A GIGGING ESSENTIAL | Keeley Electronics DDR

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

I dig how you never phone in a video man. You really explore the sounds. This pedal has such a wealth of subtlety in it, as well as being a single pedal "Multi-Tool"....and you explore it all with really excellent guitar playing. You make killer music Rabea!

[@deanallen9660]

Have had mine for three days. The 2nd OD mode doesn't sound TS to me. More natural and a bit less aggressive. Fuller in the mids doesn't automatically mean "mid hump".

[@deanallen9660]

Only OD I've never owned I would use "on all the time" on a clean amp. Love it so much I just ordered the DCR to go with it.

[@tomrosa4248]

Thanks for replying Robert I think this is a great pedal and I am sure I can dial in on a tone that I like.

[@JonathanKillstring]

Little disappointed that it's not styled after a Dance Dance Revolution pad. Thus far, my only disappointment with the pedal :)

[@mattgilbert7347]

I was hoping for a "Miku Mode". Can't always get what you want, I guess.

[@JonathanKillstring]

@@mattgilbert7347 Alas.

[@antioche6276]

I was thinking the same thing. That's a shame.

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

Brilliant Jonathan! The first Custom Shop Edition will be DDR styled!!!!

[@JonathanKillstring]

@@RobertKeeleyTV Sign me up for one!

[@gentlewolf1279]

Great sounding pedal and demo... wish you could have the delay and reverb on at the same time.

[@aitorr5292]

Rabea's: Best gear reviews ever.

[@kcd2120]

After my brother recommended that I look at this pedal, I will absolutely definitely be adding a DDR to my Dark Side. I was also so impressed with my Dark Side that I just bought him one, too!

[@DarrenPrice333]

Love watching and listening to rabea and rob play

[@northvoice3656]

Brilliant review. Very thorough and practical outline of the tones for everyday use. Killer chops on top as usual too, so musical. If I was in the market for a pedal like this I would have bought it after watching this review. Bravo Rabea!

[@johannesprinz5184]

When you come from germany and don't know what to expect from a Pedal called 'DDR'😂

[@DaveElwoodCutter]

When you buy it you get on a list and get your pedal 20 years later.

[@DaveElwoodCutter]

Shaun Ashley It’s the German short for the GDR.

[@johannesprinz5184]

@Shaun Ashley After World War II Germany was split into east and west. The official name of the eastern part was 'DDR'.

[@mattgilbert7347]

The original DDR was assimilated into a Keeley "Unified" Workstation that controls the balance of power in the effected region.

[@mattgilbert7347]

@@DaveElwoodCutter Rumour has it that there was once an FDR (Filter>Drive>Reverb) but when you ordered, it never arrived or if it did, it stopped working after a few weeks. Then it would mysteriously disappear. If you put a Dark Side in the DDR's Insert would that count as putting up a Wall between the two sides...? Oh, wait. Wrong album...

[@Bridging_the_Political_Divide]

We love Rabea. He always gives us great, in-depth reviews. Thumbs up! 👍

[@1969MARKETING]

i have this pedal and it's awesome but the one big thing they messed up on was not being able to use delay and reverb together with the overdrive.

[@manguera9]

Can you use delay and overdrive together?

[@marcelogormazbarrientos858]

@@manguera9 Steve Lukather, John Petrucci, John 5, Adrian Belew... I think they explore that mix. But all depends on the style you play. This review is 10/10. Santa Claus is waiting my letter for this Keeley Pedal!!!

[@mdrumt]

Yeah I thought you could use all 3 effects together, so yeah a nope from me

[@1969MARKETING]

@@manguera9 yes you can. any combination of 2 but not all 3

[@cgonzt5636]

Whaat, seriously? I was about to buy one, glad to see your post 😝

[@eguilherme1]

Your demos never disappoint, thanks for another great one. And thanks to Keeley for another killer pedal, you guys are on a serious tear the last few years, non-stop high quality, useful products. Really looking forward to the Ecco pedal 🤘🏻

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

Thank you sir! I am Making Sure, the ECCOS is simply the best we can offer. ;-)

[@fenderg1988]

When you start to noodle at 10:30 that sound is killer and has to be made into a song. It sounds very Pink Floyd inspired love that ambiant tone of progressive rock and metal.

[@davidbutler3628]

What a satisfying piece of music...and the sounds are tasty as hell too. Nicely done!

[@shanedaniels5191]

That Strat sounds amazing!!.. Great video and playing.. Cheers 🙌😎

[@cliffords2315]

I realy love the TONE it adds to my amp, and when stacked with my SD1 its really full,"it plays well with other pedals:" high quality, no noise, studio quality reverb and echo. Made for Gigging for sure

[@caleshtcincredibles]

Super nice , you could bring this as your only pedal for s gig and more than get by. Great demo.....Im sold! Keeley makes very very good pedals . Thanks!!

