Alternatives to the Vertex Tone Secret

Fender Hammertone Metal

Shared character: middle, high gain settings, lead

Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose

Shared character: grit, treble, touch

Ibanez OD850 Overdrive

Shared character: 1960s, middle, transparent

Donner Blues Drive

Shared character: blues players, middle, overdrive

Fender Hammertone Overdrive

Shared character: middle, high gain settings, lead

Catalinbread CB-Overdrive

Shared character: transparent, gain, overdrive

Carl Martin Rock Drive

Shared character: treble, middle, transparent

Fulltone Fulldrive 2 MOSFET

Shared character: grit, middle, gain

MXR M249 Super Badass Dynamic O.D.

Shared character: grit, pick attack, touch

Tone City TC-T6 Kaffir Lime Overdrive

Shared character: treble, middle, lead

Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive

similar tone character

Tone City TC-T38 Metal Storm classic British-style high

similar tone character

Boss JB-2

Shared character: blues players, pick attack, middle

ThorpyFX Peacekeeper V2 Low-Gain Overdrive

Shared character: treble, middle, transparent

Wampler Clarksdale

Shared character: blues players, treble, transparent

JAM Pedals TubeDreamer 58

Shared character: blues players, pick attack, transparent

Walrus Audio Warhorn

Shared character: blues players, treble, touch

Ibanez TS808HW Hand-Wired Tube Screamer

Shared character: high gain settings, middle, smooth

J. Rockett The Dude

Shared character: blues players, overdrive

Browne Amplification Gritador Classic Overdrive

Shared character: blues players, middle, lead

Klon Centaur

Shared character: touch, transparent, overdrive

Revv Amplification G4-V2

similar tone character

Wampler Tumnus Deluxe

similar tone character

Wren and Cuff Super Russian

similar tone character

Tone City Green Tube

Shared character: blues players, pick attack, treble

Sonicake Blue Skreamer

Shared character: blues players, middle, smooth

Donner Overdrive

Shared character: blues players, overdrive

Dunlop Way Huge WM31 Supa-Lead Overdrive

Shared character: grit, pick attack, touch

Fulltone OCD

Shared character: pick attack, touch, middle

Boss BD-2W Blues Driver Waza Craft

Shared character: grit, blues players, pick attack

Colorsound Power Boost

Shared character: 1960s, treble, touch

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Shared character: blues players, middle, smooth

Zvex Channel 2

Similar voicing: edge of breakup

Maxon OD808

Shared character: blues players, touch, middle

J. Rockett Melody Overdrive/EQ

Shared character: grit, transparent, smooth

Dunlop DL E MXR M EG 74

Shared character: grit, blues players, gain