First Look - Keeley Synth 1

[@premierguitar]

Read the review: bit.ly/Keeley-Snyth-1

[@GuitarJawn]

I have no need for one but I have a need for one

[@danielybarra]

This guy is a real one for having a Sister Rosetta Tharpe poster in the back of his living room.

[@darenanderson4961]

John, that was badass!!! Great demo! It is a crazy beautiful sound. I want this pedal.

[@chrisf6216]

Thank you PG! I could get lost for hours with that pedal... and then nothing to show for it LOL - Fun stuff - cheers!

[@icenic_wolf]

Disk is cheap, just record everything you play into your DAW of choice. You'll capture some happy accidents that you can use later.

[@davidlynch4338]

Nice demo John! Unfortunately though, you didn't really get that this pedal is monophonic. So the chord work just makes it sound like an old Boss octaver and an envelope filter... Try some single note runs and you'll really hear what this pedal was meant to do.

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

In some modes it is in fact polyphonic. But overall it had the feel of some dirty old synth pedal, so I called it a monophonic device. Thanks!

[@VersesRecords]

Wow, can't wait to check one of these out!

[@Guitaroverkill]

If I ever play On the Run, maybe I would need this pedal.

[@haveguitar]

Not sure Id have any use for it but might still get one... thanks for a good demo!

[@jamesf2918]

I can’t wait to get one. Great demo.

[@motorcycleguitarsolo]

you definitely need to play synth pedals more like a keyboard than a guitar to get the most out of them, which he did not do in this demo, which is fine

[@rohadtanyad8908]

useless demo, he has no idea how to use it.

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

@@rohadtanyad8908 But that's kinda cool in and of itself! He did Great (especially as a first look) to make it work for his playing and how he would create with it! It takes a bit of experimentation to figure out how it triggers and play it more like a synth. Since it's not designed to sound like any particular synth in particular, it does well if you don't want a typical keys style passage.

[@rohadtanyad8908]

@@RobertKeeleyTV thank you for your response. i have a few of your peals, you make some great stuff. i think this pedal could be more impressive than the way he used it. i also have a question. how does this compare to the ehx monophonic synth pedal?

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

@@rohadtanyad8908 I love the ehx! It does old synths really well. Ours doesn't do a specific synth. It is our own, so it's different! ;-)

[@rohadtanyad8908]

@@RobertKeeleyTV yours is like the real old analog synths, having to know how to manipulate the waveform to get your sound?

[@chrishepburn1503]

When you have the attack all the way back its like the Slow Gear pedal by Boss

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

Yes, it resolves to our Slo-Gear.

[@pokeyporter6444]

Really rad!

[@TonyWhelanSLIDES]

DOPE N TRIPPPPPPY!!!

[@rockerfromhk]

I think I don't need it in most of the songs but I really want to have this interesting toy.

[@EJROCKER1]

John, I always love you slant on things. Like when you stated your point about guitars getting real battle scars vs Relicing via customs shop. Or the cool Cousin It slant on your lampshade there. But guitarist take up enough sonic space already! I see the the Square wave, Sign Wave, Saw wave switch. Is this an oscillator in a pedal? Imagine this with a prog keys guy and and a bassist with a sub octive pedal. OMG Sub frequency hell!😜 And for country? David Allen Coe will be writing songs about the pedal. Otherwise, Peace and have a great day.

[@michael_caz_nyc]

I love John's passion. He always has his Trusty Boss-DR-880 Drum & Bass Machine . . . out-and-ready. ( me too bud ). How is that Horizon Tuner ???

[@ethanlancaster76]

A 440 OK 👌

[@markkozielec2200]

I love Keeley’s pedals, but the EHX MonoSynth is so much more useful. Definitely don’t need two synth pedals😁

[@TheArchiveOfWonder]

Totally different ballpark as far as controls and tones. Not really comparable in my opinion. This is an actual synth, that's merely a synth emulation.

[@OscarRuiz-gj3mp]

I spy....a quality Topper on the lamp! cool! good vid.

[@chaoticembrace6984]

Great vid !!!...way to play John

[@gwugluud]

Thinks The Cars and Head East were way out...wonder what he would have thought of Tuxedomoon or Throbbing Gristle...but he never ventured beyond what was rotating on sleepy FM radio.

