Keeley KO-Als Distortion vs Tone City TC Model M V2

The Keeley KO-Als Distortion and the Tone City TC Model M V2 are both pedals sharing high gain, mid-forward. The Keeley KO-Als Distortion leans full. The Tone City TC Model M V2 leans crunchy.

Similarity
citedBlended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.

44% — somewhat different

Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • high gain
  • mid-forward
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Price
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$83.80via Reverb

Description

The Keeley KO-ALS is a limited-edition distortion pedal, hand-built in a run of just 100 units, based on the Keeley Stahlhammer circuit, with proceeds from its sale benefiting Project ALS in support of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) research. It offers Distortion, Level, Bass, Mids, and Treble controls for finely shaping heavy distortion tones, plus a side-mounted switch selecting between Fender- and Marshall-style EQ contours, letting players tailor the pedal's underlying amp-voicing character.

The Tone City Model M V2 is a budget mini distortion emulating classic British black-and-gold amplifiers -- Marshall territory, not the Mesa the name is sometimes taken to imply. Two distortion modes plus a separate boost circuit make it effectively a 2-in-1: crunch mode gives nostalgic 1960s and '70s rock tones running from light overdrive to a raunchy, open crunch, while high-gain mode delivers a more modern JCM-style voice with a powerful midrange and considerable gain on tap. The V2 widens the gain range and improves the signal-to-noise ratio, with gain that is tighter and smoother than the original for more natural, amp-like results. Its sibling the Model B covers US-voiced Mesa Rectifier territory instead.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Electronic
  • Rock
Tonal lean
  • full
  • crunchy
Good for
citedOccasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.
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  • Busking
  • Live
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