Andy Timmons and Keeley Electronics | The Keeley Halo Dual Echo Pedal

[@1MrJack1]

Andy has one of the best delay sounds in music. Instant buy for me!

[@adrianwade3562]

..and absolutely excellent tone, Andy is truly a skilled guitarists

[@gregmize01]

Keeley better tool up...they're gonna sell a ton of these! 🎸

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

I shot a Facebook Live video this morning that showed the crew building away! ;-)

[@GabeHelma]

I just snagged one last night!

[@GoodVibeTribe]

I was fortunate to meet Andy at the Woodshed event. It was a natural conversation that went from tone, efx, our sons, their hobbies, etc. What a great guy and obviously fantastic player!

[@denmar355]

Same here. One of the nicest humans you could ever meet.

[@BrianVallotton]

I envy you in a good way! He is someone I look forward to seeing play live. To meet him would be epic for me!

[@keithtaylor3668]

That was an excellent guide to using this pedal. It's rare to get a truly functional product info on a pedal .No silly Anderton yammering BS. Perfect!! Thanks so much!

[@mattgilbert7347]

Best delay pedal of the past 10yrs or so.

[@archiebeatz]

Wow, this pedal sounds amazing 👀

[@robby188]

Finally I got my Keeley Halo pedal. I waited for a long time for a Andy Timmons delay pedal signature. Thank you Andy Timmons, Robert Keeley and crew

[@U2WB]

Pedal sounds GREAT. Anything would sound great in Andy’s hands. If I could play like him I would drop everything and order one right now. Honestly, I’m really impressed with both the pedal AND Andy. Great demo !

[@elmerfudd1047]

Great pedal! Thanks to Keeley and Andy Timmons

[@skipneumann1]

I got mine right away from Bart at Sweetwater- it’s amazing! I’ve been chasing this sound for a long time. The “Boston” delay is so good too!

[@andreastimothypanggabean8975]

When Andy mentioned Tom Scholz ❤❤❤

[@scottpeters4401]

I have an old Rockman Stereo Echo,the little half rack units from the 80’s..I was pleasantly surprised at how the Halo really nailed the sound of the Stereo Echo….going between the two,I can’t tell the difference…Great pedal..

[@TheTacticalButterknife]

If anyone out there is considering this pedal, go and buy it right now. It's worth every dollar. Perfect sound perfect size and perfect controls.

[@johnmendoza6070]

I've had the opportunity to see andy live a few times. He always brings it... amazing tone. BEST tone out there!

[@JHKNVY02]

Really nice to walk through the details on how to use the pedal and pull the great sounds out.

[@SWBaek117]

this sound absolutely gorgeous

[@Tyetheberious]

Why did the beginning of this remind me of Tim and Eric :) Pedal looks awesome.

[@ryanslauderdale]

All right. We'll need an ATB Plays Boston record now. That sounded so close to Don't Look Back that I could hear Brad Delp singing with it, may he rest in peace.

[@jimcookmusic]

It does exist. Wow. This much versatility in 1 slot w top notch sound. Currently on a pedalboard revamp journey & turning into a new Keeley guy, they’re reading my mind. This and the Monterey, man. Almost there, pedalboard 2022

[@timh4369]

Saw this pedal,. Bought this pedal and really love this pedal . I much prefer this over the other pedals out there like Strymon ,EH etc.. it does so much in a small format. I believe it will be the delay pedal to have and will be on many pedal boards .

[@starblaster77]

Don't look back sold me.

[@DanielDavis730]

I like how u can change ftom rythem to lead with different reverbs.

[@nikpapa]

Luigi does great pedal demos!😛

[@J_IanCastle]

Hmm, might give the Walrus Audio Mako D1 a run for the money. The D1 has tap tempo at the ready without needing to hold the footswitch down first. I like that you can toggle 2 delays per preset on the Halo. The D1 can save 3, but you can only move forward in selecting a new delay sound. I wonder if there’s a way to scroll backwards to the previous preset on the Halo in live (vs saving preset) mode. I guess you need MIDI for that.

[@wernerhedgehog3627]

The chap explaining the pedal’s functions seems like a very nice jolly soul. I would like to be his friend.

[@pbosche]

😂😂

[@denmar355]

Oh yeah! I have to have it! All my other delays will be on reverb soon.

[@jimmyjams1974]

These guys are so down to earth and the pedal sounds awesome!

[@brianenders2098]

What is Andy hitting to switch to overdrive? Is it an amp channel or a pedal(s)

[@coryburns13]

I can’t wait to get one of these!!!!

