Maxon DS Distortion Reissue vs Tone City TC Model M V2
The Maxon DS Distortion Reissue and the Tone City TC Model M V2 are both pedals. The Tone City TC Model M V2 leans mid-forward and high gain. Current prices: $212.14 vs $83.80.
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Blended 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.41% — somewhat different
Maxon DS Distortion Reissue
Maxon · pedal
Tone City TC Model M V2
Tone City · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$212.14via Reverb
$83.80via Reverb
The Maxon DS Distortion Reissue is a reissue of Maxon's vintage DS-series distortion circuit, making a classic Japanese distortion design available to contemporary players with Maxon's Japanese manufacturing precision. The DS circuit represents Maxon's original distortion design from the vintage era of Japanese effects development.
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.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- metal
- hard rock
- punk
- Rock
- mid-forward
- high gain
- crunchy
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Busking
- Live