Vertex Steel String Slight Return

Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head

Vertex built the Slight Return to disappear in front of an amp like this, pushing the JTM45 without covering up its British breakup.

Supro Delta King 10 (1820RBB)

Vertex Steel String Slight Return's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying

Roland KPD-90-BK

Vertex Steel String Slight Return's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying

EVH 010

Vertex Steel String Slight Return leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Synergy SL2 Module

Into a transparent tone, Synergy SL2 Module brings the high gain it's missing

Friedman BE-Mini Head

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Friedman BE-Mini Head gives it high gain to fill it with

Egnater Tweaker 88 Head

Run Egnater Tweaker 88 Head into that transparent platform and it finally gets some low gain

Ceriatone 2202H

Into a transparent tone, Ceriatone 2202H brings the high gain it's missing

Klon Centaur

Two transparent overdrives stacked - the Slight Return's touch sensitivity in front of the Klon's midrange push - build sustain gradually instead of all at once.

Beetronics Overhive

Stack the Slight Return's touch-sensitive touring drive with the Overhive's own medium-gain overdrive for two distinct transparent textures.

MXR Dyna Comp

The Dyna Comp evens out pick attack before the Slight Return's own touch-sensitive, transparent drive takes over.

Dunlop JD-4S Rotovibe

Run the Rotovibe's Leslie-style swirl after the Steel String Slight Return's transparent, amp-like drive so the modulation colors an already-saturated tone.

Dawner Prince Boonar

The Slight Return's transparent, touch-sensitive touring drive trails into the Boonar's vintage studio delay with a responsive signal to echo. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal

The Slight Return's transparent, touch-sensitive drive leaves plenty of headroom for the Wet reverb's own muted ambience to follow. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Spaceman Sputnik III

What Vertex Steel String Slight Return brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around

TC Electronic Magus Pro Distortion

What Vertex Steel String Slight Return brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around