Pedals that stack with the Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp

Knight Audio Technologies Kat-STB

“purpose-engineered for the specific interaction between Brian May's Red Special guitar (with its Burns Tri-Sonic pickups) and a cranked Vox AC30”

Greer Royal Velvet

The Royal Velvet's smooth, velvety fuzz-drive pushes the AC30's bright chime into thicker classic-rock territory.

MXR Phase 90

The chiming AC30 and the Phase 90 are a documented classic-rock pairing, the amp's bright top end giving the phaser's sweep plenty of sparkle to move through. — also used together by 1 artist

ProCo RAT 2

Documented together in at least one player's rig — the RAT's low-gain, cutting distortion punches through the AC30's bright chime without losing definition. — also used together by 1 artist

Marshall Guv'nor

The Guv'nor's thick, saturated crunch balances out the AC30's bright chime, keeping things from turning fizzy at higher gain.

Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man

The AC30's bright, chiming sparkle suits the Memory Man's lush analog echo, both leaning into that classic British shimmer. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Caroline Guitar Company Somersault

The AC30's bright, chiming sparkle suits the Somersault's glitchy, boutique chorus, both leaning into that shimmer.

Boss DM-2 Delay

The AC30's bright, chiming British clean tone gives the DM-2's organic, lush echo a genuinely classic amp voice to trail off against. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Greer Relic

Into the AC30's bright, chiming British breakup, the Relic's vintage germanium overdrive picks up real amp-driven sparkle.

Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone

The Colorsound Tremolo's organic, vintage pulse adds motion to the AC30's bright, chiming sparkle.

Fulltone OF-1 Octafuzz

Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp's bright balances out the dark tone

Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay

The AC30's bright, chiming British clean tone gives the Memory Boy's warm analog echo a genuinely classic amp voice to trail off against. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Dunlop MXR M104 Distortion+

Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp's bright balances out the dark tone

Electro-Harmonix Russian Big Muff Pi Fuzz Distortion

Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp leans bright right where the dark tone needs it

Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer

Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp's bright balances out the dark tone

Catalinbread Echorec

Run Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp after it and the dark edge settles into something more bright — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Dunlop Jerry Cantrell Firefly Cry Baby Wah

Run Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp after it and the dark edge settles into something more bright

T-Rex Replica Delay

Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp leans bright right where the dark tone needs it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Strymon El Capistan

The AC30's bright, chiming British sparkle gives the El Capistan's own tape-voiced echo a genuinely classic amp to trail behind. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Death By Audio Reverberation Machine

Run Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp after it and the dark edge settles into something more bright — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Strymon Zelzah -Dimensional Phaser

The AC30's bright, chiming British sparkle gives the Zelzah's own analog, stereo phase-chorus real shimmer to work with.

Catalinbread NiCompressor

Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp's bright balances out the dark tone

Mr. Black Bloodmoon

Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp leans bright right where the dark tone needs it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

MXR Script Phase 90 (LED)

Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp's bright balances out the dark tone