Keeley releases Soft Reverb pedal with three modes
December 24, 2024 · 3 sources
Keeley released the Soft Reverb, a reverb pedal priced at $99, on December 24, 20241. Delicious Audio reported that the pedal is built in the US1, and RockBoard's PedalPedia lists it as available only at Sweetwater2. Guitar World described the Soft, Super Bass and Suns as limited-edition pedals sold exclusively via Sweetwater, all made in the USA at $99 each3.
The pedal has three modes: Soft Focus, Spring and Plate21. RockBoard describes them as "Soft Focus for dreamier reverb scapes; Spring for that 'boing' of old-school amps; and Plate to tap into a vintage-inspired studio reverb effect"2. Delicious Audio said the Soft Focus mode simulates "the infamous 'Soft Focus' patch from a Yamaha rack effect beloved by shoegaze guitarists"1. Guitar World described the Soft Focus mode as an ambient setting in which several parameters are altered using the Dwell knob, making it effectively a single-knob ambient reverb, and said the effect is a reverb into two delay lines recombined into a four-voice chorus3.
Controls are Dwell, Level and a mode switch3. Guitar World's specifications list input, output and power in connectivity, switchable bypass, 9V DC center-negative power, dimensions of 60mm width by 34mm height by 110mm depth, and a weight of 218g3. The review said the Soft requires a pedalboard power supply to work, and that advanced functions such as trails and bypass are on internal dip switches3.
"Unexpectedly considering the price point, this is a device built in the US."
Guitar World's reviewer called the Soft an excellent-sounding reverb even if the spring reverb is a bit basic, said the plate mode is where it's at, and noted it would be nice if it had a tone control for the wet signal3. RockBoard's listing gives the circuit type as analog2.