How To Use Overdrive & Compression | Keeley Aria

How To Use Overdrive & Compression | Keeley Aria
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[@bpdarragh]

Rabea knows his shit, and I love his playing. Guy can tear faces off skulls, but all killer, no filler. Nice one my man.

[@jkinthewind]

I'm a Keeley user ... even went to the factory once. First rate people and products! Great info Rabea!

[@CodyAlushin]

What're your favorite Keeley pedals?

[@jkinthewind]

My favorite is my modified Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9DX. So many great sounds in that pedal. They don't do mods anymore but I'm told the Red Dirt pedal is basically the same. I use the Katana Clean Boost a lot too especially with my Strat.

[@realcap2010]

@@jkinthewind I also have the KeeleyTS9 pedal, Sea Foam chorus (lucious!) and Mag Echo . All TOP quality and I will NEVER part with the green box!!. If I understand correctly, the Red Dirt (which is the boost component of Aria) is the progression over the years of the Keeley boost pedal mods into his won final creation. The Compressor Plus is the compressor side of the Aria and I have had both and love them!! Also extremely durable over time - I've had my modded TS9 for about 20 years.

[@Zappappappappa]

@@CodyAlushin I will share my favorite pedal by Keeley and that is the Bubble-Tron which is based on Zappa's dyna-flange and muTron phaser pedals he used heavily when soloing. Also has a envelope filter setting with another three types when the internal switch is flipped to the "vintage" setting that is more of your traditional cyclical flanger and phaser.

[@ToasterPizzaFun]

Hmm, I wonder who plays that 21:14 lick a lot. A relative of Dr. Drew Bypass maybe.

[@brandonzimmerman7010]

Classic Captain lick!

[@pepredondo8522]

When you watch min 5:23 you know that this man is going to be a huge influence on guitar, great job man!!

[@kez850]

Pep Redondo right?? Him and Paul Hindmarsh are always playing these super cool and unique riffs that inspire me to pick up my guitar yet again

[@pepredondo8522]

Yeeeesss

[@Adrian-vk1cu]

@@pepredondo8522 Im sitting here trying to learn this riff right now and its wrackin my brains

[@basilgreen-telfair8256]

That's definitely Captain Lee's riff 😂👌 also great video man! That bend with the microtone bend on the way down at 19:12 was sick and epic 🔥🔥🔥 keep it up bro!

[@adamwasthefirstman]

Ha! Best part was "it really doesn't like that" immediately followed by you obviously just loving it!

[@iN3XT]

First of all, Bea, your playing is immaculate. Pure awesomeness, I‘m actually blown away. That tiny bit starting at around 5:24 is the real deal for me. Does anyone know its closest origin? Neither Mateus Asato nor Chris Buck, as suggested in the comments, have tracks resembling this delightful melody. If it’s an original idea of yours, you just have to put a full length version out there. Cheers!

[@XandiUrban]

It sounds pretty close to Electric Gipsy by Andy Timmons. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4mmlHqdlsqLZ6s&frags=pl%2Cwn

[@iN3XT]

Xandi Urban Good shout, it almost seems like a culmination of all the aforementioned titles/artists. I guess I just have to settle with that, even though I had loved to find the whole passage in one song haha. It‘s so mesmerizing!

[@XandiUrban]

What you hear is a I-V-VI-IV cadence (G, D, Em, C) in G Major aka "the four chord song". There are probably thousands of pop and rock songs using these chords, which may be the reason it sounds so familiar to you :)

[@iN3XT]

Xandi Urban I‘m just starting out on learning theory, but this sounds about right. I wanted to discuss this bit with my teacher anyways, so he is probably going to tell me the same. Thanks for your reply, take care! :)

[@leonardsullivan]

Sound like a great little combo of Jimmy Hendrix, Pearl Jam, and Eric Johnson. That part got me too, real juicy

[@archiviloria]

You've become the best reviewer on the internet, IMO

[@davidkeane2399]

@Rabea Massaad - see ? You've got vans on this time, and your tone is totally changed. Much more top end compared to the sock-only mid range beefiness. Socks vs Vans - a tonal conundrum right there dude ;-)

[@davidkeane2399]

Never mock the Vans! This was a reference to another vid I commented on where Bea answered. I was joking about the relative tonal qualities of socks, having noticed that Bea hardly ever wears shoes in his gear vids.

