Robert Keeley has gained a reputation as one of the best pedal modifiers out there. He can turn an ordinary, $40 pedal into a screaming machine with his electronic expertise. Keeley also makes his own stomp boxes, and they can been found on many famous pedal boards. If you have a cheap pedal that you like, but you want to like it more, seek out Robert Keeley's version and compare the two. The difference is in the tone!
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This Keeley Looper is an incredibly small true-bypass looper box from Keeley Electronics! This little wonder is only 1 inch wide and 3 inches long, fits in the tightest of pedal boards and offer you a dramatic improvement in tone. Connect any effect to this unit that is "old school" and not true-bypass. In particular Vintage wahs, echos, phasers, fuzz face type pedals, etc., or even new effects that might have a weak bypass system. These elderly effects rob tone when they are off. Now you can make them truly bypassed when off with this little box. Works with or without power. When you add a DC supply to this unit, the two LEDs let you know if the loop is active or not. The Blue LED indicates your signal is passing through the vintage effect, the Red LED indicates true-bypass. The Keeley Looper, don't leave home without it!
$85.00
Keeley is king when it comes to modding pedals. Here he's modded a Boss DD-3 Delay pedal - you still have a stock sound at hand, but you can easily switch to an analog delay feel -but it gets even better. Keeley explains: "We transform the Direct Out of the stock BOSS DD-3 and convert it into an effects loop so that you can add any effect to Just the Repeats!!! Imagine adding slight chorus or phase to the signal so that you can simulate tape effects, warble, wobble, or any other vintage/modern effect you can dream up! You'd be hard pressed to find another delay pedal that gives you this amount of creativity." It's true, Keeley's a genius. John concurs: "It's just lush and crystal clear. The analog sound is off the chart -no crunchy artifacts on the delay. As natural a delay as you can find." Check out all the killer Keeley pedals in stock here.
$209.95
The Java Boost is a germanium based TREBLE BOOSTER, it is not a clean boost. It is designed to give you classic tones from the 60's and 70's, and that is exactly what it does. This pedal must be used with a cranked amp that is overdriven or distorting a bit already. The more the amp and pedal are cranked, the more the creamy, beautiful, sustaining distortion there will be. USED
$199.00
Improving on the award-winning Keeley Compressor, the 4-knob version has the same great sound as the original, but with input wave and attack controls on the outside, instead of inside the pedal.
$249.00
Another gem from the very talented mind of Robert Keeley! Clean Boost pedals are always the most scrutinized pedals. They are asked to do so little, yet so much. Basically, we all wish for our guitar and amp tone, only louder when using a boost pedal - any time the clean boost pedal adds anything, we get extremely annoyed. Robert has designed a very transparent, true bypass loaded pedal that, when you want it, will provide a nice, musical boost, or will drive your amp into pure overdrive. Is it completely transparent? This is about as close as we've heard without spending a small fortune. It can also go into a grittier mode with the speed knob pulled out. This mode is also highly musical for adding a bit of grit to your amp sound without having to mix it into your amp's overdrive! The 9 volt power supply is doubled for transparent dynamics as well, no compression or limiting. A must-hear for clean boost customers.
$199.00
This is the finest Dallas Arbiter Rangemaster clone on the market today. It actually utilizes a REAL NOS Mullard Germanium transistor (a CV-7003 in this unit) in its era correct circuit to give authentic mid 60's British style treble boosting. Those not familiar with these pedals are in for a real treat or an education depending on how it is used. By itself, into a clean amp, it sounds, well frankly...pretty weird, but in front of an AC30/JTM 45 or Bassman in the normal channel, on the verge of overdrive and you get a huge increase in treble bite, sustain and 2nd order harmonics. And due to the Germanium transistor, this unit provides a very unique attack to your tone, spongy or hard as nails depending on your attack. The effect is classic Brian May/Blues Breaker era Clapton/ Ritchie Blackmore/Tony Iommi crunch depending on the guitar or amp used. Another cool way to use this pedal in a more modern, multi-pedal set up, is to use this in front of a high quality "Tube Screamer" style pedal set at moderate overdrive. The effect is similar to an old amp cranked, BUT CAN be used in front of a clean amp at moderate volumes for authentic British gain that won't get you fired from a gig. Keeley also has two different modes of boost on top of the classic treble boost to help match better to different amps,guitars, etc. The military grade 3 way switch allows for classic treble boost (middle mode), mid boost (right) or full frequency (left). A particular favorite set up is the Java dimed on both knobs on the full frequency setting into a Tube Screamer set pretty dark and rich into a Dr. Z MAZ 18 or 38, WOW!! Its all there...Paranoid, Bohemian Rhapsody, Black Knight, Steppin' Out...
$229.99
