The Keeley New-Halo-Core is a Keeley delay pedal, currently around $249. Close alternatives include the Roland RE-202 Space Echo and the Pigtronix PHI Echolution Delay. It pairs well with the Marshall Plexi 1959SLP and the Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head.

Keeley New-Halo-Core

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The Keeley Halo Core is a streamlined, compact version of the Halo Andy Timmons Dual Echo, distilling the signature modulated diffusion delay into three modes: Andy's iconic HALO sound, Quarter Note, and Dotted Eighth. It produces cascading, dancing repeats held together with tape-style modulation, saturation, and compression, creating a reverb-like diffusion that stays out of the way of the dry guitar. Features include true stereo input and output, switchable trails or true bypass, infinite repeats, and tap-controllable subdivisions including dotted-eighth, quarter-note, and golden-ratio stacked echoes. Its brushed black and silver enclosure feels premium and road-ready. It suits ambient leads and expansive stereo textures, delivering the celebrated Halo voice in a smaller footprint.

What stands out

  • “The Halo Core preserves the signature cascading diffusion of the full Halo, with tape-style modulation, saturation, and compression giving the stereo repeats an organic, three-dimensional character across its three modes”

    — from the reviews

  • “Limitations include a steep learning curve and tightly packed controls that hinder quick live tweaks, plus a strongly voiced ambient character better suited to atmospheric lead work than simple utility delay”

    — from the reviews

  • “It suits ambient leads and expansive stereo textures, delivering the celebrated Halo voice in a smaller footprint”

    — from the listing

  • “Features include true stereo input and output, switchable trails or true bypass, infinite repeats, and tap-controllable subdivisions including dotted-eighth, quarter-note, and golden-ratio stacked echoes”

    — from the listing

  • “It produces cascading, dancing repeats held together with tape-style modulation, saturation, and compression, creating a reverb-like diffusion that stays out of the way of the dry guitar”

    — from the listing

  • stereo
  • delay
  • lead
  • ambient
  • modulation
  • compression
  • dry
  • infinite

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio
  • Worship
$249View on Reverb

Price updated Oct 23, 2026

Genres the Keeley New-Halo-Core is commonly used in

  • Rock
  • Ambient
  • Post Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Lo Fi
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Shoegaze
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Experimental
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Amps that pair well with the Keeley New-Halo-Core

Marshall Plexi 1959SLP

amplifier

16% match

Marshall Plexi 1959SLP leans toward aggressive, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head

Dumble

15% match

Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head leans toward dynamic, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Pedals that stack with the Keeley New-Halo-Core

MXR Distortion+

MXR

10% match
$155via Reverb

MXR Distortion+ leans toward gritty, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Beetronics Swarm

Beetronics

10% match
$249via Reverb

Beetronics Swarm leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Electro-Harmonix Small Stone

Electro-Harmonix

9% match
$230.88via Reverb

Put Electro-Harmonix Small Stone after Keeley New-Halo-Core in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Keeley New-Halo-Core

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator

pedal

9% match

Put Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator after Keeley New-Halo-Core in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Keeley New-Halo-Core

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Cheaper alternatives

Fender Hammertone Delay

Fender

63% similarity
$87.19via Reverb

Shared character: small footprint, delay, true bypass

Boss DD-3T

Boss

59% similarity
$134.71via Reverb

Shared character: true bypass, delay, ambient

Boss RE-2 Space Echo

Boss

57% similarity
$185.69via Reverb

Shared character: delay, stereo, ambient

Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay

Mad Professor

57% similarity
$174.92via Reverb

Shared character: delay, digital, ambient

EarthQuaker Devices Dispatch Master v1

EarthQuaker Devices

56% similarity
$199via Reverb

Shared character: delay, reverb, digital

Wampler Faux Tape Echo

Wampler

96% similarity
$155.95via Reverb

similar tone character

Boutique & premium upgrades

EarthQuaker Devices Avalanche Run

EarthQuaker Devices

59% similarity
$351.78via Reverb

Shared character: stereo, true bypass, digital

Source Audio SA263 Collider

Source Audio

57% similarity
$367via Reverb

Shared character: stereo, digital, delay

Eventide Rose Modulated Digital Delay

Eventide

95% similarity
$350via Reverb

similar tone character

Strymon El Capistan

Strymon

95% similarity
$379via Reverb

similar tone character

Strymon TimeLine

Strymon

95% similarity
$415.74via Reverb

similar tone character

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Roland RE-202 Space Echo

Roland

63% similarity

Shared character: stereo, digital, delay

Pigtronix PHI Echolution Delay

Pigtronix

60% similarity

Shared character: stereo, true bypass, digital

Strymon EC-1

Strymon

60% similarity
$279via Reverb

Shared character: small footprint, delay, compact

Universal Audio Uafx Del-Verb

Universal Audio

59% similarity

Shared character: digital, delay, ambient

Strymon El Capistan dTape Echo

pedal

59% similarity

Shared character: delay, true bypass, digital

Boss RE-202 Space Echo

Boss

57% similarity
$238.39via Reverb

Shared character: delay, stereo, digital

See all alternatives to the Keeley New-Halo-Core (cheaper + boutique) →

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Keeley New-Halo-Core?+

The closest matches in character are the Roland RE-202 Space Echo, the Pigtronix PHI Echolution Delay, the Strymon EC-1. Budget picks: Fender Hammertone Delay, Boss DD-3T, Boss RE-2 Space Echo. Boutique upgrades: EarthQuaker Devices Avalanche Run, Source Audio SA263 Collider, Eventide Rose Modulated Digital Delay.

What pairs well with the Keeley New-Halo-Core?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Plexi 1959SLP, Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head, MXR Distortion+ — Marshall Plexi 1959SLP leans toward aggressive, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.

How much does the Keeley New-Halo-Core cost?+

Around $249 (live listing price, updated Oct 23, 2026).

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