Tone City Sweet Cream Low-Gain Overdrive
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Tone City
Sweet Cream Low-Gain Overdrive
Product Info
Article Number:
537484
Brand:
Tone City
Model:
Sweet Cream Low-Gain Overdrive
Category:
Distortion Pedals
Price:
$64.90
* Prices may vary. Check retailer for current pricing and availability.
This Tone City Sweet Cream is a neat little overdrive, clearly inspired by those Klon-style pedals. It's best suited for players wanting to gently push a clean amp or add a bit of warmth to a slightly crunchy one – think blues, country, or vintage rock tones. A great value for a touch-sensitive, low-gain option.
Product Description
- Tone City Blues Man - Low-Gain Overdrive
- Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar
- Low Gain Overdrive
- Inspired by a famous touch-sensitive overdrive pedal from Finland
- Designed to bring distorted amps into saturation and give clean sounds a controllable
- light overdrive
- Touch control adjusts the basic 'feel' and dynamics of the pedal as well as the general tone setting
- Tight
- dynamic sound without compromising the integrity of the instrument
- Controls: Volume
- Tone
- Gain
- Bypass footswitch
- Status LED behind transparent gain control
- Metal housing
- True Bypass
- Input: 6.3 mm mono jack input
- Output: 6.3 mm mono jack
- Power supply connection: Barrel plug 5.5 x 2.1 mm (centre negative)
- Power supply via 9V DC power supply unit (not included in scope of delivery)
- Power consumption: 6 mA
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 94 x 45 x 48 mm
- Weight: approx. 263 g
*Note:* Battery operation not supported
PROS
- • Surprisingly touch-sensitive response mimics pricier Finnish designs.
- • Metal enclosure feels sturdier than expected for the price point.
- • Adds a usable, warm saturation to brighter, glassy amp tones.
- • True bypass preserves your signal when the effect is disengaged.
CONS
- • Gain range is limited; won't deliver high-gain distortion tones.
- • Plastic knobs feel a bit cheap and may develop play over time.
- • Power supply not included; a common but frustrating omission.
Product Video
Key Features
Distortion Type
Low-Gain Overdrive / Tube-like Saturation
Controls
Volume, Tone, Gain, Bypass Footswitch
Bypass Type
True Bypass
Power Supply
9V DC Barrel Plug (5.5 x 2.1mm, center negative)
Connections
6.3mm Mono Input/Output Jacks
Dimensions
Approximately 4.3" x 1.7" x 2.9" (estimated based on similar Tone City models)
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Frequently Asked Questions
It’s a dynamic response to picking intensity; lighter playing yields cleaner tones, while aggressive picking brings in more gain and saturation.
Yes, with the Gain turned down, it provides a modest clean boost, but the Tone knob can color the boosted signal slightly.
It shines with amps that are already fairly clean or have a bright, somewhat sterile character; it warms them up nicely.
