The right side of the Keeley Dark Side.
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Three takes on the classic Muff; Flange, Rotary, Multi-Head Drum Delay, Vibe and Phase. Everything you need to take a trip to the other side of the moon, or, as I have, a little further. The Dark Side is a monster pedal. You can tell the Mod/Delay section whether it's before or after the fuzz/distortion and you'll find Expression Control as well. Too much fun for one pedal.
Rather than just add to the plethora of Strat/P.Floyd-type demos that are already out there, I decided to use a Lollar equipped Jag custom replica built by Jim Mac in Queensland, jacked through a HIWATT Custom Shop 50 and into some WEM/Fane IR's courtesy of Fractal Audio's X-LOAD LB-2 and Axe-FX II. This makes for a formidable combination that sounds great but doesn't blow the walls out. The backing track, obviously, is a homage to classic Gm Floyd-isms. Rock on and check out a Dark Side if you have a chance.
Also: OUCH! Bad grammar/spelling alert at 1:46. I'm normally better than that... my apologies!
Guitar: Deluxe Tones Custom Jag replica with Lollar Jag pickups.
Amp: 2010 HIWATT Custom Shop 50 via Fractal Audio X-LOAD to Fane quad IR (Axe-FX II)
Extra effects: N/A
Cables: Ernie Ball
Power Supply: Strymon Zuma
Mic: N/A
Camera: Canon 60D (me) and Nikon D5100 (pedal)
Soundcard: Fractal Audio Systems Axe-FX II XL+ (recording, mixing and bouncing).
Computer: Apple iMac 27" i7 3.4 GHz 16 GB RAM
Software: Logic Pro X, Eventide/Newfangled Audio ‘Elevate’ Mastering Limiter, Apple Final Cut Pro X (video editing and TH-cam compression).
OUCH! Bad grammar/spelling alert at 1:46. I'm normally better than that... my apologies!
You worry too much! It's nice seeing you be human!
I'm on my fourth or fifth watch and listen of this video. The tone is much better in the one with the bad grammar/spelling. No doubt.
Haha! OK. I'll pull the corrected version. You know I worry about these things. Hang on... FOURTH of FIFTH watch? Robert, you have better things to do. Make us something else. Please.
Brett Kingman in all seriousness. It’s a great piece of music. And I can study the shit out of it. Lots to think about how the pedal works and performs.
Brett Kingman I’ll definitely come back to this video before we release any other combo pedals or a DSv2.
The sonic beauty and mayhem you crank out of the pedal is really amazing. Then to witness you get a whole slew of classic tones at will... This is why Brett is at the top of the heap. Perfect Demo sir.
Indeed !
Hey Robert - was just singing the praises of the dark side to another commenter on here. I emailed Craighton a while back about getting the dark side fuzz as a stand alone pedal - if you ever end up doing that I will gladly be first in line!! Love all your work!
Craighton and I were just talking about that this week! Thanks man!
And lo, behold the MOON!
Best vids about Keeley Dark Side. i have for almost 7 years and its still perfect
My favourite multi. Hands-down.
Feel the power of the Dark Side, young Skywalker..
Bravo. Love that axe!
This is what the soul of it is. I have seriously never seen a better pedal review, pulling out all kinds of variations. You make this pedal sing and grit, then take it to space~
Thanks, Rakh. Very kind. It was pretty easy with this one. Cheers!
Very "Blade Runner Blues", I like it :)
the most epic 8 minutes of my day! 👏👏👏
Me Too!
Robert Keeley thank you for creating such a masterpiece
What a fun little machine!!! Awesome demo, GREAT playing, cheers!!
6:45 loved all of this video but i really loved the thick phase'y vibe here.
WOw! at counter point 2:26 just blew me away. Now I wanna,Iwanna,Iwanna!
Beautiful playing my friend! I was certainly debating on whether or not to buy this pedal but just this video alone made me realize this pedals potential. Just purchased one actually and I can’t wait to try it out
Awesome playing!!
😲....Best pedal sounds/playing ever?? I've seen thousands. But these sounds over speakers sound amazing. Holy cow. Incredible playing. Great job man.
I really need to get one of these.
Trippy.. not bad for 1 pedal. It's like a (properly sized)
fly rig, w useable and experimental features..
I had a Drybell Vibe Machine on my wish list, which is a great piece of kit, when I got this pedal. The Univibe on this was good enough to cross the Drybell (which is more expensive) off my list, and that is essentially one sixth of what this pedal can do!
Bought it for the left side,
but would buy it again just for the right one!
Just got mine Saturday! This is going to be FUN!!! THANKS FOR THE VIDEO!!
great pedal thank you for this review
Roland S Howard would be proud, not only for the guitar but the noise.
I had quite a few beers with Roland. We both spent many years in St Kilda and sometimes met up at the Espy. What a guy. Was wearing RM Williams moleskins in the end ... and they looked good on him! I miss him now.
Muchas gracias !! tu música dice qué eres. Abrazo.
Bought one just to play "Time" and "Money".
The fuzz is way more versatile than I expected.
Same here
Particularly fine playing on this one. Thanks!
Cheers, Adam. All the best to you.
Hi Burgs.
I don't normally like fuzz, but that thing sounds insane, it screams, Crazy good..
