Centaur Klon Clones.....
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ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: Centaur Klon Clones.....
See ya later!
See ya later!
ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: Centaur Klon Clones.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywyhz9i2bw0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYS2WXRgHHw&feature=relmfu
not really a klone but this is pretty interesting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywyhz9i2bw0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYS2WXRgHHw&feature=relmfu
not really a klone but this is pretty interesting
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Centaur Klon Clones.....
Truth is most folks really don't know...
Most of the guys that use Klon clones have never used a real Klon and most guys that use a real Klon won't even look at a clone...
Truth is most folks really don't know...
Most of the guys that use Klon clones have never used a real Klon and most guys that use a real Klon won't even look at a clone...
STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: Centaur Klon Clones.....
I always laugh...What constitutes "The best"? Someone's best could be my worst...Trust in one's own ears,thats whats the best.. ;o)
I always laugh...What constitutes "The best"? Someone's best could be my worst...Trust in one's own ears,thats whats the best.. ;o)
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Centaur Klon Clones.....
I'm surprised this thread doesn't have WAY more posts...
I have played an original as well as a few pedals that are said to be clones...
None of them, even the real Klon were jaw dropping pedals to be honest.
If you want a pedal that IMO is as good or better than a Klon look around for a Banzai Cold Fusion...they are out of production but worth the hunt, I wish I'd never sold mine!
I'm surprised this thread doesn't have WAY more posts...
I have played an original as well as a few pedals that are said to be clones...
None of them, even the real Klon were jaw dropping pedals to be honest.
If you want a pedal that IMO is as good or better than a Klon look around for a Banzai Cold Fusion...they are out of production but worth the hunt, I wish I'd never sold mine!
beggar_guitar
New member
Re: Centaur Klon Clones.....
I've never played one. I've never cared to actually.
I'm sure it is a Wonderful boost pedal. And if I had one I'd probably hold on to it because I know I'd have to pay even more for the next one.
I think the fact that they are so scarce lends to the pedals mystique. And the fact that those few that have them get to say "Doesn't sound anything like the real deal..." Which leads them back to hunting down Something that sounds like the Centaur.
But from everything I read hunting for that perfect Klon clone is not much different from those looking for the perfect pup to cop the EVH tone.
I've never played one. I've never cared to actually.
I'm sure it is a Wonderful boost pedal. And if I had one I'd probably hold on to it because I know I'd have to pay even more for the next one.
I think the fact that they are so scarce lends to the pedals mystique. And the fact that those few that have them get to say "Doesn't sound anything like the real deal..." Which leads them back to hunting down Something that sounds like the Centaur.
But from everything I read hunting for that perfect Klon clone is not much different from those looking for the perfect pup to cop the EVH tone.
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Centaur Klon Clones.....
The only way a pedal can be a clone is to have everything be 100% identical, and so far no pedal company I know of has infringed on Klon in that way.
I've used an original gold/centaur logo Klon for 10 years, and while I've owned and tried many other OD's that can cop the sound, none of the others have the tubey feel under the fingers that the Klon has. That's something everyone overlooks when they listen to clips.
The only way a pedal can be a clone is to have everything be 100% identical, and so far no pedal company I know of has infringed on Klon in that way.
I've used an original gold/centaur logo Klon for 10 years, and while I've owned and tried many other OD's that can cop the sound, none of the others have the tubey feel under the fingers that the Klon has. That's something everyone overlooks when they listen to clips.
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Centaur Klon Clones.....
There are part for part clones of a Klon out there and they sound just like a Klon but most players that know refuse to admit to themselves or anyone else...
There are no mojo parts in a Klon, there is nothing in there thats hard to get or work with.
The biggest difference between most clones and a real Klon is that most clones out there are not true bypass and feature a buffer and most clones are true bypass...
There are part for part clones of a Klon out there and they sound just like a Klon but most players that know refuse to admit to themselves or anyone else...
There are no mojo parts in a Klon, there is nothing in there thats hard to get or work with.
The biggest difference between most clones and a real Klon is that most clones out there are not true bypass and feature a buffer and most clones are true bypass...
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: Centaur Klon Clones.....
The Klon is not my favourite boost or overdrive out there. There is definitely something in the circuit that makes it difficult to copy, however.
One thing I like about the Klon is how it thickens your tone. You don't need a Centaur for that, however. You can do it with a Sweetback Driver from Nick Greer.
The closest overdrive I've found to the Centaur is the Maxon OD820. They are almost identical sonically until about the 3/4 point and then the Centaur gets very flabby where the Maxon stays tight and piles on a lot more gain.
All the usual posturing, conjecture, and misinformation here. I agree, mainly, with the above.
The Klon is not my favourite boost or overdrive out there. There is definitely something in the circuit that makes it difficult to copy, however.
One thing I like about the Klon is how it thickens your tone. You don't need a Centaur for that, however. You can do it with a Sweetback Driver from Nick Greer.
The closest overdrive I've found to the Centaur is the Maxon OD820. They are almost identical sonically until about the 3/4 point and then the Centaur gets very flabby where the Maxon stays tight and piles on a lot more gain.
SirJackdeFuzz
New member
Re: Centaur Klon Clones.....
So can anyone mention some well known Klon clones that is out there, so that we can look into them !
Cheers
So can anyone mention some well known Klon clones that is out there, so that we can look into them !
Cheers
misterwhizzy
Well-known member
Re: Centaur Klon Clones.....
It's probably all that goop he pours over the circuit to keep it from being reverse engineered.
Ironically, it's the same thing.
It's probably all that goop he pours over the circuit to keep it from being reverse engineered.
Ironically, it's the same thing.
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: Centaur Klon Clones.....
http://juansolo.demon.co.uk/stompage/od.html
Well known I don't know, but there is a builder in the UK that makes a very good clone called .. the Klone.So can anyone mention some well known Klon clones that is out there, so that we can look into them !
Cheers
http://juansolo.demon.co.uk/stompage/od.html
SirJackdeFuzz
New member
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: Centaur Klon Clones.....
JHS make some great pedals!
JHS make some great pedals!
Gypsyblue
New member
Re: Centaur Klon Clones.....
That "tubey feel under the fingers" is what I'm looking for.
That "tubey feel under the fingers" is what I'm looking for.
