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Klon creator Bill Finnegan’s lawsuit against Behringer over its Centaur clone has been dismissed

The lawsuit had been filed following the release of Behringer’s Klon Centaur copy, which was originally called the Centaur Overdrive

Guitar World · Oct 8, 2025

Klon Centaur inventor Bill Finnegan’s lawsuit against Behringer over its $69 Klon clone has been dismissed

With Behringer's $69 K-style drive renamed as the Zentara, the battle is over. Did Finnegan win in the end?

MusicRadar · Oct 8, 2025

“Weirdly wonderful”: Behringer’s back with another on-the-nose clone – this time of a cult Moog filter pedal from the 2000s

It’s the latest entry into Behringer’s catalog of vintage-inspired pedals, following the controversial Centara overdrive Klon copy

Guitar World · Jun 27, 2025

“Not just another clone but instead a blatant counterfeit of Klon’s legendary pedal”: Klon creator Bill Finnegan is suing Behringer over the design of its Centaur Overdrive

Finnegan has accused Behringer's “counterfeit” pedal of using Klon’s trade dress and “exploiting” his firm's reputation

Guitar World · Jun 4, 2025

Klon Centaur creator Bill Finnegan once said that the hype around his pedal was “ridiculous,” yet originals still fetch $10,000 or more on the secondhand market. With plentiful, far cheaper clones, why does the Klon remain a holy grail pedal?

Klons have been used by Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Joe Perry, Ed O'Brien, and countless other guitar heroes, and are often spoken about as a sort of overdrive sword of Excalibur. But what exactly sets them apart? And how did they become so darn valuable?

Guitar World · May 4, 2025

“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

Guitar World · Dec 8, 2023

"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

MusicRadar · Nov 23, 2023

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

Guitar World · Jul 20, 2023