When people refer to "Klon" sound, etc. What pedal exactly are they referring to?

[paisleywookiee]

I never quite understood the overall hype to be honest.

 

[DrewJD82]

I was so put off by the hype I didn’t even want to try the model when Cliff finally put it in the Fractal units, but once I did I realized why the hype exist. I use it on edge of breakup stuff and high gain chugga chugga stuff as a boost. It’s extremely transparent sounding while adding just a bit of ‘oomph’ to the signal and you can dial in some dirt along with that oomph or just let it be oomph on it’s own.

It’s a pretty safe bet if you put a Klon(e) in front of a JTM45/Bassman with a shitload of reverb, I’ll be sitting there for hours just getting lost in the tones.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

It’s a pretty safe bet if you put a Klon(e) in front of a JTM45/Bassman with a shitload of reverb, I’ll be sitting there for hours just getting lost in the tones.

Yup Klone plus Marshall with reverb and delay is my happy place.

 

[HotRats]

I've discovered the "klon sound" when I've bought the helix (I was aware of the hype but never bothered to try one of the many clones around) and since then has become my favourite boost.

I have Wampler Tumnus in my Pedalboard.

Low gain, a nice amount of volume and it's just perfect for me: a bit of added aggressiveness and not too much low cut.

 

[Dave Lewis]

I use these outstanding Warm Audio Centavo’s

And a Behringer

I also use the Excellent tc electronic ZEUS and the brilliant NUX Horse Man when I need smaller pedals.

 

[Dave Lewis]

Yup Klone plus Marshall with reverb and delay is my happy place.

Try using two Klone’s

 

[paisleywookiee]

Try using two Klone’s

Try using a Klone into a Bluesbreaker, or after a fuzz.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Try using a Klone into a Bluesbreaker, or after a fuzz.

Is the correct answer. Strat > Fuzzface > > klon > Marshall at gig levels is a thing of joy.

I like to run a blues breaker before my Klone, gives it a nice volume lift and kick in the mids.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Try using two Klone’s

Too much of a mid push for me.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Oh sorry, I forgot to put this at the end >>

 

[newpedals]

I use these outstanding Warm Audio Centavo’s
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And a Behringer
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I also use the Excellent tc electronic ZEUS and the brilliant NUX Horse Man when I need smaller pedals.
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Pedal Trivia: TC Zeus was shipped initially with few units having germanium diodes in them.

 

[Dave Lewis]

Pedal Trivia: TC Zeus was shipped initially with few units having germanium diodes in them.

Cheers I got mine on its release but will open it up and have a look tomorrow

 

[newpedals]

Cheers I got mine on its release but will open it up and have a look tomorrow

I don't know much about electronics. Don't even know how diodes look like. Just passing around stuff I had read when I had thought of buying an even cheaper guitar and large number of pedals. Decided to do the opposite.

 

[Fishbulb]

I just keep hearing that name pop up when I am watching videos of other pedals & they usually refer to them as 'klon like', 'klon clone', 'klon style', etc. At least now I know what they are referring to. I have a J. Rockett Archer Steve Stevens pedal, so I guess that's a Klon type pedal.

Shout out to the J Rocket Steve Stevens pedal, I love mine

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Pedal Trivia: TC Zeus was shipped initially with few units having germanium diodes in them.

J rockett did that with the Archer. The original units shipped with germanium diodes, those were changed to schottky diodes at some point but they never updated the spec so no one knew until some people opened them and found the schottkys

Schottky diodes sound just fine in a Klon circuit but it's kinda shitty they did it without saying anything. Anyone who bought an archer based on the original launch reviews isn't getting the spec they were expecting.

 

[newpedals]

J rockett did that with the Archer. The original units shipped with germanium diodes, those were changed to schottky diodes at some point but they never updated the spec so no one knew until some people opened them and found the schottkys

Schottky diodes sound just fine in a Klon circuit but it's kinda shitty they did it without saying anything. Anyone who bought an archer based on the original launch reviews isn't getting the spec they were expecting.

I am no expert but the schottky seem to be the same kind of diodes used in the timmy, if the rumors I read are to be believed.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

I am no expert but the schottky seem to be the same kind of diodes used in the timmy, if the rumors I read are to be believed.

No they're used in the tumnus. The timmy uses 1n4148.

Like I said they work really well in the Klon circuit, they have similar forward voltage to a germanium it's just IMO crappy to release a pedal with one spec and then quietly change it without saying anything.

 

[Eagle]

I have a silver original one and can say from experience that the vast majority of Klones can capture mostly the tone but rarely the feel. The best clone by far in feel is the Centura.

 

[Eagle]

I use these outstanding Warm Audio Centavo’s
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And a Behringer
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I also use the Excellent tc electronic ZEUS and the brilliant NUX Horse Man when I need smaller pedals.
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AliExpress Dave never fails!

 

[paisleywookiee]

AliExpress Dave never fails!

Why buy one good pedal, when you can buy a dozen mediocre to shit pedals?