Keeley Electronics and Andy Timmons release the Super AT Mod Overdrive

May 1, 2023 · 5 sources

Keeley Electronics and Andy Timmons released the Super AT Mod Overdrive, a limited-edition overdrive pedal, in May 2023. It is the second pedal from the pair, following the Halo Dual Echo¹²³.

The pedal is based on the Keeley Blues Driver circuit Phat Mod, which itself began as a mod Robert Keeley performed on Blues Driver pedals²³. It uses asymmetrical JFET transistor clipping in place of tubes, which Keeley describes as giving a tone much like a Californian tube amp in a box². The Super AT Mod has a three-knob layout with Level, Tone and Drive, and a toggle switch that selects between Phat mode and a new AT mode²⁴. The AT mode is voiced for humbuckers and cuts some low-mid and bass frequencies for what the maker calls a "tighter more transparent response"; Phat mode keeps the original circuit's extra low end for single-coils¹²³. The pedal is true bypass, handmade in Edmond, USA, runs on 9V DC from a pedalboard power supply and draws around 20 mA².

Reported prices differ. Guitar World gave around $249¹; Guitar Pedal X listed $199⁴; Gearnews listed a price of $215.00⁵. MusicRadar reported a run limited to 1,000 units worldwide, available to order at the time of its report².