Keeley and Sweetwater launch exclusive $99 pedal series

January 3, 2025 · 2 sources

Keeley Electronics and Sweetwater have joined forces for an exclusive guitar effects pedal series, comprising the Super Bass Overdrive and Distortion, the Suns Ultravoid Fuzz and the Soft Reverb, available now at $99 each¹². All three are designed and built in the USA¹².

The Super Bass Overdrive and Distortion is an amp-in-a-box overdrive with a JFET-driven circuit, Level, Tone and Drive dials, and a toggle switch for Open and Closed voicings¹. MusicRadar describes it as voiced for vintage Marshall-inspired tones¹; Guitar World reports it replicates a Marshall Super Bass, a 100-watt amp, and calls the toggle a switch for Open Back and Closed Back amp emulations². Keeley is credited with saying its amp-like sensitivity responds to pick attack².

The Suns Ultravoid Fuzz has Level, Filter and Fuzz dials and a footswitch to engage or bypass the effect¹. MusicRadar notes longtime fans of Robert Keeley's designs might recognize some of it from his Moon Op Amp Fuzz, a pedal released in 2022, with a tweaked lower-end response and LED clipping that responds to picking dynamics¹. Guitar World reports Keeley promises "tweaks and refinements" to the formula of that predecessor, with a redesigned tone stack tightening the low-end for a "sharper and more focused" sound².

The Soft Reverb has two dials, Dwell and Level, and a three-way switch offering Soft Focus, Spring and Plate reverb voicings¹².

Guitar World describes the series as Keeley's apparent answer to similarly priced pedals including the Walrus Fundamental and JHS 3 Series, and reports all three are available exclusively from Sweetwater for $99².