I love what the KLON does, but I don't find it as satisfying when pushed to maximum gain. The KLON seems to work best when the amp is set to the edge of distortion. I also find them to be inherently bright, but easily tamed via the tone control. It's a loud pedal! I don't think I've gotten this much volume out of any other overdrive pedal, and I have owned many. For full gain settings, I prefer my TS circuit and La Grange pedals.
Your opinion on the KLON Centaur Overdrive?
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Blille
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Re: Your opinion on the KLON Centaur Overdrive?
I agree.
Disclaimer, I haven’t played any actual Klons, just Klones.
I agree.
Disclaimer, I haven’t played any actual Klons, just Klones.
Re: Your opinion on the KLON Centaur Overdrive?
I also find the KLON to be quite amp-dependent. With some amps it sounds like the best OD ever... Others, not so much. I suppose this is true with just about any device, pickups too. My Firebird sounds great through my Jubilee, not as good through my (now sold) VOX.
I also find the KLON to be quite amp-dependent. With some amps it sounds like the best OD ever... Others, not so much. I suppose this is true with just about any device, pickups too. My Firebird sounds great through my Jubilee, not as good through my (now sold) VOX.
VinceT
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Your opinion on the KLON Centaur Overdrive?
I have a BYOC Silver Pony (a pretty good Klone). My preference is definitely using it with gain off or only just on, and the level maxed to push the front end of my amp. From there, I can pretty much leave it on all the time and use the guitar volume to control dirt.
I only picked up fairly recently that the Klon circuit shines at either end of the gain pot, but in the middle of the gain sweep it loses treble. I hadn’t noticed until I read about it in the BYOC Green Pony (Maxon OD-820 clone) product description - sure enough, when I went and used the Silver Pony with open ears, there it was. You can read about the Green Pony here:
https://buildyourownclone.com/collections/overdrive/products/green-pony-kit
It’s a fabulous overdrive, and brings just what the Klone is missing (for me at least)
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I have a BYOC Silver Pony (a pretty good Klone). My preference is definitely using it with gain off or only just on, and the level maxed to push the front end of my amp. From there, I can pretty much leave it on all the time and use the guitar volume to control dirt.
I only picked up fairly recently that the Klon circuit shines at either end of the gain pot, but in the middle of the gain sweep it loses treble. I hadn’t noticed until I read about it in the BYOC Green Pony (Maxon OD-820 clone) product description - sure enough, when I went and used the Silver Pony with open ears, there it was. You can read about the Green Pony here:
https://buildyourownclone.com/collections/overdrive/products/green-pony-kit
It’s a fabulous overdrive, and brings just what the Klone is missing (for me at least)
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Chickenwings
Alnico 6/8
Re: Your opinion on the KLON Centaur Overdrive?
good for making a blackface fender sound like it is turned up more than it is.
good for making a blackface fender sound like it is turned up more than it is.
Re: Your opinion on the KLON Centaur Overdrive?
I've borrowed a KTR, and really liked it at all gain levels...even maxed out. However, what it does wasn't something completely unique. I can get that sound with other types of overdrives as well. I didn't think it was magical or anything- it was very good, though.
I've borrowed a KTR, and really liked it at all gain levels...even maxed out. However, what it does wasn't something completely unique. I can get that sound with other types of overdrives as well. I didn't think it was magical or anything- it was very good, though.
PFDarkside
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Re: Your opinion on the KLON Centaur Overdrive?
I purchased a La Grange pedal last week. Since getting it, I haven't used my KLON at all. Not that the La Grange sounds like a KLON... I just like what the La Grange does for my sound. It has a boost feature works independently, which is a nice feature to have. Two pedals in one actually. Boosting the La Grange with the KLON may be something to try.
I purchased a La Grange pedal last week. Since getting it, I haven't used my KLON at all. Not that the La Grange sounds like a KLON... I just like what the La Grange does for my sound. It has a boost feature works independently, which is a nice feature to have. Two pedals in one actually. Boosting the La Grange with the KLON may be something to try.
Lewguitar
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Re: Your opinion on the KLON Centaur Overdrive?
The KTR gets a wide range of tones and the volume and tone controls of my guitar become far more useful when I have the KTR on.
I use the full range of my tone pot and often turn the guitar volume control down to 2 or 3 to get a rootsy Americana kind of clean tone when the KTR is on.
I’ve not played any one pedal that can do everything that the KTR does. I think they’re great.
The KTR gets a wide range of tones and the volume and tone controls of my guitar become far more useful when I have the KTR on.
I use the full range of my tone pot and often turn the guitar volume control down to 2 or 3 to get a rootsy Americana kind of clean tone when the KTR is on.
