The Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge is a Vox preamp pedal, currently around $158.58. Close alternatives include the Dunlop MXR Super Badass Dynamic Overdrive, model M89 and the MXR CSP039 Duke of Tone Overdrive. It pairs well with the Shin's Music Dumbloid and the Airis Effects SPEC-Defier.
Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge
Vox · pedal
The Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge is part of Vox's Valvenergy series, a line of pedals built around Korg's Nutube technology, a genuine miniature vacuum tube rather than a digital or solid-state emulation of one, giving these pedals real tube-driven harmonic character in a compact stompbox format. The Mystic Edge sits in the overdrive and boost portion of the Valvenergy lineup, designed to add tube-style saturation and touch-responsive breakup ahead of a clean or lightly driven amp. Vox built the Valvenergy series specifically to bring authentic tube coloration to pedalboard-sized effects rather than relying on digital modeling to approximate that sound.
- tube
- driven
- overdrive
- touch
- saturation
- response
- drive
- dynamic
Good for
- Live
- Silent Recording
- Studio
Price updated Aug 26, 2026
Genres the Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge is commonly used in
- Classic Rock
- Blues
- Alternative Rock
- Blues Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Indie Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge
Shin's Music Dumbloid
Shins Music
26% matchThe Dumbloid's articulate, Dumble-voiced drive stacks with the Mystic Edge's own tube-driven saturation for a rounder push than either alone.
Airis Effects SPEC-Defier
Airis Effects
25% matchStack the Mystic Edge's touch-responsive tube overdrive with the SPEC-Defier's own compressed rhythm gain for a warmer, more dynamic front end.
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio
Crazy Tube Circuits
22% matchRun the Golden Ratio ahead of the Mystic Edge so its touch-responsive tube drive reacts to an already-punchy, compressed signal.
Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo
Caroline Guitar Company
18% matchThe Mystic Edge's touch-responsive tube overdrive gives the Parabola's stage-ready tremolo pulse a saturated signal to chop up.
Cusack Music Delay TME
Cusack Music
17% matchThe Mystic Edge's touch-responsive tube overdrive feeds the Delay TME's reliable echo a driven signal to trail off. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
Boss
11% matchThe Mystic Edge's touch-responsive tube overdrive feeds the DD-3's clear, shimmery repeats a driven signal instead of a clean one. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
TC Electronic Grand Magus Distortion
TC Electronic
9% matchWhat Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge brings here leans toward dynamic — that's worth building a pairing around
NuX B-8 Wireless system
Nux
8% matchWhat Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge brings here leans toward dynamic — that's worth building a pairing around
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Cheaper alternatives
67Audio Harry Balz
67audio
73% similarityShared character: pedal, response, classic_rock
Blackstar LT Drive
Blackstar
72% similarityShared character: solid_state, touch, response
Fender Breakup Drive
Fender
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose
Electro-Harmonix
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive
Boss
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Boutique & premium upgrades
Free The Tone Black Vehicle BV-1V
Free The Tone
75% similarityShared character: players, pick_attack, touch
Free The Tone SS-1V String Slinger Overdrive
Free The Tone
74% similarityShared character: pick_attack, touch, classic_rock
Mission Engineering Velocity Overdrive
Mission Engineering
73% similarityShared character: solid_state, touch, pedal
Dophix Lussuria overdrive
Dophix
73% similarityShared character: pick_attack, boost, touch
Marshall Valvestate 8080
Marshall
72% similarityVox Valvenergy Mystic Edge recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Marshall YJM100 Head
Marshall
72% similarityVox Valvenergy Mystic Edge recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
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Dunlop MXR Super Badass Dynamic Overdrive, model M89
Dunlop
76% similarityShared character: pedal, pick_attack, boost
MXR CSP039 Duke of Tone Overdrive
MXR
75% similarityShared character: players, pedal, pick_attack
Vox Valvenergy Fuel Injector
Vox
74% similarityShared character: solid_state, pick_attack, touch
Blackstar Dept. 10 Dual Drive
Blackstar
73% similarityShared character: pedal, solid_state, boost
J. Rockett Audio Hot Monkey
J Rockett
73% similarityShared character: pick_attack, touch, classic_rock
Strymon Riverside
Strymon
73% similarityShared character: pedal, pick_attack, touch
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge?+
The closest matches in character are the Dunlop MXR Super Badass Dynamic Overdrive, model M89, the MXR CSP039 Duke of Tone Overdrive, the Vox Valvenergy Fuel Injector. Budget picks: 67Audio Harry Balz, Blackstar LT Drive, Fender Breakup Drive. Boutique upgrades: Free The Tone Black Vehicle BV-1V, Free The Tone SS-1V String Slinger Overdrive, Mission Engineering Velocity Overdrive.
What pairs well with the Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Shin's Music Dumbloid, Airis Effects SPEC-Defier, Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio — The Dumbloid's articulate, Dumble-voiced drive stacks with the Mystic Edge's own tube-driven saturation for a rounder push than either alone..
How much does the Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge cost?+
Around $158.58 (live listing price, updated Aug 26, 2026).