Keeley Manis Iconic Overdrive Pedal

£209.00

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This is a real tasty overdrive. A solid overdrive and compressor that stands out amongst other Guitar Pedals on the menu. Keeley Electronics make great Guitar Pedals, so If you like overdrive and compressor, then a Keeley Manis Iconic Overdrive Pedal is the perfect overdrive to order in. Read More details Below.


Description

This is a real tasty overdrive. A solid overdrive and compressor that stands out amongst other Guitar Pedals on the menu. Keeley Electronics make great Guitar Pedals, so If you like overdrive and compressor, then a Keeley Manis Iconic Overdrive Pedal is the perfect overdrive to order in. The Keeley Manis is Robert Keeleys take on one of the most famous overdrive circuits ever invented. The mythical original circuit is known for its transparency and high headroom allowing for more natural and open overdriven tones. The Manis nails the sound of the fabled original while evolving the design slightly to offer more versatility. Switchable clipping options lets you toggle between germanium diodes and a germanium transistor for increased saturation and more valve-like compression. The Bass+ switch also allows you to increase your low end presence by 3dB to deliver enhanced bass response. Each Manis is handmade in Oklahoma to deliver the usual Keeley quality. With a choice between True Bypass or Buffered Bypass you can even run it on 18V for more headroom giving you greater flexibility over how to use the Manis to wrangle the exact tones you want out of it.

Brand

Keeley Electronics

Keeley Electronics is a prominent American manufacturer of guitar effects pedals, founded in 2001 by Robert Keeley. The company has established a strong reputation in the boutique pedal industry through its focus on precision engineering and high-quality audio performance.

Keeley is renowned for its active and passive pedal designs, including iconic models like the Katana Blues Driver, the Compressor Plus, and the Delay Workstation. Keeley’s pedals are distinguished by their meticulous craftsmanship, innovative circuit designs, and reliability.

The company’s products often incorporate advanced features such as flexible EQ controls, analogue and digital hybrid processing, and extensive tone-shaping capabilities, making them favoured by both professional and amateur guitarists seeking exceptional sound quality and versatile performance.

Category

Keeley Electronics

Tags

Compressor

A compressor pedal evens out your dynamics, smoothing peaks and lifting quieter notes so everything feels tighter and more controlled. It adds sustain, clarity, and balance — making clean chords ring longer, country licks snap with precision, and funk rhythms pop with consistency. Subtle or pronounced, compression shapes the feel of your playing as much as the sound.

Use it at the front of your chain to tighten your core tone, add sustain to leads, or keep complex passages sitting neatly in the mix. From gentle polish to unmistakable squash, a compressor is one of those foundational tools that quietly makes everything sound more professional and dialled in.

Guitar Effects Pedals

Guitar Pedals

Your pedal is like a signature dish for your sound — a flavour-packed creation that transforms the bland ingredients of your guitar into something unforgettable. Each one adds its own seasoning, texture, and heat, turning a simple meal into a feast of tone.

These tasty little boxes sit in a row, like plates on a buffet, letting you mix and match flavours as you play. With one tap of your foot, you can swap sweet for spicy, subtle for smoky, and serve up something completely new. From the comfort food of warm overdrive to the fiery kick of fuzz, from smooth jazz sauce to heavy-metal spice, pedals give players a full menu of options to express their taste.  And just like with food, once you’ve tried one dish, you’ll want to sample them all.

Collecting, trading, and discovering new flavours soon becomes part of the joy of being a tone-loving gourmet geek with a guitar.

Overdrive

Like a golden layer of melted cheese — warm, gooey, and just put it all over. It adds just the right amount of richness and grit, turning a clean signal into something smooth and savoury. Designed to mimic the natural breakup of a tube amp pushed to its sweet spot, overdrive delivers the flavour of classic rock and blues in every bite. From creamy mid-gain warmth to crisp edge-of-breakup sparkle, it’s the comfort food of guitar tone — simple, satisfying, and endlessly versatile. Whether it’s a mild crunch or a full-bodied roar, overdrive is where good taste begins.