The Keeley Caverns V2 is a Keeley delay pedal. Close alternatives include the Keeley Magnetic Echo and the J. Rockett Clockwork Echo. It pairs well with the Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp and the Marshall Super Bass.
Keeley Caverns V2
Keeley · pedal
The Keeley Caverns V2 combines a warm analog-style tape delay and a lush reverb in one pedal, fine-tuned so the two effects blend without turning into mush. Its delay offers up to 650 milliseconds of warm, tape-voiced echo, slightly darker than the dry signal with saturation progressively added to later repeats, clean enough for rhythmic delays yet warm enough to stay out of the way on spacier passages, with modulation available. The reverb side offers Spring, Shimmer, and Modulated modes, with the Spring setting praised as remarkably faithful to a real Princeton Reverb tank and a subtle, authentic tremolo available via the Rate knob. Crucially the delay and reverb do not fight when run together, avoiding the wallowing soup of many combined units. It suits ambient, indie, surf, and rock players wanting a versatile, board-friendly space-making delay and reverb in one.
- reverb
- delay
- tape delay
- echo
- tremolo
- subtle
- tank
- spring
Good for
- Live
- Studio
- Worship
Genres the Keeley Caverns V2 is commonly used in
- Ambient
- Indie
- Rock
- Rockabilly
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Lo Fi
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Post Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Keeley Caverns V2
Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp
Vox
22% matchWhere this leans dark, Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp answers back bright
Marshall Super Bass
Marshall
22% matchMarshall Super Bass leans bright right where the dark tone needs it
Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass
Vox
tonal matchVox Mini SuperBeetle Bass leans bright right where the dark tone needs it
Blackstar HT Stage 100H MK III Snakeskin
Blackstar
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Blackstar HT Stage 100H MK III Snakeskin brings the high gain it's missing
Marshall 2203KK Kerry King JCM800
Marshall
tonal matchWhere this leans dark, Marshall 2203KK Kerry King JCM800 answers back bright
Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head
Peavey
tonal matchRun Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Díaz CD-100 Amp Head
Diaz
tonal matchDíaz CD-100 Amp Head leans bright right where the dark tone needs it
Bad Cat *PRE Order* Hot Cat Head
Bad Cat
tonal matchBad Cat *PRE Order* Hot Cat Head's bright balances out the dark tone
Pedals that stack with the Keeley Caverns V2
Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz
Wren And Cuff
21% matchRun Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
JHS Angry Charlie
JHS Pedals
21% matchWhere this leans dark, JHS Angry Charlie answers back bright
Walrus Audio Lillian
Walrus Audio
16% matchKeep Keeley Caverns V2's analog warmth voice out front: Walrus Audio Lillian goes after Keeley Caverns V2 in the signal chain so its bright voice doesn't muddy it
Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble
pedal
16% matchKeep Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble after Keeley Caverns V2 in the signal chain, clear of Keeley Caverns V2's own gain stage
Maxon FF10 Fuzz Elements Fire
Maxon
tonal matchWhere this leans dark, Maxon FF10 Fuzz Elements Fire answers back bright
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2
Dr Scientist
tonal matchDr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2's fuzzy fills in what this low gain tone doesn't make on its own
Xotic Robotalk 2
Xotic
tonal matchRun Xotic Robotalk 2 into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Carl Martin Panama
Carl Martin
tonal matchRun Carl Martin Panama into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Keeley Magnetic Echo
Keeley
79% similarityShared character: delay, dry_signal, dark
J. Rockett Clockwork Echo
J Rockett
76% similarityShared character: delay, dry_signal, dark
Alexander Pedals Amnesia Delay
Alexander Pedals
75% similarityShared character: delay, dry_signal, reverb
J. Rockett Immortal Echo
J Rockett
75% similarityShared character: delay, dry_signal, ambient
TC Electronic Echobrain Analog Delay Effetto Delay A
TC Electronic
75% similarityShared character: delay, dry_signal, reverb
MXR Analog Delay
MXR
74% similarityShared character: delay, dry_signal, pedal
Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini
Dunlop
74% similarityShared character: delay, dry_signal, dark
Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay
Mad Professor
74% similarityShared character: delay, dry_signal, ambient
Electro-Harmonix Nano Deluxe MM
Electro-Harmonix
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Strymon El Capistan
Strymon
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Keeley Eccos Tape Flanged Delay
Keeley
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Boss RE-2 Space Echo
Boss
95% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Keeley Caverns V2?+
The closest matches in character are the Keeley Magnetic Echo, the J. Rockett Clockwork Echo, the Alexander Pedals Amnesia Delay.
What pairs well with the Keeley Caverns V2?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp, Marshall Super Bass, Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass — Where this leans dark, Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp answers back bright.