Keeley Dark Side | David Gilmour in a Box đŠ
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 12. 07. 2024
- The Keeley Dark Side is tailor-made for Floyd-esque psychedelic tones.
The pedal combines biting fuzz, multi-head tape delay and vibrant modulation effects.
The fuzz section is based on a 1977 op-amp Big Muff fuzz.
The fuzz is brimming with sustain and warmth while retaining the sound of your guitar,
The delay offer 12 different delay patterns based on the classic Binson Echorec units.
Lose yourself for hours in rhythmic loops or hit the fuzz for soaring leads!
The modulation section provides Flanger, Rotary Speaker, Uni-Vibe, and Phaser effects.
Everything you need for Gilmour-inspired tones!
Read more about the Keeley Dark Side:
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Jump around to specific parts:
00:00 - Dark Side Of The Moon inspired jam
03:08 - Clean Tone
03:19 - Fuzz
05:24 - Delay
06:58 - Phaser
07:59 - Uni-Vibe
09:48 - Flanger
11:32 - Rotary
13:12 - Non-Pink Floyd Sounds
13:37 - Fuzz with Humbuckers
13:50 - Fuzz with the Modulation effects (alternating effect order)
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Jump around to specific parts:
00:00 - Dark Side Of The Moon inspired jam
03:08 - Clean Tone
03:19 - Fuzz
05:24 - Delay
06:58 - Phaser
07:59 - Uni-Vibe
09:48 - Flanger
11:32 - Rotary
13:12 - Non-Pink Floyd Sounds
13:37 - Fuzz with Humbuckers
13:50 - Fuzz with the Modulation effects (alternating effect order)
I remember getting off on mimicking the hard work and ingenuity of others. I just donât remember being so cheese about it.
@@TheTargetedScapegoat đ Thanks for the engagement, I hear it helps with the CZcams algorithm
@@ElectricMojoGuitars I bet it does help with the algorithm. Good comeback. Let me help with the algorithm too by saying you're a bit full of yourself. Hahahhahahah
This is how pedal reviews should be done.
Subbed.
Awesome! Thanks for subscribing!
@@ElectricMojoGuitars
No worries. Since the initial sub I scored a Dark Side V1! So cool.
Wish I could play as well as you tho... :)
I think this might be one of the best reviews of ANY pedal on you tube. No waffle just straight in with exactly what it can do. Excellent work!
Thank you very much. I'm really happy to read that! Any pedal in particular you'd like to see demoed next?
WOW!!!! What a video!!!! THIS is how CZcams should be!!! I was on the fence about buying this pedal but, after watching your awesome video with the great demonstration on all the effects/selections/combinations of the pedal and how to replicate that signature Gilmour sound has convinced me to buy it!! Thanks and great job!!!
Awesome, thanks so much!
@@ElectricMojoGuitars I cant wait to receive it!!! đđđđđ
I was about to buy this pedal, and now I realize I have to buy a guitar player too - haha!
I just bought one too! What an awesome pedal!
One of my favorite guitar tones is from the solo from "Time". This pedal nails it
I am using the Keeley Dark side, but you are bringing it to another level... Not only the best demo for this unit on the web, but one of the best guitarist as well... you really feel your sound.. great job!! I hope you play in a PF tribute band : they must be lucky
This guy doesn't sound good because he doesn't put a delay/reverb pedal after it. Check out this guy who does and we'll talk! Search for "Keeley Dark Side Guitar Effect Pedal - Does it sound like Pink Floyd?" here on CZcams. This dude got 84k views, the link I'm suggesting got 1.4 million!
Wife got this for me for my birthday after watching this video. THANK YOU!!! THIS PEDAL IS PERFECTION.
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Best review of this unit on youtube. Bravo!
Thanks! I'm super happy to read that.
Without a doubt the most thorough review. Great playing as well. I was on the fence with purchasing this pedal until now. Thanks for your work on this.
This should be the format for every pedal demo. subscribed.
Thanks!
Superb demo, love this pedal!
Love seeing you having so much fun with this!
Fantastic work! Besides the killer playing, knobs turning with subtitles explanation. I love it!
