Robert Keeley Dark Side review
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2016
- Robert Keeley Dark Side review
Signal chain:
Guitar - Fender Stratocaster, with D Allen Voodoo 69 neck and middle pickups and Seymour Duncan SSL5 bridge pickup
Amp - Laney Lionheart L20, Laney LT212 cabinet with Celestion V30 speakers
Mic - Shure SM57
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Wouldn’t it be cool to walk into a store and just buy David Gilmour’s tone in a box? Well, now you can! Robert Keeley’s Dark Side boldly promise to provide the full experience and magic of David’s classic mid 70s sound. Here’s my review.
How do you present a signature sound in one single box? How can you capture not only the actual tone but also the feel of owning and operating something close to the original vintage gear? We’re talking about perhaps the most recognisable tone in the history of modern music and guitar playing.
But you can always expect something special from Robert Keeley. The bar is high but few seems to really understand tone as much as him.
The Dark Side is the second in a new line of artist inspired pedals. As the name implies, the pedal is designed to capture the essence of David Gilmour’s tones from Dark Side of the Moon, as well as Wish You Where Here and Animals.
The Dark Side has two sections, fuzz and modulation/delay. They can be used simultaneously and the different modulation effects and the delay, is selected with a toggle switch. The rear features the usual in/out jacks, as well as TRS send/returns for additional pedals, expression pedal and for swapping the order of the fuzz and modulation/delay sections.
Read the full review here
www.gilmourish.com/?p=7285 
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Breathe is my co-favorite song, along with Time, and it’s made the univibe my favorite guitar effect. Well done!
That Us and Them improvisation was just perfect. You should make a video of it.
I've watched this video probably 20 times just for that improv., it's magnificent - Bjørn you gotta make a video for it!
i did a double take, thought the us and them was the actual album
I treated myself to this pedal and absolutely love it.kinda pricey buy you only live once.
I mean if you buy all pedals that are necessary to create all of these sounds, it may cost much more. But it'd be more versatile.
I had a 30 quid amazon uni vibe and a phaser so added those in the chain to save bending down and switching, getting close.
The Fuzz with Delay = WOW!!!
Dark Side seems to be a fantastic pedal. I listened to all the videos available on RUclips and I have not been disappointed by any of them. I was also really looking forward to read your review on your webiste. A big thank you for Riis for the sincere and reliable (as always) review. Thanks Riis.
Cheers!
I purchased the pedal based on this review. Very happy with it.
Piatre Volasio I have purchased one myself I can’t wait to try it out
This needs to come with a booklet for dialing in the sounds for certain songs...a technophobe like myself needs that help..lol
I do/did too and therin lies the rub.....difficult to dial them in - in a reasonable amount of time
No kidding...the best idea I've heard for this pedal...I'm having trouble dialing it in to the point that I've quit using the pedal....someone please do a booklet
@@sloanchampion85 I sold mine in just a few weeks because of exactly that.
@@bloomz1 what did you replace it with? I want the sound but if I can't figure it out I don't get the sound anyway
@@sloanchampion85 I have an old Floor Pod XT that I've downloaded most of those song sounds into...which I do love that functionality, and being able to name patches Money or Comfortably Numb, and switch so fast. But I'm just a man cave player - just like to try everything. The keeper pedals I have besides that are Klone, Rubber Chicken, Big Bloom, Zen Drive, and Ethos HRM.
It's always a great pleasure to see your reviews, nice work!
Thanks a lot for the review and demo, Bjørn. Fantastic playing and tones
3 Big Muffs. Vintage sounding metal drum delays. 4 modulations. Switch to put fuzz before or after fx...and they all sound great.
Replaced 4 different fx pedals on my board.
I like it😁😎
Bjorn...a musician to keep an eye on 😎✌👍❤🖖
Killer playing man, and a great demo, I'm sold!
Ok the us and them solo gave me chills! You know its good when you get the chills! I have a fuzz pedal. Wish I knew how to set it.
It's great that you show the positions of the pedal knobs....it helps very much
This pedal should deserve a 2nd video!!
I’m getting this you have inspired me to get this. Also beautiful guitar playing man!! I’m getting this tm!
Great review even better playing
Thank you!
Excellent...Nice playing..Thx for sharing!
Kick ass review man. Great picking
A very fine demo indeed with good Gilmour sounds, very well played. Congratulations 🎉
Thanks!
Yeah, my recommendation was for people who want to start getting to know David's tones for the 70s. Otherwise, it's a good demonstration of reasons why you want individual boxes. Great demo.
Fantastic brother! Cheers.
Love the pedal, too.
Great demo, thanks! 👍
sounds great .beautiful playing as well.
Thanks!
they finally did it..
Great playing for sure..
As always ... great!