[@saarangnarayan123]

Your strat tones are heavenly, Bea! Maybe that's what love at first sight SOUNDS like.

[@lolobuggah2670]

Love that clean strat playing with those open strings!

[@Zuhlsmann1]

That's a dark OD holy cow!!! You make it sound great, as always!

[@黒人-m3w]

Rabea , you are getting a killer sound with that pedal and your set up.

[@thomasmcbee9396]

The captain riff

[@erebussceleris1743]

is that a captain lee riff?!

[@coffeewaldo]

The Bass1st of myschief I thought the same thing lol.

[@timothymckane6362]

21:04 Iconic, amirite?

[@davedavem]

Gotta be!

[@whatyoumakeofit6635]

Your strat is wearing in real nice. You mist be playing it quite a bit. Be careful now, it may end up being part of your image. Your silhouette holding a strat. Printed all over everything. Lol It does look like you are really comfortablr with it though. Rock on Rabea. Loved the jammin.

[@balazsnagy5781]

I ship Strabea

[@larryhorning]

Guitar God Captain Lee riff! Comes just after the Boston-ish lick

[@jeshely]

The clean off the Revv sounds lovely.

[@mohdmazihan]

Bea really love his strat.

[@musicatorproductions3568]

Bro bro bro.... what is that funky ass riff at 12:53 that was amazing🍻

[@MrRadialdrift]

Looking good Rabea. Well done on the weight loss.

[@FLHCSfan68]

Rabea... Greatly appreciate your channel. Excellent demonstration and playing

[@paulrusinko666]

Excellent demonstration.😊

[@Ritual_Gaze]

I'd say put an EQ pedal in the snd/rtn loop that's built into it. Then you can change the signal flow of all three however you want! I was thinking of putting my fuzz in the loop to see how they all stack and effect one another.

[@Foxywaterable]

Playing is just so colorful and interesting to listen to.

[@aaronyoung8491]

Excellent detailed review. All companies need your depth.

[@sparksnguitarsmike]

Have you tried the switch inside? From single coil to humbucker? Maybe that would brighten it up a bit.

[@Sttayker-hi8hn]

I didn't know there was one but I was thinking my one sounds quite dark, I'll try it. Thanks

[@DANBOOTH77]

That chord progression at 12:50 is awesome man!!

[@yuribolognini]

where the fuck does he get this ideas? anyone know if its original or what... so funky

[@PJSScotty]

I've got one of these, I've got a TC Spark after it on Mid, bit of extra treble. Sweet.

[@vince_tofuna]

21:14 definitely Captain Lee's lick, he plays every time he's given a guitar to check out :D

I miss your intro songs :( they always put an angry smile on my face! :D

[@palmiro633]

Cool video Rabea, by the way you are like god for me and my friends !!!

[@mattgilbert7347]

High-gain seemed less dark. I preferred it. Could be a versatile pedal, but for now, I'll stick with what I have. The real winner here is that Mastodon shirt.

[@TheGrahamSnyder]

So is the overdrive in this the same as the red dirt that's in the Tone Workstation?

[@raymondwilliams2609]

Nice tones Rab, nice tones.🇬🇧😊

[@BRAG450]

Man that strat is so sick.

[@francisskundaliny1295]

"ARIA" was a guitar brand, i think! rockn rolly bea!

[@jessereyna7408]

A great demo,pedal,and guitar player!! Love it!!

