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@ I don't know, but they have similar functionality. I'd recommend checking out a video of the white version if you're curious about how different it sounds.
What a Fantastic demo Emily! You showed so many of the colorful ways a Leslie or Vibratone effect has been used. Again, thanks for a superior demonstration of my new rotary., excellent sound quality, and a very thorough explanation of how to use the features.
Robert,This rotary seems to sound way better than the one in the Monterey pedal...so what gives. Did some new stuff come to light ? Its really hard to even consider the "rotary" in the Monterey even a Rotary!
Yo! Happy freak'in year of new. Good to see you got to demo this beauty! I already got mine. Unapologetic Keeley fan. Jimi used it, but he was more remembered for giving the Univibe it's place in history. Rock&Roll!
4:33 Jimi used a Univibe pedal, which was a clunky 2 piece pedal. l owned one for a time. He used it in the studio [Hey Baby] and live [Star-Spangled Banner, Woodstock.] Hendrix devotee Robin Trower used one extensively on album and live. David Gilmour used one on 'Breathe'.
Rotary speaker is so underrated! I use an EHX C9 pedal and love the effect it has on my blended organ tone. Very 60's sounding with a blended guitar to the front of it.
Hendrix did not use a Leslie, or any mechanical rotating speaker system. Jimi used a Uni-vibe pedal, that was a awful emulation of a rotating speaker, but sounded wicked cool. The Keely sounds warmer than my Strymon Lex. The Lex has a stereo out, but a mono In. The biggest difference I hear from the Keely, to me, is there is only one rotating speaker being emulated. The Strymon Lex emulates a true Leslie cab, which has a treble horn rotating in one direction, and bass speaker facing into a rotating drum rotating in the opposite direction. The 2 speakers speed up and slow down at different rates, so the sound gets very complex… but I kinda like the Keeley’s pre-amp’s saturation better.
He absolutely used a Leslie on a few tracks: Little Wing, Drifting, Tax Free, Angel, Ships Passing Through the Night etc. He used the Leslie in studio way more than the Uni-Vibe in fact. That was more or less a live effect.
Pretty close to a real rotary speaker you find in old Hammond organs. Full of character like those old Leslie speakers. I like your guitar and playing too. Nice work!
Sounds like this would be neat as an always-on pedal for the drive and then freeze/unfreeze the rotary... very nice design and sound, and very well demoed!
I think about 10 yrs back Hammond came out with their own version of a rotary simulator pedal called The Lesile. It sounds great and has a setting that captures the SRV Lesile tone perfectly.
I use the Keeley Dyno-My-Roto, which is a tri-chorus, flanger, and rotary simulator all in one pedal. I break it out occasionally when I’m trying to get those lush, swirling, David Gilmour arpeggio tones from the * dark side of the moon* era, or some of the more psychedelic-flavoured 90s rock, à la Soundgarden on *superunknown* and *down on the upside*. However, that pedal can be a little spiky, even when regulating the input and the output with seven band equaliser, there’s a little too much emphasis on the 4K to 6K range. Since I generally prefer the chorus sound of my CE2, and the flanger sound of my Electric Mistress, I pretty much exclusively use that pedal as a rotary simulator. If this pedal doesn’t kick off scrikin’ the instant I switch it on, this might be worth the investment. Big fan of Keeley’s stuff, but I’m very very difficult to convince to purchase any pedal for more than $100.
Your videos are always the perfect #BLEND of what the features are, how to adjust the #PARAMETERS of the those features, and a great personal #SATURATION of your #GEEKINGOUT on your favorite features which tend to be the same features that I would #GEEKOUT over. @Keeley makes that #MONTEREYPEDAL that seems similar with the double form factor and a #FUZZ #OVERDRIVE if I’m not mistaken. I’ve been looking at the Monterey for awhile (admittedly because I went to college and got my BA, lived and worked there on the former Fort Ord), but I didn’t realize they made a single form #ROTARY. Glad your review came up in my feed. That hasn’t been happening too much.
Procul Harum’s Whiter Shade of Pale is THE classic tune using a Leslie with an organ. Pieces of April by Three Dog Night is an excellent example of guitar thru the Leslie.
I have always opted for a rotovibe pedal because it gives you a rocker style pedal to control the rotation speed with your foot. I love to be able to really control the rotation (vibe) as i go. If this pedal had a connection for an expression pedal that would make it perfect.
If you could have only this or the JHS Artificial Blonde? I already bought this and I’m awaiting it. When you showed how sweet the preamp on this pedal was, I was immediately sold. My next pedal, I’m leaning toward the JHS AB. Thanks.
Hendrix used the Uni-Vibe, beginning with the Woodstock Festival. The producers should have given the device its own credit in the liner notes. It was up-front-and-center on every track.
