Menatone The King is a distortion pedal from Menatone, the American builder whose pedals sit alongside its other drives and fuzzes in the distortion and overdrive lanes. It is sold in two versions: the standard The King and a Studio Edition. The list price is $219 USD as of 25 October 20261.
The 2025 version
Menatone lists The King at a list price of $2191.
Studio Edition
Alongside the standard version, Menatone offers The King Studio Edition. It carries a 2 to 5 week build time, and the maker's product page carries one power note worth planning around: "Daisy chaining is not recomended"3. In practice that means the Studio Edition wants its own regulated supply output rather than sharing a chain with other pedals.
Both versions are built to order. Menatone lists a build time of approximately 4 to 6 weeks for the standard The King2 and 2 to 5 weeks for the Studio Edition3.
Where it sits in the Menatone range
The King is one of several Menatone drives and distortions in current production. Others include the None More Black and its None More Black Deluxe version, the Thundering Rivival PTP and the smaller Thundering Revival Mini, the Hindenburg Mini, and the Shut Up & Drive Mini1.
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Questions
How long does it take to get a Menatone The King?
Both versions are built to order. Menatone lists an approximate build time of 4 to 6 weeks for the standard The King and a 2 to 5 week build time for the Studio Edition, so either pedal is a wait rather than a shelf purchase.
Can I power The King from a daisy chain?
Menatone advises against it. On the Studio Edition product page the maker states that daisy chaining is not recommended, so plan on a dedicated power supply output for the pedal.
Sources (3)
- STANDARD, Menatone
- The King., Menatone (www.menatone.com)
- The King. Studio Edition, menatone
