Analogman King of Tone vs Klon Centaur Pedal Shootout

Comparing the Analog.man King of Tone with the Klon Centaur in a light overdrive setting with my Custom Shop Stratocaster into a Fender Deluxe Reverb (1966). I have added my opinion of these fantastic pedals. This is my first 'shootout' video, so please excuse any shortcomings. You can check out my music at DudleyTaft.com or on any streaming service, iTunes and CDBaby.

[@alexandrealonso2825]

On a side note: I thought for a while you had a v-neck tshirt. ( Great playing!)

[@johnb4024]

And a hairy chest?

[@Dodger2879]

A real musician always gets filmed wearing a hat indoors for no reason.

[@henriquelhrf]

What holds my attention the most is how well you play. Congrats!

[@matduk4387]

Man , you rock 😎, Very nice shootout probably because your playing is so nice...reminds me Hendrix's feel and Stevie Ray Vaughan

[@jonkbaby]

Inspiring- great guitar and set-up!

[@chuckdriver7741]

The Xotic EP Booster and Keeley Oxblood are what works for me. 🇺🇸🦅🗽🇺🇸

[@whitewizzardllc2348]

These are all so subjective and really reliant on so many factors. Your amps sound and feel for starters. Also how much definition, extra brightness or midrange you might want in any given mix. Lower end always sounds better on its own then get in a mix and BAM! Totally different.....Pedal madness is such a funny hobby. So many variables. You can do a pedal shoot out all day and then put some kind of sound enhancing pedal in front of the 2 you did the shoot out with and get an entirely different result. Endless changes.

[@Glicksman1]

Right you are, Jon.

[@It_is_now]

Wow, Clean tone is so nice. With Klon is so Thick and beefy. I have price of tone but I prefer the thickness of Klon.

[@kennycaligula3081]

Yeah man. The Klon has more nastiness with it. They both sound great though. But back against the wall, I’m going Klon.

[@DoobTube71]

And the KLON of TONE retains its mythic title of best overdrive in history! The Klon just “sings”! Tone to make SRV envious.

[@gibbytone75]

Wow the KOT is gets a really focused type sound out the guitar, I can see why so many people love it. It almost sounds like it very subtly compresses the notes. Great video and great playing, maybe next time you can turn down the reverb just a little to more clearly hear the pedals.

[@DudleyTaft]

Thanks gibbytone75. Yeah, the KOT gives you MORE without really coloring your sound much. Noted about the reverb - you're not the only one who said that!

[@e1jerry]

Great comparison

[@manusimoens1353]

Really cool comparison, I have a Klon and waiting to get my KOT!! A question for you Dudley, what do you think about the Jan Ray ? I have one, but with the time, I wonder if it is not too compressed and less organic than those great OD pedals that you demonstrated.. ?

[@DudleyTaft]

Manu, the Jan Ray is a whole different beast. It has more saturation and compression, which can be a really good thing depending on your circumstances. It's kind of like a Timmy with more thickness.

[@EdwinZibergOfficial]

KOT Wins ! More sustain and Clarity !

[@owenmoore1976]

I definitely prefer the KOT.

[@doncowie8653]

A bit difficult to judge the tones of these two pedals with so much reverb on the amp but I preferred the KOT, more creamy tubey sustaining tone, guitarists are sometimes strange, many are moving away from the classic tubescreamer complaining about the mid range hump but Klons are fetching up to 3 grand being very popular due to their midrange push 😂 get a tubescreamer!!! for a lot less cash

[@jp2503]

They're not even close to the same

[@jorgemm1000]

Klon overbeats Kotttttt in my opinion !!

[@Biffinnbridge]

Stick on beard?

[@joshmuz9018]

It's actually billy gibbons pubes

[@60secondfrenzy93]

HOLY MOLY THAT CLEAN TONE MELTED MY HEART.

[@EmilioConesa]

What a great base clean tone that 66’ Deluxe. Gotta get one!

[@jdwrx01]

Fender just issued a hand wired 64' Deluxe Reverb this year if your interested in the deluxe reverb, its $2400.... I'm not sure where the vintage market is at with these amps but you can probably find a 66' for around the same price.

[@enkiea8322]

Agreed. I watch pedal demos by this guy "The Pedal Zone" who has one and no matter what pedal he demos, I come away just wanting a deluxe reverb.

[@ThoughtThinkerTomas]

lol it's got some dirt in there, I wouldn't really clasify it as 'clean'

[@GnarlyTones]

Everything sounds good in the right hands, as shown here.