SRV The Beatles I mean just about most guitar legends have used a rotary effect. This one sounds nice but I’m still with Uncle Larry that Strymon one replicates the drum the best which is what is missing from all replicating pedals imo. It’s not hard to get the horn but anyone who hears in person and knows what the drum does it’s magical and just not quite there in pedals. The best outside of a pedal I have found was in Logic Pros rotary effect
I don't think it is as good as a tech 21 Roto choir, that's all I've been using for 25 years, all the other pedal builders Leslie pedals just don't sound as gritty and good as my original old Leslie except the tried and true roto choir. This does sound really good.
The thing with this pedal and 99.9% of all rotary simulators is the inability to change speed on the fly. Any true organ can do that and organists will use that ability all the time. I do have one pedal (I forget it's name and it's buried in a closet now) that used an expression pedal to change speed. Listen to Jimmy Smith or Bobby Whitlock with Derek & the Dominos change speed and you'll see what I mean.
Get this version directly from Keeley: robertkeeley.com/product/keeley-rotary/ (not affiliate)
Or shop Sweetwater's Limited "I Get Around" Rotary: sweetwater.sjv.io/IGetAroundRotary (affiliate)
Are they effectively the same pedal, with different branding?
@ I don't know, but they have similar functionality. I'd recommend checking out a video of the white version if you're curious about how different it sounds.
What a Fantastic demo Emily! You showed so many of the colorful ways a Leslie or Vibratone effect has been used. Again, thanks for a superior demonstration of my new rotary., excellent sound quality, and a very thorough explanation of how to use the features.
Robert,This rotary seems to sound way better than the one in the Monterey pedal...so what gives. Did some new stuff come to light ? Its really hard to even consider the "rotary" in the Monterey even a Rotary!
The Beatles used the rotary sound on a number of Abbey Road tracks, the guitar solo in Let It Be, also Cream for Badge, ect
Yo! Happy freak'in year of new. Good to see you got to demo this beauty! I already got mine. Unapologetic Keeley fan. Jimi used it, but he was more remembered for giving the Univibe it's place in history. Rock&Roll!
Lots of Leslie on Frampton Comes Alive
A Happy Musical New Year to you & your loved ones. As always an excellent demo which this old gal appreciated - brought out the hippie in me !😊
4:33 Jimi used a Univibe pedal, which was a clunky 2 piece pedal. l owned one for a time. He used it in the studio [Hey Baby] and live [Star-Spangled Banner, Woodstock.] Hendrix devotee Robin Trower used one extensively on album and live. David Gilmour used one on 'Breathe'.
Rotary speaker is so underrated! I use an EHX C9 pedal and love the effect it has on my blended organ tone. Very 60's sounding with a blended guitar to the front of it.
Love your style of playing. Your fingerpicking and fretboard work is very good and an inspiration to me.
I'm not usually into rotary effects, but this pedal sounds so lush and dreamy.
Dittos
Hendrix did not use a Leslie, or any mechanical rotating speaker system. Jimi used a Uni-vibe pedal, that was a awful emulation of a rotating speaker, but sounded wicked cool. The Keely sounds warmer than my Strymon Lex. The Lex has a stereo out, but a mono In.
The biggest difference I hear from the Keely, to me, is there is only one rotating speaker being emulated. The Strymon Lex emulates a true Leslie cab, which has a treble horn rotating in one direction, and bass speaker facing into a rotating drum rotating in the opposite direction. The 2 speakers speed up and slow down at different rates, so the sound gets very complex…
but I kinda like the Keeley’s pre-amp’s saturation better.
He absolutely used a Leslie on a few tracks: Little Wing, Drifting, Tax Free, Angel, Ships Passing Through the Night etc.
He used the Leslie in studio way more than the Uni-Vibe in fact. That was more or less a live effect.
Get that Frampton Leslie sound without having to haul around a Leslie :)
Rick Wright's Hammond, along with David Gilmour's Strat on Pink Floyd 'Echos' is a great example of rotary effects.
Such a cool pedal!
Pretty close to a real rotary speaker you find in old Hammond organs. Full of character like those old Leslie speakers. I like your guitar and playing too. Nice work!
Thank you so well explained and demonstrated! ✌️❤️
Sounds like this would be neat as an always-on pedal for the drive and then freeze/unfreeze the rotary... very nice design and sound, and very well demoed!
I think about 10 yrs back Hammond came out with their own version of a rotary simulator pedal called The Lesile. It sounds great and has a setting that captures the SRV Lesile tone perfectly.
Great example. Clapton played through a Leslie at the end of "Badge".
Sounds great! One of your first demo chord sounds - sounded like the beginning of a Paul Simon song. Nice job!
First, Happy New Year! I love this pedal. I want one. It's definitely going on my wish list.
Happy New Year!
Great sounding pedal, great presentation!
Wow, I can’t believe how much I like this.
I know, right?
Yeah, I want one! great playing, thanks.
It don't come easy is a famous example
Besides the keeley caverns, this is probably the one I want most out of their pedals. I love the sound of the rotary ❤️.