[@josephturnner6390]

The trick to realizing if you need the pedal is seeing if the pedals sound effect is drastically different than all of your other sounds, songs, numbers, (you know your signature sound.) and it's not coloring over your tone. Recognizing there is a drastic difference with a pedal on and off is a red flag for me.Your playing should be sweet with or without the pedal ,so your not just relying on the pedal for the sound you are achieving. What is important is this...I always let the sound ,tone , and atmosphere create itself.Meaning it comes to me just from my playing not from an effect. But that's my opinion . However I know a lot cuz I'm an engineer. And working with people ,..they always tend to go back to more of a natural echo effect you get from a guitar by just your playing, how your playing , and a little bit of reverb from a nice amp . At the end of the mixing process ,players always tend to notice they got carried away with an atmosphere or effect ( like the Halo pedal will create), and want to only have that in some spots. The Halo pedal. It's a cool effect.but you would not want to make that your signature sound.,or be playing with that sound all the time. Your bandmates would be like" can u mellow it out , let's start from the roots, start from scratch" ..,and the only way to do that is turn that effects off . Effects get old (kind of like the '80s..) That's because our ears naturally tend to gravitate towards natural acoustics. (we're human beings not robots.) And don't get me wrong ,when I say natural acoustics,I don't mean acoustic guitar or playing the guitar dry,I'm talking about beautiful sounds that are made from electric guitar that are not dry. ) A sound that is very pleasing. To demonstrate what I'm talking about, a good example is if you listen to George Harrison's " Marwa Blues" on his last album brainwashed ...now that's more of a natural mystical sound. And I am aware of the slide he's using etc.Im only demonstrating the vibe of it. Anyway you might want to check that out ,that kind of sound is so pleasing to the ear. You know natural acoustics,tones ,and atmosphere that a guitar can reach always sounds more pleasing to our ears . Sometimes you just want to turn the effects off like " Ah get me out of this effects room (this echo tunnel.) And let me go out into the beautiful melodies and sounds of the real world, smell the real air "..create sounds on the beach that resonate under the moonlight.You want to clear your mind of the noise effects from pedals can give. Another example I can give you is.. sometimes people don't use OverDrive pedals they just use boost pedals ..and get a better overdrive from using a Kelly Kantina boost with like a vertex steel string clean drive. You can get a better overdrive than just an overdrive pedal ,because a overdrive pedal sounds too artificial .Or there's nothing like the overdrive tone you get out of pushing the tubes on a nice tube amp versus what a pedal can do . Anyway I love your Kelly Kantina booster. And lastly I would say you don't want to be the engineer at the same time you're the guitar player. More simple is better. If you crowd then you're going to lose motivation ( too many cooks in the kitchen) inspiration comes when you just plug it in and play .Like I said you don't want to be relying on a bunch of effects to achieve your tone. You don't want to be the engineer and the guitar player at the same time (it gets in the way of your performance, you're playing and your your motivation. You want the tone to come not from an effects pedal , but rather come from your motivation from just loving to play guitar .,.. plugging in and just playing. Sound is dead tone is alive. And a effects pedal is more about sound. Remember sound is dead tone is alive.!

[@JoeCreighton1]

Hey Andy, Great to see you on video, I am fondly remembering our tour with Olivia way back then. Joe Creighton

[@yjmsrv]

Got mine in two days ago- LOVE the tones- but figuring out how to go through presets and what they are exactly isn't very intuitive. Watching the video here when you said you were in the "Halo" preset- it looks way different then mine does- which is left blue light on- red light next to that on- and the farthest left red light on top on.... at least I think that's the preset- hard to say 'cause the instructions are a bit difficult to read- it's tough to tell what' "dot" is indicated in the factory preset halo settings section. The print is crazy small- even with +2 readers~! But otherwise my new favorite always on delay for sure.

[@user-uu9us1pq7l]

So great tone!

[@RogerShepard]

Damn that's lovely

[@orange-rv9ek]

I asked JHS to recommend something since they don't sell their Panther Cub delays anymore and they told me that they are releasing a new delay pedal in 2023 and to be on the lookout! Then the guy told me he would get the Keeley Halo instead if I had to get a new delay..like really? They recommended something that costs more than the pedal I was asking about to begin with 😆 and I had said I didn't appreciate the prices of the used Cubs still on the market. But this thing looks glorious!

[@the5chord]

Sounds pretty great!

