The Keeley KE-Suprod is a Keeley overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the Tech 21 BST-O Boost Overdrive and the Tone City Flexo Drive Overdrive/Boost. It pairs well with the PRS Archon and the Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head.
Keeley KE-Suprod
Keeley · pedal
The Keeley Super Rod is a specialty drive or boost pedal from Keeley Electronics, reflecting the brand's expertise in precision circuit design and American build quality. Keeley Electronics produces a broad range of drive, boost, and utility effects from their Norman, Oklahoma workshop with careful attention to component quality and circuit accuracy.
What stands out
“The Keeley Super Rod is a specialty drive or boost pedal from Keeley Electronics, reflecting the brand's expertise in precision circuit design and American build quality”
— from the listing
“Keeley Electronics maintains consistent quality across their product range with American manufacturing and careful circuit design”
— from the reviews
“Part of Keeley Electronics' broad product range, sharing the brand's American production quality and thoughtful circuit design”
— from the community notes
“Keeley pedals are used by professional musicians who need reliable, quality effects”
— from the community notes
“Keeley Electronics produces a broad range of drive, boost, and utility effects from their Norman, Oklahoma workshop with careful attention to component quality and circuit accuracy”
— from the listing
Trade-offs
“Individual tonal character should be confirmed via Keeley documentation”
— from the reviews
“The specific tonal character is best confirmed via Keeley's product documentation”
— from the community notes
- boost
- overdrive
- brand
- careful circuit design
- thoughtful circuit design
- american manufacturing
Genres the Keeley KE-Suprod is commonly used in
- Electronic
Amps that pair well with the Keeley KE-Suprod
PRS Archon
PRS
11% matchPRS Archon leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head
amplifier
11% matchMarshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head leans toward dynamic, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Orange Little Bass Thing
Orange
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Orange Little Bass Thing goes after Keeley KE-Suprod in the chain
Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head
Friedman
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head goes after Keeley KE-Suprod in the chain
Revv Generator 120 MkIII 4-Channel 120W Head
Revv
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Revv Generator 120 MkIII 4-Channel 120W Head after Keeley KE-Suprod
Orange AD200B 200W Bass Head
Orange
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Orange AD200B 200W Bass Head after Keeley KE-Suprod
Ampeg Rocket Watts
Ampeg
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Ampeg Rocket Watts after Keeley KE-Suprod
Port City Pearl Head
Port City
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Port City Pearl Head goes after Keeley KE-Suprod in the chain
Pedals that stack with the Keeley KE-Suprod
Benson Amps Stonk BOX
Benson Amps
7% matchBenson Amps Stonk BOX leans toward germanium, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Colorsound Power Boost
Colorsound
7% matchColorsound Power Boost leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Caroline Guitar Company Somersault
Caroline Guitar Company
6% matchRun Caroline Guitar Company Somersault after Keeley KE-Suprod in the signal chain, clear of Keeley KE-Suprod's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Ashdown Macchiato Compressor Guy Pratt Signature
Ashdown
6% matchAshdown Macchiato Compressor Guy Pratt Signature leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Catalinbread Belle Epoch
Catalinbread
4% matchPut Catalinbread Belle Epoch after Keeley KE-Suprod in the signal chain, clear of Keeley KE-Suprod's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Catalinbread Cloak
Catalinbread
4% matchRun Catalinbread Cloak after Keeley KE-Suprod in the signal chain, clear of Keeley KE-Suprod's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost
Matthews Effects
tonal matchMatthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost sits in the same chain slot as Keeley KE-Suprod
NuX Masamune Booster & Kompressor
Nux
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Put NuX Masamune Booster & Kompressor in front of Keeley KE-Suprod
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Tech 21 BST-O Boost Overdrive
Tech 21
61% similarityShared character: boost, overdrive
Tone City Flexo Drive Overdrive/Boost
Tone City
59% similarityShared character: boost, overdrive
Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost
Matthews Effects
58% similarityShared character: boost, overdrive
Mooer Solo
Mooer
58% similarityShared character: boost, overdrive
Hiwatt WEM Copicat Boost
Hiwatt
56% similarityShared character: boost
Tone City Double Durple
Tone City
55% similarityShared character: overdrive
Shin's Music Mighty Boost
Shins Music
55% similarityShared character: boost
Suhr Dual Boost
Suhr
54% similarityShared character: boost
T-Rex Karma Boost
T Rex
54% similarityShared character: boost
Maxon DB10 Dual Booster
Maxon
53% similarityShared character: boost
Vox TG1-FL4BT Flat 4 Boost
Vox
53% similarityShared character: boost
Mad Professor Ruby Red Booster
Mad Professor
53% similarityShared character: boost, overdrive
See all alternatives to the Keeley KE-Suprod (cheaper + boutique) →
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Keeley KE-Suprod?+
The closest matches in character are the Tech 21 BST-O Boost Overdrive, the Tone City Flexo Drive Overdrive/Boost, the Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost.
What pairs well with the Keeley KE-Suprod?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: PRS Archon, Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head, Orange Little Bass Thing — PRS Archon leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.