There's nothing special about the Klon Centaur
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Күн бұрынI can't believe what I did to get this pedal 🤷🏼♂️
0:00 How much?
0:49 How I got a Klon
1:47 Klon as a clean boost
2:06 With some gain
2:50 Why did I buy a Klon?
3:35 Was it worth it?
3:38 More gain
4:16 Is there anything special about the Klon?
6:19 AB test with Clone
7:03 Cloning
8:03 Do I even like the Klon?
9:30 High gain
10:47 More AB testing
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@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
EVERYBODY, my English is broken. I didn't pay $8000 for it, I paid $1000.
@f.hounderclay1368 Жыл бұрын
I thought I heard 8,000 too.
@tungtobak Жыл бұрын
I heard A thousand but I'm swedish so I understand norrbaggar.
@Tomislav_B. Жыл бұрын
I absolutely heard $1000, your English is not broken, maybe just bent a little bit like mine since mine is also not native language. 😅
@the-np4mr Жыл бұрын
@@Tomislav_B. I speak it natively and I heard a thousand lol, maybe it's americans
@minsukim6815 Жыл бұрын
Ohh… how you did?!?! In South Korea, price of Klon Centaur is already over $4000.
@Tomislav_B. Жыл бұрын
Bro, you tick all the right boxes in my opinion. Great videos, good info and no BS.
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@laoboy9 Жыл бұрын
I have never gotten along with the sound of a Klon, to honky.
@burt2800 Жыл бұрын
Agree. Probably works for Fender guitar and amp blues guys though.
@secularspectator Жыл бұрын
People seem to misunderstand, the price of something is due to its rarity not its quality....as an old Whisky drinker I know this :)
@gabillos Жыл бұрын
I love all your videos and the always well thought out cinematography you put into them. This one was stunning, beautiful, perfect. Loved it!
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@FriendlyNeighborhoodBallsack Жыл бұрын
what baffles me the most is that this pedal is literally the most boring sounding pedal in history, and yet it has all these mysteries around it. I use my EHX Soul Food as a preamp to make Fender Deluxe Reverb pedals handle hardcore fuzz better. Or as a "edge of breakup" sound. It reeeeaaaally isn't that special, y'all.
@jarrodiaria2973 Жыл бұрын
I use a Klon clone on my board, and it's by far my favourite overdriven sound, it pairs really nicely with the amps and guitars I use BUT I totally agree, it's nothing special, it's just another flavour of overdrive - the mythology around the pedal is more interesting than the pedal itself
@BigfootEngineering Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this, great video! 👏
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jimmygrant3151 Жыл бұрын
I have a Ceriatone Centura and I love it. It really opens up my amps. I paid $200 for it.
@davidb.6271 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge :)
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
50/50 this is sarcasm. Not sure what to respond!
@htj-works3051 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the wonderful video!! Arigatou gozaimasu!!︎
@pauldavid2407 Жыл бұрын
Great video! I have the Mythos Wildwood and I found the same, this circuit can sound really honky and when it does I don’t love it. I’m thinking of getting an EQ to dial back the 1k range but not sure if I should spend more $
@mickaelcosta1724 Жыл бұрын
I've got two Savage from Anasounds (klon type). I use one a the end of the pedalboard to boost or to simulate a break up amp, I use the other one as an overdrive after fuzz.
@the-np4mr Жыл бұрын
I got to say it, klons aren't even that good
@dividedbytimestudios Жыл бұрын
Delete this guy from your channel….. Hahaha jk
@aaronsanchez93 Жыл бұрын
I’ll have to agree with you lol I never try the real deal. But I’ve try some that were super close like the mjolnir. Although it sounded so good. The klon just isn’t for me
@jesperbc Жыл бұрын
Guess it depends on the tone you're after. 🤷♂️
@wibblegorm Жыл бұрын
Yeah they're mid-tier af
@UmasPapa Жыл бұрын
Bill??
@strangequark420 Жыл бұрын
Amazing.
@zenwarfare70 Жыл бұрын
Fantastisk !
@paressehylton Жыл бұрын
Same for me, bought a soulfood few years ago, just to see because of the hype. Couldnt integrate it into my rig. Got a Bondi SickAs, because i thought it would be better with the Treble+Bass knobs. Sounds great in many ways, but never been able to get working in my rig; too much mids (playing mostly singlecoil offsets on a fender pro reverb amp).
@Takeiteasy11 Жыл бұрын
Before you revealed the true pedals in the a/b test, I was so excited the clone sounded better 😭
@MrDoobie12286 Жыл бұрын
No, they are really that good. I wouldn’t pay $4k for it, but they are great pedals. Stop acting like they aren’t just because of price inflation. Even the KTR is relatively better than a majority of the clones out there.
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
Not sure if you are addressing me or guitar players in general, but I haven't claimed that it's that good.
