Keeley Dyno My Roto vs Strymon Lex V2

The Keeley Dyno My Roto and the Strymon Lex V2 are both pedals sharing modulated. The Keeley Dyno My Roto leans lush and analog warmth. The Strymon Lex V2 leans bright.

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.

43% somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Classic Rock
  • Rock
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • modulated
Citation fame
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Price

$143.65via Reverb

Description

The Keeley Dyno My Roto packs lush 1980s rackmount-style modulation into a pedalboard stompbox, combining tri-chorus, rotary speaker, and flanger effects with shared analog warmth. Controls for Rate, Depth, Texture, and Blend shape the sound, and the Texture knob unlocks three LFO shapes, from smooth swirling sine-wave chorus to sharper triangle motion and a stuttering square-wave tri-chorus. It excels at rich, dimensional chorus and authentic flange tones, with a rotary speaker simulation included for Leslie-style movement. It suits players chasing vintage 80s clean tones, ambient textures, and shimmering modulation. The flange and chorus voices are its strongest, while the rotary mode is serviceable rather than class-leading.

The Strymon Lex is a rotary speaker simulator that reproduces a complete rotating-speaker system, modeling the low-frequency bass rotor, the rotating treble horn, the tube-driven amplifier, microphone placement, and the complex interactions between them via Strymon's 24-bit SHARC DSP. Controls for Speed, Preamp Drive, Horn Level, and Mic Distance shape the rotary character, with a Volume knob for boost or cut and a Dry knob to balance dry and effected signal, plus fast and slow speeds with realistic ramping. Widely regarded as among the best digital rotary emulations, it captures both the sound and the feel of playing through a real Leslie. It suits blues, rock, jazz, and worship players wanting authentic, expressive rotary swirl from organ-style shimmer to driven, spinning guitar tones.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Ambient
  • Electronic
  • Jazz
  • Blues
Tonal lean
  • lush
  • analog warmth
  • bright
Good for
citedOccasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.
  • Silent Recording
  • Silent Stage
  • Silent Recording
  • Silent Stage

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