About Tone City

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Tone City is a boutique effects pedal company known for producing affordable yet high-quality pedals that deliver exceptional tone and versatility. Founded in 2014, Tone City quickly gained popularity for offering a wide range of distortion, overdrive, modulation, and delay pedals, all housed in compact and durable designs. With models like the Sweet Cream Overdrive, King of Blues, and the Golden Plexi, Tone City is favoured by musicians looking for classic tones and innovative features at an accessible price point, making professional-grade sound available to players of all levels.

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Overdrive

Overdrive is a popular guitar effect that creates a warm, distorted sound by amplifying the signal of an electric guitar, typically using a pedal or an amp’s built-in circuit. The effect simulates the natural distortion that occurs when a tube amplifier is pushed to its limit, creating a rich, harmonic response that adds sustain, warmth, and character to the tone. Overdrive pedals are commonly used to add grit and growl to a clean tone without the harshness of full distortion.

The overdrive effect works by boosting the input signal, causing the amplifier to break up and clip the waveform, resulting in a smooth, musical distortion. This is often more subtle and less aggressive than other forms of distortion, making overdrive pedals ideal for blues, classic rock, and country players who seek a dynamic sound that responds to their playing touch. Overdrive pedals can be used in conjunction with other effects like delay and reverb to shape a more complex, evolving sound. Popular overdrive pedals include the Ibanez Tube Screamer, the Fulltone OCD, and the Boss OD-3, each offering different tonal characteristics, from smooth and bluesy to punchy and aggressive.

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