About Keeley

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Keeley Electronics is an American company that specializes in producing high-quality guitar effects pedals, founded by Robert Keeley in 2001.

Initially gaining recognition for their skilful modifications of existing pedals, such as the Ibanez Tube Screamer and Boss compressors, Keeley quickly became a leading name in the boutique pedal market. Known for their innovative designs, robust construction, and superior sound quality, Keeley pedals are favoured by musicians across various genres.

The company offers a wide range of effects, including compressors, overdrives, delays, and modulation pedals, all designed to enhance and refine the guitar’s tone.

Compressor

A compressor pedal is an essential tool used in guitar playing to control the dynamic range of the instrument’s signal. Compressors work by reducing the volume of loud sounds and boosting the volume of softer sounds, effectively narrowing the dynamic range of the guitar signal. This results in a more consistent and sustained sound, with smoother transitions between notes and chords.

Here are the key features and functions of a compressor pedal:

1. **Threshold**: The threshold control determines the level at which the compressor begins to engage. Signals above this threshold are compressed, while signals below it remain unaffected.

2. **Ratio**: The ratio control determines the amount of compression applied to the signal once it exceeds the threshold. For example, a ratio of 4:1 means that for every 4 dB the input signal exceeds the threshold, the output signal will be limited to 1 dB increase. Higher ratios result in more aggressive compression.

3. **Attack**: The attack control sets how quickly the compressor responds to changes in signal level once it exceeds the threshold. A fast attack time will clamp down on peaks more quickly, while a slower attack time allows more transient peaks to pass through unaffected.

4. **Release**: The release control determines how quickly the compressor returns to its normal state after the signal falls below the threshold. A shorter release time will result in quicker recovery to normal signal levels, while a longer release time provides more sustain and a smoother overall sound.

5. **Level (or Output)**: This control adjusts the overall output level of the compressed signal, allowing you to match the compressed signal with the rest of your effects chain or amplifier.

Compressor pedals offer several benefits to guitarists:

– **Increased Sustain**: By levelling out the volume of notes and chords, compressors can extend the sustain of the guitar signal, making notes ring out longer and creating a smoother, more consistent sound.

– **Improved Note Clarity**: Compressors can help even out the volume levels of individual notes within chords, making them sound more balanced and defined. This is particularly useful for fingerstyle playing or intricate picking techniques where note clarity is crucial.

– **Enhanced Dynamics**: While compressors reduce the dynamic range of the signal, they can also enhance the perceived dynamics by bringing quieter passages up in volume, resulting in a more expressive and responsive playing experience.

Overall, compressor pedals are valuable tools for guitarists seeking to control their instrument’s dynamics, increase sustain, and achieve a more polished and professional sound. Whether used subtly to smooth out peaks or aggressively to add punch and presence, compressors can significantly enhance your guitar tone and playing experience.

Guitar Effect Pedal

A guitar pedal, also known as an effects pedal, is a device used by guitarists to alter the sound of their instrument in various ways. These pedals are typically small, foot-operated units that are connected in a signal chain between the guitar and the amplifier. They can modify the guitar’s tone, pitch, and dynamics by applying different effects such as distortion, reverb, delay, chorus, and more. Guitar pedals come in both analog and digital formats, and they allow musicians to create a wide range of sounds, enhancing their musical expression and creativity. They are essential tools for guitarists in genres ranging from rock and blues to jazz and electronic music.

Used

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Keeley Compressor Plus Pedal, Black (KCompPlus)

£145.68

The first true advancement in our 2 and 4 knob compressor line. The new features are simple and straight forward There is a simple Release Switch that is tuned for single coils or humbuckers. No more wondering if you have the attack or release set right Gorgeous sounding Tone Control which emphasizes the most sensitive harmonics that can be lost in compression Sports a Blend Control that retains the peaks in your playing and, more importantly, the proper phasing of your guitar signal Offers the same gorgeous push of frequencies and sweetening of tone that the old comps gave you, now with the flexibility to easily handle any instrument

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Keeley Electronics – ‘Compressor Mini’ Guitar Compression Pedal

£128.57

An increased sustain range for even more subtle compression Auto-blend to enhance clarity and note definition A new transient release time that makes hum-buckers sing and single coils pop Automatic tone recovery, a treble clarifier for high compression settings A built-in pre-amp for incredible guitar tone and True Bypass

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Keeley Bassist Compressor and Limiting Amplifier Pedal

£198.75

Provides true high-fidelity compression and limiting Built around the exotic and extremely high fidelity THAT Corp. 4320 Very affordable studio-grade compressor in stomp box format Uses high performance Voltage Controlled Amplifiers, on board true-RMS detector, and ultra high performance op-amps to bring you the very best quality Not only can the Keeley Bassist handle astonishingly large signals, it has an incredible bandwidth of over 20 KHz and incredibly low noise. No detail in your bass guitar’s tone will be lost

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Keeley Compressor Pro Pedal

£296.11

Compression LED Display – 7 Segment LED display for fast and accurate metering of compression and gain reduction. Gain Reduction Levels of -1dB to -20dB are indicated. Threshold LED Indicator – Bi-Color LED to indicate when compression is initiated and released. Exact RMS Analysis (ERA) – Senses the true RMS value of the input program material such as your guitar, bass or drum machine. Hard/Soft Knee Compression – Hard Compression for limiting or adding sustain, soft knee or Komfort Kompression for gentle compression, keeping performances lively and natural sounding without potential phase issues in parallel, or blending style compression. Auto Mode – Program dependent Attack and Release times. Set to Auto ON for worry-free performance and automatic Attack and Release times.

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