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“Instead of creating a polyphonic tuner itself, it simply knocked off Empower's patented device instead”: Behringer sues Boss over “knock off” polyphonic tuner

Behringer’s parent company claims its patented polyphonic tuner, the TC Electronic PolyTune, has been wrongly copied by Boss for four of its flagship amp modeler pedals

Guitar World · Mar 17

“Taking Klons on the road isn’t fun. It is an easy nick”: Jared James Nichols was gifted a Klon Centaur by Joe Bonamassa – here’s how he kept it safe on the road

Nichols went from nearly having his borrowed Klon stolen to being given one of his own by the blues guitar icon

Guitar World · Nov 15, 2025

“It irritated a few people! I saw a couple of other pedal builders who seemed to be annoyed by how toy-like and fun it was”: Josh Scott on the Notaklön’s wild success, recovering from his mountain bike crash – and his gratitude to John Mayer

As he recovers from mountain biking injuries, Scott recalls how the NotaKlon irritated other pedal makers, how he underestimated success, the 424 gain stage and what’s coming once he’s fully recovered

Guitar World · Oct 21, 2025

“Rule number one: When you’re notusing a pedal, your guitar must sound like your original guitar sound”: Steve Stevens on the pedalbord the guru Dave Friedman made him, his favorite Klon klone and why he can't use chorus anymore

The effervescent Billy Idol guitarist reveals the secrets of his pedalboard

Guitar World · Jul 9, 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

Behringer makes changes to its $69 Klon copy in the wake of pedal creator Bill Finnegan’s lawsuit

The Klon Centaur’s creator called the pedal a “blatant counterfeit” and the German brand has moved to avoid any further repercussions

Guitar World · Jun 25, 2025

“This is for the guys that think they know everything about the clone, yet they just want to have a little bit more”: Keeley Electronics adds more compression, suppression, bass, and headroom to the Klon Centaur recipe

Robert Keeley’s fingerprints are all over the Manis as the pedal boffin delivers a pedal that can serve faithful Klon tones, and plenty more punch beyond it

Guitar World · Jun 18, 2025

“It’s really kind of a miracle cure for those that have the Klon blues”: Keeley Electronics’ new Manis Overdrive remixes the classic K-style drive recipe for those who don’t like the original (and those who do)

In this inventive twist on the Klon, Robert Keeley switches out the "mythical" diodes for germanium transistors and offers diodes as a switchable option, and there's a bass boost feature too

MusicRadar · Jun 17, 2025

“For the record, I have never been consulted in any way about this pedal, it has never been authorised by me”: Bill Finnegan sues Behringer parent company over Klon Centaur clone

Finnegan invented the Klon Centaur in 1994. Behringer launched a $69 copy and called it the Centaur Overdrive in November last year

MusicRadar · Jun 4, 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