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Anyone on forum using a Klon Centaur with their OTS, if so, are you stacking with another OD, using as a boost, etc, etc - please share where in your pedal line you're using t and how.

Thanks.

IMHO of course

I never liked the Klon Centaur for a lot of gain but it's the KING OF KLEAN BOOST!
Nothing like it really. Works with ODS and BF Fenders, doesn't really matter.

I have an early Centaur!

Honestly I havent tried with the OTS.

I always play it through a 2204. With humbuckers, wow...it'd do lots of hard grinding rock, metal even.

Sorry, just to say I have an early Centaur! :)

Bought it 250 in '99. Almost had a heart attack seeing em go for 800-1000 on ebay a few months ago. I mean, wow, thats pretty crazy.

Thanks!

Nik

Just got mine, very nice.  I use a SOV-2 OD in front of it and keep gain on Klon between 6-8 pm , almost nothing.  I leave the Klon on all the time at current moment and o to the SOV-2 for leads.  Klon sonds best with a cranked amp, but what good boost or od pedal doesn't IMO. 

I did a test between Klon vs Keeley Katana, being used as a Clean Boost and I would say the Klon was a 10 and Katana was a 8. That being said for $150-$200 for Katana, it might be a better value if on a budget.

Bills launching a new Klon (same spec, but in a smaller package), but taking for ever - so I got a good deal for a brand new one a guitar player had sitting in his closet never used for $500.00, which is too much, but better then the $700-$1,000 they fetch....crazy.  Once people knew recently that Jeff Beck and John Mayer were using them and newer ones in Silver with no horsey.....price jumped a bit.   

Tommy

Great!

Sad thing is, my Klon was used as a door stop for many years. I used it, but the door was close to the speaker cab, so...

I kinda treat it nicer now knowing the price! :)  The build is pretty sturdy, so dont think anything can damage it.

It's a great pedal, and you're right, I guess prices will go high with those guys using em.

I am not sure if mine was one of those with 9V supply issues though (early ones). I think Bill issued a fix on that back then. So you might want to check, if yours is early.

Thanks!

Nik

I don't wnat to spoil your fun buying exotic pedals at premium prices, but perhaps it would be wise to build a clone of the Klon to take out on the road without risk of loosing something valuable.

The Klon is a sophisticated  tube screamer (like Fulltone's fulldrive range) Check out this Klon kit (I'm not share holder in that company nor have I build the kit myself, but hey check that price!!):

http://uk-electronic.de/onlineshop/product_info.php/cPath/105_192/products_id/1253?osCsid=d4cef826b6ac9a60dc55d28256af18f9
 

Bluesfendermanblues:  Not spoiling the fun, what people don't understand about the Klon is that it's not really used as a OD pedal but as a clean boost - people should say, save $200-300 or more and get a Kealey Katana (great pedal), which I have and recently did a sound test between them:  Results were Katana colored the sound a little, but some would might like, as it made tone sound fatter, where the Klon made the amp sound larger. 

For all, IMHO, if cash is tight and always wantes a Klon and don't want to wait for Bill to release new unit in a smaller package, get a KATANA. As witrh the Klon, experiment with it stacked in front and behind an OD pedal with gain set between 9am and 12pm. - this is how I run my SOV-2.

Just my feedback.