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Keeley Electronics - 30 ms - Mono vs. Stereo

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Keeley 30ms Automatic Double Tracker. The stereo effect pedal offers an array of studio style doubling effects used for creating thicker, fuller sounding instruments. Also included in the effect pedal is a reverb that simulates the famous chamber in Studio Two. The Keeley 30ms is designed to work with guitar, bass, keyboard, even vocals

“Since the early days of automatic double tracking pioneered by Ken Townsend and John Lennon at Abbey Road Studios, this technique has become the de facto way of creating recordings that sound bigger and fuller by making it sound like two guitars, or singers, or instrumentalists are playing at same time,” said chief engineer Robert Keeley. “The Keeley 30ms Automatic Double Tracker offers musicians the ability to take these techniques with them out on the road with a wide range of tools needed for crafting unique double tracking schemes.”

The Keeley Engineering 30ms Automatic Double Tracker pedal can be used in mono with a built in “Abbey Verb” reverb control, or in stereo as the Double Tracker Pro. The 30ms offers altered and detuned effects like a chorus pedal might sound, only without the regularity of a LFO oscillator in Dimension Mode. In this mode you have the ability to create up to two different voices for a stereo double tracked field. The user controls the tuning and delay for results that are stunning mono or through two amplifiers in stereo. Abbey Mode offers something more similar to a conventional chorus in that it simulates synched tape decks running in parallel with varying tape speeds. Stereo or mono this mode gives players a wide, lush sound without sounding like a conventional chorus pedal. Lastly the team at Keeley created a unique Slapback Mode for rockabilly sounds. The Slapback is now a double tracked echo with the two altered voices. Add the Keeley Abbey Verb to this mode to create really new effects.

In Stereo Double Tracker Pro mode the unit drops the reverb channel in favor of complete control over the double tracked voices. Each of the two voices can be tuned up to 30 cents sharp and flat. Those voices are then delayed by up to 30 milliseconds for subtle to very distinctive doubling sounds. The user can program by internal switches the wet output to have either dry and effected sounds, or just the effect, giving them true double tracking in stereo, live.
Open Box Keeley 30ms Automatic Double Tracker Effects Pedal Level 1
Open Box Keeley 30ms Automatic Double Tracker Effects Pedal Level 1

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  • Dimension, Abby Mode and Slapback modes
  • 30ms of delay time
  • Tuning, Time, Reverb and Level controls

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  • I would buy again.

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted10 months ago

    byKenny

    fromOhio

    Submitted as part of a sweepstakes

    The Keeley Double Tracker is great on pedal steel guitar. Enhances the sound, fattens up the tone. A good chorus / double sound.

  • I had to buy one once I saw the Abbey Mode.

    5

    submitted2 years ago

    byRobert

    fromBrooksville Florida

    Once I saw Elliot Easton, lead guitarist for the Cars on YouTube said he uses one I had to have one with my Line 6 amp. He also explained it was used on Abbey Road to double track Lennon's voice on the White Album. Easton is one of my favorites and always loved his tone. This pedal makes all my guitars sound better with and it opens up a new world of tone. Love it! Thanks Keeley for a great product.

  • Puts You in the Perfect Sound Pocket

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byZaccoon

    fromTowson, MD

    This pedal is incredibly intuitive and it is impossible to have a bad setting on it. It simply makes your guitar sound better. I have so much FUN playing with this pedal, and i am so satisfied with my tone when the pedal is engaged. Thank you, Keeley, for making this pedal!

  • The best double tracker / delay I hav ever seen!

    5

    submitted7 years ago

    byMediumSexy

    fromCentral Florida

    I play a lot of Joe Satriani stuff and he double tracks his guitar parts to get his tone. I had an idea of the sound I wanted as well as something close enough to mimic the tones on Satch songs. This pedal really helped me to do all that and then some and I am just using the Abbey mode which is trying to mimic the double tracking that the Beatles, Joe and so many great artists use either in the studio or for live performances. I was not sure whether Keeley's SeaFoam Chorus or the the 30ms would be best and I called up Sean at Keeley to discuss. Keeley pedals are made in the USA and customer service is also right her in the USA so it is nice to be able to call them and even better that they are also guitar players so they can definitely direct you to the pedal that will do the job for you.

  • Excellent pedal

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted8 years ago

    byB.Dog

    fromNC

    Very clear tones and nice dual voicing.

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