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Robert Keeley made his name modding pedals, and one of his most beloved upgrades was to the Boss Blues Driver. Keeley’s “phat” mod added some low end to the mostly full-range Blues Driver and, despite the Boss pedal’s reputation as a “transparent” overdrive, the restored beef was deemed a welcome addition. The Super Phat Mod is Keeley’s in-house take on the Blues Driver; it follows the original pedal’s topology but, notably, upgrades some of the components. Interestingly, the result is somewhat similar to Keeley’s Oxblood: he’s turned a supposedly transparent low-gain fave into an addictive rock monster.
The Super Phat Mod has controls for Level, Tone and Drive, and a toggle switch for “Flat” or “Phat.” The Tone control is a little more nasal than the Blues Driver’s, but the difference, while discernible, is small. As you turn it clockwise, the Tone control adds some very aggressive upper mids, and accentuates the low end as you turn it counter clockwise. The Phat setting suggests Flat is misnamed; to my ears, Phat added back low end that was otherwise cut in Flat, and the Super Phat Mod’s bass cut in Flat mode is a little more noticeable than the Blues Driver’s.
Using a low-output Tele, I started in Phat mode, rolled the Tone control back a hair and heard my basic clean tone with just a hint of dirt. Advancing Drive to 9:00 and moving Tone to noon gave me a very hairy overdrive with attitude—think The Replacements. With Drive at 2:00 and Tone rolled back to approximately 11:00 I was into early Aerosmith territory—past that, the low end was a little too woofy.
I rolled Drive back to 1:00 and discovered a Tweed-y snarl with an Ampeg-y roundness, and concluded that, in addition to restoring low end, Phat adds compression and pushes the signal more. It’s really most useful at low-gain settings, when the Drive isn’t working hard, or for lending weight to single notes. Drive compresses the signal, accentuating the upper mids but also bringing out attack in the low end, ultimately adding both cut and more muscle.
As I turned to plug in a variety of humbuckers and more powerful single coils, I switched the Super Phat to Flat mode. With the higher output pickups, the Super Phat Mod sounded wiry rather than weedy. As I eased Drive up to noon, I became more and more enamored of the pedal’s distortion and, by the time I had Volume, Tone and Drive at 12:30 I couldn’t turn back. The roar was intoxicating. And kinda British. The nasal attack of the Blues Driver’s tone stack was now a brash, Vox-y clarion call. The slightly anemic character of the Flat mode became the lean, compressed attack of a JCM800 but with a more powerful push that was HiWatt-y in its authority. I couldn’t stop playing power chords. My arm would hover—mid-windmill—as I’d wait for the notes to slowly resolve, each one audible within the halo of harmonics. Interestingly, this setting was equally fulfilling in both bridge and neck positions.
On his site, Keeley talks about looking for chips that provided the right “grain” for this pedal’s drive character, and I totally get it. While the voicing itself manages the enviable trick of being both focused and powerful, the character of the overdrive is so lively and complex that it was genuinely thrilling to me—it popped out of my speakers and lingered in the room. Forget internal charge pumps, forget germanium diodes: the Super Phat Mod has your new secret sauce and, apparently, its Toshiba FETs. Robert, I hope you had the good sense to goop ’em!
What We Like: Thrilling, amp-like distortion that manages to suggest unruly rock ‘n’ roll while maintaining articulation and responding to picking dynamics.
Concerns: Truly “transparent” voicings at lower-gain settings were a little dull to my ears, but the solution was simple: I turned the Super Phat Mod up.
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Hey guys, is this better than the Keeley Oxblood? The only review I could find was this https://guitarunited.com/keeley-oxblood-review-kron-killer-the-best-klone/. I actually commented on one of your klone shooutouts asking for feedback about this pedal. But in terms of overdrive transparency, is the Super Phat Mod better? Looking forward to what you have to say, thanks!