[@stanislavmigra]

Those prototype pups are clear winners of this demo 😉

[@Sttayker-hi8hn]

Bought one, still figuring out how to utilize it properly, but it sounds great

[@naturalrestingface1884]

Cheers Rab. I'm gonna use this with a Simplifier. Get a James Burton and a Santana sound almost... without the talent!

[@shelbyman6372]

Loved the Tool shirt in last video I believe it was and love the Mastodon shirt!

[@moelester6479]

5:25 ooh a little Chris Buck influenced "I Can't Make You Love Me". Sounds great!

[@qfz2112]

I like the homage to Electric Gypsy. Sounds cool in D tuning

[@darrenmcguigan8466]

I Can't Make You Love Me; that was beautiful

[@stoneysdead689]

The drive side is the Keeley Red dirt overdrive- I wish they had of made the compressor side the Keeley compressor +- but I think they went with a whole new design for the compression side. Imo they should've just combined two of their past homeruns- the Red Dirt was a massively popular overdrive and the Compressor plus was a massively successful compressor- seems like a no brainer.

[@robinjgill]

EXcellent stuff Rabea

[@brianrollins7275]

Great video, thank you ✌🏻

[@IncompleteStrangers]

5:23 was beautiful

[@jetgenanda9185]

I like your shredding as well as your hair

[@americanhorseman]

Walsh? Gotta have that pedal! Great review! Thanks Rabea..

[@rykkarp]

I think it needs a noise gate pedal, with a loop section. Anyway the sustain is very impressive,

[@deathmetalbrian666]

Signature Lee Anderton lick...his go to lick for every guitar he plays on Anderton vids

[@ozzieverdugo5862]

The noise floor on a compressor is actually brought up by the make up gain. Ratio just determines how intense the reduction is.

[@Atttuner]

thats heluva dark drive.....cool concept and it actually sounds good perhaps a new EQ structure in the next batch Mr Keeley?

[@jessereyna7408]

Dan Brian I agree with the guitarists demonstrations;and if I were Mr.Keeley I’d follow up on his modifications request? Keeley has awesome stuff..love it!! Getting this one soon!!

[@mattmanley7118]

Hankering to get one of these for my slide guitar playing two damn good pedals in one product why aren't more doing this?

[@jpfan1992]

19:00 tone tho sounds like the boosted muff tones I use!

[@khronscave]

7:30 Is the pedal in the effects loop of the Kraken? 'Cause if it's in between the guitar and the input of the amp... how is the "crunched" signal getting compressed? :P

[@JosEvan888]

Nice tip of the hat to Andy Timmons there. Sounds great I’m buying one. What pickups are in that Strat they sound glorious Bea 👍🏼

[@islanderATP]

came here from Frog leap..newbie player..I have soo much to learn!!

[@GhostriderPossum]

Don't give up mate ;)

[@simonsmith2642]

I havent heard, whats going to happen with the warranty on Keely pedals since he is closing down? Do you know if he is still going to honor the warranty after?

[@BudderChicken101]

Lee of course!

[@likeanuuk6612]

overdrive, into compression sounds massive. its what i do

[@garyheighway7635]

It sounds sick through humbuckers. Out fucking standing.

[@LeonBuckler]

Funk #49... also know as The Captain's riff!

[@hraschan99]

Hei! Nice Video man. I have a question what was the first song u played if u engaged the compresser the first time?

[@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy]

I instantly recognised that Lee Anderton riff!

[@thatguyreiji1045]

The signature captain lick!!LOL

[@Ghetocapio]

5:25 when Asato kicks in!

[@yuribolognini]

Oh shit.. 5:23 made me wanna pick up my guitar again.. Please Rabea we want to hear from you, "Is that original?" if not, what is it? If yes, then where did the inspiration come from .. C'mon just give us more of that .. like a complete song.. PLease dude.. :)

[@tjg8675]

How are you switching your amps into the ox? Also how do you have your ox setup? (cab model, mics, etc.)

[@BadMotivator66]

i learned that lick from watching Lee haha! it's one of his!