Great work man! you managed to make the function of the pedal very clear for new users
Very well done , loved this format of just playing while tweaking the knobs and the having the text explaining it mid-sound. Subscribed.
Best review if this put there. Such a sonically diverse pedal and you demoed it perfectly. Just bought mine and love it! Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing an Awesome demo đžđ€
You just earned a sub and I just ordered a dark side. Thanks to your awesome dedication and elaboration on the guts of this beast. Iâm a Gilmour fan as much as the next guy but these tones and sounds just make the ÂŁ280 pound so worth it. Thanks man!!
The slide work was fantastic.
Great demo man. I just found your channel and I'm stunned at the amount of great pedals you've reviewed. Your playing is epic. Idk how your channel doesn't have more subs. Keep it up. New sub here. I'm gonna check out more of your videos. Great playing man.
Best demo I have watched for a pedal so far!! Great playing also... you earned a sub!!!
Thanks for the sub!
Wow!!!!! Just wow! What a great demo!!!!
Thanks!
Brilliant - the best video on the Keeley Dark Side. Subbed.
Thanks!
the best review of this unit; Thanks.
Thanks!
Fantastic walk through,
and killer playing, one of the best pedal reviews ever đ€đŒ
Thanks :) Glad you enjoyed the vid!
Keep coming back to this to learn more.
Great demo! Thanks!
Brilliant man
Well done review. Keep up the quality and you will do well here.
This review is perfect this is exactly what a pedal review should be thanks
Thanks!
Fantastic guitar playing and demo, thank you for sharing.
Thanks!
Pure talent enhanced by pedal. He is a professional and very artistic.
I just ordered this and I'm so glad I found your video. It should come with a booklet of songs and knob positions for each song. So thank you!!
Thanks :) Glad you enjoyed the vid. Have fun with the new pedal!
Great Pedal, Great Demo!!
I have to agree with the posts below. This was the best demo of this pedal on the Tube. I watched it all the way through with any fast forwarding. Can't say that with the others posted. Awesome video my friend.
Thanks!
How does this not have a gazillion likes by now! Pure Awesomeness đ€đ
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Stunning review. Congrats.
Thanks!
Great review!
Great job Stuart......just got one of these..SOOO much on it!!
This demo is awesome ! I'm taking a bath and it is as if I was in a Floyd Concert !
I like your display of the possibilities for this unit. Sounds like fun to me! Have a good one
Thanks!
Why I haven't bought this pedal is beyond me ! THANK YOU !
Great !
Waffling on this pedal, saw your vid and thought âanother one playing Floyd, cause you have to I supposeâ. 2 minutes in and Iâm instant subbed. Very nice in every way.
Happy to read that! Thanks. Any pedal in particular you'd like to see demoed next?
Phenomenal video. I'm trying to understand how you do not have substantially more subscribers on your channel. I pick up my Dark Side pedal this afternoon, with thanks to you for a fantastic run through of the pedals capabilities. Fantastic playing !
:)
7:35 sounded like âno quarterâ by Zepp. My my
I just watch this video again and again only for the damn good intro !!
Super demo and some fantastic playing
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the demo!
@Electric Mojo Guitars - Hey man!! Just got this pedal today and found the manual quite basic! Thank you very much for the great demo, saved me lots of time and work! Congratulations!
Thanks!
THE Best Darkside Demo! Showing settings, no talkn. More pedal demos should be like this! The Darkside has been in a cart cause I knew i was gonna get one. Ordering one now. And not for just the Floyd stuff. Thanks
Thanks! I'm really happy to read that. Any suggestions for pedals you'd like to see demoed next?
Im a Keeley guy . i haven't checked your channel yet. The Keeley DDR is in my cart alsođ
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@@philspill6854 I'm just waiting for the DCR to reach the stores in Australia, where I live. That pedal has everything I love about effects - drives, mods, and an insert! I'd get the DDR but I have plenty reverb/delay options. The DCR+Dark Side would be a great combo. I'd love to run the Drive after the Fuzz as a boost. That Fuzz is good but I found it really started to shine when I placed a mild, mid-pushed OD after the Dark Side to boost and tone-shape.
