Tone City TC Model M V2

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

Run mid-forward into Peavey Invective 120 for more high gain on top

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Stack Marshall JCM800 2203 on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Ceriatone HRM 50 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Feed a high gain signal into Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Feed a high gain signal into Aguilar SL110 Fawn Limited and it comes out closer to tight

Comes later in the signal chain

EBS Magni 502 2x10 bass combo takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Run mid-forward into Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass for more fuzzy on top

Comes later in the signal chain

Egnater Renegade 65 4x10 Combo takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight

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

JHS Colour Box V2 stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Electro-Harmonix Glove layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal

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. (high gain → shimmer)

Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress's shimmer voice goes after Tone City TC Model M V2 in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Tone City TC Model M V2's own mid-forward character

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)

Electro-Harmonix M76 Studio Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

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. (high gain → lush)

Meris Mercury7 Reverb's ambient voice goes after Tone City TC Model M V2 in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Tone City TC Model M V2's own mid-forward character — 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 → ambient)

Put Walrus Audio Fathom after Tone City TC Model M V2 in the signal chain, clear of Tone City TC Model M V2's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes earlier in the signal chain

NuX Masamune Booster & Kompressor goes in front of Tone City TC Model M V2 in the chain