Tone City Audio Mini Series Bad Horse Overdrive Effects Pedal

The Tone City Bad Horse is a compact powerhouse of sweet, creamy overdrive—perfect for players who crave rich tone in a small footprint. Whether you're using it as a clean boost or driving it into gritty crunch, the Bad Horse delivers smooth, musical gain with outstanding clarity, even at higher settings. Thanks to its clean-drive blend circuit and germanium diode design, your core tone remains intact while gaining extra warmth and sustain. Upgraded for 2025, this version features an enhanced internal boost circuit and improved tonal balance, making it an ideal match for single-coil neck pickups and expressive lead work. On its own, it offers enough drive for a satisfying medium-gain crunch, but it truly shines when used with an already overdriven amp—adding sustain, bite, and a subtle midrange boost to help you cut through the mix with ease. If you're looking for a super-sweet mini overdrive that punches well above its size, the Bad Horse is ready to gallop onto your board. Please note: This pedal is not compatible with 9V batteries and must be powered using a 9V DC power supply. Creamy low to medium-gain overdrive in a compact design Clean-drive blend circuit with germanium diode for added clarity Enhanced internal boost circuit in the 2025 version Smooth sustain and rich tone at higher gain settings Slight midrange boost helps cut through the mix Ideal for boosting driven amps or adding crunch to clean tones Perfect match for single-coil neck pickups Works well as a clean boost or standalone overdrive Powered by DC 9V power supply only Compatible with Tone City Substation and TPS Series power supplies True bypass switching for clean signal flow