Keeley Tone Workstation Multi-Effects Pedal

Introducing the Tone Workstation

The front end of your signal chainthis is where your tone develops. The first stage of amplification is critical for a sound that has clarity and delivers expressive tone. Compression, Drive, Overdrive, Boost: you get it all here. The Tone Workstation is designed to be the first stage in your pedal board. It may even be the only pedal you bring to a gig. And we designed it that way.

Starting with the classic Keeley Compressor, you can build a nice, thick tone full of sustain. Adjust the Sustain control for increased compression or squeeze. As you add sustain, your notes will ring out longer. The Blend control allows for a Manhattan-style compression, keeping the sound lively and crisp as you blend in your natural guitar tone. The Blend control is perfect for adding a little bit of bite back in with high output pickups or humbuckers. In addition, the Treble Boost switch can be engaged to further increase the treble and sparkle into the signal when using lots of compression. When the Blend is set completely CCW, you get only compressed signal out. Then, as you turn up the Blend, you blend in more and more of your original signal, all the way to a 50/50 ratio. The attack and release times are pre-set in this compressor and are set for use with humbuckers or single coils.

Next up is the 1962/Katana Boost section, because the Keeley Workstation gives you plenty of options for your core tone. With the 62/Katana channel, you can select a sound with just the right amount of break up. Or use it in Boost mode, for that clean, pushed amp-style overdrive. First, the 1962 is our British amp-style overdrive, which is full and even sounding with a moderate amount of crunch. Based on the famous Blues Breaker, the 1962 stage has been amplified by our Katana Boost on either side, adding tube-like saturation with our JFET valve simulation. But, decide you just want the famous Katana Clean push? No worries. Just a flick of the switch and you have it: pure clean, tube tone. In the Katana Mode, only the volume works; the Tone and Drive are disabled. Its a clean sound people say you just cant turn off.

Last in the chain is our renowned Red Dirt overdrive. You get 15 years of modding tube screamers distilled into one toneful circuit. Also featuring our JFET front end, the Red Dirt has the perfect amount of crucial midrange coupled with the option to go all the way from clean and clear to super-saturated gain, times two! The Red Dirt circuit captures every nuance of your guitars tone and delivers a classic, smoking hot, silky smooth lead tone.

Dimensions are 4.7 Inches wide x 3.72 Inches tall. Standard 9V Neg-Tip Power Supply and under 50mA.

The Tone Workstationreinvented, re-engineered, re-released for 2016is the final word on your front end. In 2026, youll wished youd grabbed two.

• DriveGain of red dirt overdrive
• LevelOutput level of red dirt overdrive
• ToneTone of red dirt overdrive
• Mod+/BakedUp for high gain, down for lower gain
• LevelOutput level of 1962 overdrive/Katana clean boost
• 1960/KatanaUp for 1962 OD, down for Katana clean boost
• Tone Tone in 1962 mode (inactive in Katana mode)
• DriveGain in 1962 mode (inactive in Katana mode)
• LevelOutput level of compressor
• BlendLeft for full comp, right for 50/50 compression
• SustainRatio of compressor, increases sustain
• TrebleTurn right for added brightness
• FootswitchTurns drive on and of
• FootswitchTurns drive/boost on and off
• FootswitchTurns compression on and off