Tone City TC Model M V2 vs Tone City TC-T38 Metal Storm classic British-style high
The Tone City TC Model M V2 and the Tone City TC-T38 Metal Storm classic British-style high are both pedals sharing mid-forward. The Tone City TC Model M V2 leans crunchy and transparent. The Tone City TC-T38 Metal Storm classic British-style high leans full and sustaining. Current prices: $91.74 vs $82.80.
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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.49% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- mid-forward
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$91.74via Reverb
$82.80via Reverb
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.
The Tone City TC-T38 Metal Storm is a budget high-gain distortion voiced after the classic British black-and-gold high-gain amp sound, with a convincing amp-like feel and response. Unusually for its price it carries a full three-band EQ -- High, Middle and Low -- plus a Mid Boost function adding punch and focus for cutting through a mix, so it covers everything from a scooped modern metal rhythm tone to a mid-forward classic rock crunch. A built-in boost circuit on its own footswitch piles on extra grit and volume for leads. The distortion itself is tight and aggressive with plenty of saturation and sustain, suited to metal and hard rock rhythm playing. True bypass, 25mA draw, 9V centre-negative supply.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Metal
- Hard Rock
- crunchy
- transparent
- full
- sustaining
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Busking
- Live
- Busking
- Live