Damn. that was mind bending Brett.....
you are an absolute beast. Thanks, Burgs
Man, that was superb!!! Thank you so much. Now j know I must save some money in order to buy this beauty
Every time I hear a demo of that pedal I get GAS even though I have every effect in it somewhere on my pedalboards! I wouldn't even use some of the options, especially the delay! But the 'vibe sounds so cool and the order switching button adds so much versatility. Aaaarrgh!! :D
Lovely demo btw. There's no way you can show off everything the 'Dark Side' can do in less than eight minutes (or less than thirty if you wanted to get comprehensive!) but you still managed to bring out some of its best features.
Kevin Betts Vibe Phase and Rotary are great. Flanger is so-so.
Bravo, fantastic!!!
Epic! Subscribed 👍🏼
Cool you push it war out the gilmour limits!!!
Great
This jaguar is my favorite of your axes!
3:16 this part is flames
Awesome..totally !!!
sounds cool!
Just ... soooo .... gooooood !!!!
Just by coincidence I've got this pedal three weeks ago to do just the same things as you did now ... great ! I'm planning to squeeze the DS through a GFI Specular Tempus just to find out what comes out ! Must be a lot of fun. Let's see ...
Nice demo fo the AXE FX and Fractal LB-2 . ..oh yeah, and the Keeley Dark Side . . :) , , , I bet you could do a great Fripp/Eno demo of the same rig.
Ooh, there's an idea. To be fair, the LB-2 is just the link between the amp and the IR's - which the Axe was running, along with some delay here and there.
Man you are the nuts!!!
“Houston, we have lift off….perform cross checks, we are not able to ratify Crazy Diamonds on a Dark Side pedal…this is heresy….” 🤣🤣🤣 but I digress, excellent soundscapes and lovely noises, good sir!
Haha. You have been very kind - and entertaining - with your comments today. Many thanks, I appreciate it.
@@BrettKingman my pleasure - it’s fun engaging in lively banter with fellas that share a passion for this piece of wood with some metal strang stretched acrosst it 🤣🤓😂
Great guitar!
Wow that was good
cool jag
Aaaand sold.
love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wicked
😵💫 Sonic love!
Sold!
Can somebody just do the Gilmour tones with a picture of the settings. I love your sounds and use this pedal a lot just to get weird like you are, but I just got hired to do a Floyd tribute and I need to nail it in 3 days! Help
amazing! is it possible to get the backing track? or to buy it?
Just awesome. Makes me regret selling mine. I wish he did the fuzz as a stand alone. Apparently the rotten apple is the closest thing..
Jaketone why did you sell it?
Derek I sold it because I had all the analog stand alone modulation effects and Echorec delay pedal already so it was a bit of a waste to have the dark side with one at a time modulation or delay option. That’s no comment on the quality of the mod and delay on the dark side though - it’s totally awesome. The fuzz is my favourite fuzz ever though and I miss it!
Jaketone thanks for the reply. Does the fuzz shaping switch give you alot of options? Can it get crazy rips and arpeggio sounds?
The shaping switch is really great - helps tailor the fuzz to your base amp tone (eg. with a mid pushed amp you might like the scooped setting etc). Its just a really really great muff fuzz. I had a triangle muff clone, a mojo hand iron bell and a JHS muffaletta and the fuzz side of the dark side had better clarity while retaining that huge muff thing. Robert if you are out there I would hand over my wallet for the dark side fuzz in a standalone pedal - no tweaks required!!!!
Jaketone thank you sounds awesome, I'm gonna have to try it out for sure. Keeley makes fantastic pedals.
Great vid! If you want to connect the Keeley to an amp should you do it through the Fx Loop? Thank you.
Holy shit
very nice! where did you find the backing track?
'mon my fourth or fifth watch and listen of these videos. The tone is much better in the one with the bad grammar/spelling. No doubt.
Imagine this:
Tone Workstation>Monterey>Dark Side>Loomer>Compressor Pro (limiter)
😀
With a Boss EV-30 dual ex pedal hooked up to Monterey and/or Dark Side/Loomer.
Indeed, but I'd run the Dark Side and Monterey either parallel or stereo.
Yes, great idea. Or wet/dry/wet
Where would this ideally go in a pedalboard ? Usually modulation / and delays go at the end however with the fuzz component, I’m not sure. Usually fuzz pedals go near the beginning of a board.
hi Brett, always amazing. Do u tried the Dawner Prince Pulse pedal ? what is the best one for Gilmour sounds, at ur opinion ? thx
very nice video, just ordered it! any chance I can download somewhere the backing track you are using in the vids?
can you have Drumbit, put on
Nice! What order are you running the sides? I prefer the left side into the right side.
Where does the backing track come from???
Would buy a copy for sure
Do you prefer the Darkside or the Comfortably Plum pedal?
Right out the gate , the description of your RIG run Down is totally foreign to me , I'm a simple man , I figured running to a combo amp , with a dash of reverb straight through to the dark side pedal into the front of the amp .. I'm afraid of High Tech . Fane ? Wem ? IR's ? Fractal ? X load ? AX FX2 ? what is this ???? you added $10,000.00 to a $300.00 pedal . So where's the Kemper Profiler ? I got a lot of learning to do . You sound AMAZING !!!!!
wow..
I think a shoegaze could do something new and exciting with this. Rather than the Loomer.
Damn this's so slow dive