Tube Drive – 12AT7WA RKFX.com Exclusive
$499.00
- Limited RKFX.com Exclusive – 12AT7WA version with brushed gold gloss finish
- Vintage Sylvania Tube – Genuine 1950s 12AT7WA tube, burned-in and fully tested
- Real Tube Drive – High-voltage tube feel with warm, touch-sensitive grit
- Super Phat Mod Drive – Legendary Keeley overdrive voice with punch, body, and sustain
- Switchable Effect Order – Stack Tube into Drive or Drive into Tube with a simple foot gesture
- Numbered Initial Run of 100 – Built in Oklahoma City with each pedal numbered on the faceplate
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Tube Drive – 12AT7WA RKFX.com Exclusive
The Keeley Tube Drive Twin Triode Dual Overdrive 12AT7WA is an RKFX.com exclusive built for players who want real tube feel, rich overdrive, and collectible Keeley craftsmanship in one pedal. This limited edition pairs a genuine high-voltage tube preamp with the legendary Keeley Super Phat Mod drive circuit, giving you two distinct gain voices that can be used alone or stacked together.
Beauty and tone emanate when simplicity reigns. The tube overdrive section is simply both triodes running in series in Class A. The pair of amplifiers then feeds into a vintage tweed-amp-style tone stack.
At the heart of this special edition Tube Drive is a vintage 1950s Sylvania 12AT7WA tube.
Each tube is carefully selected, burned-in, tested, and proudly displayed behind a custom matte black Keeley tube shroud. The tube side delivers warm grit, touch-sensitive breakup, and the kind of dynamic response that makes a real tube circuit feel alive under your fingers.
The second side of the pedal is based on the Keeley Super Phat Mod, one of our most loved overdrive circuits. It adds punch, sustain, and thick amp-like drive while keeping the clarity and character of your guitar intact. Use it as a standalone drive, push the tube side harder, or stack both sides for huge lead tones and saturated rhythm sounds.
A simple foot gesture lets you switch the effect order on the fly, so you can place the tube preamp before the Phat Mod or run the Phat Mod into the tube side. This gives the Tube Drive 12AT7WA a wide range of tones, from warm low-gain texture to thick, harmonically rich overdrive with serious push.
The Tube Drive is built for real-world pedalboards, with all connections placed along the jack side of the enclosure. The pedal features standard Input and Output jacks, plus a dedicated Remote jack for expanded switching control. The Remote jack lets you control each side of the pedal externally, with Tip assigned to Drive and Ring assigned to Tube.
Power comes from a standard 9VDC center-negative supply with a minimum current rating of 500mA. Inside the pedal, the tube circuit is amped to high voltage for authentic tube performance, while the external power requirement stays pedalboard-friendly.
A vented jack plate helps manage airflow around the tube section, while the rear-panel warning mark clearly identifies the high-voltage design inside. It is a clean, professional layout that keeps the Tube Drive easy to wire, easy to control, and ready for advanced rigs.
The 12AT7WA version features a brushed gold gloss face, matte black backplate, and matching matte black tube shroud. Each pedal is individually numbered on the face of the enclosure as part of the initial run of 100 units. It is a stage-ready pedal with the look and feel of a true collector’s piece.
The Tube Drive 12AT7WA also includes selectable true-bypass or Keeley silent buffered switching, making it easy to fit into modern pedalboards and professional rigs. From bluesy tube breakup to stacked rock drive, this pedal is built to be the center of your gain section.
Swap the tube any time you’d like with the tube extraction pin and included allen key.
Designed, assembled, tested, and finished at Keeley Electronics in Oklahoma City, the Keeley Tube Drive Twin Triode Dual Overdrive 12AT7WA brings together vintage tube character, modern flexibility, and limited-edition RKFX.com exclusivity.
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2 reviews for Tube Drive - 12AT7WA RKFX.com Exclusive
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jdlucchini (verified owner) –
After a few weeks of running it through my tube amps, I realized that it was going to kick a few drives off all my boards.
So I made a place for it on each board and EQ’d the settings to fit my different amps, gave everything that feel and response you can only get from a tube.
This was more noticeable running it into my nano cortex using the clean aspect of my amp captures.
This is where it really shined, after spending some time tweaking the settings at gig level, the tube feel was more pronounced and it just felt right.
Great purchase, it’s another Keeley keeper!
Roger Williams (verified owner) –
For years the Keeley (old School) Fuzz Head was my all time favorite Keeley pedal, but then I bought the Tube Drive! Now I have two all time favorites. This pedal is exactly what I needed and expected from Keeley. Keeley never stops innovating!!