Keeley Blues Disorder 4-in-1 Overdrive Distortion Pedal Overview
Keeley combines two completely different overdrive and distortion circuits to create four different drives in one box. The Blues Disorder has two switches that allow you to separate the tone control from the clipping section.
By mixing and matching the Tone and Drive switches you get two hybrid sounds. With both switches up it’s a smooth, soft-clipping Bluesy Breaker. The BB side is a low gain, soft-clipping overdrive. With both switches down it’s a fuller sounding, hard-clipping OC Distortion. The clever design keeps the pedal a three-knob overdrive with 4 unique sounds.
Switch easily between buffered or true-bypass; whichever sounds best in your rig. The Keeley Blues Disorder Overdrive and Distortion is designed and manufactured entirely by Keeley Electronics in our brand new aluminum enclosure.
Main Features:
- Compact Overdrive and Distortion Effects Pedal
- 2 classic distortion/overdrive circuits combined with swapable Tone Circuits in 1 pedal
- Offers 4 overdrive flavors - 2 familiar circuits and 2 brand-new amp-like overdrive and distortion tones
- Swap tone controls and/or distortion sections to create new sounds
- Create unique Hybrid Drive and Distortion by mixing the BB Overdrive’s and OC Distortion’s Clipping Sections and Tone Stacks
- Professionally Engineered Tone - sounds developed in the field and in our tone lab
- 100% analog circuit with all-analog signal path
- Switchable Tone control
- BB: a simple high-frequency filter with a more transparent sounding drive and response
- OC: active midrange boost and then the tone control rolls off high-frequency
- Switchable diode clipping
- BB: Soft diode clipping - for softly overdriven tube-amp-like tones
- OC: Hard diode clipping - for an edgier more aggressive tone
- Silent soft-touch switch with switchable Buffered or True Bypass Switching
- Made in Edmond, OK, USA
- Powered by a regular 9V DC PSU
(centre -, 2.1 mm, 27 mA current draw)
Switchable Tone Stacks - Swap Voicings
The Blues Disorder gives you two tone control circuits to choose from. When the Tone Switch is down and in the OC position you will hear an active midrange boost and then the tone control rolls off high-frequency. If the Tone Switch is up and in the BB position you don’t have the active mid-boost, there’s just a simple high-frequency filter and therefore a more transparent sounding overdrive and response.
Switchable Diodes - Hybrid Gain Clipping
The Blues Disorder gives you both styles of diode clipping. Where diodes are placed in the circuit, can have a dramatic effect on gain and compression. This pedal gives you both hard clipping distortion or soft clipping overdrive, depending on the position of the Drive Toggle. If the Clipping Switch is in the OC position it features Hard-Clipping which is an edgier, more aggressive tone. Alternatively, when the Clipping Switch is in the BB Position, that uses Soft-Clipping and sounds like a softly overdriven tube amplifier.
Buffered and True Bypass
The Keeley Blues Disorder allows you to quickly switch between either mode. Having a great buffer will make your rig sound strong and clear even when the pedal is off.
Buffered switching prevents the pops and clicks of true-bypass switching. If you want to turn on true-bypass, simply press and hold the foot switch for two seconds. Holding the switch for two seconds toggle between modes. True Bypass is great if a buffer might affect the tone of a vintage pedal.
Enjoy truly silent switching and a better sounding rig with Keeley’s buffered switching mode.
Made In The USA
We design, engineer, and manufacture the Keeley Blues Disorder in Oklahoma City. The Blues Disorder is geared towards the professional musician’s demand for an inspiring tone when performance demands it. From the meticulously built electronic circuit boards to our in-house fabricated aluminum enclosure, Keeley pedals are professional grade. We make guitar effect pedals to be finely crafted musical instruments.