[@jonunderscore]

exactly

[@rafafontanez6961]

True!!!

[@timwhite5562]

Seems like a weird shootout, two completely different pedals.

[@sethkohlbus1846]

I appreciate that you know how a pedal should be played and used, you had some killer tone going on. I'd love to see a few back to back chords too.

[@what1864]

i prefer the clean tone to ether pedal , the pedals don't sound bad but you can't improve a super reverbs natural tone in my opinion ..

[@themikeaustin]

You can pay ~$1500 for a Klon, ~$500 for a KOT, or $135 for the JHS modded EHX Soul Food. Seems like a no-brainer to me...

[@musicspeaks6905]

themikeaustin nah...

[@chuckdriver7741]

themikeaustin - or you can buy a Keeley Oxblood and have a better sounding, much more versatile pedal than the original Klon or the Analogman. 🇺🇸🗽🦅🇺🇸

[@candrabalimirage]

Like#743 and Subscribed...THanks 4 Ur Video :)

[@shawnglass108]

These pedals compliment each other very nicely. I have a KOT and a RYRA Klone. If you use your Klon as a boost, which it is amazing for, it compliments almost everything you throw at it. A good tube screamer goes great with these pedals too. 3 great and different tones.

[@adam-yk6yd]

How do you find stacking the KOT into the Ryra?

[@shawnglass108]

@@adam-yk6yd, It works really well. I haven’t personally been using the Ryra much with my Marshall 1962HW..I use the KOT, A good tube screamer, and an Analogman Sunlion with a red-dot fuzz. Between those pedals I get about every overdrive sound I could ever want.

[@shawnglass108]

@Saul Goodman , I actually don’t have the RYRA Clone on my board anymore. When I did I used it behind the KOT.

[@mojostrat58]

The Klon has more depth...more bottom too.

[@billhannaford4488]

honest question buy why use a looper when you have the pedals right there? What's the point of using foot pedals then? Just use rack gear. I don't think it makes that much difference tone wise.

[@DudleyTaft]

Tone-wise it makes no difference, but having the switches closest to the front helps in gig situations where it is dark. Also, you can chain two pedals together on one switch (say for octavia > fuzz). That being said, I don't use it on most of my tours...

[@Thomasdgolden]

KOT wins because you are only using HALF. It’s a two channel beef beast. To make it fair put the Klon at zero gain.

[@DudleyTaft]

Tommy you are right; it's really not a 'fair' shootout in that the Klon has a distinctive mid-push, and the KOT does not. However, they are two of the best sounding pedals I own, and it is fun to hear the differences. Both are permanent members on my pedalboard! IMO the Klon sounds best with a bit of gain.

[@Thomasdgolden]

Dudley Taft I’m a KOT owner myself. And I’ve played the Klon as well. And I agree. However, I have no problem with gigging the KOT. Having the Klon, I would leave home. I use the Wampler Tumnus with the KOT. (Cheap mans Klon).

[@metricdeep8856]

k...best vid out for either of these pedals. I wish there was reasonably priced waiting list for a Klon. My KOT is nearing after 2 plus years. Great playing also and I love that strat.

[@DudleyTaft]

Thank you Chris!

[@FernandoLopez-gf2sr]

Klon seems opener sound, but cut the bass. More spacial. KOT more focussed. Both greats. Perhaps you could go up with the tone of KOT, or go a bit down with the Centaur's treble.

[@onewiththings]

Imagine a Klon with the option to remove the midrange push = Thorpy Peacekeeper!

[@vintagepipesnightmares]

The Klon sounds so so much nicer !! It is truly magical ! KOT is an overpriced overrated pedal. Literally thousands of pedals sound like the KOT. Even cheap ones.

[@Varone26]

The KOT is only expensive due to waitlists. Resellers have a reason to jack it up because of that high demand for it. As for it being overrated, thats debatable. Between Tubescreamer and Klon style drives, I think the blues breaker style pedals are sometimes forgotten about. If you spend any time with a blues breaker style pedal and find sweet spot it can serve hugely.

[@JohnShalamskas]

The KoT is versatile and will work well with just about any rig you can think of. Its sound is not meant to be a jack of all trades, it is intended for boost and low gain. The overrated label is much more appropriate on the $1500 klon that sounds exactly like the KTR and many other clones that cost 1/8 as much, and many clones will have better tone shaping and/or other features (higher gain, more choices for clipping methods.)

