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9 of the Best Klon Clone Kits in 2024

A Guide to the Best Klon Clone Kits For a more complete list of Klon clones, check our Best Klon Centaur Clones article. As you probably know, the original Klon Centaur is - and has been for several years now - not only the most expensive pedal out there but…Click on the title for more

9 of the Best Klon Clone Kits in 2024

Hagerman TUBEKLØN Pedal Kit

Although the Centaur Klon is perhaps the most cloned circuit in the history of guitar pedals, no one before Jim Hagerman had thought about doing a version of it integrating a real tube! Enter the Hagerman TUBEKLØN - a pedal DIY kit. Incorporating the NEOKLØN architecture, the circuit replaces the…Click on the title for more

Hagerman TUBEKLØN Pedal Kit

Walrus Audio Fable Granular Soundscape Generator

The Walrus Audio Fable, presented by the Oklahoma City builder as a "granular soundscape generator," is a pedal developed on the successful platform of the Lore, the company's reverse soundscape generator released in 2022. Needless, to say, the keyword here is "granular," a sample synthesis technique that records your performance…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Fable Granular Soundscape Generator

Caroline Arigato Phaser Vibrato

The Caroline Arigato is an analog phaser/vibrato pedal approached the way the South Carolina-based company approaches each effect it builds: from a personal creative angle. It's not the replica of a "legendary" vintage unit, but rather the recreation of what circuit designer Philippe Herndon dreamed his very first pedal (a…Click on the title for more

Caroline Arigato Phaser Vibrato

Win a Novation Bass Station II via the PDX Synth Expo [ENDED]

Hey, sound and music wizards! To celebrate our third Portland Synth & Pedal Expo, (RSVP here if you want to attend, it’s free!), we are giving away a radical piece of gear worth $499: a Novation Bass Station II!Click on the title for more

Win a Novation Bass Station II via the PDX Synth Expo [ENDED]

Lichtlaerm Audio Untiefe Modulated Reverb

The Lichtlaerm Audio Untiefe is a compact ambient (mono) reverb by a new Berlin-based company that's distinguishing itself for creative and tweakable hand-made pedals with a strictly black and gold look. At its heart, the Untiefe is a modulated reverb with 3 modes: phase mode offers a large room reverb and…Click on the title for more

Lichtlaerm Audio Untiefe Modulated Reverb

Soldano SLO Pedal High Gain Drive

The trend of (stomp)boxing guitar amps has been gaining momentum since the turn of the decade, and the Soldano SLO Pedal is the latest release in this direction, encapsulating the sound of one of the most sought-after (and expensive) modern high-gain amps. Based on a cascading-gain-stage circuit, the SLO (as…Click on the title for more

Soldano SLO Pedal High Gain Drive

Friedman IR-X Dual Tube Preamp

Built by a US company that knows a thing or two about amplification, the Friedman IR-X is a guitar preamp that, thanks in part to the two high-voltage 12AX7 tubes embedded in its circuit, faithfully captures the harmonic richness and touch responsiveness associated with full-sized Friedman amplifiers. Its two fully…Click on the title for more

Friedman IR-X Dual Tube Preamp

Bondi Effects Del Mar mk2 Overdrive

Jon Ashley of Bondi effects will tell you that the Del Mar mk2 is not a Klon nor a Tube Screamer or a Blues Breaker, but a combination of the best elements of them. The two gain voicings can be switched via a central toggle, with the lower position delivering…Click on the title for more

Bondi Effects Del Mar mk2 Overdrive

Portland Synth & Pedal Expo

Delicious Audio, Control Voltage, and Hank's Music Exchange are thrilled to announce the fourth edition of the Portland Synth & Pedal Expo (aka the Synth Expo and Stompbox Exhibit merged into one show). This is a strictly in-the-headphones event!Click on the title for more

Portland Synth & Pedal Expo

Milkman Sound F-Stop Tremolo + Reverb

The Milkman Sound F-Stop brings the spring reverb and tremolo from the company's the Amp into a standalone small footprint 9VDC pedal. The reverb drips, and the VCA tremolo is pure creamy goodness, offering an increeased headroom thanks to its 18v design and separate footswitches to trigger the effects. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEak-ZfoO6g…Click on the title for more

Milkman Sound F-Stop Tremolo + Reverb

BOSS Tera Echo TE-2

The BOSS Tera Echo is a rather unique pedal that delivers something in between a delay and a reverb, with an added dynamic modulation/filter effect. It can produce original echo and ambiance effects. The freeze function holds the ambient sound for lead backing and sound effects. The BOSS Tera Echo…Click on the title for more

BOSS Tera Echo TE-2