Ep. 36 - Robert Keeley of Keeley Electronics on Tone-Talk!

[@tone-talk]

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[@75YBA]

Tone-Talk So stoked on your channel. 1,000 thanks!

[@Yupppi]

Funny thing, in Finland the post office has been dying for a few years. They don't deliver on every workday anymore, prices are climbing, post offices shut down and moved to small stores as a desk. Their reliability is also all over the place, your packages sometimes travel everywhere or get lost. Although they do still do parcels (usually you collect it at the outlet in the store) and that's doing better, but regular mail is dying, letters and such. Courier companies are doing fine I believe. This was a great talk. Very interesting topics, being an entrepreneur, modern challenges, ancient arts. Having a blast watching all these old episodes I've missed over the years as you guys have probably noticed :) Thanks a lot for these, my favourite show to listen to while say playing a video game. These also make me realize how all these guys just happened to meet people and learn things and it worked out somehow (it could've been a different career path), and it boggles my mind how different today feels. People with internet spend so much time inside and today you kinda need the graduation paper to get hired unless you got a job that trains you before you hit like 20, that it's very easy to get isolated from society.

[@bbmade]

Huge Keeley fan here. Have several different pedals of theirs. They offered to fix a pedal I acquired on the used market after I reached out to ask about a part. I couldn’t believe it, they sort of insisted as a courtesy and I just can’t thank them enough.

[@avgjoegat8126]

Fantastic session! Listening to cats like Keeley and Wampler makes me really appreciate what Boss did

[@BrettKingman]

Marc, Dave, another great episode, thanks! Robert Keeley, thanks for the love. Nothing's ever as fun a great pedal, though, and yours are tops. Cheers, fellas!

[@toddflowers8052]

Again I say great show ! Thanks to Robert Keeley ,one of the best interviews to date ! I look forward to him coming back .:-)

[@Scratch_Monsters_Golf]

Yet another great episode! I listen to these falling asleep every night and they end up keeping me up instead because I get drawn in. Catchy as hell 😂 Keep it up gentlemen. Amazing content!

[@elijahparrella5177]

Great show as usual guys, Robert Keeley is one funny dude. You should try and do more to promote the show and let people know what time your going live. You always have such great conversations with really cool people from the industry. There’s no reason this channel shouldn’t be top of the youtube guitar game!

[@edpitman7035]

Great show - thanks all

[@robinmiller7958]

Another great show and must mention again how much I like the long casual format...so much content, especially on TV but also on the web seems to rush through interviews and nothing of much value is heard.

[@hoboroadie]

The VanHalen tone is something. I bought that record when it first came out even though I didn't have a turntable. It seemed like it was my generation's "are you experienced".

[@NickMass35]

That les paul with the uncovered neck pickup is driving me crazy. Sorry. Haha. Great show. Living legends right here.

[@the-creech4790]

Excellent show gentleman! Can't wait to see Zvex...

[@edward4670]

Great episode!! Huge respect to mr. Keeley, mr. Freedman and Marc! Thumbs up Tone-Talk I enjoyed just listening wisdom

[@passionplayer7]

Great episode guys! I always love to hear what Robert Keeley has to say, good knowledge, good fun and he always seems to have a smile to his words :) Btw, my Keeley Comp Plus having a tone knob is pure genius and having the hum/single switch has saved me so much time switching guitars! Keep’em coming guys! \m/

[@timec818]

Thanks again for the cool show 👍😊

[@johnl.donofrio2441]

Just want you to know this episode made me aware of the Keeley double tracker. Jumped off the show to listen to it. I bought one immediately. It has the sound i have been searching for for years. Love this pedal.Thanks

[@24ZEPACDC]

For the Van Halen Pedal, it would have to be Echoplex Delay into Drive, Phase/Flange switch, Brown sound drive (with cardiac switch). Most people have a Reverb Pedal.

[@coreyclark6505]

Just getting to this one. Great show!

[@mikefenton5634]

Talk about 2 titans of the industry. Aside from a few modulation pedals almost all of my pedals are Keeley, the guy is just so great at what he does. And while I don’t have any Friedman products yet perhaps in the new year an amp will come along for me. I believe that the Internet has made us smarter the knowledge retention has gone by the wayside. There are a few of us tradesmen around from the younger generation I make a pretty decent living just on my friends homes alone. Cheers to the three of you an Merry Christmas.

[@MorGuitarz]

Golden Pearl Friedman pedal kicks ass on an already overdriven amp... Bonds with the inherent amp tone beautifully

[@mrfuzztone]

I have a bunch of Keeley germanium fuzz pedals: Charing Cross, Royal Blues OC44, Fuzz Head OC44, Black Silk Mullard OC75, Black Glass OC44 All Germanium, more ... Started with a modded DS-1 and BD-2. Now have a pile of around 40 Keeley pedals of all sorts I see a Milkman amp lurking in the background. Cool.

