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Warm Audio Centavo (Klon clone)

The Warm Audio Centavo is exactly what it looks like: a Klon Clone with the exact same case as the original Klon, but a price tag that's a lot more affordable. The US company is specializing in replicas of various vintage and rare gear (from pedals to mics to outboard…Click on the title for more

Warm Audio Centavo (Klon clone)

J. Rockett Audio Archer Overdrive

The J. Rockett Archer is one of the most popular "Klones," i.e. that category of pedals trying to emulate the tone of the famously expensive Klon Centaur (here's our extensive list of Klon Clones, by the way!). J. Rockett went to painstaking lengths to design their take on the Centaur,…Click on the title for more

J. Rockett Audio Archer Overdrive

Pedal Update: Nordvang Wingman V2.0

Nordvang is a Norwegian company that seems focused on building high-quality dual-channel overdrives in which at least one side is a Klon-style circuit. The Nordvang Wingman V2 is the updated version of the one pedal in the company's roster that features two of them, so it's technically a dual Klone.…Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: Nordvang Wingman V2.0

Ohmless Pedals AKC-4 Overdrive

The Ohmless Pedals AKC-4 is the second attempt by German pedal builder Ohmless at perfecting the Klon Centaur circuit, with an emphasis on versatility. It expands on the original by adding knobs for Bass and Blend (on top of the three ones found on the original: Level, Gain and Treble)…Click on the title for more

Ohmless Pedals AKC-4 Overdrive

J.Rockett Archer Clean Boost

With the Archer, in 2015 J.Rockett Audio Designs released one of the most sought-after Klon clones. In the last couple of years, the Nashville-based manufacturer has been playing on that pedal's format by introducing, first, a pedal combining the Archer's overdrive circuit with a graphic EQ, and now, a version…Click on the title for more

J.Rockett Archer Clean Boost

Jackson Audio The Optimist Drive

Texas' Jackson Audio is one of the few emerging pedal builders that's bringing innovation to an effect niche that lagged behind others in exciting features: the niche of gain pedals. Packed with features and enhanced by clever digital functionality, the company's pedals retain an analog core while widening the player's…Click on the title for more

Jackson Audio The Optimist Drive

New Pedal: Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium Dual Drive

Klon Centaur overdrives and Dumble amps are among the rarest pieces of guitar gear out there, and therefore also the most cloned. The Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium gives you both sonic flavors in a dual, stackable overdrive - with an extra voicing for the Dumble side and plenty of tweakability.…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium Dual Drive

Daddy Daughter My Little Klony

The Daddy Daughter My Little Klony is the latest addition to the ever-expanding family of Klon Clones (aka, "klones"). This particular variant on the most hyped overdrive circuit in the history of pedals does not attempt to improve or expand the sound of the original but, like several others, simply…Click on the title for more

Daddy Daughter My Little Klony

New Pedal: Davey Design Electronics 1979/1990

Hand-made in Australia, the Davey Design Electronics 1979/1990 is a high quality, cool-looking, uber-tweakable double overdrive blending a TS-style circuit with a Klon-style one. The two circuits have their own footswitch so that they can be activated separately or stacked on top of each other. The order of the drives…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Davey Design Electronics 1979/1990

New Pedal: Handy FX Minotaur Klone

The Handy FX Minotaur Overdrive is a new addition to the ever-growing family of K-style overdrives, aka Klon Centaur clones, aka Klones. The Klon Centaur is the most buzzworthy guitar pedal out there, with original units selling for over $5,000. Although the Minotaur shares the simple 3-knob layout of the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Handy FX Minotaur Klone

Colombo Utopia Overdrive

The Colombo Utopia is a 3-voice, hand-made, analog overdrive hailing from Italy. The 3-knob configuration gives access to the classic Volume, Tone and Gain (Overdrive) parameter, but it's the central toggle switch that opens up some interesting options: The Vintage mode delivers a tone in the style of a TS808,…Click on the title for more

Colombo Utopia Overdrive

Mojo Hand FX Sericon K-Style Overdrive

The Sericon, by Mojo Hand FX, is a device that inserts itself in the Klone saga with a very peculiar story. This pedal's circuit is identical to the very well-regarded ProAnalog Devices Manticore V2. The company commissioned Cusack Music (who owns Mojo Hand FX) to produce it but then went…Click on the title for more

Mojo Hand FX Sericon K-Style Overdrive