Pedals that stack with the Wampler Cory Wong
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All 86 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
JHS Angry Charlie
JHS Pedals
23% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
The Cory Wong's optical funk compression evens out the pick attack before it ever reaches the Angry Charlie's own hot-rodded gain.
Comes later in the signal chain
Soldano SLO
Soldano
22% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Soldano SLO's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter
EarthQuaker Devices
22% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
The Cory Wong's punchy optical compression evens dynamics before the Dirt Transmitter's stacking-friendly gain stage.
Comes later in the signal chain
Sola Sound Tone Bender MK1
pedal
21% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Sola Sound Tone Bender MK1 brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Way Huge Swollen Pickle
Way Huge
21% 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)
Run the Cory Wong before the Swollen Pickle for funky, punchy optical compression before that woolly, filtered fuzz kicks in.
Comes later in the signal chain
Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz
Wren And Cuff
21% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
The Box of War's clear, sustaining Muff-style fuzz gives the Cory Wong's funky, optical compression a much heavier gain stage to push.
Comes later in the signal chain
Wampler Plexi Drive
Wampler
21% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Run the Cory Wong before the Plexi Drive for funky, punchy optical compression before that crunchy, boosted distortion kicks in.
Comes later in the signal chain
Walrus Audio Eons
Walrus Audio
21% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
The Cory Wong's optical funk compression evens out the pick attack before it ever reaches the Eons' own thick, low-gain fuzz.
Comes later in the signal chain
Carl Martin Hot Drive'n Boost MK3
Carl Martin
21% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
The Cory Wong's optical funk compression evens out the pick attack before it ever reaches the Hot Drive'n Boost's own valve-driven push.
Comes later in the signal chain
Friedman IR-D
Friedman
20% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Friedman IR-D's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Airis Effects SPEC-Defier
Airis Effects
20% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
The Cory Wong's optical funk compression evens out the pick attack before it ever reaches the SPEC-Defier's own compressed rhythm gain.
Comes later in the signal chain
Airis Effects 51-Filthy
Airis Effects
20% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
The Cory Wong's punchy optical compression evens out pick attack before it hits the 51-Filthy's tight, high-gain distortion.
Comes later in the signal chain
Beetronics Nectar
Beetronics
20% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
The Cory Wong's punchy optical compression evens dynamics before the Nectar's wide-ranging drive stage.
Comes later in the signal chain
REVV G4 Distortion
Revv
20% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Ahead of the G4's aggressive, high-gain distortion, the Cory Wong's punchy optical compression tightens pick attack before the clipping stage adds its own saturation.
Comes later in the signal chain
Carl Martin PlexiTone
Carl Martin
20% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
The Cory Wong's optical funk compression evens out the pick attack before it ever reaches the PlexiTone's own high-gain British breakup.
Comes later in the signal chain
Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret
Catalinbread
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
The Cory Wong's optical funk compression evens out the pick attack before it ever reaches the DLS's own full, saturated British crunch.
Comes later in the signal chain
Blackstar Dept. 10 Dual Distortion
Blackstar
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Tighten your pick attack with the Cory Wong's punchy optical compression before hitting the Dept. 10, and the distortion stays articulate note to note.
Comes later in the signal chain
Zevex Zvex Distortron
Zevex
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Zevex Zvex Distortron's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
NUX Metal Core Deluxe
Nux
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Ahead of the Metal Core Deluxe's high-gain, noise-gated distortion, the Cory Wong's punchy compression tightens attack before the amp-style gain kicks in.
Comes later in the signal chain
Matthews Effects Architect
Matthews Effects
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Matthews Effects Architect leans toward high gain, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Electronic Audio Experiments Eldritch Blast V2
Electronic Audio Experiments
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
The Cory Wong's optical funk compression evens out the pick attack before it ever reaches the Eldritch Blast's own touch-sensitive, high-gain fuzz.
Comes later in the signal chain
NuX Metal Core Deluxe MKII
Nux
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
NuX Metal Core Deluxe MKII leans toward pristine, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Colorsound Overdriver
pedal
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Colorsound Overdriver's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Wampler Pinnacle Standard V2
Wampler
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Wampler Pinnacle Standard V2 leans toward high gain, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain