Keeley Filaments vs TC Electronic Dark Matter Distortion
The Keeley Filaments and the TC Electronic Dark Matter Distortion are both pedals sharing high gain, tight. The Keeley Filaments leans mid-forward and saturated. The TC Electronic Dark Matter Distortion leans aggressive. Current prices: $189 vs $62.90.
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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.51% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Electronic
- Metal
- Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- high gain
- tight
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$189via Reverb
$62.90via Reverb
The Keeley Filaments is a high-gain distortion pedal from Keeley Electronics delivering tight, focused, harmonically rich saturation suited to modern rock and metal applications. The circuit provides powerful gain with controlled low-end tightness and mid-presence for note definition in dense playing contexts. The Filaments is positioned as Keeley's primary high-gain distortion offering, providing the saturated, cutting character needed for modern heavy music without the loose, unfocused quality of some fuzz-based high-gain designs.
The TC Electronic Dark Matter Distortion is a high-gain distortion pedal from TC Electronic of Aarhus, Denmark, delivering aggressive, high-gain distortion with tight, modern character and TC Electronic's practical control set in an accessible format.
- mid-forward
- saturated
- transparent
- aggressive