I bought this pedal and it is fantastic 💙👍🏻
It would be cool to see a compact pedalboard with this and a few other things like all gilmour stuff, cs2, ce2, delays etc
Final solo clip,first solo dogs : fantastic! Great!
Excellent!
That was awesome 🤘
Man Björn is a better guitar player than some guys who plays in floyd tribute bands. Love your channel my friend
Thanks! Used to play in a Floyd tribute band yeeeeeears ago :)
Bravo! Well done.
Thank you!
I have this and the Keeley Monterey, as well. Those two together are a pedalboard!
I like how you took Dogs a step further and played You've Gotta Be Crazy. Pedal sounds great, but me being the most beginner player ever, would have no clue how to properly dial stuff in.
Simply pause it, and replicate the settings he displays on the screen. The pedal and its exact level settings are visible.
I like binding on the neck! Always thinking about an Eric Johnson Strat which has it.
Love what your doing
Thanks!
Can you send me full recording of the solo you play at 1:15 ? I've been listening to it for months and I cant get enough of your awesome playing!
Perfect!
I want to do shine on pedal board to do gilmore sounds. Gilmore ,s a geat player. He kept things simple and beautiful sounding.
Wow! Nice pedal! When I see all you show i'd like to be millonarie to buy it all but anyway... No other option that to be creative with the toys I have... 😝 Sweet video as usual, may the tone be with you always.
Maybe this is the pedal for me after going thru 3 Boss Guitar effects units and finding the distortions too harsh most times.
GREAT playing mate if I were there I'd bring my drums and we could jam on ALL Floyd lol ,great vid!
Thanks!
Yes!! :D
Muito bom !!!! 👏👏 Brasil
Will you be testing some of the new pedals from TC Electronic, when they hit the stores? I'm thinking about maybe trying out the phaser, flanger, reverb and maybe the echo pedal at some point. Seems like they could be great pedals! especially for the price!
If they send me some, I will. They look very promising :)
I love that intro to "Breathe In The Air". Is your guitar tuned to open E chord? Love that signature Strat!
MY WIFE JUST BOUGHT ME THIS. OMG!!!
It's rad! I'm converted.
Bellissimo video sei un grande bravissimo
Grazie!
My only question is what's the other plugin for on the right side of peddler I used my wah peddle and was wondering if you could connection between or just leave be what's it's function
this is a great sounding pedal and a great demo of what it can do. I also liked your written review - keep up the great work!!
Cheers!
One day we will say....Alexa....give me gilmour tone......and it's probably already happened.
The day Alexa gets 0-500 Volts in signal's dynamics
@gilmourish Am I correct in that you can't combine two Modulation tones? For example, you can't combine Univbe with Delay?
I'm not crazy about the pedal, but EXCELLENT playing. Exceptionally musical demo. Thanks for putting so much thought into your material!
Thank you!
At 2:52 in how much dirt did you have the Laney set on, or was it all fuzz from pedal? Bang up job on playing. Loved it! I think I will pick one of these up!
The amp was set clean.
Well it was awesome. I have a strat with set of DG20s in it. I am not sure what your settings are as far as your guitar. I can see the pedal settings. Man that tone was just mesmerizing.
How do you use the slide on your guitar for the effect? That looks cool I want a lap steel guitar!
I've set up the Dark Side for a classic tape delay 300ms and that's pretty much it. Do a YT search for some slide tutorials if you're not familiar with the technique :)
Another great demo. Thanks for your dedication Bjorn.
Am I correct in thinking that I will require an external delay to work alongside this unit, in order to get the correct combination of effects because the Darkside doesn't allow certain combinations?
If you want Delay and Modulation at the same time then yeah. It does not allow you to use the modulation and delay effects at the same time.
***** but.....but... what? Combinations of these effects are the keystone of the Gilmour tone.
There are also limits to a pedal's functionality, I don't think Keeley deliberately wanted to stifle multi-effects usage :P
Zach Martin So make a pedal with all of the functions but then don't connect two of them? I'm no pedal builder but delay and modulation are entirely necessary in order to obtain the combinations used by Gilmour. Time, Money, Comfortably Numb, Animals.... it's impossible to get these sounds without combining Delay and Modulation. I think a V2 or 'Animals' pedal might be a wise move.
Darryld1 I'll say it again; there are limits to a pedal's functionality! In theory someone could make a pedal with every single effect under the sun, all analog, and separate footswitches for each effect. It's not going to happen though, is it? Why? Because it's impractical. As I said before, I doubt Keeley thought "I'll really mess with some people's heads here and DELIBERATELY neglect to add in functionality that I could easily add in". Most likely he thought "this is a good overview of tones and anyone looking to *really* capture Gilmour sounds will probably have a delay pedal anyway"
Do you think this pedal would nail the wall live lead tones? That liquidy flanger sound heard on mother and comfortably numb (among others)? BTW, your playing is spot on.. any chance your coming to the States to gig?