[@kylesnyder9452]

Sick combo of effects! Sounds so good

[@johnw5734]

Very cool. You get drive and reverb/echo before you power it up with the output section of your amp. The Keeley designers are very sharp.

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

Thanks John!

[@Dam-oH]

Very versatile player. Great touch. Love the reviews. That’s strat. Oh Lordy

[@Melonos]

Just bought this today after watching this. I bought it for the delay/reverb option but have fallen in love with the gain. I use a Spark Boost with it and get really good high gain like tones. Really nice!

[@Wardell43]

That was a great video I've had mine for just over a year. It's great tool

[@charlesriche4589]

I know you mostly play prog metal stuff, but man, you sound so good using Fender guitars... we need you to use them more and record material with your strats and tele!

[@JG-ux7of]

I couldn't agree more, his more melodic ambient playing is fucking brilliant.

[@kevinhetzel8654]

Another excellent demo! Got mine coming, love Keeley a stuff! Such a great company and guy! Thanks Rabea, you're the man!

[@tomrosa4248]

Thanks for posting this video, I just got this pedal a few days ago and will use this review as a reference.

[@R.Nashoba]

Versatile and wicked clarity... nice pedal.

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

Thanks R!

[@JackMuskrat]

Great sounding pedal, and an awesome demo. Another addition to my wishlist... That thing is getting pretty long now!

[@johnfritzenjr.1240]

Great demo! Thanks 🤘

[@therustyspoke]

I’m late to the Keeley party but couldn’t be happier! Just another sweet piece from a true master pedal man!

[@MrRadialdrift]

Master copier, he has never made anything innovative.

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

@@MrRadialdrift Surely you jest.

[@MrRadialdrift]

@@RobertKeeleyTV Prove me wrong Mr Keeley. Name one thing you have made that was innovative and not a re-hashed product. BTW, the DDR has been done many times before by others, so this newest pedal isn't even a new idea.

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

radialdrift from my first Design, the Katana Boost, there wasn’t a JFET design like it, to the programming of new sounds in the BubbleTron and Synth-1 to the Foot Gesture Control in an Ernie Ball product, I always put my stamp on a sound effect or schematic design of an effect. I do use the pieces as building blocks for my own designs. Just regular old engineering bro.

[@therustyspoke]

Keep at it Robert it’s all very much appreciated by me and countless others - Again, LOVE your innovations!

[@lukenicholsonoriginalmusic5475]

The Tool is strong in this one.

[@JoeRoganPodcastirl]

People also say this when I play, but I’ve not even heard one of their songs...

[@prodigaljess]

GREAT demo/review. I've seen a few of your reviews and just realized I'd never subscribed. That little matter has been rectified now. Keep up the great work. I just finished X-ray school. This pedal, along with the Aria, is going on my new board when I get around to building it. Love this stuff from Keeley! Thanks for the great reviews. You're a fantastic player too. God bless, bro.

[@fare2716]

That ambient plate reverb is lush, think this is the perfect drive. a lotta love for this!

[@davidhartly9333]

AGAIN KEELEY ROCKS JUST GOT MY D&M DRIVE NOW YET ANOTHER ONE TOO BUY THEYLL SOUND AMAZING I EXPECT NOTHING LESS FROM ROBERT KEELEY HES A GENIUS AN BEA YOU ROCK MATE CHEERS!!!!!

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

Thanks David! The D&M and DDR compliment each other very well. I use them together now. Huge range!

[@georgefrangoudes5951]

A tickle of Tool for a second there 6:40 ;)

[@hclyrics]

I'm 5 years late, but I came here to say this too. I was immediately like, is that the beginning of "Parabol"??

[@maekong2010]

Nice pedal, nice demo. We'll have to give it some consideration. I've been playing through a BD-2 and Behringer delay (both preceded by a not oft used CS-3) for so long that I feel it's time to explore some newer options. Thanks, Bea.

[@rockstarjazzcat]

Nice demo, Rabea! I've one arriving soon for use in a very small pedalboard... I was initially sold on seeing it in Eric Johnson's ersatz pedalboard in his interview with Rick Beato. Can't wait to try it paired! Cheers mate, Daniel

[@ukguitarnoodle]

into a clean amp only if reverb up front. TRS was removed from the Dark Side as nobody used it.

[@IStabz]

Sounded great! Great playing too👍

[@MrTrixzzzz]

So pretty much the caverns with with a drive side. NOOICE!

