The Keeley Nocturne is a Keeley delay pedal. Close alternatives include the Pigtronix Echolution and the Keeley Mesmer. It pairs well with the Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp and the Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head.

Keeley Nocturne

Keeley · pedal

The Keeley Nocturne is a delay pedal from Keeley Electronics (Edmond, Oklahoma), delivering dark, atmospheric delay with a nocturnal, twilight character for ambient, post-rock, and experimental guitar. The Nocturne provides warm, evolving delay textures with modulation for dark and introspective guitar playing at Keeley Oklahoma boutique quality.

  • delay
  • dark
  • ambient
  • boutique
  • modulation
  • post rock
  • overdrive
  • electronic

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio

Genres the Keeley Nocturne is commonly used in

  • Post-Rock
  • Experimental
  • Electronic
  • Ambient
  • Shoegaze
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Lo Fi
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Keeley Nocturne

Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp

Vox

27% match
$799via Reverb

Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp's bright balances out the dark tone

Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head

Vox

26% match

Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head leans bright right where the dark tone needs it

Vox MSB25 Mini SuperBeetle

Vox

tonal match
$394.44via Reverb

Run Vox MSB25 Mini SuperBeetle after it and the dark edge settles into something more glassy

Ceriatone Dizzy 30

Ceriatone

tonal match

Ceriatone Dizzy 30 leans bright right where the dark tone needs it

Bad Cat Cub V EL84

Bad Cat

tonal match

Bad Cat Cub V EL84's glassy balances out the dark tone

Vox Ac30 1960s

Vox

tonal match

Vox Ac30 1960s leans glassy right where the dark tone needs it

Boss Waza-Air

Boss

tonal match
$314.10via Reverb

Where this leans dark, Boss Waza-Air answers back bright

Egnater VN-412A

Egnater

tonal match
$844.67via Reverb

Run Egnater VN-412A after it and the dark edge settles into something more bright

Pedals that stack with the Keeley Nocturne

Catalinbread Galileo

Catalinbread

25% match

Run Catalinbread Galileo after it and the dark edge settles into something more bright

Catalinbread Formula 55

Catalinbread

21% match
$161.49via Reverb

Catalinbread Formula 55's bright balances out the dark tone

Wampler Latitude Deluxe Tremolo

Wampler

17% match
$169.95via Reverb

Put Wampler Latitude Deluxe Tremolo after Keeley Nocturne in the signal chain, clear of Keeley Nocturne's own gain stage

Walrus Audio Lillian

Walrus Audio

16% match
$209.61via Reverb

Walrus Audio Lillian's bright voice goes after Keeley Nocturne in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Keeley Nocturne's own dark character

Tech 21 SansAmp Character Plus Mop Top Liverpool

Tech 21

tonal match
$187.95via Reverb

Where this leans dark, Tech 21 SansAmp Character Plus Mop Top Liverpool answers back bright

Aguilar DB 925

Aguilar

tonal match
$139via Reverb

Where this leans dark, Aguilar DB 925 answers back bright

JHS Pedals JHS AC+

JHS Pedals

tonal match

JHS Pedals JHS AC+'s glassy balances out the dark tone

One Control Sonic Blue Twanger

One Control

tonal match
$121.68via Reverb

One Control Sonic Blue Twanger leans glassy right where the dark tone needs it

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Pigtronix Echolution

Pigtronix

78% similarity

Shared character: delay, ambient, modulation

Keeley Mesmer

Keeley

78% similarity
$90via Reverb

Shared character: dark, ambient, modulation

Pigtronix Echolution 2

Pigtronix

77% similarity
$199via Reverb

Shared character: delay, ambient, modulation

Hungry Robot Karman Line Delay

Hungry Robot

76% similarity
$303.13via Reverb

Shared character: delay, ambient, modulation

Keeley Halo Core V2

Keeley

74% similarity
$211.65via Reverb

Shared character: delay, ambient, overdrive

J. Rockett Clockwork Echo

J Rockett

73% similarity

Shared character: dark, delay, ambient

Ibanez Layer Delayer

Ibanez

73% similarity
$213.70via Reverb

Shared character: delay, ambient, overdrive

Keeley Magnetic Echo

Keeley

72% similarity
$126.65via Reverb

Shared character: dark, delay, ambient

Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini

Dunlop

71% similarity
$152.85via Reverb

Shared character: dark, delay, ambient

Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay

Electro-Harmonix

71% similarity
$108.71via Reverb

Shared character: dark, delay, ambient

Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2

Hungry Robot

70% similarity
$140via Reverb

Shared character: ambient, modulation, boutique_stuff

Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man

Electro-Harmonix

70% similarity
$188.50via Reverb

Shared character: delay, ambient, modulation

See all alternatives to the Keeley Nocturne (cheaper + boutique) →

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Keeley Nocturne?+

The closest matches in character are the Pigtronix Echolution, the Keeley Mesmer, the Pigtronix Echolution 2.

What pairs well with the Keeley Nocturne?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp, Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head, Vox MSB25 Mini SuperBeetle — Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp's bright balances out the dark tone.

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