The Keeley Electronics Dank Side is a Custom Shop edition of the company's Dark Side Workstation, a David Gilmour-inspired multi-effects pedal that combines fuzz, delay and modulation in one enclosure. Keeley describes it as "the perfect hybrid of fuzz, delay, and modulation effects," and the maker's own tagline for it is "Got a Dank Side? It'd be a lot cooler if you did!"1
A Dark Side Workstation variant
The Dank Side is not a separate design but a Custom Shop version of the Dark Side Workstation, the multi-effects pedal Keeley built around the sounds associated with David Gilmour. MusicRadar described the Workstation as pairing "an analogue fuzz with a 24-bit DSP engine," so the platform combines an analog fuzz circuit with digital processing for the time-based effects2. Guitar World called it "Keeley's David Gilmour-inspired Dark Side Workstation"3.
The Dank Side carries the same effect set, with the difference being the finish and the limited run. Keeley brought it back for 2021 "in an updated colorway," describing it as the "award-winning Dark Side Workstation 'Dank Side' Custom Shop Edition"1.
Finish and availability
The 2021 edition is visually distinct from the standard Workstation. Keeley described it as starting "with a skunky funky matte green case and paired it with grandaddy purple knobs and a black / purple graphic"1.
The Dank Side was limited to 50 pieces1. As a Custom Shop run rather than a standard product, it appears only when Keeley revives it, as it did for 2021.
Power
The Dank Side runs on 9V DC with a center negative plug and draws 75mA of current1. That is a modest draw by multi-effects standards, but a standard low-current daisy chain output may not be comfortable carrying it alongside other pedals.
Questions
How many Keeley Dank Side pedals were made?
The Dank Side was a Custom Shop limited edition, restricted to 50 pieces. It is a special colorway version of Keeley's Dark Side Workstation rather than a standard production pedal, so availability depended on when Keeley ran the Custom Shop edition, such as the 2021 return in an updated colorway.
Is the Keeley Dank Side analog?
RockBoard's PedalPedia lists the Dank Side's circuit type as analog. The Dark Side Workstation it is based on pairs an analog fuzz section with a 24-bit DSP engine for the delay and modulation effects, so the platform mixes analog and digital processing.
What power supply does the Dank Side need?
The Dank Side runs on 9V DC with a center negative plug and draws 75mA of current. Use a supply that can deliver that current, and avoid daisy chaining it with pedals that draw heavily.
What is the difference between the Dank Side and the Dark Side Workstation?
The Dank Side is a Custom Shop edition of the Dark Side Workstation, the same David Gilmour-inspired multi-effects pedal combining fuzz, delay and modulation. The Dank Side differs in its finish: the 2021 edition used a matte green case with grandaddy purple knobs and a black and purple graphic, and it was limited to 50 pieces.
What color is the Dank Side?
The 2021 Dank Side edition has a skunky funky matte green case, paired with grandaddy purple knobs and a black and purple graphic. It is a distinct colorway from the standard Dark Side Workstation.
Sources (3)
- Dank Side by Keeley Electronics, RockBoard PedalPedia, 2026
- Keeley turns to the Dark Side for Pink Floyd-inspired multi-effects pedal, MusicRadar, 2016-09-07
- Keeley Electronics and The Guitar Store promise “galaxies of gain” on their exclusive Moon Op Amp Fuzz collab, Guitar World, 2022-04-21