Man I wish Robert would re-release the V1 with the insert or, even better, a V3 with the ability to run Fuzz+Mods+Delays *and* include the insert, as in the V1. It might mean the pedal would have to be a bit larger, and more expensive, but it'd be worth it.
It is not just plain review. it is about inspiration. you best!!!!
Subbed.
Thanks so much, I'm really happy to read that! Any other piece of gear in particular you'd like to see demoed next?
@@ElectricMojoGuitars Okko diablo 2, Two rock 10th anniversary and anything you think good modulation pedal which is good for money.
@@user-fq2iu6if7x Perfect, thanks!
Great demo, nice strat
Brilliant dialing in the fades without a foot pedal! I'm going to have to grease the volume potentiometer on my strats which are kind of old and gummy. Very tasteful playing through out your video. We all very much appreciate seeing your settings. I've started a page in my studio book where I've copied down settings of the Dark Side pedal for future quick reference. Hope to pay it forward some day. Thanks EMG!
Quality playing and a great pedal . . .
Thanks!
Fantastic demo. Earned yourself a sub.
Happy to read that! Thanks for the sub.
My man! What a demo! Showing use of all the functions. Playing like a god, nice big heads up display and no chatting crap for an hour. You're getting a sub and likes off both my accounts, ha. Top bloke.
Awesome! Thanks, I'm happy to read that.
Superb demo, instant sub. Came here because I got a Keely DS. Great work.
Awesome, thank you!
Great review. This is how is done
Thanks!
great job Mr.!!!
Thanks so much!
Dang dude that's awesome.
Thanks!
Great stuff
Thanks!
Thnku ths s really helpful n informative..
Awesome, thanks so much!
Excellent review - how it should be done. Love that pedal!
Glad you liked it!
Awesome
Thanks!
Nice job. I have the pedal and it's been a mystery to me. You cleared it up nicely. BTW, love the Mets rookie card. Lifelong Mets fan here.
This is a really good review, particularly of the small toggle switches and what each knob controls. Iâm gonna have to get one now!
Thanks!
So, I got one of these a few weeks ago and the options are almost limitless. Even within the same effect, the adjustability is huge. Oh - and the Fuzz is monstrously powerful (even with settings at 12 o,clock). Just huge!!
Damn this video is so good
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the vid!
wow that's an awesome explanation, loved it!
I'm sure I'll be watching this video for a lot of times until I master the use on my pedal.
Thank you man!
Well dang. I have to rearrange my board again.
Great job ! Thanks for not wasting time on a bs speech and just doing a demo sounds great
Awesome, thanks! I'm happy to read that.
7:38 this made me realise I can get No Quarter led Zeppelin sound by using univibe at high rate , or phaser or some other modulator. probably rotary.
STOP...... I"ll buy it already!!! I'll buy it!!!! lol you are a badass
Great demo---love the NY Mets Rookie card!! 1972?
Thanks! Glad you liked the demo!
Great playing. Incredible. But I just subscribed for the METS rookie cards.
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Accurate playing and nice effects, good job man! (which Strat do you use?)
Strat in this vid is a 1959 AVRI, glad you dig it!!
Excellent vidĂ©o đ you used deluxe 65 amp in vidĂ©o ?
Merci
Are you running your pedal through the effects loop or out in front??
In front.
Am I really never going to ever use another pedal again? Yes
Great review! Can the delay be used at the same time as the modulation effects?
Thanks! You could mix a modulation with fuzz. However, the pedal wouldn't allow you to use multiple modulations at the same time.
Mix this with the digitech whammy and you have it all
fuckin belter mate
Not sure who to complement more on the great sound...player or pedal maker.
Does this go directly into the amp? Is the amp set clean for best pink floyd-esque simulation? What if one does not have a pass-through in the amp?
Yes. The Dark Side's plugged straight into a Fender Deluxe Reverb. The amp's mic-ed with a Shure SM57.
I remember when Jon Matlock and Buzz Capra joined Mets.
