooped, sludgy fuzz has plenty of amp character to push into.

Goes in front of the amp

MXR Phase 90

MXR

20% 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.

The AC-50's rich, punchy tube clarity gives the Phase 90's organic sweep real definition to work with.

Goes in front of the amp

MXR Dyna Comp

MXR

15% match
$74.99via Reverb

fills 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)

Ahead of the AC-50's rich, punchy British breakup, the Dyna Comp evens out pick dynamics before the amp's own tube compression takes over.

Goes in front of the amp

Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini

Dunlop

13% match
$161.23via 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.

The Carbon Copy Mini's dark, ambient slapback delay belongs in the AC-50's loop, clear of the amp's own rich, punchy tube clarity. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Eventide Modulated Delay

Eventide

10% 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 Eventide Modulated Delay in Vox AC-50's effects loop, clear of Vox AC-50'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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