Thank you! The pedal is capable of covering most of David’s tones. Depends on hos accurate you want to be. It’s perhaps best suited for Dark Side and earlier tones.
Hello Gilmorish (Björn) Riis, I have been watching your videos with great pleasure.I have got Robert Keeley Dark Side & TC Electronic Flashback X4 Delay pedals.How did you achived to obtain the great sound from these pedals? How did you get stereo sound from pedals & did you any arranged isolated the walls hampered any disturbing sound from outside?
Thanks for your kind attention.
Cheeres
Thanks for your kind words! I spend a lot of time setting up the amp. It's crucial for getting the best tones from pedals.
I know you spent a lot of times for getting best tones from pedals.You are right.As a matter of fact that how to make STEREO SOUND & ISOLATED ROOM ?
Hi Bjorn. Love your website. How would this pedal sound with a bedroom setup like Laney Cub 8 or Cub 10?
It works really well. The Fuzz holds up on smaller amps unlike most fuzz pedals and the modulations and delay works with everything.
Does the Delay mode have a TAP foot switch for controlling the delay time without bending over?
No tap.
Great DEMO, where is the REVIEW?
What's the best multi effects processor to achieve Gilmour sound at a live gig? Something not too expensive
I'd go for a Line 6 or something similar. Most of these multi units have very good modulation effects and delays but they often lack good sounding overdrives and distortions so you might want to go for a multi unit focusing on modulation and delay and maybe add one or two pedals.
I just got one of these at my local buy/sell/trade for $150!
Nice job! Do you use a comp on these tracks?
Thanks! No.
is this all dark side pedal or have u connected any ather pedals
the issue i have with this is that you can't have a phasor and rotory, nor a delay, phaser, rotory, those are the ingredients for the 4 magical notes
Bjorn, how would you say this unit compares with separates. Eg.mxr phase 90, muff, delay etc etc ?
I think the fuzz and delay are really nice and I could easily use them for stage and recording. The flanger, phaser and rotary are OK but I prefer the Phase 90 script, Electric Mistress and Strymon Lex for rotary. They just sound more accurate and closer to the tones I prefer :)
Ciao grande come è il titolo della seconda canzone dove fai la descrizione degli effetti pf
so did keeley choose a fuzz face for this circuit going with the earlier gilmore fuzz or is it more of a muff? ive been wondering for awhile actually about this pedal
No, it's more like a blend between a silicon fuzz and Big Muff.
Can you show full track from 1:13?) Pleeeease
This may be a dumb question, but is there a way to play this through headphones like the strymon iridium?
No, this has no headphones out or pre-amp.
Wow, the pedal nailed that dogs tone!! How does this pedal do for getting tones from wish you were here?
You might want to add an overdrive.
I'm thinking of buying this instead of phaser and flanger. I've got some muff already but the fuzz side sounds brilliant for '70 tones. What do you think about the phase on this pedal? It seems sound better than the phase 90 script logo.
A matter of taste. I prefer that MXR but this Dark Side has a great sounding collection of effects for using at home.
Great review; you convinced me!
Forgive my ignorance, but what is the tune that comes in at 1:15?
Thanks! That's a short snippet I recorded as an intro for all my reviews :)
gilmourish riis Wow it sounds remarkably Floydian; I was trying to find it on iTunes or Spotify.
Great demo @gilmourish but the written review is gone? If i can ask some advice - I've already got phaser, chorus and delay pedals (amongst others), not sure whether to just experiment with the ffm1 ($100) and ffm3 ($180) or i can get a keeley dark side for $250. MXR mini 108 fuzz is also around $200. Thanks!
Depends on how you'll be using the pedal. I think this is more of a fun thing to have at home but it's not something I'd recommend in a band situation. The tones are great but it's hard to switch between the different tones and setups on the go.
@@gilmourishofficial thanks for the reply! I'm not in a band, I just play a lot at home for fun and for my mental health. I only have the op amp big muff fuzz ATM, so want to add another classic style one. But I love playing Floyd, and saw the Keeley pop up cheap (RRP is 400 here) and thought maybe it's better to get that for the flanger and vibe functions too? Is the fuzz in this dark side similar to ffm1 or mxr classic 108?
Oh I have 2 amps, a Marshall origin 20 and a peavey invective mh running through a 2x12 v30 cab
I need this pedal in Argentina please
This pedal is outstanding but its so expensive 😭
considering everything you get and what you can combine it's actually saving you money if you're a pedal player that is. now you can get them in really good condition on reverb in the $180 range
It’s so worth buying
299 isn’t bad compared to the Jam Pedals Pink Flow which has a 1,000 dollar price tag. And from the demos I’ve watched, the Keeley Dark Side sounds better!🤘🏻
Excellent! Is this pedal good enough to get that comfortably numb and young lust sounds?
