The Tone City Wild Fire is a mini high-gain distortion pedal from Tone City's MINI range. The maker describes it as built with high-gain aggression in mind, saying it "can take you from British hot-rodded Plexi tones to crushing American-style metal distortion," and positions it for players who want "the sound of an extremely powerful 100w high-gain amplifier" but lack the space on a pedalboard for a full-size pedal1.
What it does
The Wild Fire is a distortion pedal in the high-gain camp, sitting alongside other Tone City distortions such as the Model M, the Golden Plexi and the Black Tea. Tone City says its good adaptability lets it work with most amplifiers on the market1.
Controls
The pedal keeps things simple with a three-knob layout covering the essentials:
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Gain | Sets the amount of distortion |
| Volume | Sets the output level |
| Tone | Shapes the treble response |
Tone City describes this as "a simple 3-knob control setup, including essentials such as gain, volume and tone"1.
Power, impedance and size
The Wild Fire runs on a DC 9V adapter and draws 10 mA. Tone City's product page specifies DC power and does not mention a battery option, so a 9V supply is the way to power it. The low 10 mA draw means it will sit comfortably on any standard pedalboard power supply1.
Impedance figures are an input impedance of 500K and an output impedance of 10K, which is typical for a compact distortion stage placed between guitar and amp1.
The enclosure is genuinely small: 9.4 cm long, 4.5 cm wide and 4.8 cm high, weighing 0.26 kg. That puts it in the same compact territory as Tone City's other mini pedals, such as the Wildfro and the Holy Aura1.
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Questions
Does the Tone City Wild Fire take a battery?
Tone City's product page specifies a DC 9V power supply and does not mention battery operation, so plan on running the Wild Fire from a 9V DC adapter. At a 10 mA current draw it is light enough for almost any pedalboard power supply, but a battery compartment is not part of the published specification.
Is the Tone City Wild Fire true bypass?
Yes. Tone City lists the Wild Fire as true bypass, meaning the pedal takes itself out of the signal path entirely when switched off, so your guitar's signal reaches the amp unaltered while the effect is disengaged.
How much current does the Tone City Wild Fire draw?
Tone City specifies a current draw of 10 mA at its 9V DC supply. That is a small figure by pedal standards, so the Wild Fire can share a power supply output with other low-draw pedals without issue.
How big is the Tone City Wild Fire?
The Wild Fire measures 9.4 cm long by 4.5 cm wide by 4.8 cm high and weighs 0.26 kg. It is part of Tone City's MINI range, built for players who want a high-gain distortion but have limited space on a pedalboard.
Sources (1)
- Wild Fire-High Gain Dirve Tone Distiortion-TONE CITY ▏Analog Pedals & Power supplies, Tone City Audio, 2026
