The Tone City Dry Martini is a Tone City overdrive pedal, currently around $52.86. Close alternatives include the Strymon Riverside and the Klon KTR. It pairs well with the PRS DG Custom 30 David Grissom Signature 30W Head and the Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head.

Tone City Dry Martini

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The Tone City Dry Martini is a budget mini overdrive inspired by the Fulltone OCD, delivering that pedal's bright, aggressive and amp-like drive character in a compact enclosure. It works either as a low-gain boost or as a potent medium-gain drive into a clean amp, with Gain, Tone and Volume controls plus a Strong switch that increases low-end definition and adds body. The voice is crisp and energetic with a pronounced upper-midrange edge that cuts well with humbucker-equipped guitars such as Les Pauls and PRS models. It is very touch-sensitive, cleaning up with guitar volume, though that sensitivity can produce volume spikes with uneven picking, and the tone control darkens the sound quickly when rolled back. An affordable way to get driven amp tones at low volume.

  • dry
  • drive
  • overdrive
  • transparent
  • low gain
  • medium gain
  • driven
  • boost

Good for

  • Busking
  • Live
$52.86View on Reverb

Price updated Aug 24, 2026

Genres the Tone City Dry Martini is commonly used in

  • Blues
  • Country
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  • Indie Rock
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  • Alternative
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  • Classic Rock
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  • Rock
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Amps that pair well with the Tone City Dry Martini

PRS DG Custom 30 David Grissom Signature 30W Head

PRS

29% match

PRS DG Custom 30 David Grissom Signature 30W Head's high gain fills in what this low gain tone doesn't make on its own

Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head

amplifier

29% match

Run Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Friedman BE-Mini Head

Friedman

tonal match
$203.48via Reverb

Friedman BE-Mini Head's high gain fills in what this low gain tone doesn't make on its own

Synergy SL2 Module

Synergy

tonal match

Synergy SL2 Module's high gain fills in what this low gain tone doesn't make on its own

Hughes & Kettner Warp 7

Hughes & Kettner

tonal match
$937.50via Reverb

Hughes & Kettner Warp 7's high gain fills in what this low gain tone doesn't make on its own

Hughes & Kettner Coreblade

Hughes & Kettner

tonal match

The low gain tone has headroom to spare — Hughes & Kettner Coreblade gives it high gain to fill it with

Mesa Boogie Triple Crown TC-100 Head

Mesa Boogie

tonal match
$2999via Reverb

Into a low gain tone, Mesa Boogie Triple Crown TC-100 Head brings the high gain it's missing

Blackstar St. James 100

Blackstar

tonal match
$2074.33via Reverb

Into a low gain tone, Blackstar St. James 100 brings the high gain it's missing

Pedals that stack with the Tone City Dry Martini

Fjord Fuzz Berserk

Fjord Fuzz

18% match

Into a low gain tone, Fjord Fuzz Berserk brings the fuzzy it's missing

Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz

Black Arts Toneworks

17% match
$105via Reverb

Run Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz into that low gain platform and it finally gets some fuzzy

Electro-Harmonix Small Stone

Electro-Harmonix

13% match
$239.58via Reverb

Keep Tone City Dry Martini's transparent voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Small Stone goes after Tone City Dry Martini in the signal chain so its analog warmth voice doesn't muddy it

Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive

Vox

11% match
$156.35via Reverb

What Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive brings here leans toward smooth — that's worth building a pairing around

Boss DD-3 Digital Delay

Boss

8% match
$139via Reverb

Boss DD-3 Digital Delay's transparent voice goes after Tone City Dry Martini in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Tone City Dry Martini's own transparent character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte

Caroline Guitar Company

8% match
$199via Reverb

Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte's pristine voice goes after Tone City Dry Martini in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Tone City Dry Martini's own transparent character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes

Electro-Harmonix

tonal match

Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Tone City Dry Martini delivers it

Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz

Behringer

tonal match

Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Tone City Dry Martini gives it exactly that

Cheaper alternatives

NuX SSD-10

Nux

93% similarity
$39.22via Reverb

similar tone character

Boutique & premium upgrades

Boss OD-1 Overdrive

Boss

72% similarity
$218via Reverb

Shared character: tone_control, high_gain_settings, pedal

Fulltone Full Drive 2 10th Anniversary Mosfet Edition

pedal

72% similarity
$129via Reverb

Shared character: tone_control, touch, boost

J. Rockett Archer

pedal

72% similarity
$183.99via Reverb

Shared character: high_gain_settings, pedal, bright

Walrus Audio Ages Five-State Overdrive

Walrus Audio

71% similarity
$199via Reverb

Shared character: high_gain_settings, pedal, transparent

Klon Centaur

Klon

70% similarity
$4000via Reverb

“Tone City's budget Klon-style overdrive, praised for warm, transparent Klon-inspired overdrive at very accessible pricing.”

Friedman Golden Pearl Overdrive

Friedman

69% similarity
$170via Reverb

Shared character: touch, transparent, blues_players

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Strymon Riverside

Strymon

74% similarity

Shared character: high_gain_settings, touch, pedal

Klon KTR

Klon

72% similarity

Shared character: high_gain_settings, touch, transparent

Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive

Fulltone

70% similarity

“The Tone City Dry Martini is a budget mini overdrive inspired by the Fulltone OCD, delivering that pedal's bright, aggressive and amp-like drive character in a compact enclosure.”

ThorpyFX peacekeeper

ThorpyFX

69% similarity

Shared character: high_gain_settings, touch, transparent

Electro-Harmonix Expression

Electro-Harmonix

67% similarity

Shared character: tone_control, transparent, overdrive

Wampler Tumnus

Wampler

93% similarity

similar tone character

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Tone City Dry Martini?+

The closest matches in character are the Strymon Riverside, the Klon KTR, the Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive. Budget picks: NuX SSD-10. Boutique upgrades: Boss OD-1 Overdrive, Fulltone Full Drive 2 10th Anniversary Mosfet Edition, J. Rockett Archer.

What pairs well with the Tone City Dry Martini?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: PRS DG Custom 30 David Grissom Signature 30W Head, Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head, Friedman BE-Mini Head — PRS DG Custom 30 David Grissom Signature 30W Head's high gain fills in what this low gain tone doesn't make on its own.

How much does the Tone City Dry Martini cost?+

Around $52.86 (live listing price, updated Aug 24, 2026).

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