[@jordanbarker4969]

Took me a while to realise the little bits to the left and right of the 'style' switch were high and low pass filter indicators! Great sounding pedal!

[@NielsBeier]

Ugh, this sounds great! Killer content as per usual, man.

[@bbigd0]

Well, your fine demo sold it to me. Got one coming tomorrow. I'll just pair it with my Keeley 30 Ms(30Ms -one of the finest sounding pedals you'll ever use) if I need a bit of Reverb at the same time. Finally - the level of the demonstrators is getting up to the level of the pedals. So you can actually see and hear what they can do.

[@deanallen9660]

Actually, both my AC30C2 and Boogie Blue Angel have reverb that sustains that long, but yes that's a good point, you can augment the spring sound. Also I got 50s-60s Sci-Fi sounds on the Vintage verb sound; nothing like an amp. The Modern as well has great "on all the time" sounds too. Wonderful pedal.

[@Kineticartist]

excellent Vid on a bad ass pedal nice chops Rabea

[@TheKevinmartens]

This is nuts and I can’t wait to get one for my rig

[@rareform6747]

Kelley never issues anything bad !

[@JosePineda-jn8jk]

I was going to ask about how this would work with pedal order but the trs addition is nice to solve any issues. Can you by chance put the reverb or delay in the fx loop and keep the drive going into the front of the amp by doing this or is it solely to incorporate other pedals between the drive and reverb/delay?

[@Pauld62]

Love the keeley stuff tbf. Too bad i dont have the budget for more bespoke pedals yet lol

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

We pushed the price down to $179 as we make it all here in my shop. I want you to have a steak and taters too!

[@aaronbrown5252]

A monster of a pedal, for sure.

[@knighbot2385]

Finally, time to get motivated...🤘🤘🤘

[@ericvalverderosado2046]

You convinced me that its a good pedal just with the intro...DAMN 🔥🤘🏽

[@anthonyflores3137]

Just picked this pedal up! Sounds like Mayer's touring intro for Belief! Crazy good.

[@viniciusmarcilio3194]

Coolest shirt ever! 🐩

[@grumpyoats]

Just think of Opeth with some of your playing. Sounds sweet!

[@luketama1]

Hey Bea, I love your pedal videos, could you possibly do the Rever from Old blood noise endeavours

[@mattgilbert7347]

Great demo, I;d take this over any of his Workstations. You still using the Green Carrot Pumpkin Pi at all? I just got one, partly due to your old demo. I think it might be the last Muff I'll ever need.

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

This is the perfect amount of "multi-effect" workstation. Like the Darkside and Monterey; Just Right.

[@kidcae]

WOW! SOLD!

[@LeonTodd]

Just here for that Gibbo - THICC

[@thenwyeti7270]

Sold me on a fuzz bender. Sold on this.

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

Thanks man! You will really love the DDR.

[@inigomantecon7250]

Sounds dooooope, want this one

[@alfiebroom]

More of the les Paul!!🤘🤘😂

[@mauricioferreira4157]

wow great pedal.

[@UkiMalefu]

Definition schminition XP With the strat I said "sounds cool". With the Les Paul I said YEAH! \m/.

[@TNTales]

Could you run another gain pedal (like a Filaments) in the TRS loop and use the drive side to boost it and then go into the wet?

[@igatos]

Cool combination

[@RomanRotten]

Is it enough of drive volume (when plugging in fx loop) to bump up the level for lead parts as a clean boost?

[@claytonmoss1]

Nice playing, cool looking les paul, what is it?

[@allanwhittick2930]

Hay bea, just watched Pete thorn test out the "wetter box" by the gig rig. I think it's something you may be interested in.

[@surfrby8876]

Can you use delay and reverb together ?

[@georgewilkins7877]

Robbie, can it do reverb and delay or is it simply one or the other?

[@abcrx32j]

One or the other

[@georgewilkins7877]

@@abcrx32j well I think that's pretty poor. I like both at the same time. I won't be getting one that's for sure

[@patshep68]

I always watch this channel. Can someone recommend some good recordings of Rabbea to listen to?

[@jwstout007]

Is there a way to dial in how much enjoyment you get playing through this pedal?... It's broken?... & on 11, ah.

[@deanallen927]

hey Rabea; nobody ever demos the fx loop function. Looks like a bad execution of a brilliant idea. Am I right or wrong?

[@dash4786]

So does this go into the front of the amp? Or does it go into both?

[@jsmith82701]

what would be better , mxr carbon copy deluxe or the keeley ddr ?

[@PeteHawthorne]

That Les Paul!

