Members Daneswede1 Posted August 9, 2005 Members Share Posted August 9, 2005 Klon Exists for one purpose, To bring you the Centaur pedal! The first thing I did with my new KLON was use it to make my big amp sound "bigger! Not only did it achieve this 100% But It made my Guitar sound more responsive and "alive" and dynamic. But with the Gain set to a minimumand the TREBLE at noon, the pedal offers an entirely TRANSPARENT BOOST!!! WHich drove my Marshall 2203x half stack/ Ubercab wired in 8 ohm config. into distortion, but did NOT itself COLOR or DISTORT my guitar signal. Unbvelievable! I have tried many a pedal claiming to do just this and this is the first to truly impress! A++++ Worth every penny of the $344.00 I spent on it! I have a BOSS OD1 Analogman 3403 chip mod and a TS9 808 mod by the same Analogman. All three pedals are desirable to me. BUt the KLON stands out in its own Arena! If you have been thinking of getting the KLON but dont want to spend the money our are unsure about something. Let this help your decision and push you to do so. Of course you must own a good valve amp/ guitar set up to begin . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mickaroony Posted August 9, 2005 Members Share Posted August 9, 2005 Do you work for KLON? Something smells funny and it isn't my homegrown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Daneswede1 Posted August 9, 2005 Author Members Share Posted August 9, 2005 Originally posted by Mickaroony Do you work for KLON? Something smells funny and it isn't my homegrown No but I should after a boost like that!LOL! AT least a couple of FREE KLONS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mickaroony Posted August 9, 2005 Members Share Posted August 9, 2005 Yeah they should have given you that pedal for free. Glad to hear your digging it. I wish I could afford one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Daneswede1 Posted August 9, 2005 Author Members Share Posted August 9, 2005 Originally posted by Mickaroony Yeah they should have given you that pedal for free. Glad to hear your digging it. I wish I could afford one Well, If you can not afford the KLON, another pedal that I believe to be in the same category would be the FULLTONE Fulldrive 2. I have this one as well and it would set you back a lot less in used condition. The H.C. classifieds may yield a few gems for you to inquire about. Didnt know if you were even looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dman11 Posted August 9, 2005 Members Share Posted August 9, 2005 Yeah! My Zoom Powerdrive PD-01 has the same boost func.yet mine was $300 cheaper:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aerorockjax Posted August 9, 2005 Members Share Posted August 9, 2005 Brad Whitford and Joe Perry each have a klon centaur in their pedalboards. Heres a pic of brad's board. It does change a little every so often but he always has the klon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members threm Posted August 9, 2005 Members Share Posted August 9, 2005 Great that you`re happy with the Klon, Daneswede1. We talked about this yesterday when I wrote; "I have a Klon and so far it`s doing its business better than any other of my pedals. I use it with Gain at zero, Level a little above unity gain and Tone to add a little shimmer. In this way the Klon adds beef to the rig, adding some meat/tightening up the sound (especially the bass), giving an allround better definition. The Klon has a great buffer that really helps when running many pedals. I have some other boosters like the McBoost, RX Overdriver, Timmy etc. They are all great pedals but the Klon is the one that adds that certain solidness to my rig. I don`t use the Drive as it sounds to mid honky with most of my amps, though into a less middy Blackface type amp it sounds good to great." Some people claim that the Rocktron Austin Gold ($69.95) is "the poor mans Klon". HC reviews at http://www.harmony-central.com/Effects/Data/Rocktron/Austin_Gold-01.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agentcooper2001 Posted August 9, 2005 Members Share Posted August 9, 2005 on Brad's pedalboard, what is that pedal to the left of the SuperDuper and what is the pedal above the SuperDuper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members threm Posted August 9, 2005 Members Share Posted August 9, 2005 Originally posted by agentcooper2001 on Brad's pedalboard, what is that pedal to the left of the SuperDuper and what is the pedal above the SuperDuper? The one above is the Dyna Ranger from Divided by 13. Also a Divided by 13 Face LIft on the board. http://www.dividedby13.com/accessories.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members airship71 Posted August 9, 2005 Members Share Posted August 9, 2005 Originally posted by aerorockjax Brad Whitford and Joe Perry each have a klon centaur in their pedalboards. Heres a pic of brad's board. It does change a little every so often but he always has the klon. Brad has a pretty cool board! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted August 9, 2005 Members Share Posted August 9, 2005 My Keeley Compressor seems to be a nice clean boost if you leave the "S" down low and up the "L" My Bad Cat 2-tone does it well too on the clean channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KjStrat62 Posted August 9, 2005 Members Share Posted August 9, 2005 I have had 5 Klons .Sold em all. Honeymoon will be over soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Necrothreader Posted March 12, 2021 Members Share Posted March 12, 2021 On 8/9/2005 at 5:38 PM, KjStrat62 said: I have had 5 Klons .Sold em all. Honeymoon will be over soon Probably regretting that decision 15 years later. That’s an easy 10K+ in the bank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members asb Posted June 15, 2021 Members Share Posted June 15, 2021 Use the clean boost to boost a JC120. Pretty cool. Another pedal it works for is the TC Electronic BLD but those are pretty hard to find now. I also like using a Klon to boost the front end of a modeler to give it a more tube like sound. It really worked which surprised me. But probably best goosing the front end of a tube amp or preamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted June 17, 2021 Members Share Posted June 17, 2021 Seems like every Chinese mfger has a Klon clone. Xotic booster, Plexi and Dumble drives as well. 50 bucks or less in most cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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