Pedals that stack with the Vox VX50 GTV
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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
J. Rockett The Dude
J Rockett
17% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Stack J. Rockett The Dude on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Suhr Shiba Drive
Suhr
17% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Suhr Shiba Drive pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Cusack Music Screamer
Cusack Music
17% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Feed a high gain signal into Cusack Music Screamer and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
T-Rex Sweeper 2
T Rex
13% 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 → lush)
Run T-Rex Sweeper 2 after Vox VX50 GTV in the signal chain, clear of Vox VX50 GTV's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Walrus Audio Fathom
Walrus Audio
11% 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)
Walrus Audio Fathom's ambient voice goes in Vox VX50 GTV's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Vox VX50 GTV's own high gain character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Meris Mercury7 Reverb
Meris
11% 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 → lush)
Keep Meris Mercury7 Reverb in Vox VX50 GTV's effects loop, clear of Vox VX50 GTV's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Wampler Ego Compressor
pedal
9% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Vox VX50 GTV's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp