They should have called this “The Luxury Suite of Tone”.
I’ve been searching for a pedal that would liven up my rig without taking over the sound of my guitar and amp. If that makes sense. Something that thickens it up without making things muddy. Gives me some sustain and makes my notes sing, without fuzz or distortion. I’ve not been able to find an overdrive that suits me or doesn’t get too loud too quick. Searching around on the inter webs I guess what I’ve been wanting is a transparent overdrive. This pedal isn’t advertised as one, but it acts like one and is exactly what I’ve been wanting. It opens up the headroom and gives my notes a more musical feel. Richer and fuller with a kind of singing sustain without adding too much dirt and growl.Playing with the settings on this beauty just keeps giving you those sweet, sweet highs, but keeps the bass too.
I’ve read all the stuff on the Keeley Electronics’ site about how they do it and I still don’t understand it. All I do know is this pedal has made me stop looking for a new amp and fall in love with my rig all over again. And the best part of all is, when you do want to kick up the dirt, just switch the toggle from Clean to Sandy and it’s right there at your fingertips. Dig in hard and it’ll growl and snarl, lighten up a little and it’s just gritty enough. And it plays well with others too. Through my delay and reverb pedals, it piles on the tone. Thanks to this pedal, I went from a so so plain jane tube amp rig, to a super model with smoky voice!!
