King Tone

King Tone

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Also known as: KingTone, KingTone Guitar, King Tone Guitar

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KingTone Guitar is a boutique pedal company founded in 1999 by Jesse Davey, a British blues guitarist and electronics tinkerer who co-founded the award-winning British blues band The Hoax in 1991. Davey's fascination with electronics began at age eight in his father's workshop, and at sixteen he apprenticed under legendary British amplifier builder Brian Jefferys. After The Hoax disbanded, Dave...

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KingTone Guitar is a boutique pedal company founded in 1999 by Jesse Davey, a British blues guitarist and electronics tinkerer who co-founded the award-winning British blues band The Hoax in 1991. Davey's fascination with electronics began at age eight in his father's workshop, and at sixteen he apprenticed under legendary British amplifier builder Brian Jefferys. After The Hoax disbanded, Davey channeled his dual expertise as a musician and circuit designer into building handcrafted effects pedals. The company, run as a family business by Jesse and his wife Krystal, is based in Los Angeles, California.

KingTone's flagship product is The Duellist, a dual-overdrive pedal that pairs two modified circuits — one based on the Tube Screamer and the other on the Marshall Bluesbreaker — into a single enclosure with extensive stacking options. The two sides of The Duellist have also been released as standalone pedals: The Soloist (the Bluesbreaker-inspired String-Singer side) and the HeavyHand (the Tube Screamer-inspired side). The lineup also includes the Blues Power transparent overdrive, the miniFUZZ (available in silicon and germanium versions), the Vintage Fuzz, The 1968 vibe pedal, The Octaland octave fuzz, the RISE, and the KingTone Wah, along with guitar pickups and utility products like buffers and switchers.

KingTone pedals are used by blues and blues-rock guitarists including Kirk Fletcher, Josh Smith, Joey Landreth, Philip Sayce, Ariel Posen, and Artur Menezes. Every pedal is hand-built in California and designed to deliver highly interactive, touch-sensitive analog drive and fuzz tones.

King Tone has 20 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Fuzz Effects Pedals, Overdrive Effects Pedals, and Miscellaneous Guitar Parts. Their gear is featured by 26 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Blues, and Folk, World, & Country. Notable users include Joey Landreth, Ariel Posen, and Ángel Parra. Most King Tone products sit firmly in the high-end, boutique range.

Artists Who Use King Tone

Joey Landreth uses 5 King Tone products

Joey Landreth

Singer, Guitarist · The Bros. Landreth

Ariel Posen uses 4 King Tone products

Ariel Posen

Singer, Guitarist

Ángel Parra uses 2 King Tone products

Ángel Parra

Guitarist, Composer · Los Tres

Tim Pierce uses 2 King Tone products

Tim Pierce

Guitarist · Michael Jackson (band)

Josh Smith uses 2 King Tone products

Josh Smith

Singer, Guitarist

R.J. Ronquillo uses 2 King Tone products

R.J. Ronquillo

Guitarist, Podcasters & Streamers · Stone Sour

Geoff Farina uses 2 King Tone products

Geoff Farina

Singer, Guitarist · Karate

Chris Tapp uses 2 King Tone products

Chris Tapp

Guitarist · The Cold Stares

Eric Johnson uses 1 King Tone product

Eric Johnson

Singer, Guitarist · The G3 Jam

Joe Perry uses 1 King Tone product

Joe Perry

Guitarist · Hollywood Vampires

Álvaro Henriquez uses 1 King Tone product

Álvaro Henriquez

Singer, Guitarist · Los Tres

Jessy Caron uses 1 King Tone product

Jessy Caron

Guitarist, Bassist · Men I Trust

Vince Gill uses 1 King Tone product

Vince Gill

Singer, Guitarist · Eagles

Doyle Bramhall II uses 1 King Tone product

Doyle Bramhall II

Guitarist, Music Producer · Arc Angels

Keith Scott uses 1 King Tone product

Keith Scott

Guitarist · Bryan Adams's Band

Nick Zinner uses 1 King Tone product

Nick Zinner

Guitarist · Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Phil X uses 1 King Tone product

Phil X

Singer, Guitarist · Bon Jovi

Christian Lembach uses 1 King Tone product

Christian Lembach

Singer, Guitarist · Whores

Stijn Vanhoegaerden uses 1 King Tone product

Stijn Vanhoegaerden

Guitarist · Brutus

Dan Patlansky uses 1 King Tone product

Dan Patlansky

Guitarist

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