[@volodyanikolaev]

03:55 - Keeley is in NAMM mod. 05:36 - Stereo Echo, Distortion, Delay-reverb, Synth, Fuzz. 08:17 - New fuzz, MetalZone EQ idea. 11:50 - New manufacturing. SMD production line. 15:35 - Everything is built in house. Mimaki printers. 18:23 - Pedal front panels. Plastic pedals. 21:29 - Keeley’s design process. 28:18 - Dark Side and Dyno My Roto pedals. 31:51 - EVH in a box pedal. 35:35 - How did it all started for Robert. 42:27 - Keeley compressor and mods. 45:05 - Boss approached Keeley. 47:07 - The Wah pedals. 49:14 - From mods to original products. 53:07 - Fryette power station / UA Ox-box. 55:50 - Effects for bass recommendation. 57:41 - Sweetwater Omni Reverb pedal. 59:19 - D&M pedal. 1:02:38 - Artist relation topic. 1:05:11 - Keeley compressor. 1:10:24 - 30ms double tracker story. 1:16:37 - Beatles in a box pedal topic. 1:17:38 - Robert asks Dave. Naming the products. 1:21:38 - Loosing knowledges topic. 1:26:04 - People going in circles not knowing what to do (always cracks me up). 1:29:26 - Robert got into woodworking. Mailing letters. 1:31:47 - Amazon. 1:34:17 - Coming up with product names is hard. 1:38:29 - Names that doesn’t say what pedal does. 1:40:04 - Marc’s Les Paul is gonna die any second now! 1:40:43 - Questions from the chat. 1:43:59 - PRS guitar. 1:45:54 - Any dual pedals in plans? 1:47:03 - Keeley new echo-flange thing. 1:48:08 - New Friedman stuff announce. 1:51:25 - D&M pedal plans. Chase Bliss Audio Dark World Dual Channel reverb. 1:55:01 - Robert is coming to Dave’s shop. 1:57:00 - Where to reach Robert (Keeley Electronics).

[@michaelmontano2492]

I’m a huge fan! Another great guest and episode

[@tone-talk]

Michael Montano thank you for watching!!

[@e.g.systems6146]

Here's an idea, how about a Distortion/Overdrive pedal which is touch-sensitive? A bit like the auto-wah, you play hard and it's crunchy, then as the note decays, it ramps up the gain, so it sings off into feedback. And it should be possible to set it the other way, so your power chords clean up as you hold them so you can hear the intervals. I'm just spitballing here, but it solves that "it's too dirty, or too clean" problem. Love the channel, the deeper and off into the weeds, the better.

[@michaelmontano2492]

Listening through every episode available through apple podcasts, when will this episode make it there ? I love listening while working on my own equipment

[@tone-talk]

Michael Montano I’ll upload it this week

[@brianmckenzie1318]

Catching up! Awesome episode!! Enjoyed learning more about Robert and Keeley as a company! Also loved the talk about artist pedals such as VH and etc. For me personally, I would rather have those than buy these modeling devices with hundreds upon hundreds of choices and combinations. At the end of the day I would only use a few and only scratch the surface of the capabilities. I understand the need, but just not for me. If I had to buy those type of modelers, I would rather have lower prices and buy only the amps & cabs I was interested in.

[@bradyoung1052]

Great show, you have to get George back, he is a riot.

[@hoboroadie]

The Fryette Power Load is a good attenuator and cheaper than a power station. Depends on need, I needed one.

[@ripplebear]

Josh from RHCP uses an old Keeley modded DS-1. Thought that was really cool!

[@Esquire-ul9xs]

Awesome shirt!!

[@NickMass35]

If you came out with a EVH work station id buy it right now. And i would hope it has 4-5 switches.

[@ITheFight]

Hey can you ask Dave if thats Neal Schons board in the background? Thanks, big fan.

[@timec818]

So cool yes internet is so difficult to find the good stuff now is only the stof that s in today 👍

[@3score10]

Awesomeness x36!

[@NickMass35]

Maybe evh work station could be a Friedman/Keeley collaborative build.

[@Joe-mz6dc]

Shit I missed Robert Keeley

[@mars6433]

Sorry I missed this, but, I was taking a REALLY nice nap and Ben Coombs never calls me.

[@juliabaldassarre6874]

i have a les paul special i want to put better pick ups in it, what could i use? pickups that aren't so expensive. i like a jazz/rock tone.

[@tone-talk]

julia baldassarre thanks for watching. How much do you want to spend?

[@Joe-mz6dc]

I've got a couple of Seymour Duncan I can sell you for a great price. Never used. SH-1b bridge and Pearly Gates neck.

[@cawfeedawg]

I really want a keely modded Blues driver.. is that even possible these days?

[@tone-talk]

Cawfee Dawg I think you can find them used on Reverb or eBay.

[@flatfifth5876]

Keeley Super Phat Mod

[@joerobinson6199]

They mean David Grissom and I’m not sure what the T stands for but that’s what PRS calls them. Literally writing it right before you said it. Dammit.

[@a64tbird]

I don't consider myself too young. But what does the term small box mean? What was Dave referring to? Could somebody educate me please.

[@tone-talk]

a64tbird small box refers to the size of the head cabinet that Marshall made in the 60s which was smaller than a regular sized box

[@a64tbird]

@@benjohnson4810 thank u

[@Joe-mz6dc]

@@benjohnson4810 If you think there's no sexual connotation you must be pretty naive to be honest LOL It's all in good fun, of course but there's no doubt there's sexual connotation all over that stuff. Look what just happened with the "Pussy Melter". Such a controversy over such a silly thing as the name of a guitar pedal. PC is killing our culture.

[@tangground]

Great show, but the adds are crazy every 5 minutes

[@tone-talk]

danieltangmark thank you for the feedback. I wonder why that is. I’ll check the settings and see what I can do. Thank you for watching.

[@tangground]

Tone-Talk Never seen this before!

[@ripplebear]

Plenty of Ad block apps out there for computers. Paying for the premium YT it totally worth it for me. We all live on our phones anyway, so I think it's well worth it. Just a heads up!

[@frankcorcoran9619]

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