Keeley Super Phat Mod Overdrive Pedal

5 / 5

Keeley Super Phat Mod Overdrive Pedal

I never had a regular blues driver, so I can't compare it to the original, but this is a very nice drive pedal on its own merits.

It isn't a smooth overdrive, like a tube screamer, this thing has some real grit to it. It works great on low drive settings to give your base tone some more character without messing with the eq too much, and if you turn up the gain you get some nice saturation with a very present top end, without it getting harsh. At max it gets some fuzz-like characteristics, especially with the phat switch engaged.

The eq is fairly flat, but it does roll off some bass. The phat switch seems to boost the lower mids which works great to beef-up the sound of single coils. The tone knob does a good job of taming the highs and has more than enough range.

If you're looking for a gritty overdrive with a great range of tones and without a pronounced mid-hump, you won't be disappointed with the super phat mod.

November 27, 2017 | Art L.

This review was automatically translated from Dutch.