Benson Amps Tap Tempo vs Keeley Nocturne

The Benson Amps Tap Tempo and the Keeley Nocturne are both pedals sharing modulated, ambient. The Benson Amps Tap Tempo leans shimmer and pristine.

Similarity
citedBlended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.

47% — somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Ambient
  • Experimental
  • Post-Rock
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • modulated
  • ambient
Citation fame
citedCitation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.
0%
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Price

$279via Reverb

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Description

The Benson Amps Tap Tempo Delay is a boutique delay pedal from Benson Amps, a hand-built amplifier and effects company based in Portland, Oregon. It covers a 30 to 1250ms delay range with tap tempo synchronisation powered by the open-source Bontempo calibration technology, which eliminates the pitch-warping commonly associated with adjusting delay time while notes are ringing. An LFO section with three selectable waveforms — sine, square, and random — adds modulation to the repeats, ranging from subtle chorus-style movement to unpredictable, crumbling decay. Repeats degrade with an analog-style bloom and flutter character.

The Keeley Nocturne is a delay pedal from Keeley Electronics (Edmond, Oklahoma), delivering dark, atmospheric delay with a nocturnal, twilight character for ambient, post-rock, and experimental guitar. The Nocturne provides warm, evolving delay textures with modulation for dark and introspective guitar playing at Keeley Oklahoma boutique quality.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
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  • Electronic
Tonal lean
  • shimmer
  • pristine
  • slapback
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Good for
citedOccasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.
  • Live
  • Live
  • Studio
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