Pedals that stack with the Vertex Steel String Slight Return

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

ThorpyFX Thorpy

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