I like both pedals for higher gain applications. The Oxblood’s midrange is more focused—almost cocked wah-y. I talk about it in my review of the Keeley Tone Workstation. -E
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Many say the Phat Mod delivers their favorite tone from a pedal. It’s that natural break-up that just feels good and lets you express yourself. The dynamics make it feel alive and part of your fingers. That’s the reason the modified pedal has stayed on people’s boards for nearly 15 years. The Keeley Super Phat Mod is our famous mod now perfected with amazing sounding JFETs that emulate old tube amps in a unique way. The original pedal was a great design that features tube-like amp stages, tube amp tone stacks, and a variety of tone shaping circuits to bring out the best in any guitar’s pickups. The problem with building one in the past has been the difficulty finding the perfect FET to capture the magic. If the harmonic content and grain of the distortion and overdrive weren’t exactly right, we moved on and waited to try out other devices. Well, after all these years Craighton Hale stumbled upon a Toshiba device that had the magic. Our resident guitar hero, Aaron Pierce, known for being very critical of even the most minute nuances, was grinning from ear to ear when he approved this ear-candy final version. We had found the magic device that pushed it over the top. So, we just had to dress it in gold and royal purple. The name badge had to speak of its history and heritage. With Super Phat Mod in an old, Blackface-style logo and the metal-flake clear-sparkle on gold, we feel it will look incredible in any rig. The Super Phat Mod pedal now has incredible dynamics. It is full range and very responsive. The phrase “transparent overdrive” was born of this design! From country pickin’, to blues and rock wailing, the Phat Mod is the choice for those not wanting the over-refined sound of a common Screamer. Set the gain high and let your guitar’s volume control or your pick attack do the work. With the Super Phat Mod, you now have all of our refinements–the very best of tone-shaping electronics and modern features like true-bypass. The Skinny on the Phat History The Keeley BD-2 was the first mod that had a switch. It was done to give players two modes of bass response. With the slight boost, it was called the Phat mode. It was perfect for players of Strats and Teles who wanted just a small push without being muddy. That same design is also available via the micro toggle on the Super Phat Mod. Later on we released the Luna Overdrive which won a Gear of the Year award in England, and that pedal had further refinements made to it and became the Katana Blue Drive. The Katana Blues Drive still retained the active bass and treble controls but smoothed out the highs and increased the gain range slightly. That was an original design designed to meet many of the tonal characteristics of the Blues Driver. The new Super Phat Mod takes off by duplicating the Keeley Phat Mod part-for-part with the exception of our new “super JFETs.” And we think you’ll enjoy this incredible tone we have crafted for you.
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The Keeley Super Phat Mod Overdrive takes the original circuit up a notch, with vastly improved dynamics that have kept players captivated for over a decade. The Super Phat Mod OD promises to emulate the warm, tube-driven magic of vintage amps, providing players with natural-feeling break-up, rich harmonic content, and dynamic, transparent overdrive.
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If you like the bd2 sound this is the best I’ve tried but I’m hot and cold on the bd2 sound. To me it has very specific drive characteristic that sometimes sounds great and fits perfectly but other times is just too bright and grainy sounding without any mid push. If you really like the bd2 sound bu… read more
I own over 20 of Robert Keeley's fine pedals!! The longest running is a modded Boss BD2 - which is the forerunner to the Super Phat Mod. From clean boost to great crunch, this pedal does it in spades!! I've AB'd them, and I can gladly put either of them on my "pedalboards". The Super Phat Mod is soo… read more
This pedal can lots of sounds but I love the Phat setting it adds a creamy goodness to my tone that I just love.
We all know this is a blues driver on steroids, but it's truly one of the most versatile pedals I've ever used. Every millimeter you move the knob makes a difference, therefore the range of tones you can get here is just borderline unbelievable. My biggest worry was that I wouldn't like it's high ga… read more
I tried the Waza Blues Driver. Twice. And I never really understood the appeal. Then I got the SPM. Man Robert Keeley and his crew know what they’re doing. Great pedal that just feels like an extension of my PRRI and Tele. I bought a used one here on Reverb and could tell something was off. Keeley f… read more
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