Pedals that stack with the Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp

“purpose-engineered for the specific interaction between Brian May's Red Special guitar (with its Burns Tri-Sonic pickups) and a cranked Vox AC30”— from the knight-audio-technologies-kat-stb listing

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

Goes in front of the amp

Used together by 1 artist

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

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.

Goes in front of the amp

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

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)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

fills 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 AC30 Guitar Combo Amp answers back bright

Goes in front of the amp

Used together by 1 artist

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

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster's own germanium character is the real reason this is worth trying

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.

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

Goes in front of the amp

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

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

Goes in front of the amp

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

Greer Amps Royal Velvet leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

Goes in front of the amp

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

The AC30's bright, chiming sparkle gives the Carbon Copy Deluxe's warm, stereo analog delay a bright amp voice to trail into. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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

What JHS Angry Charlie brings here leans toward crunchy — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp

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

Goes in front of the amp

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)

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)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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)

The AC30's bright, chiming British clean tone gives the Icarus' warm germanium-silicon boost a genuinely classic amp voice to push into.

Goes in front of the amp

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

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)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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

Goes in front of the amp

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

MXR Analog Delay's warm character and Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp's bright voice sit in the same lane rather than fighting each other — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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

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

Goes in front of the amp

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

Goes in front of the amp

fills 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 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)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

fills 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 AC30 Guitar Combo Amp's own bright character is the real reason this is worth trying — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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

Goes in front of the amp

fills 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 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)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

fills 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 AC30 Guitar Combo Amp answers back bright

Goes in front of the amp

fills 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 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)

Sits in the amp's effects loop