Really great review. I just got this pedal .. Any shot u remember what amp settings and input on the amp u used? And what volume level on the guitar do you suggest? Thx!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the vid! I unfortunately don't have the settings that were used in the demo, sorry đŹ
Hey Michael congrats on the new pedal! Used a Deluxe Reverb in this vid, would've been plugged into the first input of the Vibrato channel. Volume no higher than 3. Treble and Bass around noon. Nothing fancy. Definitely mess around with the guitar volume, you can get wonderful clean tones by kicking the fuzz in and rolling down the volume on your guitar. Have fun!!
Great vid! If you want to connect the Keeley to an amp should you do it through the Fx Loop? Thank you.
Thanks! I'd suggest placing the Dark Side in front of the amp.
@@ElectricMojoGuitars Would the delay work ok?
@@preciseaudioblog Absolutely.
@@ElectricMojoGuitars thanks a lot!
The intro to this sounds like tangerine dream from the risky business soundtrack...
Can you use the delay with other modulation effects?
The Darkside doesn't let you use multiple modulations at the same time. You could blend delay and fuzz (but couldn't blend delay and uni-vibe for example, as those are on the same side).
what about the solo of comfortably numb? is it makable with this machine?
Yup. Gilmour used a Big Muff and a Rotary speaker cab for the Comfortably Numb solo. Both are found in the Dark Side.
Did you only use the Keeley Dark Side for the video or there were other effects (software or hardware) also?
No other effects were used for the demo.
Where would this ideally go in a pedalboard ? Usually modulation / and delays go at the end however with the fuzz component, Iâm not sure. Usually fuzz pedals go near the beginning of a board.
The exact placement would depend on your personal preference and pedal chain. But, I'd probably start by placing it after your drive section (and before the reverb pedal).
Ok. You can get all those sounds, but will you be changing settings between each song? I don't think so...It needs to be able to save different settings.
If you need something with more presets for live use, something like the Strymon Mobius or the Wampler Terraform could be a better fit
Can't get his sound any other way...I'll get one when I have $ for sure...đ
I read the only thing this pedal lacks is a solid Delay sound? Is that true? Could you also perhaps run the Dark Side into another processor, or just add a Boss Delay on the end,
before the amp? Gilmour uses a ton of delay most of the time. P.S. Nevermind, clearly the pedal does have various Echo/Delay sounds, inspired by the good old Echorec. I dunno
why someone complained about it then. You can always still add a Digital or Analog Delay after it.
The delay in the Dark Side is pretty great. But, if you'd like more control, or if you already have other pedals/delays, you can absolutely run the Dark Side into other pedals, no worries there. Cheers đ„
@@ElectricMojoGuitarsI see, that's fantastic. I was just wondering. I dunno though why someone claimed the pedal lacks delay at all, when clearly it not only does, but it's modeled on Floyd's famous use of the EchoRec and other gizmos. Honestly I woudn't even have expected that, siince most players use their own favorite delay pedals or rack delays or whatever. Anyway I'm hoping to buy one of these beauties at some point.
I have yet to hear any guitar multi effects unit that approximates the delay in Run Like Hell anywhere even remotely as well as my 30+ year old Oberheim GM 1000.
Look it up.
The GM 1000 also perfectly nails Gilmour's Hey You guitar sound, and perhaps most remarkably of all, Gilmour's Comfortably Numb solo tone.
Cool. I'll check it out, never heard of this one.
Is the Fuzz based on the Colorsound?
The Dark Side's fuzz is a Muff-style fuzz.
Is he using any effects other than the Dark Side pedal?
Yes, only the Dark Side is used in this demo.
What backing grams were these?
Stu makes his own backing tracks for the demos. Send him a message if you'd like to check with him, maybe he still has the tracks đ
Go Mets!
Can you share the backtrack?
Stu makes his own backing tracks. Send him an email, maybe he still has the file: stu@stuweinberg.com đ
Are you going into the front of the amp?
Yes, I think Stu's going into the front of the amp for this demo :)
Is this pedal stereo?
No, the Dark Side isn't a stereo pedal.
@@ElectricMojoGuitars Thank you âđ»