The Keeley Sfocato Fuzz Wah is a Keeley wah pedal. Close alternatives include the SAE Effects Colossal and the Morley PFW2 Power Fuzz Wah. It pairs well with the Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier and the Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp.
Keeley Sfocato Fuzz Wah
Keeley · pedal
The Keeley Sfocato is a combined fuzz and wah pedal from Keeley Electronics, integrating heavy fuzz saturation with an envelope filter or wah circuit for expressive filter-fuzz character in a single enclosure. The combined format provides the interactive fuzz-wah tonal character associated with psychedelic and funk-influenced guitar without requiring two separate pedals. The name Sfocato refers to blurred, out-of-focus tonal character in Italian.
What stands out
“The Keeley Sfocato is a combined fuzz and wah pedal from Keeley Electronics, integrating heavy fuzz saturation with an envelope filter or wah circuit for expressive filter-fuzz character in a single enclosure”
— from the listing
“The combination produces psychedelic filter-fuzz tones suited to experimental and psychedelic rock”
— from the reviews
“The Sfocato delivers interactive fuzz-wah character with the two effects designed to work together naturally”
— from the reviews
“The combined format provides the interactive fuzz-wah tonal character associated with psychedelic and funk-influenced guitar”
— from the listing
“The fuzz-wah combination is used for psychedelic, funk, and experimental playing where both effects interact musically”
— from the community notes
Trade-offs
“keeley american construction is reliable”
— from the community notes
“keeley construction is consistent with american production standards”
— from the reviews
- fuzz
- psychedelic
- wah
- filter
- experimental
- saturation
- funk
- expressive
Genres the Keeley Sfocato Fuzz Wah is commonly used in
- Funk
- Electronic
- Experimental
- Rock
- Soul
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Psychedelic Rock
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Keeley Sfocato Fuzz Wah
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier
Mesa Boogie
14% matchMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp
Gibson
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp after Keeley Sfocato Fuzz Wah
Magnatone 510
Magnatone
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Magnatone 510 after Keeley Sfocato Fuzz Wah
Pedals that stack with the Keeley Sfocato Fuzz Wah
Greer Southland
Greer
16% matchWhat Greer Southland brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Hudson Electronics Broadcast Discrete Class-A Germanium Preamplifier
Hudson Electronics
15% matchWhat Hudson Electronics Broadcast Discrete Class-A Germanium Preamplifier brings here leans toward germanium — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Walrus Audio Melee Wall of Noise Black
Walrus Audio
10% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → octave)
Keep Walrus Audio Melee Wall of Noise Black after Keeley Sfocato Fuzz Wah in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Keeley Sfocato Fuzz Wah — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Pigtronix Echolution
Pigtronix
10% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)
Run Pigtronix Echolution after Keeley Sfocato Fuzz Wah in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Keeley Sfocato Fuzz Wah — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things
EarthQuaker Devices
EarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp
EarthQuaker Devices
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put EarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp after Keeley Sfocato Fuzz Wah
Hiwatt WEM Copicat Boost
Hiwatt
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Hiwatt WEM Copicat Boost after Keeley Sfocato Fuzz Wah
Maxon DB10 Dual Booster
Maxon
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Maxon DB10 Dual Booster after Keeley Sfocato Fuzz Wah
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
SAE Effects Colossal
Sae Effects
68% similarityShared character: wah, filter, fuzz
Morley PFW2 Power Fuzz Wah
Morley
60% similarityShared character: wah, fuzz
Fender Tread-Light Wah
Fender
59% similarityShared character: wah, filter
Electro-Harmonix Wailer Wah
Electro-Harmonix
58% similarityShared character: wah, filter
Ibanez Twin Peaks
Ibanez
55% similarityShared character: wah, filter
Mooer Wahter
Mooer
55% similarityShared character: wah, filter
IVY Filter IV v2
Ivy
54% similarityShared character: wah, filter
Vox V863CA Auto Wah
Vox
53% similarityShared character: wah, filter
Emma DiscomBOBulator
pedal
53% similarityShared character: wah, filter
Morley MO PFW 2
Morley
53% similarityShared character: wah, fuzz
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Float Duo Moving Filter
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
53% similarityShared character: filter
Vox V846HW Wah
pedal
53% similarityShared character: wah, fuzz
See all alternatives to the Keeley Sfocato Fuzz Wah (cheaper + boutique) →
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Keeley Sfocato Fuzz Wah?+
The closest matches in character are the SAE Effects Colossal, the Morley PFW2 Power Fuzz Wah, the Fender Tread-Light Wah.
What pairs well with the Keeley Sfocato Fuzz Wah?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier, Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp, Magnatone 510 — Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying.