Pedals that stack with the Xotic BB Preamp

ZVEX Fuzz Factory

The BB Preamp's clean, EQ'd boost gives the Fuzz Factory a cleaner front end, so the gate knob stays predictable.

Ibanez Tube Screamer

Stack the BB Preamp's creamy treble EQ with the Screamer's own mid-forward boost and you're layering two boutique boost flavors.

Wampler Triumph Overdrive

Xotic BB Preamp leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

Fender Smolder

Xotic BB Preamp leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

Dunlop FFM6 Band of Gypsys Fuzz Face

Push the BB Preamp's creamy, classic-rock crunch after the FFM6's biting fuzz for extra saturation without losing that vintage bite.

Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink

Xotic BB Preamp leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

Revv Dirt Dog (Joey Landreth Signature Overdrive)

Xotic BB Preamp's smooth balances out the bright tone

One Control Strawberry Red Overdrive

The BB Preamp's clean-boost push gives the Strawberry Red's own gain stage more to work with, without adding its own distinct coloring.

Catalinbread Giygas 2k

Where this leans dark, Xotic BB Preamp answers back bright

Walrus Audio Fundamental Series Distortion

Xotic BB Preamp leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

Klon Centaur

Stack the BB Preamp's creamy treble boost with the Klon's own midrange push for two distinct boost flavors instead of one doubled up.

Cusack Music Screamer Fuzz Germanium

Where this leans bright, Xotic BB Preamp answers back smooth

Fender Breakup Drive

Xotic BB Preamp's smooth balances out the bright tone

Boss BB-1X

Xotic BB Preamp's smooth balances out the bright tone

Dunlop MDU GCJ95

Run Xotic BB Preamp after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth

Ashdown Pro-FX Pro Drive

Xotic BB Preamp's smooth balances out the bright tone

Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Blackout

Xotic BB Preamp leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

Crazy Tube Circuits Constellation OC41

Xotic BB Preamp leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

JHS 3 Series Distortion

Xotic BB Preamp's smooth balances out the bright tone

Benson Amps Chimera Preamp Pedal

Xotic BB Preamp leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

Mad Professor Ruby Red Booster

Xotic BB Preamp's smooth balances out the bright tone

MXR Phase 90

The BB Preamp's creamy treble crunch gives the Phase 90's sweep a warmer signal to color than a clean one would.

MXR Dyna Comp

Compression before boost — the Dyna Comp keeps the BB Preamp's creamy treble crunch from getting spiky under a hard pick attack.

NuX Lacerate

Xotic BB Preamp leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it