JHS 3 Series Oil Can Delay vs Keeley Magnetic Echo
The JHS 3 Series Oil Can Delay and the Keeley Magnetic Echo are both pedals sharing modulated, low gain, transparent. The JHS 3 Series Oil Can Delay leans analog warmth. The Keeley Magnetic Echo leans slapback and pristine. Current prices: $99 vs $126.65.
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Blended 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.57% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Ambient
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
- low gain
- transparent
- ambient
- warm
Keeley Magnetic Echo
Keeley · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$99via Reverb
$126.65via Reverb
The JHS 3 Series Oil Can Delay is a delay pedal inspired by vintage oil can echo devices, from JHS Pedals' budget-friendly 3 Series line, priced at $99. Controls include Mix (wet/dry), Speed (delay time, 100ms–330ms), and Feedback (repeat count), plus a toggle that switches between light and heavy modulation intensity. Developed in collaboration with Nels Cline of Wilco, it emulates the warbling, organic character of classic oil can echo units. True bypass.
The Keeley Magnetic Echo is a modulated tape-style delay that simulates warm tube tape echo using a lo-fi delay voice, gently filtered repeats, and subtle modulation. It produces a warm, smooth sound with no glassy digital edge, sitting less in-your-face than typical digital delays while staying guitar-friendly. Controls for Time, Regen, and Level set the delay, with delay times spanning roughly 40 to 600 milliseconds, while dedicated Wow and Flutter Depth and Rate controls add authentic tape pitch movement for vintage or unique textures. It suits players after classic tape echo warmth for slapback, rhythmic repeats, and ambient trails. In shoot-outs its repeats are praised as sounding closer to real tape, with more sophisticated modulation than rivals.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Country
- Experimental
- Blues
- Indie
- analog warmth
- slapback
- pristine
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Live
- Studio