Keeley Magnetic Echo Delay v2 vs Strymon EC-1

The Keeley Magnetic Echo Delay v2 and the Strymon EC-1 are both pedals sharing analog warmth, warm. The Keeley Magnetic Echo Delay v2 leans modulated. The Strymon EC-1 leans slapback and ambient. Current prices: $127.49 vs $279.

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.

48% — somewhat different

Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • analog warmth
  • warm
Citation fame
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Price

$127.49via Reverb

$279via Reverb

Description

The Keeley Magnetic Echo Delay V2 is a magnetic tape echo emulation delay from Keeley Electronics (Edmond, Oklahoma), delivering the warmth, degradation, and modulation of vintage magnetic tape echo units in the second version of the Magnetic Echo design. V2 refines the original Magnetic Echo with improved tape saturation, wow, flutter, and repeat character at Keeley Oklahoma boutique quality.

The Strymon EC-1 Single Head dTape Echo distills the core tone of the acclaimed El Capistan into a compact, gig-ready pedal focused on a single moving tape head, modeled after a specific modified Echoplex EP-2. Using Strymon's dTape DSP algorithms and SHARC processing, it captures the natural warmth, wow and flutter, and sonic idiosyncrasies of real tape echo without the maintenance of analog tape. It delivers everything from tight slapback and rhythmic repeats to warm, saturated, self-oscillating echoes, with controls for tape age, wow and flutter, and mechanisms that recreate authentic tape behavior. Streamlined yet deep, it suits players wanting classic, characterful tape delay in a smaller footprint, ideal for vintage rock, ambient, and players chasing that revered Echoplex preamp warmth and organic repeat character.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Classic Rock
  • Electronic
  • Country
  • Ambient
  • Indie
  • Rock
Tonal lean
  • modulated
  • slapback
  • ambient
Good for
citedOccasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.
  • Live
  • Studio
  • Live
  • Studio
  • Worship
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