@MrDoobie12286 Жыл бұрын
@@LivingroomGearDemos not my intent to aim towards you, more towards the neigh sayers in the comments section. Good video
@heymrguitarman7637 Жыл бұрын
As a former owner of a first year production klon centaur I absolutely can say it's just a decent pedal. Nice tone but no magic and nothing you can't get from many pedals for normal money. However they're a good investment when most other pedals lose money so in that regards it's a sensible buy
@alfsmith4936 Жыл бұрын
Are they a good investment or have they reached the point where they will start to come down in value? There are plenty of them, plenty of cheap clones and the retired boomers who can afford them are dying off.
@jesperbc Жыл бұрын
I've only owned a couple of EHX Soul Foods, a J. Rockett Rockaway Archer and a regular Archer, and I've come to the conclusion that they're not for me. The only one I've really gotten along with long-term is the OBNE Fault v2, that I still own. I'm more into Tubescreamers, and I mainly use them as boosts either way. Good video, funny twist. 🤣
@yom31fr Жыл бұрын
The OBNE Fault v2 is a Klon clone ? Thnx
@sedoyotec Жыл бұрын
I was looking for HTJ Works vs Klon comparisson, somehow your video is not up in a search
@loopydemos Жыл бұрын
Haven't played a "real" Klon yet, just a few clones or clones with extras. Most I really didn't like, but the Bondi Sick As I absolutely adore. Don't have any itch to get many other overdrives after this.
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
Been a long time since I've played a Sick As. Need to get one again!
@loopydemos Жыл бұрын
@@LivingroomGearDemos do it, it’s the GOAT. Ever since I saw you demoing it covering „All my Life“ years ago I wanted one. I bet you could snag the new MkIII for a demo/promo.
@jimhart1959 Жыл бұрын
A number of years ago, before I was even aware of a Klon, I tried the EHX Soul Food, but I really didn't care for it. Eventually I became enlightened and bought a couple of budget mini Klon clones. I ended with one of them on my 'mini pedal board' But I have yet to put a Klon style pedal on my main pedal board' Unless the Suhr Eclipse is patterned after a Klon. Sort of sounds like it.
@leo._.vincent Жыл бұрын
I had a suhr eclipse and a soul food on my board at the same time, they are totally different lol!! I love my suhr eclipse tho. I will say if you put a klon clone before the suhr eclipse that gain staging sounds amazing!
@jimhart1959 Жыл бұрын
@@leo._.vincent I should try that. I have a Sparkle Drive as an always on clean boost, then a Nobles Odr 1, and then the Suhr Eclipse running at 18v. One channel of the Eclipse is usually always on, set to an edge of breakup, I never use the ODR1 without the Eclipse, though. I suppose we’re all just a bit obsessed with chasing the perfect tone!
@leo._.vincent Жыл бұрын
@@jimhart1959 I've heard that you get more clean headroom with the eclipse on 18v but I don't have an 18v power supply, I usually always have mine set to edge of breakup around 7,8 o'clock and the other side set around noon for lead
@justokotoeh Жыл бұрын
thank goodness i took a risk and ordered the htj bright horse :D 0,8% tone for a 5000$ price difference. :)
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
The bright horse is great
@justokotoeh Жыл бұрын
@@LivingroomGearDemos unbelievably great! ❤️
@benjaminmarkstein6680 Жыл бұрын
I have a strong feeling that your accountant totally approves the investment.
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
;)
@everennui1 Жыл бұрын
I think it sounds really sweet after some really gated fuzz.
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
indeed
@everennui1 Жыл бұрын
@@LivingroomGearDemos Do you know a good fuzz that won't completely choke out pinch harmonics?
@alejandroalcalarodriguez Жыл бұрын
Maybe a fuzz factory? I have never played one, but it may be what you want
@everennui1 Жыл бұрын
@@alejandroalcalarodriguez it's on my radar, but my guess it would mute them the same. I have a Fuzzolo from ZVex. Great pedals!
@caocas2461 Жыл бұрын
do a review of the brighthorse pedal that Japanese brand
@ivorbuffalo 3 ай бұрын
What type of amplifiers is he using?
@vox1962 Жыл бұрын
I don’t like the way it distorts, it has a funky character and it’s too pokey in the lower mids, I’ll use it as a clean boost sometimes but the form factor just doesn’t work on my pedalboard
@greygardens81 Жыл бұрын
I thought you said you paid "8 thousand dollars" for it and almost spit out my coffee. Your english is impeccable but when speaking about numbers saying "uh thousand" is clearer than "aye thousand" LOL Glad you didn't pay 8 thousand
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
I paid $80 000!
@heggy_69 Жыл бұрын
I don't like klons but I think it would be cool to build a clone with a really badly drawn horse on it, I'm thinking of calling it the stupid horsie
@bermudist Жыл бұрын
See: Outlaw Horse Monkey pedal by Sketchy Sounds
@sweetsoftlow Жыл бұрын
Why is your hair so PERFECT?
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
From owning a Klon, duh!
@amillpecord3719 Жыл бұрын
what about the Bad monkey .... its not a klon centaur bad it has a decent transparanet sound that claims the sound of a klon Centaur
@voa.aquino Жыл бұрын
I don't noticed any difference. I just heared the audio (without watching de video), and sound identical.
@NikoFrederiko. Жыл бұрын
Metalzone smokes that p.o.s.
