Pedals that stack with the Vox AC-50

ProCo RAT 2

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

Keeley Electronics Katana Boost

Run Vox AC-50 after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Electro-Harmonix Pocket Metal Muff

Vox AC-50 takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight

Beetronics Swarm

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

Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz

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

Suhr Eclipse

Vox AC-50 pushes a high gain tone toward tight

Crazy Tube Circuits Heatseeker Pre-Amp

Vox AC-50 pushes a high gain tone toward tight

Carl Martin Crush Zone

Vox AC-50 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight

MXR Phase 90

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

MXR Dyna Comp

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.

Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini

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)

Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay

Route the Memory Toy through the AC-50's loop so its warm analog echoes trail the amp's own punchy clarity. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)