[@garethwright476]

Great video as always man. What tuning are you using on the strat?

[@JosephGallagher]

Did that exact same face at 6:28

[@sandramaher5579]

sick vid whats your opinion on locking tuners im looking to get some

[@imaymakesomevids]

adequate guitarist they make restringing easier and I think they're supposed to be more stable

[@robinjgill]

Great video. I've been thinking of getting a compressor (never had one) - kind of crazy because I usually play fairly clean with just a bit of drive. What would be the pros and cons of getting this -2 pedals in one - or just getting a Keeley compressor plus (a bit cheaper) and using it with a separate drive pedal?

[@kosmicwizard]

I got the aria because I found it to be the same price as the comp+ pedals that I could find on reverb, or certainly less than a comp+ and a red dirt od. Also, it takes up less space on my pedal board and only uses one 9v center negative power adapter.

[@joseguitarra]

Is it in an alternative tunning?

[@thedome46]

That's a classic captain 😄

[@TheFuzzHeadKing]

Great sounds, Great Pedal, Great Hair!! BTW do you still have any Panama amps left?

[@blitzemfive6597]

Is the Music Man JP`15 MIA? Would love to hear what that one sounds like with some of these new pedals. Cheers.

[@kosmicwizard]

I'm a fan of your work, and yet this is a terrible review. I own the Aria, it is Keeley's two best selling pedals, comp+ and red dirt on high od (Ibanez ts808 clone) or white sands in low od in one. It helps to know what something is, read about it and have a go to find your favourite settings before you go on camera and say something stupid like "this od is better into a clean amp" than pushing the crunch into metal mayhem. Also, they make a tone knob, that you can turn past one oclock, in order to make it less dark, and yes the comp will also introduce some brightness when they are both on together. Cheers.

[@doncorleone36]

Not bad for a $200 pedal. I believe I will be purchasing this one shortly...

[@georgefrangoudes5951]

21:11 Le Capitan Special

[@bpdarragh]

Rabea, whats your view on chorus pedals and overdrive? Not after an 80s sound, but interested in a checking out chorus. I tend to use just a delay, reverb (into fx loop), ts9 clone, vox satchurator, and a svex SHO clone pedal (along with using guitar volume). I also have a boss cs3 compressor in front of everything. Marshall 15w valve amp (1974x clone), a 2 x12 (Celestion g65s). I play a peavey wolfgang standard, and a hofner colorama p90.

[@kosmicwizard]

Since Rabea never responded, I just want to say that chorus can be set subtly, it doesn't have to be 80's style over the top chorus. If you are looking for an inexpensive chorus I would look at dod fx65 or fx68. Ehx small clone is another inexpensive option. If you have a bit more to spend get a boss wazacraft ce-2 or a vintage boss unit. Cheers.

[@EmbarrassedComposer]

The Captain!

[@thedondeluxe6941]

Any good for bass guitar or will you lose too much low end?

[@kez850]

Which bridge pickup is that? That strat freaking slays

[@TheCoronaMortis]

Out of Curiosity Bea, How come youre not using the JP for videos?

[@braveandnew7817]

Hi- you shoot this on the Sony A7....???

[@jessereyna7408]

$199.00 In the US so far...but great pedal and demo..rocks!!

[@TheFunky57]

Any idea what the pickups in the strat are?

[@lolobuggah2670]

Is the high price of a PRS worth it? I'm not a fan of their looks.

[@panoramasound5534]

How's the over drive stack up against a tube screamer

[@ericstigliano8597]

That lick sounds like Captain Lee

[@charliemcgonigle96]

That's a good ol Captain Lee lick. But where was the Action Lee-play? 😉

[@imaymakesomevids]

So are you running the amps straight into your daw or are you micing up a cab

[@RabeaMassaad]

I run them into load boxes and then into my DAW

[@vladlz6928]

Nice shirt!!!

[@wilsonhaha]

6:53 almost the X-files lick!!

[@jstalilltlc33]

It's the cap riff