The Keeley Katana has become one of the most popular boost pedals on the market. Its ability to keep your signal clear but at a lot louder volume really made this a popular pedal for those who needed a quick and easy boost. Now it is getting a make over in a new smaller casing to make this the Mini Katana. Sometimes a clean boost isn't quite enough for the sound you want to achieve. You either need a little bit of grit for a crunchy rhythm sound or you want to push your overdrive channel that little bit harder. On the full sized Keeley you would normally have to pull out the control knob for this extra gain but Keeley have instead opted to put it inside the sweep of the gain control meaning you hit the edge of the normal Keeley Katana mode at around 2 o'clock and after that you are getting into boosted territory.