WEM Dominator MkIII

pushes an amp at the edge of breakupPushes an amp already sitting at the edge of breakup over the line. (edge of breakup → low gain)

Origin Effects DCX Boost pushes a edge of breakup tone toward low gain

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an amp at the edge of breakupPushes an amp already sitting at the edge of breakup over the line. (edge of breakup → clean boost)

Feed a edge of breakup signal into MXR Micro Amp and it comes out closer to clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Run mid-forward into Carl Martin Hot Drive'n Boost MK3 for more high gain on top

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.

Keep Walrus Audio Lillian after WEM Dominator MkIII in the signal chain, clear of WEM Dominator MkIII's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

What WEM Dominator MkIII brings here leans toward gritty — that's worth building a pairing around

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.

Run Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal in WEM Dominator MkIII's effects loop, clear of WEM Dominator MkIII's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Put Walrus Audio Slö Multi-Texture Reverb in WEM Dominator MkIII's effects loop, clear of WEM Dominator MkIII's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Goes in front of the amp

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here