Depends on your amp but yes, I think it is. The fuzz circuit is very versatile and capable of nailing most of David’s heavier lead tones.
gilmourish riis I have a fender deluxe tube amp. Guitar is a 1994 fender Stratocaster 40th anniversary edition. Does the Duncan bridge pickup make a difference in the tone?
Why have you added “delay in the mix” and what does that even mean? Does this unit not allow delay+ modulation/gain simultaneously?
I've added a bit of digital delay in Logic. No, you can't use delay and modulation simultaneously.
Brooo i have a question and i really need help. So I just got my Keeley Dark Side and im not sure if it came with a malfunction or not but ive been going through so many videos on this pedal and it seems like no one is having this problem. So when Im on the delay mode when i change to certain levels my pedal is like lagging or having a latency effect. Like when i play a string itll play it like 1 second late especially on LEVEL 4-5. Im not sure if this is part of the pedal or what but can you please let me know. Like do i send it back or what??
If your the delay level up you will get more of the delayed signal and less of the dry. That’s the nature of delay effects. It’s usually much higher settings than 4-5 though. Need to check my Dark Side...
Please let me know because i dont want to have a messed up pedal. I'd return. I bought it on Sweet Water so i cant just take it back. I'd have to shit it back . & Also i though each delay level had its own effect?? the more you go the more it changes? like its very diverse?? correct me if im wrong.
What is the speed range like on the vibe setting?
From a bit slower that the Breathe clip to fast rotary. Very versatile.
until someone makes the mod and delay and fuzz available all at once, what is the point?
What’s the point if it’s not going to have 7 concurrent fuzzes all going at once and then modulated to sound like a baboon slapping on wildebeest testicles?!
What the point?!?
the only problem is that you cant save the settings for each song. So if you are on stage you need time to setup every tone between each song.
I don’t see this as a stage unit but more something you’d practice and have fun with at home.
What type of amp works best with this pedal?
See this feature on my site for some info
www.gilmourish.com/?p=7115
I really want to know the song’s name in 1:14 please !
Does it work for Meddle and Atom Heart Mother stuff?
I think it does although I would have wanted a more mellow sounding fuzz or an overdrive.
How well will this pedal work for The Wall tones?
Very well.
Thanks!
Great pedal. I just wish it had some presets. Also, what are your thoughts on the Keeley tone workstation?
Never tried the Workstation so I can't really tell.
Have you'll heard of voicelive 3 Extreme???
Never tried it.
is this pedal suitable with vodoo lab power suply ??
Yes.
Which pedal are you using ? Thx
Keeley Dark Side.
Too expensive and limited to only 2 effects at a time. Still, not bad, I have a delay pedal so this could work. Thoughts? Or should I just buy 3 separate pedals instead like a fuzz/muff, phaser, and compressor for what this single pedal costs?
Depends on how accurate you want to be. Although limited, considering that they've cramed all those sounds into one tiny pedal is impressive and it's a fun thing to use at home when you just want to play along with your favourite Floyd tunes. The fuzz in here is one of the best I've played. For the more accurate and versatile Gilmour sounds, I'd go for separate pedals. See the Buyer's Gear Guides on my site gilmourish.com for some tips.
agree- it is a fun pedal- but for the $300 I rather have individual pedals- fuzz, vibe, and echo delay.
What's a good amp for Gilmour tones? I have the strat and a Pod XT
Tom Coffin hiwatt
Check out my Buyer's Guide with some tips for affordable amps
www.gilmourish.com/?page_id=1344
My JTM-45 doesn't seem to be a good one for Gilmourish sounds. *laughs*
rajanhund my fender champion 40 doesnt really either
Clean, Fender or HiWatt type amps with lots of headroom to be used as a pedal platform.
Can i get the barn jam tones from this?
To some extent yes. You might want to add an overdrive as well.
Hello. Would you recommend this device to play live?
Tonewise it’s fully capable but it might be difficult to effectively get all tve tones working without much tweaking during songs or at least between songs.
@@gilmourishofficial Thanks for repleying. What about if i add a noise gate?
As I understand it, can any pink Floyd sound be controlled? Different albums?
It’s focused on the 70s Floyed. It’s missing an overdrive, which is typical 80s and 90s Floyd. You can of course add that.
IMHO it is a pity that you have all the effects in one box, and you don't have a TAP tempo switch!
What do you use to record the backing or rhthym guitar part?
Which specific part?
do you need the fuzz into a dirty amp ?
I set the amp clean.