Pedals that stack with the Vox MV50-CE Rock
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All 21 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Catalinbread Galileo
Catalinbread
44% 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)
Where this leans bright, Vox MV50-CE Rock answers back warm
Goes in front of the amp
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
39% 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)
The Rangemaster's germanium treble boost pushes the MV50's tight, direct-recording crunch further.
Goes in front of the amp
Greer Amps Royal Velvet
Greer
38% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
Greer Amps Royal Velvet pushes a crunchy tone toward clean boost
Goes in front of the amp
Ibanez Tube Screamer
Ibanez
37% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)
Push the MV50's tight, direct-recording crunch with the Screamer's mid-forward boost and the focus holds up.
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff TOP Boost
Electro-Harmonix
34% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)
The MV50's tight, direct-recording crunch gives the Micro Metal Muff's clear, high-gain metal boost a focused amp voice to push into.
Goes in front of the amp
Lovepedal DOV Death Of Vox Handwired
Lovepedal
32% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → tight)
Stack Vox MV50-CE Rock on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight
Goes in front of the amp
Tech 21 SansAmp Oxford
Tech 21
31% 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)
Run Vox MV50-CE Rock after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Goes in front of the amp
Carl Martin AC-Tone
Carl Martin
31% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)
Into a transparent tone, Vox MV50-CE Rock brings a pull toward high gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
TC Electronic Ampworx Vintage Series DC30
TC Electronic
31% 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)
Vox MV50-CE Rock pushes a edge of breakup tone toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Pocket Metal Muff
Electro-Harmonix
29% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Feed a high gain signal into Vox MV50-CE Rock and it comes out closer to tight
Goes in front of the amp
Tone City Holy Aura
Tone City
23% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Vox MV50-CE Rock pushes a high gain tone toward tight
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Dyna Comp
MXR
23% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Ahead of the MV50, the Dyna Comp keeps a tight, consistent attack for direct-recording crunch takes.
Goes in front of the amp
Tone City TC-T38 Metal Storm classic British-style high
Tone City
22% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Stack Vox MV50-CE Rock on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight
Goes in front of the amp
Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone
Audiocade
22% matchThe Colorsound Tremolo's organic, vintage pulse adds motion to the MV50's tight, direct-recording rock voicing.
Goes in front of the amp
Fender Breakup Drive
Fender
22% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → crunchy)
Into a high headroom tone, Vox MV50-CE Rock brings a pull toward crunchy that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
NuX Metal Core
Nux
21% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Vox MV50-CE Rock pushes a high gain tone toward tight
Goes in front of the amp
EarthQuaker Devices Zoar V1 Dynamic Audio Grinder
EarthQuaker Devices
21% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (thin → full)
Vox MV50-CE Rock's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Revv G3 (Purple Channel Distortion)
Revv
21% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Vox MV50-CE Rock pushes a high gain tone toward tight
Goes in front of the amp
Xotic Robotalk 2
Xotic
19% matchVox MV50-CE Rock's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Boss DD-200 Digital Delay
Boss
14% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Boss DD-200 Digital Delay in Vox MV50-CE Rock's effects loop, clear of Vox MV50-CE Rock's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Boss RV-6 Reverb
Boss
14% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)
Boss RV-6 Reverb's shimmer voice goes in Vox MV50-CE Rock's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Vox MV50-CE Rock's own full character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop