Unleash pulsating stereo ambience with the new Keeley HYDRA reverb and tremolo pedal

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We love a new reverb pedal – and why wouldn't we? They're gateways to endless inspiration and the new HYDRA from Keeley looks like it's going all-in with its stereo reverb and tremolo combination of versatility and lush ambience.

Keeley are experts at dual effects pedals (triple too with 2019's DDR) and designed the Hydra as the perfect companion to its ECCOS delay and looper pedal, but its feature range means its far more than a pedalboard wingman. 

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(Image credit: Keeley)

The HYDRA Stereo Reverb & Tremolo offers Spring, Plate and Room reverb algorithms alongside Harmonic, Vibrato and Sine Wave tremolo. There's an infinite reverb trail too which are always great fun for ambient sound beds. The parameters to shape these modes are significant too. 

As well as being able to change the order of effects, the HYDRA's Alt Controls let you shape each effect to fine detail. There's three presets for calling up your favourite combinations too. 

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(Image credit: Keeley)

The HYDRA Stereo Reverb & Tremolo pedal retails for $249 / £249 and also allows for expression control, remote bypass, analog-dry-through and kill-dry. It has a low ~115 mA current draw on your 'board too.

The Check out the video above with headphones for the full stereo experience and head over to robertkeeley.com for more info. 

 

Rob Laing
Rob Laing
Reviews Editor, GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars

Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.