@Starch1b2c3d4a Жыл бұрын
nice playing tho
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
thanks!
@tungtobak Жыл бұрын
I bought a Nux Horseman a while back, haven't used it much to be honest. It's alright but... *shrug*
@philipmarsh3522 4 ай бұрын
I've done a very scientific study of multiple Klons compared to every Klone available. Based on this very large and very scientific analysis, the real Klon is .96754873% better than the average Klone. I'd say that is definitely worth the $6,000 premium. Trust the science. In fact, I AM science, so just trust me.
@Grant_Ferstat Жыл бұрын
I miss my real Klon. I've had many great Klones, KTR etc and none of them have quite matched it. Some are pretty close and will perform the same function.
@saturnskull1242 Жыл бұрын
Did I miss a mention on the price anywhere in the video? Or you just didn't say?
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
It’s almost the first thing I say in the video
@saturnskull1242 Жыл бұрын
@@LivingroomGearDemos ah that's why, I skipped the intro!
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
;)
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
Do you even like Klons? Let me know! 👇🏻
@minsukim6815 Жыл бұрын
I respect Klon but I prefer Tube screamer.
@nicolas.grisanti Жыл бұрын
I will never buy an original, because of the price obviously, and because is not a pedalboard friendly size. That being said, i love the sound of this pedal, and specially, i love how it stacks with other pedals. Off course i'm talking about clon Klons, i love my J Rockett Ikon, don't know if it sound 100% or 1% similar, and i also tried the Wampler Tumnus and the Mojo Hand Sacred Cow, and i loved them.
@the-np4mr Жыл бұрын
@@nicolas.grisanti man idk, I think big boxes are cool. If ehx reissued a big box green Russian I'd be all over it
@Tomislav_B. Жыл бұрын
If you add another zero you could buy used Ferrari. Kind of a silly.
@nicolas.grisanti Жыл бұрын
@@the-np4mr yeah totally, i loved them (i have the PDF 2 that is huge) but they're not very useful when you have to make a portable pedalboard. But yeah, big boxes pedals look amazing.
@Dwoed Жыл бұрын
8 thou!?? Gimme a break!!
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
One thousand
@the-np4mr Жыл бұрын
I must be going deaf because I clearly heard a thousand lmao
@stewarttomkinson3356 Жыл бұрын
Well, I know he thinks it’s ridiculous. How much they’re going for and during the lockdown he made some 375 US.
@mattvgyo Жыл бұрын
With your accent I thought you said you paid “eight thousand dollars”… and then it was clear you said “a thousand dollars”… 😂😂😂
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
lol!
@DerEchteBold Жыл бұрын
@@LivingroomGearDemos I was just about to post the same, also understood 8000 at first. Was quite surprised they were this expensive already back then, haha
@mattvgyo Жыл бұрын
@@DerEchteBold In another year, Eirik can sell it for 8 grand, cuz that will be the going rate!
@DerEchteBold Жыл бұрын
@@mattvgyo Haha, you think he'll change his mind about selling?!
@ralvknights Жыл бұрын
I would have bought more gear with what u paid. People used to go bananas for the first boutique overdrives. Only to later experienced that newer pedals surpass very often earlier overdrives.My tone hunt is elsewhere than low gain or even high gain overdrives. All is good.i dont think new generation of players will fall in that expensive craze ever again. Not with the great variety of pedal options.
@captncrunch1726 Жыл бұрын
please add a little more gain next time
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
Almost maxed out at the end?
@captncrunch1726 Жыл бұрын
@@LivingroomGearDemos even more gain :P
@tmoss89 Жыл бұрын
Klons really suck man I don’t understand this crap
@MrDream-zm1pw Жыл бұрын
"The sweet thing is. He didn't charge me money for it.... He just made me close my eyes and suck it out of a hose" haha
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
who said that?
@RozarSmacco Жыл бұрын
This is a joke right?
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
What part of the video?
@thepilgrimplays Жыл бұрын
Come on, that's the most overrated pedal in the history of the solar system. Collective hype can make anything possible. The Klon is not very versatile, it sounds very generic. Besides its clones, you can achieve a generic overdrive or give it any desired character by buying some of the other less expensive overdrives and couple them with an EQ pedal, the real secret weapon of the secret weapons.
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
How is it really overrated? I rarely see people actually claiming it’s better than everything else. Prices yes, but that is due to other things than the sound.
@Tomislav_B. Жыл бұрын
@@LivingroomGearDemos You rarely see people claiming that it's better than anything else? You probably don't have account on TGP? 😂
@LivingroomGearDemos Жыл бұрын
Yes, of course a lot of people are saying it there, but you also see groups of people claiming that the Timmy is better. Or Bluesbreaker. Or Tubescreamer. I wouldn't say that the Klon is over-represented, really.
@ralvknights Жыл бұрын
Players should stop to analize phrases like" I havent played with a ""real"" Klon". Whatnthe heck is that idea of "real". It is just a circuit with an eq flavor. Any eq flavor is obtainable if you look to dial it in. It is people pushing their tone vision in an obsesive way that is way too limited.
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