Vertex Effects Steel String Clean Drive mk 2 Pedal

I bought this after a fellow player highly recommended it. I play in an Austin-based blues/funk/jazz/rock band, and am always open to squeezing more tone and vibe from my pedalboard. I gave this 3 stars because it’s the average of the two scores I want to give it - a 5 for those seeking a great SRV tone with a Strat, and a 1 for other uses. For a Texas Flood type of sound, in my case with a Tube Screamer, this box undeniably delivers that extra oomph to really make it sing. However, for other uses, I found the pedal delivered some color that is just not pleasant - whether Strat, Tele, PRS or other (tried all of them with it). I’ll keep it, because it definitely makes the Stevie Ray stuff sing, but I am surprised at how one dimensional it seems to be, at least to my ears.

I also didn’t like the fact the one I purchased wasn’t new. It was wrapped very sloppy and was upside down in the box with no instructions. Not that I needed them but with every pedal there is always one piece of product instructions.

At first I did not want to spend the cash. After doing some research I have found this pedal to be outstanding.

Personal musical use.

100% bait and switch. Tied up my $200 and can’t get my refund for a month so can’t get a replacement for over a month. Thanks for nothing. Do NOT buy this product unless you want an expensive paperweight.

Pedal had a broken knob, and has some sticky substance all over it. I'm thinking I was sold a used pedal even though I paid for a new one, and it's not even a used pedal that has been taken care of good.