The Keeley Compressor Plus is a Keeley compressor pedal, currently around $126.65. Close alternatives include the Wampler Ego Compressor and the Origin Effects Cali76 Compact. It pairs well with the Dumble Steel String Singer and the Ampeg Rocket Bass RB-115 Combo Bass Amp.
Keeley Compressor Plus
Keeley · pedal
The Keeley Compressor Plus is a highly regarded four-knob optical-style compressor that builds on Keeley's earlier designs with a wet/dry blend, a post-compression tone control, and a single-coil/humbucker toggle. Rather than reproducing a perfectly clean version of the signal, it inflects the tone with its own full, sparkly, slick personality, and players often notice how dull and loose their bypass tone sounds once it is engaged. It functions as both a compressor and an expander/sustainer, limiting peaks while adding gain as notes fade for increased sustain, and the blend control preserves strong pick attack alongside that sustain. The tone control restores high-frequency shimmer often lost when attacks are flattened, while the pickup toggle optimizes the input. Praised for an outstanding price-to-quality ratio, it suits country, funk, pop, blues, and rock players wanting versatile, musical compression and sustain.
- compressor
- compression
- dry
- shimmer
- pick attack
- sustainer
- peak
- sustain
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Keeley Compressor Plus is commonly used in
Amps that pair well with the Keeley Compressor Plus
Dumble Steel String Singer
Dumble
33% matchPush the Compressor Plus' dry, shimmering squash into the Steel String Singer's liquid, organic Dumble tone and the dynamics stay musical.
Ampeg Rocket Bass RB-115 Combo Bass Amp
Ampeg
30% matchThe Rocket Bass's broad, warm voice gives the Compressor Plus's evened-out pick attack plenty of low end to sit inside.
Supro Royale 1x12 combo
Supro
6% matchKeeley Compressor Plus's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Supro 1697RH Galaxy 2-Channel 50W Head
Supro
5% matchKeeley Compressor Plus's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Peavey Nashville 112 Amp
Peavey
5% matchKeeley Compressor Plus leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Ceriatone Crème Brûlée
Ceriatone
5% matchCeriatone Crème Brûlée's dynamic character and Keeley Compressor Plus's compressed voice sit in the same lane rather than fighting each other
Fender Prosonic
amplifier
tonal matchFender Prosonic warms up and rounds off a bright tone
Gibson GA-50
Gibson
tonal matchGibson GA-50 warms up and rounds off a bright tone
Pedals that stack with the Keeley Compressor Plus
Greer Relic
Greer
24% matchRun the Compressor Plus before the Relic for shimmer and pick-attack control before that vintage germanium drive kicks in.
Catalinbread SFT
Catalinbread
24% matchThe Compressor Plus' dry, shimmering squash evens out the attack before it ever reaches the SFT's own thick, compressed British drive.
One Control Lingonberry Overdrive
One Control
21% matchThe Compressor Plus's dry sustain feeds the Lingonberry a consistent signal so its warm blues drive responds evenly.
TC Electronic Dark Matter Distortion
TC Electronic
20% matchWhat Keeley Compressor Plus brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Menatone None More Black
Menatone
19% matchWhat Keeley Compressor Plus brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg
MXR
18% matchWhat Keeley Compressor Plus brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
pedal
15% matchDL4's warm, vintage-modeled repeats trail Compressor Plus's shimmering, pick-attack-controlled compression at the end of the chain. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
FoxGear EchoSex
Foxgear
15% matchKeep the EchoSex after the Compressor Plus — the shimmer and pick-attack control stay intact and the vintage echo just repeats a controlled signal. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
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Cheaper alternatives
Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer
Boss
73% similarityShared character: sustain, peak, signal
Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Germanium Gold Ltd.
Pigtronix
73% similarityShared character: sustain, blend, compressor
JHS 3 Series Compressor
JHS Pedals
72% similarityShared character: peak, high_end, compressor
Cordovox CO-8
Cordovox
67% similarityShared character: signal, compressor, true_bypass
Electro-Harmonix Nano Tone Corset
Electro-Harmonix
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Artec Turbo Compressor
Artec
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Boutique & premium upgrades
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Wampler Ego Compressor
pedal
73% similarityShared character: input, sustain, blend
Origin Effects Cali76 Compact
Origin Effects
73% similarityShared character: sustain, blend, high_end
MXR Custom Shop CSP028 Vintage Dyna Comp
pedal
72% similarityShared character: sustain, peak, signal
Analog Man Comprossor
Analog Man
71% similarityShared character: sustain, signal, compressor
Keeley Compressor Good Ol'Edition
Keeley
70% similarity“so some players add a tone control or upgrade to the Plus for more shaping”
Xotic SP Compressor
Xotic
68% similarityShared character: pickups, blend, compressor
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Keeley Compressor Plus?+
The closest matches in character are the Wampler Ego Compressor, the Origin Effects Cali76 Compact, the MXR Custom Shop CSP028 Vintage Dyna Comp. Budget picks: Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer, Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Germanium Gold Ltd., JHS 3 Series Compressor. Boutique upgrades: Origin Effects Cali76 V2 FET Compressor, Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor.
What pairs well with the Keeley Compressor Plus?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Dumble Steel String Singer, Ampeg Rocket Bass RB-115 Combo Bass Amp, Supro Royale 1x12 combo — Push the Compressor Plus' dry, shimmering squash into the Steel String Singer's liquid, organic Dumble tone and the dynamics stay musical..
How much does the Keeley Compressor Plus cost?+
Around $126.65 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).
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