Keeley Angry 4-in-1 Distortion/Fuzz vs Tone City TC Model M V2

The Keeley Angry 4-in-1 Distortion/Fuzz and the Tone City TC Model M V2 are both pedals sharing high gain, mid-forward. The Keeley Angry 4-in-1 Distortion/Fuzz leans aggressive. 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.

55% — moderately similar

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Rock
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • high gain
  • mid-forward
Citation fame
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Price
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$83.80via Reverb

Description

The Keeley Angry Orange is a multi-mode distortion pedal from Keeley Electronics combining Angry Charlie-inspired high-gain distortion with Orange amplifier-inspired overdrive character, delivering two distinct British high-gain voices in a single enclosure. The Angry mode delivers JCM800-inspired high-gain saturation while the Orange mode provides the warm, harmonically dense British character associated with Orange amplification. Both modes are independently controllable and can be stacked for combined British gain 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
  • Blues
  • Hard Rock
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Tonal lean
  • aggressive
  • 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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