[@robby188]

Great video. Thank you

[@tonyspada2744]

I'm ordering one Wish it was good to run thru a mixer directly

[@Canalguitarclub]

Great tone Always 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🎯🚀🚀🚀🚀

[@bioklastik1062]

Bought one. Not too shabby at all :)

[@hsgator7]

Aaaaaaaaaaand PURCHASED.

[@sweetwater]

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[@tonymarinelli7304]

I’d like to see if he can get a Steve Lukather feaux stereo effect out of this

[@user-uo7lh7cf4q]

If u have it set for rhythm. How do u change it for a lead patch. What u got to bend down and reset on the fly. Not a good demo. What u going to bend down and change while u playing. Think what u are doing

[@josephestes7076]

Good stuff. Thanks for the technical info. I'd love to know what all you can do with the external footswitch. Is it just switching between the two that are at your feet? How do you go between the banks. Sorry if I missed it.

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

Good question! With an external set of switches you can control things like Bank A or B, you can switch thru preset banks 1-4, you can access tap tempo, and you can do infinite hold. You go between banks 1-4 by pressing both switches at the same time for a split second. The other external connection is for expression pedals, and you can control all of the knobs and their alt-features with the exp jack.

[@josephestes7076]

@@RobertKeeleyTV gotcha so it sounds like the footswitch essentially replicates the same functions as the 2 buttons on the pedal

[@prsluvcctx]

@@RobertKeeleyTV does this mean midi?

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

@@prsluvcctx one day!

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

@@prsluvcctx one day! In the not too distant future... thank you for asking.

[@Shredsofeden]

Can it do your Typical high gain digital delay sound like a boss or Strymond?

[@Dolores5000]

I need it

[@anyeurisgtr6330]

A.T love You!

[@Shredsofeden]

Is the buffer for the trails a high quality buffer and is it analog Dry through?

[@sweetwater]

Hello and thanks for your message, hope you’re well and safe. The Keeley Halo does have an analog dry through and has an option for True Bypass or Buffered Trails. Yes, the buffer is high quality. Please contact us direct with other questions as you have them! Robert Williams, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 2371, [e-mail]

[@maximusaugustus6823]

Can I use this with my Boss gx100?

[@donnienorman5327]

Would this delay work running it in front of an overdriven tube amp, without using an effects loop?

[@sweetwater]

Thanks for your message Donnie, great question. Delay into two amps (clean or dirty) is how Andy sometimes runs this pedal and what the design is based on. See this link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/baCmq5lohr6Afrc Depends on how wet you run the delay, how much feedback and how much gain on the amp, too. Please contact us direct with other questions as you have them! Robert Williams, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 2371, [e-mail]

[@TheSpydersBand]

Does the pedal come with Andy’s favorite presets?

[@CBGypsy03]

The first preset is andys settings yes !!

[@TheSpydersBand]

@@CBGypsy03 Thanks…I bought the pedal. I’m going to the Woodshed Guitar Experience and Andy is one of the guest artists.

[@slimturnpike]

What guitar is that?

[@weaslemusic]

Its his signature Ibanez AT100

[@jrgenlundsgaard9479]

der er jo ikke nogen nyhed i pedalen. man kan lave den samme lyd med yamaha magic stomp. den er fyldt med 8 tonehoveder der kan sættes individuelt. multieffekt lyden startede faktisk med hank marvins multieffekt som blev udviklet af hans tec.

[@O.D.E.GuitarSoundtracks]

Many pedal sounds good but artist hand Always make the diffrence 🎸💯🪐

[@Love_Single-Eyelids]

sounds like ibanez mini delay but system is so flexible better way ,1500ms , dual echo

[@zachb5803]

No Tap tempo?? 😞

[@brooklynboy1000]

Cool but some annoying frequencies in his playing

[@gitarman666]

You mean multi tap? It’s 2023 and we are just re-discovering Multi tap? And only two options? Hmmm I guess it’s better than my UA starlight that has no multi tap in tape echo mode? But can sound like 3 tape ages Because the listening audience will def catch that detain in a live mix, Disappointing for the price of either pedal

[@MaxPaws]

Well, it’s plain to see Andy is not familiar with demoing pedals. Luckily there are already plenty of other videos on this pedal showing what it can do, because this one was pretty well useless.

[@dane4453]

I have this pedal and it's way too complicated. And the manual is pure garbage.

[@SuperOhdannyboy]

This guy is so lame. No wonder Robert says “ I’m going to take a tour”

[@jw112mail]

The dude explaining the pedals seems like he is a hostage and is being held against his will. There is even a tear in his eye if you look close enough.