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Keeley Katana Clean Boost Pedal - Throwback White

Guitar Clean Boost Pedal with JFET Design, Metal Film Resistors and Caps, Internal Power Supply Boost, and True Bypass - Throwback White
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Hit Your Amp Just Right with This Clean Boost

Need to hit your amp harder for some harmonic richness or cut cleanly through the mix for that sweet solo? Keeley's Katana Clean Boost pedal delivers just that, an indispensable tool for practically any guitar rig imaginable. The Katana is incredibly versatile, too: a side-mounted speed knob lets you adjust the gain with your foot, and when pulled out, it gives you a whole additional palette of saturated high-gain sounds. Guitarists at Sweetwater agree that sending the right level to your amp is an important ingredient in crafting exceptional guitar tone — nail it with the Keeley Katana Clean Boost!

More than just a clean boost

Beyond transparent signal boosting, the Keeley Katana Clean Boost offers a wide range of saturated sounds when you pull out the side-mounted speed knob. This cool feature makes the Katana a great value in comparison to most clean boosts that are just, well, clean boosts. In one (foot-controllable) knob, you get an immense range of gain to caress your amp with.

Keeley Katana Clean Boost Pedal Features:

  • Hits your tube amp with the perfect input level for exceptional tone at all times
  • Internal Power Supply Boost turns your 9V into 18V for high headroom and expressive response
  • JFET design: clean tones, tube-like when they overdrive or clip
  • Gain controlled by side-mount speed knob so it can be adjusted with your foot
  • Pull out the speed knob for saturated higher-gain tones
  • Metal film resistors and caps for ultra low-noise performance
  • Silver-soldered, Teflon-coated wire
  • True bypass switching
  • 9V battery or DC adapter powered

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Tech Specs

  • Pedal Type: Boost
  • Analog/Digital: Analog
  • Inputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • Outputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • True Bypass: Yes
  • Power Source: 9V DC power supply (sold separately)
  • Power Usage: 5mA
  • Batteries: 1 x 9V
  • Height: 1.9"
  • Width: 3.15" (including knob)
  • Depth: 4.42"
  • Manufacturer Part Number: KKatana

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Rated 5/5

Don't let the simplicity fool you

let's put it this way... It even makes my Mesa Boogie sound better. Less really is more with a clean boat but the addition of the drive/distortion knob really sets this thing apart. A real Swiss Army of drive
Music background: Veteran musician, engineer and producer
Rated 5/5

Won't live without it

The Katana clean boost pedal is exactly what I've been looking for. My testing was done with a G&L S500 and a Gibson ES 335 run through a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe.

With the single-coil S500, as the gain on the box is turned up, the sound becomes drier, more piercing, punchier, and altogether more satisfying to make and to listen to. It's like turning up the gain on my amp without getting the accompanying distortion - just an awesome sound. I got a Clapton-like (sweeter) tone with the gain low, and a Keith Richards-like (grittier) tone with the gain higher. My favorite setting is where the chords try to break up, and ALMOST do. I found my sweet spot.

With a humbucker 335, as the gain on the box is turned up, everything happens as described above, except that the chords really do break up, but expressively - there is no hint of loss of sharpness or of dynamics. The chord break-up is to be expected - playing through a humbucker is using two pickups at once, thus doubling the signal to the box relative to a single coil.

I haven't yet tested or even tried the increased-gain feature, the one accessed by pulling out the gain knob.

Having just one knob - gain - tells me that's all this box needs, and it is indeed so. The gain knob has such a sweep that a wide range of gain is on tap for the choosing.

I chose the white box - I mean, PINK? The large expanse of blank white on the cover leaves me room for a nice little abstract painting.

Happy playing.
Rated 5/5

The Keeley Katana is ultimate transparent clean boost!

Keeley Katana in "Throwback White"

The industry hype is all true!

If you're completely satisfied with your core tone and you just want to boost the volume without altering your sound, the Keeley Katana delivers exactly as advertised. The large volume knob makes adjustment your level quick and easy on the fly.

If you want to add a fat, harmonically rich boost, pull out the volume knob and season to taste.

The Keeley Katana is easy to use, and the Throwback White finish looks great on my pedal board and it's easy to see on a dark stage when I want to hit the boost for a solo.

The construction is solid, the layout is brilliant, and the quality is top notch.

I highly recommended the Keeley Katana to any working musician.
Rated 5/5

The Keeley Katana is ultimate transparent clean boost!

Keeley Katana in "Throwback White"

The industry hype is all true!

If you're completely satisfied with your core tone and you just want to boost the volume without altering your sound, the Keeley Katana delivers exactly as advertised. The large volume knob makes adjustment your level quick and easy on the fly.

If you want to add a fat, harmonically rich boost, pull out the volume knob and season to taste.

The Keeley Katana is easy to use, and the Throwback White finish looks great on my pedal board and it's easy to see on a dark stage when I want to hit the boost for a solo.

The construction is solid, the layout is brilliant, and the quality is top notch.

I highly recommended the Keeley Katana to any working musician.
Rated 4.5/5

volume pedal

works great.It's silent!!
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