Tone City Black Tea Distortion Pedal

Brand

Tone City

Tone City is a company that designs and produces compact, high-quality guitar pedals with a focus on affordability and versatility. Their products are particularly known for delivering excellent tone in a small footprint, making them ideal for musicians who need reliable effects without taking up much space on their pedalboards. Tone City offers a wide range of effects, including overdrive, distortion, fuzz, chorus, delay, reverb, and compression. Some of their popular pedals include the *Golden Plexi* distortion, *Sweet Cream* overdrive, and *Angel Wing* chorus, all of which are favoured for their responsive dynamics and rich tone.

The company’s pedal offerings cater to various musical styles, from blues and rock to more experimental sounds, providing musicians with the tools to shape their sound. In addition to standard effects, Tone City also produces pedalboards and power supplies, ensuring that players have everything they need for a smooth, consistent performance. Their products are well-regarded for being both affordable and capable of producing professional-grade tones.

Category

Guitar Pedals

Tags

Distortion

Distortion pedals take your clean guitar signal and transform it into something bigger, bolder, and full of attitude. By clipping the waveform, they add sustain, bite, and aggression, creating that thick, compressed tone that’s powered rock music for decades. From the growling crunch of classic hard rock to the tight, saturated roar of modern metal, distortion is all about energy and presence. It gives every note weight and authority, pushing your amp to its limits and beyond.

There are countless flavours of distortion, each with its own texture and edge. Some sound smooth and creamy, others raw and gnarly like tearing fabric. It’s the sonic equivalent of turning up the heat until the sound cooks — rich, sizzling, and perfectly seasoned to taste. Whether used for rhythm muscle or soaring leads, a good distortion pedal doesn’t just add volume; it adds personality, grit, and that unmistakable sense of power under your fingers.

New

This is brand new, fresh in, and a UK warranty is included. New Gear always comes from trusted UK music retailers.

Overdrive

Like a golden layer of melted cheese — warm, gooey, and just put it all over. It adds just the right amount of richness and grit, turning a clean signal into something smooth and savoury. Designed to mimic the natural breakup of a tube amp pushed to its sweet spot, overdrive delivers the flavour of classic rock and blues in every bite. From creamy mid-gain warmth to crisp edge-of-breakup sparkle, it’s the comfort food of guitar tone — simple, satisfying, and endlessly versatile. Whether it’s a mild crunch or a full-bodied roar, overdrive is where good taste begins.

Volume

Volume pedals control the output level of a guitar signal using a foot-operated treadle. They allow smooth volume swells, dynamic control during playing, and easy muting between songs. Volume pedals can be placed at different points in the signal chain to either control overall loudness or adjust gain and drive behaviour when positioned before distortion or overdrive pedals.