The Tone City London Bender is a compact fuzz pedal from Tone City's MINI range, a product line of small-format effects. Tone City describes it as engineered around iconic 1970s British-style fuzz tones, with a pronounced midrange that yields bold, aggressive fuzz voices and what the company calls outstanding dynamic touch response. In press coverage of Tone City's newer pedals, gearnews.com described it as "obviously going for Fuzz Bender-type sounds."12
What it does to your sound
Tone City positions the London Bender as a mid-heavy take on the British fuzz tradition: rather than the scooped, bass-heavy character of some fuzz designs, it emphasizes the midrange for a bold, aggressive voice. The maker also highlights its finely tuned dynamic behavior, meaning the pedal responds to playing strength and guitar volume in the way fuzz players usually look for.1
Controls
The London Bender keeps things simple with three knobs, which Tone City says can be blended to match a wide variety of guitars.1
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Volume | Sets the pedal's output level |
| Tone | Shapes the fuzz's tonal balance |
| Attack | Adjusts the intensity of the fuzz |
Size, power and bypass
The pedal measures 9.4cm long by 4.5cm wide by 4.8cm high and weighs 260g, so it fits easily on a crowded board. It runs on a DC 9V adapter and draws 5mA, a low current draw that most pedalboard power supplies can handle on a single output. Tone City lists it as true bypass, with a 1M input impedance and a 10K output impedance.1
Tone City's specification calls for a DC 9V adapter, and the maker's page gives no battery option, so plan for a power supply rather than expecting to run it on a battery.
For other fuzzes in Tone City's compact range, see the Tone City Matcha Cream, Tone City Fuxx Fuzz and Tone City Golden Face, or browse the wider field in Fuzz Pedals.
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Questions
Is the Tone City London Bender true bypass?
Yes. Tone City lists the London Bender as true bypass, meaning the pedal takes itself out of the signal path entirely when off, so your guitar's signal reaches the amp unaltered. Its input impedance is 1M ohm and its output impedance is 10K ohm.
What power does the London Bender need?
The London Bender runs on a DC 9V adapter and draws 5mA. That low current draw makes it easy to run from a shared pedalboard power supply, though Tone City's specification calls for a 9V adapter rather than a battery.
How big is the Tone City London Bender?
Tone City gives the London Bender's dimensions as 9.4cm long by 4.5cm wide by 4.8cm high, and it weighs 260g. It is part of the company's MINI range of compact pedals, so it takes up little room on a pedalboard.
What is the input impedance of the London Bender?
Tone City specifies an input impedance of 1M ohm and an output impedance of 10K ohm for the London Bender. A 1M ohm input is high enough that the pedal will not load down a guitar's pickups when it is switched on.
Sources (2)
- TONE CITY® London Bender-British Fuzz Guitar Effect Pedal-TONE CITY ▏Analog Pedals & Power supplies, Tone City Audio, 2026
- Tone City Releases 7 Distortion Pedals: Meet the Loong Preamp, New Legend Series, and more!, gearnews.com, 2026-09-18
