In this video, Sam takes a quick look at the Keeley Red Dirt Mini overdrive/boost pedal. Check it out here: https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/keeley-red-dirt-overdrive-mini-pedal
Back before Robert Keeley had his own range of pedals, he was a legend in the modding world, with one of his most famous modifications being to the classic Ibanez TS-9 Tubescreamer, increasing bass response, fine tuning the tone control and expanding the gain range. The Keeley Red Dirt and this, it’s baby brother the Red Dirt mini, are based on those modded tubescreamer circuits, but with a few additions such as a JFET input buffer, allowing for a really open, dynamic and responsive overdrive.
It may look simple to use with just controls for Drive, Tone and Output or Boost Level, but there’s also a few hidden, internal switches that drastically alter the pedals tone. These switches toggle between four different modes, changing the clipping diodes to alter the saturation and compression of the overdrive. The four modes are Distortion, Overdrive, Crunch and Amp, with the high gain distortion mode offering 2 to 3 times more gain than the original tubescreamer. Working backwards from there, each different mode then offers a progressively cleaner, bolder and more open drive tone, so as you can see, it’s a pretty powerful little box of tricks despite it’s simple appearance.
Although the Red Dirt Mini is a relatively inexpensive pedal, it’s still built to Keeley’s usual high standards utilising top quality components. I’s tiny footprint means that’ll it’ll squeeze onto any pedalboard with ease, there’s a heavy duty true bypass footswitch, but don’t forget, due to the compact size of these mini pedals, you’ll need to use a 9 volt power supply as there’s no space inside for a battery.
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