Tone City Model M

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)

Peavey VTM-120 pushes a high gain tone toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

Marshall JCM800 2203 pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Stack Aguilar SL110 Fawn Limited on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Feed a high gain signal into EBS Magni 502 2x10 bass combo and it comes out closer to tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Feed a high gain signal into Gallien-Krueger Legacy 410 and it comes out closer to tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Stack Gallien-Krueger Legacy 210 Bass Combo on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Phil Jones BG-400 Suitcase Compact Bass Combo pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

Stack Suhr Shiba Drive on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → lush)

Keep Strymon Eventide TriceraChorus after Tone City Model M in the signal chain, clear of Tone City Model M's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)

Stack Soldano SLO on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight

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. (high gain → lush)

Keep Tone City Model M's high gain voice out front: Meris Mercury7 Reverb goes after Tone City Model M in the signal chain so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it — 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. (high gain → lush)

Keep Free the Tone Future Factory FY-1 after Tone City Model M in the signal chain, clear of Tone City Model M's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Tone City Model M's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Comes earlier in the signal chain

MXR CAE Wah belongs in front of Tone City Model M, since a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal

Comes later in the signal chain

Feed a high gain signal into JAM Pedals RetroVibe Mk.4 and it comes out closer to mid-forward