Keeley Electronics introduces the Tube Drive, a compact 9V pedal that fuses the Phat Mod overdrive signature with authentic 12AX7 tube warmth. This pedal operates its 12AX7 valve at 168 volts, enabling compression during aggressive playing and blooming when notes sustain, maintaining a round and musical quality when the volume is reduced. In analog electronics, nothing surpasses the genuine warmth, compression and touch response that only a tube can provide to tone.
Many tube overdrive pedals operate their valves at starved voltages, sufficient only to illuminate the glass and claim tube tone on the spec sheet. The Keeley Tube Drive avoids this by running its 12AX7 at a genuine 168 V, allowing the tube to perform as intended. Combining this dynamic tube goodness with the iconic roar of the Phat Mod creates a drive pedal for the ages.
The Keeley Tube Drive is available and shipping from ADG now.
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