[@paulsimmons5726]

The vibe from the intro was like something from an Edgar Winters B-side. Very cool device but not sure what I'd use it for unless I was trying to play some of Keith Emerson's stuff on guitar... It also garbled the sound on some of the settings. Not sure about this one.

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

That's where the magic of the blend comes in. You can set it for a huge range of accompaniment or fuzz-type blends! It doesn't have to be all or nothing, Edgar Lake and Palmer! ;-)

[@Ghostee61]

It's monophonic in chaos mode. Single notes, not funky chords. As we could all hear you were getting basically nothing. Anyway that was different thanks.

[@justinoneil6971]

Monoprice patch cable? Try out their guitar amps!

[@motorcycleguitarsolo]

I have that cable too ha. Which amp would you recommend?

[@justinoneil6971]

The 15watt is great! With the deals they run, look for a feee shipping or 20% off sale and you can pick one up for $180 or less. Amazing value for money. The amp would be a good buy at twice the price! Lots of good video reviews going around at the moment. Darrel Braun gives it a good run through

[@paulcowart3174]

Someone send John some new Chuck's :) Great demo JB Good stuff

[@onixtheone]

Can you send me one so I can get rid of the keyboard player? Thanks.

[@sumithramachandran6870]

There’s a storm outside I think!!

[@paulcowart3174]

Can you get a Bustin out for Rosie or Alexis lead/synth tone from T Bolins groove ?

[@ReneeNme]

Electro Harmonix Mono Synth

[@markkozielec2200]

ReneeNme The EHX is so much more useful. I got mine a few days ago. Starting to get used to it. So much fun

[@ReneeNme]

I like the sounds of the EHX Synth9 too. Wouldn't mind owning BOTH !!! of them.

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

If I wanted to replicate a specific synth, yes the EHX is awesome! Great sounding pedal. Ours doesn't mimic anything. It's its own synth sound and concept.

[@Samos12]

NOT a pedal to impress the ladies...

[@chrisnagy1429]

No offense, but John Bollinger is not the person to demo this kind of pedal.

[@RobertKeeleyTV]

Exactly! He is not the person you'd think to demo it, and it shows the pedal exactly as it is! Beautifully informative! I loved it.

[@chrisnagy1429]

Hi, there Mr. Keeley. Always on spot. Yes, I was too hasty. Bollinger is very honest with cranking this baby up. There seems to be a lot of interest in guitar synths and I am all for that, but so far everything from ehx and other companies falls flat on my ears. Got bad ears. I'm really digging this pedal and your new fuzz too. Mono synth by ehx no even the price is good. Yours, I am seriously intrigued. Maybe. And Bollinger is a cool cat. He has turned me on to things like his oped or something about masturbation which was very interesting. Oh, it was about free on-line courses. Yes, Bollinger rules and so do you. I think this pedal would be cool in my neighborhood.

[@cketelae]

Is it true bypass?

[@toneleudy]

just sounds like a bunch of noise to me!!!!!!! why i want it in my pedal board tho is beyond me hahahaha..

[@SuperJiggawhat]

Is this pedal dipped in lsd?

[@chrishepburn1503]

I like you John but you didn't do this pedal any Justice. You can't just play your Blues licks through a Synth pedal and expect to get great results. This is just my opinion obviously.

[@maxheavner5372]

good point. still dont know if it can actually synth or not. needed to hear some single note stuff. dont think ill be getting rid of my enzo though from looks of it. lol

[@chrishepburn1503]

@@maxheavner5372 If I had an Enzo I would definitely not be getting rid it for this. I'm sure your having loads of fun with the Enzo

[@BobSince1981]

🙀

[@DroneCorpse]

🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵

[@theGefilteFist]

Spend more time talking

[@rodmackinnon8497]

Not a fan of that pedal . . . racket maker . . . kills your guitar playing . . .

[@JohnsDough1918]

Describing anything about electric guitar as racket making is a little funny knowing the instrument's history.

[@rodmackinnon8497]

@@JohnsDough1918 One persons racket is another's joy . . . I'm entitled to my racket . . .

[@neilbarbu]

Dude buy some new Chucks

[@stevenlewis1654]

Shut off the crappy "base tone".