Keeley Electronics
American manufacturer of effect units for electric guitars
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::summary American manufacturer of effect units for electric guitars ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Keeley Electronics |
| type | Private |
| foundation | |
| location | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| key_people | Robert Keeley |
| industry | Musical instruments |
| products | Effects units |
| homepage | RobertKeeley.com |
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Keeley Electronics is an American manufacturer of effect units for electric guitars. The company, founded by Robert Keeley and operating from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, started with the Keeley Compressor pedal along with modifications for effects by Boss and Ibanez.
History
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After graduating in electrical engineering from the University of Oklahoma, Robert Keeley started his company from his home in Oklahoma City in 2001. He initially hoped to build guitar amplifiers (he tweaked his father's Peavey Deuce), but found the market "highly saturated and becoming more so every day".
According to Guitar World, Keeley Electronics has grown into "one of the world’s top sellers of guitar effects pedals".
Keeley still builds custom-ordered and modified effects; assignments include tweaking an MXR Phase 90 for Donald Fagen
Notable products
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FTW-109 (Fuzz), Seafoam+ VibratoIChorus, Phaser (6 stage), Bassist Compressor, Compressor Pro, Luna II Overdrive, Red Dirt Overdrive, 4 Knob Compressor]]
- Compressor
- Dark Side, a multi-effect unit inspired by the work of David Gilmour and Pink Floyd.
- Framptone, an amplifier switcher and talk box developed in cooperation with Peter Frampton
- Fuzz Head, a fuzzbox
- Katana Clean Boost, Keeley's first self-made pedal,
- Loomer, containing fuzz and reverb in one pedal. Its name and design were influenced by a song by the shoegaze band My Bloody Valentine
- Luna Overdrive, containing a Baxandall tone circuit, an op-amp, and a JFET circuit "voiced like a Fender or Marshall preamplifier circuit"
- Phaser, a digitally controlled six-stage analog Phaser ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Keeley_Fuzz_Bender.jpg" caption="Keeley Fuzz Bender"] ::
Modifications
- Boss BD-2 Blues Driver
- Ibanez Tube Screamer
- Mello Wah, modification to Dunlop Cry Baby
References
References
- (1 July 2022). "World's best guitarists count on Oklahoma engineer". [[KFOR-TV.
- Salter, Trent. (October 2004). "Interview with Robert Keeley". [[Premier Guitar]].
- Tucker, Lindsay. (November 2011). "Builder Profile: Keeley Electronics' Robert Keeley". [[Premier Guitar]].
- (24 February 2009). "The Keeley Electronics Factory Fire: Damage Photos". [[Guitar World]].
- (9 February 2009). "Keeley Electronics Survives Fire". [[Premier Guitar]].
- (29 September 2016). "Dark Side - Neo-Vintage Fuzz Delay and Modulation". Keeley Electronics.
- (30 March 2017). "Keeley Loomer & Dark Side Reviews". Keeley Electronics.
- (February 2012). "Buzz Barrage". [[Guitar Player]].
- Riario, Paul. (27 December 2011). "Guitar World Staff Picks: Paul Riario's Top 10 Effect Pedals of 2011". [[Guitar World]].
- (July 2010). "Keeley Phaser Pedal Review". [[Premier Guitar]].
- Jordan, Oscar. (March 2009). "Keeley Electronics Mello Wah Mod Review". [[Premier Guitar]].
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