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“A wealth of features not seen before in a Klon-style pedal”: Walrus Audio’s Voyager MKII overdrive/preamp takes Centaur stage – equipped with footswitchable parametric mids, it promising “mythical magic” and absolute clarity

The Voyager MKII presents an abundance of tone-shaping features at your feet, including five clipping options and a parametric mids EQ section

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“A wealth of features not seen on a Klon-style circuit before”: Walrus Audio wades into uncharted waters with a fresh take on one of the world’s most cloned overdrive pedals

The original Voyager caught the ears of Ed O’Brien, Joe Bonamassa and more. Now, an updated version hopes to add new levels of customization to the crowded Klon clone market

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“I haven't used the Big Muff since 1993. I don’t use that many pedals anymore, but I use them live”: Billy Corgan shares his pedalboard secrets, including the $1,000 pedal he stole from his dad

The Smashing Pumpkins bandleader reveals that though his relationship with guitar effects has changed over the years, there's still a place in his heart for them, especially the Warm Audio Warmdrive

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“I’ve played some new Gibson and Fenders that really nail it”: Joe Perry says guitar making is as good now as it was in the golden era – and explains why you don’t need to spend $7000+ on a vintage Klon

The Aerosmith guitarist has a formidable stockpile of vintage gear but argues you that the new gear is just as good, and more affordable too

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“It unlocks a world of possibilities by blending both circuits in the most unique ways”: Beetronics’ Wannabee packs customisable Klon and Bluesbreaker-inspired circuits into one versatile drive

Here we have two classic overdrive circuits, three switchable voicings for each, and the capability to switch up their order, blend them and run them in parallel

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Brian Wampler explains why it's (mostly) a myth that the Klon is a 'transparent' sounding overdrive pedal

The Tumnus designer weighs in

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Wampler’s Tumnus Germanium becomes the latest $500-plus pedal as the sold-out limited run overdrive commands eye-watering prices online

That's a lot of dough for a compact drive pedal that was on sale in December for $179

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JHS Pedals simply can’t make enough of its $99 DIY Notaklöns to keep up with demand, but I managed to get my hands on one – does the Klon clone live up to the outrageous hype?

The humble IKEA-style stompbox took the guitar world by storm upon its relentless roll-out, and now there's a waiting list to get one. Is this just another DIY novelty pedal, or genuinely something special?

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“A rare opportunity to own a piece of tone shaping history”: Wampler brought back the Tumnus using the same germanium diodes found on the original Klon Centaur – but it’s already sold out

A small stash of the Klon's elusive diodes were uncovered after “a massive hunt” – resulting in quite possibly the most authentic Klon clone ever

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"We severely underestimated your response to this product" – JHS planned to make 3,000 NOTAKLÖN pedals to sell at launch, a week later it has sold 12,000 of them. But why?

The appeal is strong with this one

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“I had Hubert Sumlin, Howlin’ Wolf’s guitar player, out on tour with me, and he showed up with a $120 Squier Strat. He played it on stage that night and killed it”: Kenny Wayne Shepherd on why tone is in the hands (but it helps to have a trio of Dumbles)

The blues-rocker shares the story of his decade-long search for a 1960 Les Paul, why his Marshall amps just wouldn’t stop blowing up, and what made him convert to the single-cut after decades of Stratocaster monogamy

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“No-one has made a Klon like this”: Don’t fancy spending $10,000 on a real Klon Centaur? Not to worry – the new JHS Pedals Notaklön lets you build your own for $99

Solderless construction, an added Shamrock tone mod, and it's only $99?! Shut up and take our money

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“I have a Danelectro ’84 Strat copy worth $400 – it’s one of my main guitars, right up there with the $10k Custom Shop SG”: He’s one of the guitar world’s biggest YouTubers. Now Tyler Larson is turning his gear habit into electrifying instrumental rock

Inspired by Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Radiohead, the debut album from the Music is Win mastermind brings his formidable demo chops to full-blown compositions. He explains why anyone can make it as a YouTuber, the elusive formula that makes certain gear so sought-after and whether the Klon Centaur is…

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This $69 overdrive pedal nearly had Andertons fooled in a blindfold test with a real Klon Centaur

Don't underestimate the kick of the Nux Horseman

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The Halcyon Gold Overdrive just became the most exciting Klon-inspired pedal on the market – because it’s so much more than just a clone

Thanks to Adaptive Circuitry, Origin Effects’ latest overdrive can go far beyond the capabilities of the original Centaur

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Fake Klon Centaur pedals are being sold “for big money”, warns designer Bill Finnegan

The legendary overdrive pedal is worth up to $5,000 on the used market – and now copycats are taking advantage

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Finding That Tone's Ámbar Overdrive promises Klon and TS10 sounds – and adds to the ongoing twofer pedal boom

Yet another two-for-one stompbox inspired by classic sounds has hit the market. Does this one do enough to stand out from the rest?

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Cornerstone asked players for pedal ideas – and turned their two-in-one Klon/Bluesbreaker stompbox dreams into a reality

The brand's first Community Pedal puts two popular stompbox sounds in one unit, but does so with a few unique twists

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J. Rockett Archer Select review

Has J. Rockett built the ultimate Klon clone?

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Warm Audio Centavo Professional Overdrive review

If it looks like a Klon and sounds like a Klon, is it really a Klon? Not at this price...

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Why Earthquaker Devices founder Jamie Stillman has an unbranded $200 'klone' Centaur from Ebay on his pedalboard

"It's made with garbage parts but it sounds just like it" says the guitarist and designer who's owned (and sold) two real Klons

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Top Nashville session guitarist blind tests the most coveted overdrive pedals ever… and you might be surprised by what happens

Tom Bukovac knows what he likes – but also what he can use (and he's not a big fan of the Klon)

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Warm Audio Centavo Professional Overdrive Pedal

As replicas of the world's most mythologically adjacent overdrive pedal go, they don't get much more exacting. But is that enough for the Centavo to create its own legend?

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