The Harley Benton MiniStomp Green Tint is a compact overdrive pedal from Harley Benton's MiniStomp range of small metal-enclosure effects. Harley Benton describes its sound as a vintage tube-like overdrive with warm and natural tone, and says it is modeled on one of the world's best known overdrive pedals, used on countless stages and in studios around the world1. If you are weighing it against other drives, see the Overdrive Pedals type page or the Boss SD-1 vs Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer comparison for the circuits it sits alongside.
Controls and the Boost/Normal switch
The Green Tint keeps its control layout to three knobs and one switch, which is all a straightforward overdrive needs1:
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Gain | Sets the amount of overdrive |
| Tone | Shapes the treble character of the drive |
| Volume | Sets the pedal's output level |
| Boost/Normal switch | Boost mode adds a bit more grunt to your sound when needed1 |
A single on/off footswitch with a status LED indicator takes the pedal in and out of the circuit1. Harley Benton's own description of the boost switch is that the "Green Tint adds a boost switch to add a bit more grunt to your sound when needed"1, so the switch is the pedal's main extra beyond the standard three-knob drive layout.
Power, size and connections
The MiniStomp Green Tint runs from a 9 V mains adapter, center negative, which is not included with the pedal. No battery option is listed, so budget for a power supply or a slot on a pedalboard supply.
Other practical points from the maker's specification:
- 6.3 mm jack input and output1
- Solid metal housing1
- Current consumption of 20 mA1
- Dimensions of 92 x 38 x 32 mm and a weight of 133 g1
At 92 x 38 x 32 mm and 133 g, the pedal is genuinely small, which is the point of the MiniStomp range: it fits where a full-size overdrive would not1.
What buyers rated it
Harley Benton describes the MiniStomp Green Tint as a vintage tube-like overdrive with a warm and natural tone1. The pedal's page lists a single on/off footswitch with a status LED indicator, 6.3 mm jack input and output, and a 9 V center-negative mains adapter for power, which is not included1.
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Questions
What pedal is the Harley Benton Green Tint based on?
Harley Benton describes the Green Tint as modelled on one of the world's best known overdrive pedals, used on countless stages and in studios around the world. The maker does not name the circuit on the product page, but the green colouring and the gain, tone and volume control layout point at the Tube Screamer family of overdrives.
Is the Harley Benton Green Tint true bypass?
Yes. Harley Benton specifies true bypass, which the maker says eliminates signal noise when the pedal is switched off, so your guitar's signal passes through untouched when the effect is disengaged.
Does the MiniStomp Green Tint take a battery?
No. Harley Benton specifies power via a 9 V mains adapter, centre negative, which is not included. There is no battery option listed, so plan to run it from a pedalboard power supply or a dedicated adapter.
How big is the Harley Benton MiniStomp Green Tint?
The MiniStomp Green Tint measures 92 x 38 x 32 mm and weighs 133 g, in a solid metal housing. That is small enough to sit between other pedals on a crowded board.
Sources (1)
- MiniStomp Green Tint, Harley Benton