[@dillipphunbar7924]

nice demo

[@Volume6Band]

hey bea, pease checkout the xvive maxverb. it costs nothing! You will be surprised what you get for that money ! i really would like to hear what you say about that :)

[@andrewbelmore3560]

sorry i must've missed it but what amp are you playing through?

[@Josh-iw2kw]

Victory VX100

[@jalapainyo]

More aptly named DD or R. Who approved a pedal like this that has three effects you would want on simultaneously but you can only choose two, especially when all three sound awesome? In the words of Josh Baskin, “I don’t get it.”

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

Because it's brilliantly simple in that it's only one or the other. In the real world your amp was a reverb or you have a reverb pedal. Use it for the delay mode. In practice with a band, playing a pedal board full of pedals, it became the core of my tone.

[@jalapainyo]

Robert Keeley Hey, Robert thanks for engaging. I respectfully disagree. In the real world most reverb on amps is a let down certainly in comparison to the delicious reverb in your pedal. Secondarily I can’t come up with many practical live scenarios where I wouldn’t want delay and reverb on simultaneously especially since reverb generally is an always on effect. I wouldn’t buy this pedal because I would always be miffed by the fact I couldn’t have delay and reverb on at the same time. I would constantly be searching for the hidden April fools switch that would engage the reverb. As brilliant as you and your team are this question never came up when evaluating the marketability of the pedal? The prevailing answer was, “yeah, most amps have reverb already?” I suppose the proof will be determined by how well it sells and I could end up the kid on the sideline watching everyone else playing kickball but I’m looking forward to the expanded chassis version.

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

jalapainyo I’m sure there will be a deluxe version one day! The choice was, for the DSP power and sound quality we want, we can only have delay or reverb, not both. It’s not as much a limitation in my mind. I didn’t want another switch or set of knobs. So it is what it is. :-)

[@jalapainyo]

Robert Keeley life is full of limitations and compromises. I’m glad you rose above them and put the pedal out because it truly sounds fantastic.

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

jalapainyo awww! I’m gonna have to name a pedal after you!

[@ken92592]

It's a little unclear. Can you use delay and reverb at the same time, or is it either delay or reverb?

[@whitedime]

one or the other

[@Dadlooksdifferent]

Nice

[@fueradeljuego]

how can I determine the tempo of the delay?

[@mattgilbert7347]

Two TRS cables? How does that work?

[@christopherkuefler9839]

I'm looking for a mint used one.

[@pascaladesina]

what was he playing at 9:10???

[@ImprobableJoe]

BEER!

[@FastRedPonyCar]

No 4 cable hookup to separate drive output from the verb/delay = no buy from me :(

[@johnhumphries]

It has TRS jacks so you can use that to split the drive from the wet side

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

I love it at the end of my drive section of the pedalboard. No need to take it apart. It sounds great with modulations after it...

[@SingSurfStrum]

Sign me up 👍

[@spncryang]

Can I use reverb and delay at the same time

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

No, it really would make it too wet in practice. So, it's just one or the other. In a band setting it was just perfect. Amps have reverb, so you just click on the delay mode. So easy to integrate.

[@spncryang]

@@RobertKeeleyTV makes sense thanks was just curious.

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

spncryang

[@jaywishmaster1984]

I want this... but with a Rat style distortion.

[@franckrichard8077]

Sorry, I just would like to correct the review here : THis is a Drive, Delay OR Reverb, am I right ? did Keeley never ear a Gilmour or Eric Johnson solo with BOTH delay AND reverb ? come on !!! even low priced asian pedals are able to do both...

[@jacobdadisman8791]

17:20 for gain stank face \m/

[@daniejw]

Well, there goes $200...

[@jasonstone8587]

Great Pedal....bit pricey....

[@lewisbulled6764]

A bit on the pricey side, but nothing like the seymour duncan dark sun delay/reverb pedal (at around £400)... although that is a bloody awesome pedal!

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

Is $179 pricey? I thought it was a smoking hot deal for a pedal we make 100% in our factory.

[@lewisbulled6764]

@@RobertKeeleyTV I would say pedals over £100 could be considered a little pricey. Also, it's £179 in the UK, so is more than $179.

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

Lewis Bulled ahhh yes. It is very hard for me to get many pedals in the sub £100 price range. At least at this point in time. I’m trying to make all this stuff under one roof and have it pay off big, like making pedals profitably for under a hundie!

[@lewisbulled6764]

@@RobertKeeleyTV I completely understand, and the reality is you get what you pay for - I'm sure it's a great pedal and it does sound really good.

[@MrRadialdrift]

I don't feel anything Keeley makes is "Essential"

[@tooManywaystoFall]

So..............peddlin pedals now eh?

[@beforetheburial5605]

Ha