Keeley Compressor Plus 5-stars Reviews

Good compressor

Make sure that you know what a compressor is before you buy it. If you need a compressor, it's a good one, maybe a bit noisy

Best compressor in a pedal format

There's a reason this pedal became a standard for compressors. You can go from subtle to in-your-face compression, use it as a booster, as a sustainer, it's great from rhythm strumming with the attack knob.

I use it mainly as a sustainer and for rhythm playing and couldn't be happier with it.

Great little squeezebox!

Trust the positive reviews people, this pedal is a great Ross clone, the blend knob is really handy! Knobs have a wide range effecting the sound! You can go from very subtle compression to full on, just for the sake of the effect!

I mostly play Metal and was looking for something to had another dimension or presence to my lead work. At first I thought it could be a compressor, I tried one in a store and it really increased the sustain despite changing the sound's character when used on the FX loop. I researched and listened to lots of demos and I decided to buy this Qeeley, specially because it has a mix and a tone knob. The initial purpose was to use it on the FX loop as a lead coloring tool, but I also wanted to try it in front of the amp with a low mix setting to see if it could improve my sound.

These were my confused thoughts before having it.

When I tried the Qeeley Compressor Plus I really liked the versatility it offered. However I didn't like it on the FX loop because it altered my distortion's character and presence. However I really enjoyed it in front of the amp, with a low mix, the level set in a neutral setting, a bit of sustain and a darker tone it really improved my sound. The initial attack isn't altered, but the notes sustain much longer without any artifacts being heard.

It makes such a big difference without being noticeable what the pedal is doing. If I turned it off and play a chord the higher notes start to die after some seconds and the lower sustain much longer, with the pedal on all the chord sustains much longer and more alive and defined. I have it on all the time without noticing that it is there.

It takes some time and patience to find the right setting, and the manual gives some good starting points, but the end result is worth the effort. Maybe it is a cheat, but I can't live without it now that I discovered it. As to my initial lead tone quest, a EQ solved my needs.

Magic box

I bought this just over a year ago and I couldn't be happier. I play small and medium gigs/sessions in different settings (jazz, Latin music, hiphop, pop/rock). Versatile and useful.

Most often I keep the "sustain" knob between 09:00 (subtle) and 12:00. The "blend" makes it easy to dial in more or less effect when needed.

Especially over 12:00 on the sustain, both the blend and sustain knobs have an effect on the overall output. Once you get used to this and learn to adjust the "volume" knob accordingly.

Note: When people say this is a "warm" compressor, it's true: Like other analog units, at high sustain/blend settings the sounds gets a pleasing halo of creamy harmonic distortion. Overall this doesn't bother me (I mainly use it at lower settings).

If you are specifically looking for crystal clear, transparent output at high compression settings, this is not the box for you.

Transparent.

Straight forward guitar compressor.

Pros

The fact that you can switch between Single Coil and Humbucker is the selling point. I have a guitar that has a push/pull pot to switch between them. The compressor respects the two sounds.

The blend is up to taste but I don't use beyond 60% wet; just so I can maintain a bit of the dynamics of playing.

Cons

You'd wish the ASDR parameter, just so you can have a more hands on approach to sculpting your tone, but you can just manage.

A little expensive but...

When I put this pedal on my pedal board my sound just went to another level!!Makes the guitar and the sound more solid even for high gain heavy music without making the guitar sound dull..Just play with knobs try to find a balance between clean and high gain channel and you will see what i saw when i first used it.A little expensive but it's a keeley..Quality products always!!