I’ve not played any one pedal that can do everything that the KTR does. I think they’re great.
Re: Your opinion on the KLON Centaur Overdrive?
Since this thread, I built a BYOC Silver Pony, supposedly a 1:1 clone. I like it with a very clean 6v6 amp, with the drive on the pedal about 3/4 up. It is a great, dynamic overdrive without too much of a mid boost- the 6v6 amp has enough mids.
Since this thread, I built a BYOC Silver Pony, supposedly a 1:1 clone. I like it with a very clean 6v6 amp, with the drive on the pedal about 3/4 up. It is a great, dynamic overdrive without too much of a mid boost- the 6v6 amp has enough mids.
NegativeEase
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Re: Your opinion on the KLON Centaur Overdrive?
I play with an Archer IKON always switched on in my pedal chain with Gain at 11 oclock Output at 2oclock and Tone at 12 oclock -I like the low mid growl and sparkle it adds -especially hitting it with an optical compressor. I've played original Klons, Tumnus, KTRS and all of them are wonderful -honestly there isn't enough difference to merit buying a vintage Klon Centaur for me -that's just something to worry about at gigs..
For people who like to drive their amps hard or play real dirty, I'm not sure a Klon clone is the best choice unless it is used to gain stage another pedal, as a Klon will reveal a lot of your playing -and that isn't necessarily a good thing. There is no hiding with a KLon inline.
I play with an Archer IKON always switched on in my pedal chain with Gain at 11 oclock Output at 2oclock and Tone at 12 oclock -I like the low mid growl and sparkle it adds -especially hitting it with an optical compressor. I've played original Klons, Tumnus, KTRS and all of them are wonderful -honestly there isn't enough difference to merit buying a vintage Klon Centaur for me -that's just something to worry about at gigs..
For people who like to drive their amps hard or play real dirty, I'm not sure a Klon clone is the best choice unless it is used to gain stage another pedal, as a Klon will reveal a lot of your playing -and that isn't necessarily a good thing. There is no hiding with a KLon inline.
JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Re: Your opinion on the KLON Centaur Overdrive?
I have an EHX Soul Food, which is a loose Klone, but I like it a lot.
One of the two best local blues rock guys uses an Archer Ikon with an original TS-9 into a modded BF SR. After seeing him play last year, the tones he was getting inspired me to drop the bluegrass stuff and get my Strat back out full time. FWIW, I think he ran the TS-9 into the Archer. Also had an HBE CPR compressor, old Script Phase 90, Buddha wah, and a TC delay. He was twisting knobs on all of them all night, and got an insane amount of sounds from a pretty simple setup.
I have an EHX Soul Food, which is a loose Klone, but I like it a lot.
One of the two best local blues rock guys uses an Archer Ikon with an original TS-9 into a modded BF SR. After seeing him play last year, the tones he was getting inspired me to drop the bluegrass stuff and get my Strat back out full time. FWIW, I think he ran the TS-9 into the Archer. Also had an HBE CPR compressor, old Script Phase 90, Buddha wah, and a TC delay. He was twisting knobs on all of them all night, and got an insane amount of sounds from a pretty simple setup.
Lewguitar
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Re: Your opinion on the KLON Centaur Overdrive?
Yep. I’ved owned several Klon clones, including several of the excellent sounding Aluminum Falcon and the Soul Food.
My KTR is the “squishiest” and most organic sounding of the bunch.
Yep. I’ved owned several Klon clones, including several of the excellent sounding Aluminum Falcon and the Soul Food.
My KTR is the “squishiest” and most organic sounding of the bunch.
PFDarkside
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Re: Your opinion on the KLON Centaur Overdrive?
To quite our man Frank Falbo, everything makes a difference.
Although in clean boost with the gain off the diodes don’t. Haha
To quite our man Frank Falbo, everything makes a difference.
Although in clean boost with the gain off the diodes don’t. Haha
YeRedHouseOverYonder
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Re: Your opinion on the KLON Centaur Overdrive?
In before the Klon haters roll through. I use my as a clean boost mostly, but I understand why others would love them with strats or use it slightly emphasize their mids. I built a klone (with Russian Diodes) and used it for awhile, but I went back to a Wampler Tumnus. Just better for my taste/style. I ended up putting the Tunmus into a klon enclosure.
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In before the Klon haters roll through. I use my as a clean boost mostly, but I understand why others would love them with strats or use it slightly emphasize their mids. I built a klone (with Russian Diodes) and used it for awhile, but I went back to a Wampler Tumnus. Just better for my taste/style. I ended up putting the Tunmus into a klon enclosure.
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