The Keeley Magnetic Echo is a Keeley delay pedal, currently around $126.65. Close alternatives include the J. Rockett Immortal Echo and the Keeley Caverns V2. It pairs well with the Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp and the Marshall Super Bass.
Keeley Magnetic Echo
Keeley · pedal
The Keeley Magnetic Echo is a modulated tape-style delay that simulates warm tube tape echo using a lo-fi delay voice, gently filtered repeats, and subtle modulation. It produces a warm, smooth sound with no glassy digital edge, sitting less in-your-face than typical digital delays while staying guitar-friendly. Controls for Time, Regen, and Level set the delay, with delay times spanning roughly 40 to 600 milliseconds, while dedicated Wow and Flutter Depth and Rate controls add authentic tape pitch movement for vintage or unique textures. It suits players after classic tape echo warmth for slapback, rhythmic repeats, and ambient trails. In shoot-outs its repeats are praised as sounding closer to real tape, with more sophisticated modulation than rivals.
- modulation
- delay
- tape echo
- warmth
- ambient
- pitch
- slapback
- vintage
Good for
- Live
- Studio
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Keeley Magnetic Echo is commonly used in
- Blues
- Ambient
- Indie
- Lo Fi
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rockabilly
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Post Rock
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Amps that pair well with the Keeley Magnetic Echo
Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp
Vox
26% matchRun Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp after it and the dark edge settles into something more bright
Marshall Super Bass
Marshall
26% matchMarshall Super Bass's bright balances out the dark tone
Randall Lynch Box
Randall
20% matchRun the Magnetic Echo in the Lynch Box's loop so its warm tape-style echoes trail the amp's tight metal gain, not blur into it.
Randall RG100ES
Randall
14% matchKeep Randall RG100ES's tight voice out front: Keeley Magnetic Echo goes in Randall RG100ES's effects loop so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it
Bad Cat *PRE Order* Hot Cat Head
Bad Cat
11% matchKeep Keeley Magnetic Echo in Bad Cat *PRE Order* Hot Cat Head's effects loop, clear of Bad Cat *PRE Order* Hot Cat Head's own gain stage
Mesa/Boogie Studio Preamp
Mesa Boogie
10% matchKeep Mesa/Boogie Studio Preamp's transparent voice out front: Keeley Magnetic Echo goes in Mesa/Boogie Studio Preamp's effects loop so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it
2002 Fender Hot Rod Deluxe II Combo
amplifier
9% matchKeep the Magnetic Echo in the Hot Rod Deluxe's loop for warm, modulated tape-echo texture beyond the amp's own spring reverb.
Bad Cat Jet Black
Bad Cat
9% matchKeep Keeley Magnetic Echo in Bad Cat Jet Black's effects loop, clear of Bad Cat Jet Black's own gain stage
Pedals that stack with the Keeley Magnetic Echo
Browne Amplification Carbon
Browne Amplification
24% matchRun Browne Amplification Carbon after it and the dark edge settles into something more bright
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler
Dr Scientist
24% matchDr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler's low gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Walrus Audio Lillian
Walrus Audio
20% matchWalrus Audio Lillian's bright voice goes after Keeley Magnetic Echo in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Keeley Magnetic Echo's own modulated character
TC Electronic SCF Gold SE Stereo
TC Electronic
18% matchKeep TC Electronic SCF Gold SE Stereo after Keeley Magnetic Echo in the signal chain, clear of Keeley Magnetic Echo's own gain stage
JAM Pedals Fuzz Phrase Si Silicon Fuzz
Jam Pedals
15% matchKeep JAM Pedals Fuzz Phrase Si Silicon Fuzz's silicon voice out front: Keeley Magnetic Echo goes after JAM Pedals Fuzz Phrase Si Silicon Fuzz in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it
NuX NDS-5 Fireman Distortion Dual Brown Sound
Nux
15% matchPut Keeley Magnetic Echo after NuX NDS-5 Fireman Distortion Dual Brown Sound in the signal chain, clear of NuX NDS-5 Fireman Distortion Dual Brown Sound's own gain stage
Maxon FF10 Fuzz Elements Fire
Maxon
14% matchKeeley Magnetic Echo's modulated voice goes after Maxon FF10 Fuzz Elements Fire in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Maxon FF10 Fuzz Elements Fire's own fuzzy character
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
tonal matchAshdown Geezer Butler Signature's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Keeley Magnetic Echo delivers it
Cheaper alternatives
Pigtronix Constellator
Pigtronix
76% similarityShared character: dark, delay, ambient
Visual Sound GarageTone Axle Grease
Visual Sound
74% similarityShared character: dark, dry_signal, delay
Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol. 2
Alexander Pedals
97% similaritysimilar tone character
JHS Pedals JHS 3 Series Tape Delay
JHS Pedals
97% similaritysimilar tone character
JHS 3 Series Oil Can Delay
JHS Pedals
97% similaritysimilar tone character
Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
97% similaritysimilar tone character
Boutique & premium upgrades
Alexander Pedals Quadrant Audio Mirror
Alexander Pedals
75% similarityShared character: delay, dry_signal, dark
Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay
Mad Professor
75% similarityShared character: dry_signal, delay, ambient
Electro-Harmonix Nano Memory Toy
Electro-Harmonix
75% similarityShared character: dry_signal, dark, delay
Fairfield Circuitry Meet Maude
Fairfield Circuitry
74% similarityShared character: delay, dry_signal, dark
Keeley Eccos Tape Flanged Delay
Keeley
97% similaritysimilar tone character
Keeley Halo
Keeley
97% similaritysimilar tone character
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J. Rockett Immortal Echo
J Rockett
80% similarityShared character: dry_signal, delay, ambient
Keeley Caverns V2
Keeley
79% similarityShared character: delay, dry_signal, dark
J. Rockett Clockwork Echo
J Rockett
78% similarityShared character: dry_signal, dark, delay
Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini
Dunlop
76% similarityShared character: dry_signal, dark, delay
Strymon El Capistan
Strymon
75% similarityShared character: dark, delay, ambient
T-Rex Replicator D'luxe
T Rex
74% similarityShared character: intuitive_controls, delay, warm
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Keeley Magnetic Echo?+
The closest matches in character are the J. Rockett Immortal Echo, the Keeley Caverns V2, the J. Rockett Clockwork Echo. Budget picks: Pigtronix Constellator, Visual Sound GarageTone Axle Grease, Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol. 2. Boutique upgrades: Alexander Pedals Quadrant Audio Mirror, Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay, Electro-Harmonix Nano Memory Toy.
What pairs well with the Keeley Magnetic Echo?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp, Marshall Super Bass, Randall Lynch Box — Run Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp after it and the dark edge settles into something more bright.
How much does the Keeley Magnetic Echo cost?+
Around $126.65 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).
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