Vertex Steel String Mini Slight Return Edition Overdrive Pedal
Based on Stevie Ray Vaughan’s legendary Dumble clean tone!
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SKU: VERTEXSRVSSM
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Product Description
When it comes to SRV-style glassy clean and fat lead tones, the Vertex Effects Steel String (Slight Return Version) Mini — based on serial #001 of a legendary six-figure Dumble Steel String Singer — may be one of the BEST ways to impart D-style clean tone to your favorite amplifier!
Whether you're front-ending a stage amp with the Steel String SRE Mini’s expanded mid-range control via the "Filter" knob or glassier highs and fatter lows via the Jazz/Rock switch, this pedal is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Just like the amp it's named after, the Steel String SRE Mini is characterized by a fat and glassy tones sound that absolutely marinates signals in tube-like harmonics as you ramp up the gain with plenty of available top-end "glass" and a little more low-end "snap" compared to the original Steel String MKII. From subtle fattening and clean compression to full-on overdrive, the SS SRE Mini edition is the next best thing to having the real-deal SSS in your rig!
Key Features
- Based on model #001 of an original run of legendary 6L6 blues machines.
- A true amp in a box — designed to impart the D-style clean tone to your amp.
- Inspiring glassy touch sensitivity, warmth, and low-end snap.
- Versatile Gain and Level controls make this a capable clean boost or full-on overdrive.
- Re-shaped EQ with the Rock/Jazz switch for the perfect "Texas Tone".
- Rugged steel housing with authentic D-style aesthetics.
- True bypass switching.
- Designed in California.
Bringing Back A Cult Classic
Reviving the popular "Slight Return Version" model was a no brainer for Vertex! The original Slight Return Version (during the Steel String MKI era in 2018) routinely fetches upwards of $400 on the used market with its cult following.
However, now in 2022, they're re-releasing the Steel String SRE in a single channel mini version separately from their multi-channel "Supreme" format. The Steel String Slight Return Edition Mini model takes all the great aspects of the original 2018 model and puts it in a smaller, pedalboard-friendly format — in addition to EQ voicing controls with the "Rock" and "Jazz" toggle switch.
D-Style Cleans With Some Texas Flair
With gain settings below 1:00, the Steel String Mini makes a highly-versatile fat boost, with an active midrange "Filter" EQ section to dial in that D-style mid-range shaping your instrument demands. Above 1:00, the Steel String SRE sweetens your signal with vine-ripened drive characteristics matured in the Texas sun. Wide open, this pedal packs enough juicy gain to take you well into overdrive territory.
All the while, true bypass operation preserves your dry signal whenever you don't have the SRE engaged — though, if you're anything like Stevie Ray fanatics, it's pretty much a non-issue, since you'll never want to turn this thing off. The Vertex Steel String Mini is assembled in California and comes in a rugged steel housing with authentic D-style appointments of the Dumble Steel String Singer.
Controls
- Filter: Accentuates different mid-range frequencies (acts as a tone knob)
- Jazz/Rock: Toggles treble cut on and off (jazz = less treble)
- Gain: Controls amount of distortion
- Level: Controls overall volume
Specifications
- Controls: Level, Filter, Gain, Jazz/Rock Switch
- Power: 9-18V DC Operation (Centre Negative)
- Current Consumption: 10mA
- Dimensions: 4.5" x 2.2" x 1.8"
- Weight: 1.0 lbs