Tone City Flexo Drive Overdrive/Boost

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Fender Deluxe Reverb's bright balances out the warm tone

Comes later in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

PRS MT 15 V1 Mark Tremonti Signature 2-Channel 15W Head layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Run mid-forward into Mesa/Boogie Stiletto Deuce Stage II for more high gain on top

Comes later in the signal chain

Run mid-forward into Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt for more high gain on top

Comes later in the signal chain

Run mid-forward into Hughes & Kettner Coreblade for more high gain on top

Comes later in the signal chain

Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

Run mid-forward into Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H for more high gain on top

Comes later in the signal chain

Friedman BE-Mini Head stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes later in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

Run mid-forward into Fjord Fuzz Odin for more fuzzy on top

Comes later in the signal chain

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)

Tone City Flexo Drive Overdrive/Boost leans toward clean boost, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble after Tone City Flexo Drive Overdrive/Boost in the signal chain, clear of Tone City Flexo Drive Overdrive/Boost's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Put Strymon El Capistan after Tone City Flexo Drive Overdrive/Boost in the signal chain, clear of Tone City Flexo Drive Overdrive/Boost's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run Boss DD-200 Digital Delay after Tone City Flexo Drive Overdrive/Boost in the signal chain, clear of Tone City Flexo Drive Overdrive/Boost's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Death By Audio Destruction in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward fuzzy

Comes later in the signal chain

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here