Pedals that stack with the Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head
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All 61 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
JHS Angry Charlie
JHS Pedals
62% match“good marhall tones — dig it. works awesome with my jazzmaster and ac15”— from the jhs-pedals-angry-charlie-channel-drive-pedal listing
clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → high gain)
The AC15's sweet, shimmering breakup gives the Angry Charlie's hot-rodded gain a chiming amp voice to push into.
Goes in front of the amp
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
39% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
ProCo RAT 2's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head delivers it
Goes in front of the amp
Ibanez Tube Screamer
Ibanez
36% matchpushes an amp at the edge of breakupPushes an amp already sitting at the edge of breakup over the line. (edge of breakup → mid-forward)
Feed a edge of breakup signal into Ibanez Tube Screamer and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
32% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Into the AC15's sweet, jangly treble breakup, the Memory Boy's warm analog echo has a genuinely vintage amp voice to trail off against. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Greer Relic
Greer
32% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head's bright balances out the dark tone
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Nano Deluxe MM
Electro-Harmonix
31% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Run Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head after it and the dark edge settles into something more bright — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Strymon Zelzah -Dimensional Phaser
Strymon
31% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Run Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head after it and the dark edge settles into something more bright
Goes in front of the amp
FoxGear EchoSex
Foxgear
29% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head leans toward edge of breakup, and that's a real, usable character to pair with — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Suhr Dark Discovery Analog Delay
Suhr
28% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head leans bright right where the dark tone needs it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
J. Rockett Clockwork Echo
J Rockett
28% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Where this leans dark, Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head answers back bright — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
JHS Pedals JHS Mod Shop Deluxe Memory Boy
JHS Pedals
28% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head leans bright right where the dark tone needs it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Tone City King of Blues
Tone City
28% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head leans bright right where the warm tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
Alexander Pedals Amnesia Delay
Alexander Pedals
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Into the AC15's sweet, shimmering breakup, the Amnesia Delay's dark, swelling repeats trail behind the amp's own treble character instead of fighting it. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Benson Amps Deep Sea Diver
Benson Amps
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Run Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head after it and the dark edge settles into something more bright
Goes in front of the amp
Fairfield Circuitry Meet Maude
Fairfield Circuitry
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head's bright balances out the dark tone — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Procession V2
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Where this leans dark, Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head answers back bright — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
EarthQuaker Devices Blumes V1 Low Signal Shredder
EarthQuaker Devices
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Where this leans warm, Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head answers back bright
Goes in front of the amp
CMATMods Tremoglo
Cmatmods
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Where this leans dark, Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head answers back bright
Goes in front of the amp
JHS Pedals JHS 3 Series Tape Delay
JHS Pedals
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head's bright balances out the dark tone — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Visual Sound GarageTone Axle Grease
Visual Sound
25% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Run Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Walrus Audio Fundamental Ambient
Walrus Audio
25% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Where this leans dark, Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head answers back bright — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Walrus Audio Polychrome
Walrus Audio
25% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Where this leans dark, Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head answers back bright
Goes in front of the amp
SahBro? Audio Ross Kempressor
Sahbro Audio
25% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
SahBro? Audio Ross Kempressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Phase 90
MXR
24% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run MXR Phase 90 after Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head in the signal chain, clear of Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp