Vox Cutting Edge

The Vox Cutting Edge is a distortion pedal from Vox's Valvenergy series. Vox describes it as "the metal member of the family"¹, and the pedal carries a Tight knob aimed at players dialling in heavy metal chug¹.

What it does

The Cutting Edge is aimed at players chasing modern high-gain tones. MusicRadar's Phil Barker, reviewing the Valvenergy pedals, described its intent: "a fourth, the Cutting Edge, is designed to replicate the response of your contemporary high-gain US amplifiers"⁴.

Its control set reflects that aim. Alongside the usual gain and level shaping, "the Cutting Edge has a Tight knob to assist you in dialling in some heavy metal chug"⁴, a control for tightening the low end in the way metal players typically need. The pedal also carries an OLED screen, a feature gearnews.com highlighted when the series launched at NAMM 2020³.

Where it sits in the Valvenergy range

The Cutting Edge is the distortion in the Valvenergy range, positioned as its metal voicing⁴. Its Tight knob is there to help with dialling in heavy metal chug⁴.

For players comparing Vox distortion options, the Cutting Edge is the series' explicit high-gain and metal entry, distinct from the overdrive-leaning drives in the same range²¹. Vox's distortion catalog also includes pedals such as the Vox Satchurator and the Vox Distortion Booster V2, and the broader field is covered on the Distortion Pedals page.

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