Tone Report Weekly Issue 161 | Page 17

Last but certainly not least is the Tone Workstation . This is the critical element in your setup you ’ ve been missing . Every rig needs a foundation , and the Tone Workstation brings you just that with the essential elements of compressor , drive , and boost . The Keeley Compressor became an instant hit when it was first released , and many players won ’ t gig without it . Level , blend and sustain knobs allow you to tailor the compression to your liking , and a treble / stock switch gives you access to additional compression tone shaping . Next up is the 1962 British Amp / Katana section . A toggle switch selects between the two options . When the switch is on the 1962 setting , you can use the level , tone and drive controls to determine the amount of drive . In the Katana setting , drive and tone are bypassed , leaving you with the Level knob to dial in how much beautiful boost you want . Finally , the Red Dirt gives you further saturation , and you can select between Baked and Mod + settings to determine how much dirt is coming through . Between those three options , you have all the compression , clean boost , slightly overdriven , and saturated tones you could ask for . It ’ s a perfect companion to your higher gain fuzz and distortion pedals to create the ultimate palette of dirt . Combine the Tone Workstation with the Super Mod , and you may never buy another pedal again . But please , buy more pedals , because it ’ s really fun .
Who said workstations were boring ? If you ’ re looking to spruce up the modulation , delay , or general tone tool section of your pedalboard , make it a point to get your hands on one of the Keeley Workstations . With classic Keeley tone , excellent build quality , and thoughtful , easy to use layouts , they ’ re the perfect solution for anyone looking for a more detailed feature set while still being simple to use , allowing you to focus more on playing than tweaking knobs . Robert Keeley , we salute you .

TONE WORKSTATION

Last but certainly not least is the Tone Workstation . This is the critical element in your setup you ’ ve been missing . Every rig needs a foundation , and the Tone Workstation brings you just that with the essential elements of compressor , drive , and boost . The Keeley Compressor became an instant hit when it was first released , and many players won ’ t gig without it . Level , blend and sustain knobs allow you to tailor the compression to your liking , and a treble / stock switch gives you access to additional compression tone shaping . Next up is the 1962 British Amp / Katana section . A toggle switch selects between the two options . When the switch is on the 1962 setting , you can use the level , tone and drive controls to determine the amount of drive . In the Katana setting , drive and tone are bypassed , leaving you with the Level knob to dial in how much beautiful boost you want . Finally , the Red Dirt gives you further saturation , and you can select between Baked and Mod + settings to determine how much dirt is coming through . Between those three options , you have all the compression , clean boost , slightly overdriven , and saturated tones you could ask for . It ’ s a perfect companion to your higher gain fuzz and distortion pedals to create the ultimate palette of dirt . Combine the Tone Workstation with the Super Mod , and you may never buy another pedal again . But please , buy more pedals , because it ’ s really fun .
Who said workstations were boring ? If you ’ re looking to spruce up the modulation , delay , or general tone tool section of your pedalboard , make it a point to get your hands on one of the Keeley Workstations . With classic Keeley tone , excellent build quality , and thoughtful , easy to use layouts , they ’ re the perfect solution for anyone looking for a more detailed feature set while still being simple to use , allowing you to focus more on playing than tweaking knobs . Robert Keeley , we salute you .
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