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Keeley’s 4-in-1 series dual-circuit delivers novel ways to explore a passion for dirt pedals with analog circuits that let you blend clipping styles and tone controls. The Blues Disorder Overdrive pedal is an open-sounding drive duo that combines two famous ’90s drive circuits. First, a blues-style overdrive provides tube-like power, saturated single-note clarity, and a sensitive tone control capable of glassy highs and brawny bass. Second, a more intense ? borderline obsessive ? circuit serves up more assertive tube-like dirt with hard clipping, verging on distortion at higher levels. Together, these circuits fuel the touch-sensitive performance of an overdriven tube amp. The Blues Disorder Overdrive (as with all Keeley 4-in-1 pedals) is designed and manufactured in the USA to ensure quality. What’s more, the Blues Disorder accepts either 9V or 18V power supplies, which means there’s always enough headroom available for uncompressed tones that feel true to a cranked tube amp. Discover two classic circuits (and the ability to blend their features!) for the price of one pedal with the Keeley Blues Disorder Overdrive pedal from Sweetwater!





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Robert Keeley approached building the 4-in-1 series as if it were a form of pedal modeling for hardware enthusiasts. Not only do the pedals bring Keeley’s prized boutique spin to classic OD circuits, but they also let you mix and match tone controls and gain/clipping styles. Customization results via two simple toggles located beneath corresponding control knobs. Setting both toggles up or both down gives you a pure re-creation of classic circuits ? an incredible value in itself ? but the pedal’s worth is further evidenced when you combine different circuits in new ways.





For instance, the Blues Disorder’s “BD” tone control offers a tighter, smoother EQ curve that, when paired with the “OC” drive, sounds like plugging straight into a tube amp that’s cascaded past the edge of breakup. On the flip side, when the “BD” drive is paired with the “OC” tone control, some might find themselves enamored with a blues-style overdrive for the first time. With an exaggerated EQ curve, the “OC” tone control expands your dominion over mids and highs and unleashes a more usable high-gain range from the blues-style circuit!





Keeley Blues Disorder Overdrive Pedal Features:


2 blendable 100% analog circuits based on classic dirt stompboxes


Serves up everything from saturated blues-style drive to wooly hard-clipped distortion


4-in-1 setup lets you mix overdrive and EQ styles from different circuits


Holding the footswitch allows instant switching between “Silent Buffered” bypass and true bypass modes


Accepts 9V or 18V, allowing for greater headroom and power supply flexibility on your board


Designed and manufactured in the USA