Legendary Tone in a Single-wide Stomp
Players like SRV, Eric Johnson, and John Mayer have been singing the praises of a rare hundred-watt 6L6 blues machine that achieved legendary status in the mid-1980s. And whether you're looking for a taste of Texas sweet tea or a return to gravity, the Vertex Steel String Clean Drive faithfully captures that "SSS" magic — "Sparkle, Shaping, and Saturation" — in a single-wide stomp. The Steel String is dead-simple in operation yet matchless in its rootsy mojo. With gain settings below 1:00, the SSCD makes an incredibly versatile clean boost, with a Filter control to dial in how much of that D-style midrange shaping your instrument demands. Above 1:00, the SSCD begins to sweeten your signal with vine-ripened drive matured in the California sun. Wide open, this pedal virtually breathes fire, with enough juicy gain to take you from Flavor Town well into Brown territory. Optional 18-volt operation (adapter not included) nets you buckets of increased headroom — perfect for studio tracking or pairing this pedal with a vintage amp. All the while, true bypass operation preserves your dry signal whenever you don't have Steel String engaged — which, if you're anything like Sweetwater's testers, is pretty much a nonissue, since you'll never want to turn this thing off. The Vertex Steel String Clean Drive is assembled in California and comes in a rugged brushed metal housing with authentic D-style knobs.
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Vertex Steel String Clean Drive Pedal Features:
- SSS tone from a single-wide stomp
- Inspiring touch sensitivity, warmth, and sparkle
- Based on model #001 of an original run of legendary 6L6 blues machines
- Versatile Gain and Volume controls make this a capable clean boost or full-on overdrive
- Filter control dials in doses of that D-style mids shaping
- Rugged brushed metal housing
- Authentic D-style knobs
- Optional 18-volt operation (adapter not included) nets extra headroom
- True bypass switching preserves your signal between uses
- Assembled in California
