Behringer Centaur ???
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Artie
Peaveyologist
Do you like it?
I just ordered one. Gotta try it out at this price.
Edit: My "sales engineer" at Sweetwater said they had a small initial batch come in when they were first announced.
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RanchManSandy
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huh, they're just straight up calling it Centaur. did Bill die or maybe just doesn't care anymore? Or did he never trademark it? lol
Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
I feel there are just as good clones out there with smaller footprints and lower price tags. I do not see what magic Berringer is going to sprinkle on this 100th Klon clone. I am sure it will sound great but as I said, there is cheaper and smaller ones already on the market.
RanchManSandy
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I mean... Beringer was never about adding magic to anything. It was about ripping off popular products for as cheaply as possible.
There's no need to add magic when you're literally able to, apparently, use the actual name and aesthetic. The goal is pure profit built off decades of unobtainium and tone quester legends
Had the original Klon been widely available at a reasonable price, there would be no reason to clone it and sell if for cheap. It was deliberately not mass produced, and had very limited availability. Add in several interviews about years-long waiting lists and goop all over the circuit. It was a matter of time before someone with the resources saw opportunity to offer it to more players at a reasonable price. I love the sound of a Klon (or a clone), but it simply doesn't deserve the status it has.
Supernautilus
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I've heard that Behringer has some beast mode lawyers and going after them for clones is pretty much useless unless you're another behemoth like Boss or something. I double Bill has the wallet for that. I figure either he knows and doesn't care. Or he cares but can't do anything about it.
Artie
Peaveyologist
Someone in the forum loaned me a genuine Klon a long time ago. I remember it being sweet. It fit my idea of "woman tone" best. It inspired me to build the GeneralGuitarGadgets clone over a decade ago. But I've never mounted it in a case. I need to get that done. I want to A/B it with the Behringer.
Chistopher
malapterurus electricus tonewood instigator
Also for how "magic" the diodes are in a Klon, the sound doesn't change much if you omit them
Artie
Peaveyologist
That's interesting. Before I button up my GGG clone, I may add a switch to switch them in-'n-out of the circuit.
RanchManSandy
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By this logic they wouldn't clone Boss pedals, but that's been their pedal bread and butter for decades.
ErikH
Well-known member
They actually tried to clone Boss' enclosures. There was an industry show in Germany in the early 2000's where they revealed their new pedal line and they were straight up Boss copies down to the enclosure, colors and font used. Needless to say, Roland Corp. shut that down real fast and they were forced to change them to what they are now.
I refuse to buy anything Behringer. The only peace of gear I tried of theirs was the GI DI box to use with my half-stack I had at the time. Great tool when you didn't have a mic available to mic up the cabinet. It stopped worked after a couple years. No warning, just stopped. To the trash it went. No more.
They do the same with synths, although to be fair, the original synth companies are (mostly) long gone. For any pedal company, you have to make features people want at prices they want to pay. If any company cracks that code, they will do well. Actual circuits can't be trademarked, although trade dress can. I am not for copying someone's enclosure design (unless they pay for a license from the original company), but cheaper clones are fair game.
