Vox Cutting Edge Valvenergy High-Gain Overdrive Pedal with Nutube
An all-analogue high-gain overdrive with a running miniature tube inside it, voiced after the focused tones of modern recordings. The Tight control is the one that defines it.
- Nutube technology: a miniature tube in an all-analogue design, for punch, sag and harmonic complexity
- Tight control: turn it up and the sound gets tighter and more modern, turn it down for saturated classic gain
- Active 3-band EQ for intuitive tone shaping
- Three modes: Standard as a pedal, Preamp for line-level devices, Cab-Sim for direct recording or PA
- OLED display with an oscilloscope so you can see what your settings are doing to the signal
- Boosted internal voltage for greater headroom and control over breakup
- Switchable analogue cab emulation for running straight into a PA
Voiced after the focused distortion tones of modern records, with an amp-like feel that comes from a real tube rather than a model of one.
The Cutting Edge pushes your signal into high-gain territory, taking its cue from the focused, tightly controlled distortion tones found on modern recordings. It is an amp in a box, and the reason it behaves like one is the tube inside it.
Nutube technology
Vox shrank the traditional vacuum tube down to a minuscule size without sacrificing reliability or durability, which allowed the company to run a real miniature tube inside an all-analogue pedal. What you get is the punch, sag and harmonic complexity of an amplifier in pedal format, with no bulk or heat. Internally boosted voltage gives greater headroom, so you can set exactly how much breakup you want.
The Tight control
Tight sweeps the character of the distortion. Low settings give saturated classic tones. As you turn it up the low end firms and the attack sharpens into aggressive modern territory. An active 3-band EQ handles the rest of the shaping.
Use it as a pedal, preamp or amp in a box
Standard mode makes the Cutting Edge behave like an overdrive pedal. Preamp mode lets it act as a preamp for line-level devices such as a keyboard. Cab-Sim mode engages the built-in analogue cabinet simulator for direct recording or for sending the signal straight to a PA.
See your signal
A built-in OLED display carries an oscilloscope, so the effect of each control on the waveform is visible rather than guessed at.
At a glance
- Classic and modern high-gain tones in one stompbox
- Nutube for the performance and feel of a tube amp
- Tight control from saturated classic to aggressive modern
- Active EQ
- Standard, Preamp and Cab-Sim modes
- Switchable all-analogue cabinet simulation