I use the Keeley Dyno-My-Roto, which is a tri-chorus, flanger, and rotary simulator all in one pedal. I break it out occasionally when I’m trying to get those lush, swirling, David Gilmour arpeggio tones from the * dark side of the moon* era, or some of the more psychedelic-flavoured 90s rock, à la Soundgarden on *superunknown* and *down on the upside*. However, that pedal can be a little spiky, even when regulating the input and the output with seven band equaliser, there’s a little too much emphasis on the 4K to 6K range.
Since I generally prefer the chorus sound of my CE2, and the flanger sound of my Electric Mistress, I pretty much exclusively use that pedal as a rotary simulator. If this pedal doesn’t kick off scrikin’ the instant I switch it on, this might be worth the investment. Big fan of Keeley’s stuff, but I’m very very difficult to convince to purchase any pedal for more than $100.
Great review, cool pedal.
Your videos are always the perfect #BLEND of what the features are, how to adjust the #PARAMETERS of the those features, and a great personal #SATURATION of your #GEEKINGOUT on your favorite features which tend to be the same features that I would #GEEKOUT over. @Keeley makes that #MONTEREYPEDAL that seems similar with the double form factor and a #FUZZ #OVERDRIVE if I’m not mistaken. I’ve been looking at the Monterey for awhile (admittedly because I went to college and got my BA, lived and worked there on the former Fort Ord), but I didn’t realize they made a single form #ROTARY.
Glad your review came up in my feed. That hasn’t been happening too much.
Procul Harum’s Whiter Shade of Pale is THE classic tune using a Leslie with an organ. Pieces of April by Three Dog Night is an excellent example of guitar thru the Leslie.
This makes me want to buy this! Cool effect when it’s like this
What a sweet, simple pedal. I'd like to try playing my Wurlitzer 200a electric piano through one to get some Hammond-like vibes!
Rotary effects are my favorite effect (along with Fuzz) and I have all of the Major ones, but the Keeley intrigues me.
I have always opted for a rotovibe pedal because it gives you a rocker style pedal to control the rotation speed with your foot. I love to be able to really control the rotation (vibe) as i go. If this pedal had a connection for an expression pedal that would make it perfect.
If you could have only this or the JHS Artificial Blonde? I already bought this and I’m awaiting it. When you showed how sweet the preamp on this pedal was, I was immediately sold.
My next pedal, I’m leaning toward the JHS AB.
Thanks.
Hendrix used the Uni-Vibe, beginning with the Woodstock Festival.
The producers should have given the device its own credit in the liner notes.
It was up-front-and-center on every track.
Nice review. I just stumbled onto your channel.
Glad you liked it!
Great review
Nice. Thank you!
Sound excellent! ❤
Pretty sure Hendrix extensively used the Univibe live ( A Leslie emulator) but he used real Leslie's in the studio. Particularly on Electric Ladyland.
SRV The Beatles I mean just about most guitar legends have used a rotary effect. This one sounds nice but I’m still with Uncle Larry that Strymon one replicates the drum the best which is what is missing from all replicating pedals imo. It’s not hard to get the horn but anyone who hears in person and knows what the drum does it’s magical and just not quite there in pedals. The best outside of a pedal I have found was in Logic Pros rotary effect
Was that your rendition of the Vince Guaraldi Trio's "Skating"? I liked it more than the pedal!😃
I need to learn that Vince guaraldi arrangement you played
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great demo as always. super handsome guitar as well.
I recognize that peanuts lick you played . I think that one is snoopy skating
The song Skating perhaps 😮. Vince Guaraldi Trio. 😂
I got one. I like it better than Lex, Neo and Pulse. It’s really fantastic. And easy to use.
Amazing like a Leslie.
Just wondering wheather it's Analog or Digital ?
Cranked all the way brings back bad flashbacks of "Pictures of Matchstick Men" by Status Quo
Jimi used a Univibe. Angel from Cry of Love is a good example.
I believe an actual Leslie cab is used on that, clearly mic'd in stereo and slightly overdriven. A Uni-Vibe doesn't sound like that.
This is how pedals should be demonstrated.
I like your show thanks.
Thanks for watching!
I don't think it is as good as a tech 21 Roto choir, that's all I've been using for 25 years, all the other pedal builders Leslie pedals just don't sound as gritty and good as my original old Leslie except the tried and true roto choir. This does sound really good.
The thing with this pedal and 99.9% of all rotary simulators is the inability to change speed on the fly. Any true organ can do that and organists will use that ability all the time. I do have one pedal (I forget it's name and it's buried in a closet now) that used an expression pedal to change speed. Listen to Jimmy Smith or Bobby Whitlock with Derek & the Dominos change speed and you'll see what I mean.
LIAR by Three Dog Night has Guitar thru A Leslie in It
instant Durutti Column
i have the keely moneterey that is suppossed to have a rtotary and it SUCKS ASS..this seems better
It sounds like any other rotary pedal. Nothing special about it. My boss processor has a good rotary sound patch I made.