Keeley Electronics unveils Halo, Andy Timmons signature dual echo pedal

June 13, 2022 · 4 sources

Keeley Electronics unveiled the Halo, the Andy Timmons Signature Dual Echo effects pedal, on June 13, 2022¹². The delay pedal carries Timmons' long-kept "Halo" delay tone as its default preset¹².

The pedal functions as two separate delay pedals, one routed to the left footswitch and one to the right, and offers up to 1,500 milliseconds of delay time²³. It has five delay rhythms: Quarter, Dotted Eighth, Halo, Bucket Brigade and Tape²³. Keeley describes the Halo sound as notes that "dance rhythmically, almost creating a reverb diffusion," held together with tape-style effects including modulation, saturation and compression². Controls include saturation, tone and shelving filter dials, and a status light shows when a knob has been moved from its home setting¹².

The pedal has soft stomp switches for tap tempo, infinite hold and preset save/recall, and Keeley's Smart Stomp System lets a player press and hold either switch to engage tap tempo mode¹². It also offers remote switching and expression pedal control, and switchable true-bypass or trails operation¹²⁴. Keeley's DREAM multi-core DSP powers the pedal¹²⁴.

Sources differ on the preset count. Guitar World and Gearnews report seven presets in addition to the signature Halo sound²³; MusicRadar reports four preset slots, each with an A and B mode for eight tones, and eight factory presets⁴. Guitar.com says each preset bank gives two delay settings for a total of eight user-storable effects¹.

Timmons described the name in a statement carried by Guitar World:

Guitar World and Gearnews list the price at $299²³; MusicRadar lists $295⁴. MusicRadar reports it is made in Edmond, USA, and runs on a 9V DC power supply with roughly 160 mA current draw⁴.