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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

"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?

"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

“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)

“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

“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…

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

J. Rockett Archer Select review

J. Rockett Archer Select review

Has J. Rockett built the ultimate Klon clone?

Warm Audio Centavo Professional Overdrive review

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...

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

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

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

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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