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

[LastMantra]

Those of us who own even a KTR let alone an original talk about the "feel" you get that Klones don't have.

That's my excuse/justification - and I may soon be able to trade it for a 4x12 thanks to the ridiculous hype mentioned on the box.

It may be that it does capture something of the way a valve amp reacts, triggering something in the subconscious mind of the guitar player.

What I usually think when people talk about "game-changer" type dirt pedals though is that, as guitar players, we usually have a bunch of dirt pedals, and it's not usually that one is far better than the rest, they're just all a bit different and we personally might prefer one for one thing and another for another.