The Tone City Model S is an analog overdrive pedal from Tone City that also covers booster and equalizer duties, listed by RockBoard's PedalPedia as "OVERDRIVE BOOSTER EQUALIZER"1. It sits alongside other Tone City drives such as the Model V, and it takes its place in the wider field of overdrive pedals.
What it does
The Model S is built around the response of Soldano amps, which RockBoard's PedalPedia notes "became some of the most popular in the rock and metal world"1. RockBoard's PedalPedia describes the target sound as "that perfect blend of British heritage and American output where the midrange is up front and low end is tight but at insanely high output levels"1. In practice that positions it as a high-output drive: a pedal for pushing an amp into rock and metal territory, with the midrange emphasis that helps a guitar cut through a band mix, and the option to use it as a clean-ish boost or tone shaper thanks to its equalizer function1.
Power and practical notes
The pedal runs on a 9V DC, center-negative supply and draws 25mA1. That current draw is modest by modern standards, so it fits comfortably on a pedalboard supply, though as with most compact drives a battery is not part of the specification given.
Tone City's product page lists the Model S dimensions with the width shown as 000.00 mm and the depth and height left blank, so no reliable size figure is available for this pedal1.
Videos
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Sources (1)
- Model S by Tone City, RockBoard PedalPedia, 2026
