The Tone City King of Blues V2 is a Tone City overdrive pedal, currently around $78.98. Close alternatives include the Donner Overdrive and the SolidGoldFX Commodore Bluesbreaker-Style Overdrive. It pairs well with the Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier and the Laney Ironheart IRT-Studio.

Tone City King of Blues V2

Tone City · pedal

The Tone City King of Blues V2 is the revised version of the company's blues-oriented mini overdrive. Version updates in this category typically adjust gain range, EQ or noise performance rather than replacing the circuit. Independent coverage establishing what changed between V1 and V2 is limited, so buyers comparing the two should confirm the differences with the seller rather than assume the V2 is simply better.

What stands out

  • “The Tone City King of Blues V2 is the revised version of the company's blues-oriented mini overdrive”

    — from the listing

  • “Tone City's improved King of Blues V2 with better blues overdrive character at budget pricing”

    — from the community notes

  • “Build quality is adequate”

    — from the community notes

  • “Version updates in this category typically adjust gain range, EQ or noise performance”

    — from the listing

  • “Independent coverage establishing what changed between , so buyers comparing the two should confirm the differences with the seller”

    — from the listing

  • blues
  • overdrive
  • blues v2
  • tone city
  • noise performance
  • tone city king
  • independent coverage

Good for

  • Busking
  • Live
$78.98View on Reverb

Price updated Oct 25, 2026

Genres the Tone City King of Blues V2 is commonly used in

Amps that pair well with the Tone City King of Blues V2

Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier

Soldano

12% match
$5499.99via Reverb

Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes later in the signal chain

Laney Ironheart IRT-Studio

Laney

12% match

What Laney Ironheart IRT-Studio brings here leans toward saturated — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes later in the signal chain

Orange Little Bass Thing

Orange

tonal match
$681.58via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Orange Little Bass Thing after Tone City King of Blues V2

Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head

Friedman

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head after Tone City King of Blues V2

Revv Generator 120 MkIII 4-Channel 120W Head

Revv

tonal match
$3019.96via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Revv Generator 120 MkIII 4-Channel 120W Head goes after Tone City King of Blues V2 in the chain

Orange AD200B 200W Bass Head

Orange

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Orange AD200B 200W Bass Head goes after Tone City King of Blues V2 in the chain

Ampeg Rocket Watts

Ampeg

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Ampeg Rocket Watts goes after Tone City King of Blues V2 in the chain

Port City Pearl Head

Port City

tonal match
$3625via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Port City Pearl Head after Tone City King of Blues V2

Pedals that stack with the Tone City King of Blues V2

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi

Electro-Harmonix

8% match
$74.89via Reverb

What Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes later in the signal chain

Fulltone OCD

Fulltone

8% match

Fulltone OCD's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying

Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress

Electro-Harmonix

7% match
$118.97via Reverb

Run Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress after Tone City King of Blues V2 in the signal chain, clear of Tone City King of Blues V2's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

Ashdown Studio Compressor

Ashdown

6% match
$181.36via Reverb

Ashdown Studio Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Empress Echosystem

Empress

5% match
$494via Reverb

Keep Empress Echosystem after Tone City King of Blues V2 in the signal chain, clear of Tone City King of Blues V2's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Alexander Pedals Radical Delay

Alexander Pedals

5% match
$189.45via Reverb

Keep Alexander Pedals Radical Delay after Tone City King of Blues V2 in the signal chain, clear of Tone City King of Blues V2's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost

Matthews Effects

tonal match
$105via Reverb

Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost sits in the same chain slot as Tone City King of Blues V2

NuX Masamune Booster & Kompressor

Nux

tonal match
$115.07via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

NuX Masamune Booster & Kompressor goes in front of Tone City King of Blues V2 in the chain

Cheaper alternatives

NUX Steel Singer

Nux

62% similarity
$37.71via Reverb

Shared character: blues players, overdrive

TC Electronic El Cambo Overdrive

TC Electronic

61% similarity
$49.99via Reverb

Shared character: blues players, overdrive

Donner Blues Drive

Donner

59% similarity
$29.95via Reverb

Shared character: blues players, overdrive

TC Electronic El Mocambo Overdrive

TC Electronic

54% similarity
$49.99via Reverb

Shared character: blues players, overdrive

Tone City Blues Man

Tone City

53% similarity
$56.55via Reverb

Shared character: blues players, overdrive

Tone City TC-T6 Kaffir Lime Overdrive

Tone City

53% similarity
$63via Reverb

Shared character: overdrive

Boutique & premium upgrades

Wampler Clarksdale

Wampler

59% similarity
$201.37via Reverb

Shared character: blues players

SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive

Solidgoldfx

54% similarity
$152.15via Reverb

Shared character: blues players, overdrive

Providence RED Rock OD ROD-1

Providence

53% similarity
$145.29via Reverb

Shared character: blues players, overdrive

J. Rockett El Hombre Overdrive

J Rockett

52% similarity
$119.99via Reverb

Shared character: blues players, overdrive

Vox Cooltron Big Ben Overdrive

Vox

50% similarity
$411.87via Reverb

Shared character: blues players, overdrive

Walrus Audio Warhorn

Walrus Audio

48% similarity
$199via Reverb

Shared character: blues players, overdrive

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Donner Overdrive

Donner

51% similarity

Shared character: blues players, overdrive

SolidGoldFX Commodore Bluesbreaker-Style Overdrive

Solidgoldfx

43% similarity

Shared character: blues players, overdrive

Tone City King of Blues

Tone City

93% similarity
$78.98via Reverb

similar tone character

TC Electronic MojoMojo Paul Gilbert Edition

TC Electronic

83% similarity
$72.90via Reverb

similar tone character

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Tone City King of Blues V2?+

The closest matches in character are the Donner Overdrive, the SolidGoldFX Commodore Bluesbreaker-Style Overdrive, the Tone City King of Blues. Budget picks: NUX Steel Singer, TC Electronic El Cambo Overdrive, Donner Blues Drive. Boutique upgrades: Wampler Clarksdale, SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive, Providence RED Rock OD ROD-1.

What pairs well with the Tone City King of Blues V2?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier, Laney Ironheart IRT-Studio, Orange Little Bass Thing — Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying.

How much does the Tone City King of Blues V2 cost?+

Around $78.98 (live listing price, updated Oct 25, 2026).

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