Keeley Filaments vs Tone City Double Engine T40 Rectified High Energy

The Keeley Filaments and the Tone City Double Engine T40 Rectified High Energy are both pedals sharing tight. The Keeley Filaments leans high gain and mid-forward. Current prices: $189 vs $134.

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.

46% somewhat different

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

$189via Reverb

$134via Reverb

Description

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 Tone City Double Engine T40 Rectified is a budget high-gain distortion pedal from Tone City inspired by Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier amplifiers, delivering tight, modern high-gain distortion in a compact mini format at budget pricing.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Electronic
  • Rock
Tonal lean
  • high gain
  • mid-forward
  • saturated
  • transparent
Good for
citedOccasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.
  • Busking
  • Live

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