[@TheCleaner6969]

If you never A/B side by side you'd never know the difference.

[@3mstudiospalmdesert]

All stomp boxes sound like crap. I have a Prince of Tone and a KTR. Exact same crap. Good video!

[@FreddieandBrenda]

For the price the king wins! Do I win now? Lol

[@GtrPknMama]

I’ve noticed more strat players have a Klon. It definitely gives the midrange most single coil pickups lack. Where humbuckers already have plenty mid. Just an observation 🎶

[@DudleyTaft]

Agreed, although it is still nice on the humbuckers whether through an old Fender or an old Marshall IMHO. For me it works in almost all situations.

[@GtrPknMama]

@@DudleyTaft I’ve never used the Klon myself…. Yet….lol But the KOT serves me well with both Les Paul and Strat.🎵 no complaints 🎵

[@DudleyTaft]

@@GtrPknMama yes, and that's why it is one of the best - kind of gives you MORE of your signal without a lot of coloration. The Klon definitely colors the tone. Different animals, but some of the best animals in the jungle...

[@GtrPknMama]

@@DudleyTaft 🎵Absolutely 😎👍🎵

[@terrillmel]

Why not use both gain stages in the KOT. Would that get your mids to where you want?

[@DudleyTaft]

That wouldn't quite do the trick. The KLON has a mid push that neither side of the KOT has. Currently I am using the KLON with the right side of the KOT for most solos. Also very useful is the Fulltone OCD - placed after the KLON it adds a bit of grit that works well. The KOT is definitely smoother.

[@terrillmel]

@@DudleyTaft Thanks for the response. I do like a mid-forward tone. Waiting on the KOT. Wonder if I'll like it for its transparency, but like I said I read like being able to push the mids.

[@jeunghoonlee]

klon has warm mid, kot has transparent gain

[@DudleyTaft]

Well summarized

[@josephturnner6390]

It's the glassy tone that you're getting from your amp(your original sound.) Without that glassy tone the pedals wouldn't sound that good just on their own. Right when you played your clean signal.. and I heard that glassy tone , I knew everything else that followed was going to be sweet.

[@DudleyTaft]

You bring up a very good point Joseph. No one ever mentions that pedals sound WAY DIFFERENT in front of different kinds of amps. Old Fenders are great pedal platforms because they tend to have a lot of headroom, and spongy response. Some modern amps are stiffer (think solid state rectifier) and react accordingly changing the character of the pedal. It's very difficult to know how a pedal will sound with your own rig until you try it.

[@jonarchambaultbandofficial7456]

I appreciate both your Tone and Chops... BRAVO!

[@DudleyTaft]

Thanks Jon! So many pedals... so little time

[@rich2419]

Original Kline or a clone? I hate spell check.

[@DudleyTaft]

Original! I thought it was pricey at the time, but $1,300 would be a good deal these days (but much more than that, I probably wouldn't have bought it).

[@Stratisfied22]

The Klon style pedal has been the most useful for me. Turn the gain down and use as a boost for amazing clean tones and cranked the breakup is really nice. I have a RYRA Klone which is made in USA and is a part for part copy that I highly recommend.

[@jp2503]

YES ! I love my RYRA KLONE!

[@Stratisfied22]

@@jp2503 Yep it doesn't leave my board.

[@BracliCreations]

Nice demo shotout! Yes the Klon + KOT is a blissful sonic Chernobyl

[@derekmc9580]

I Don’t know what you did for sound in this video but it’s great. you can clearly hear the mid boost in the klon compared to the kot and a lot of the details in each. Great video for someone like me who hasn’t heard either. 😎👍

[@DudleyTaft]

Thanks Derek. I am lucky to have a great studio and recording equipment!!

[@jakestewartmusic]

Very nicely done! Great base tone with the Deluxe Reverb. It'd be fun to see this topic covered again, but comparing each pedal to the sound of the Deluxe cranked to 10. Can the pedals at low volume get close to the sound of the amp cranked? I've owned a KOT and an Archer and both have their place. I'd use the KOT if my sound already had a lots of mids, if I was doing mostly rhythm work, or if I was going for a more neutral sound like I was plugged straight in and cranked. I'd use the Klon if I was using a Strat, had less mids in my tone to start with, or needed a bit more push in the midrange to stand out for solos.

[@DudleyTaft]

Jake- you hit the nail on the head. The KLON does boost the mids, which works nicely with single coil pickups into a Fender while the KOT really gives you more of what you have.

[@PerroConBufanda]

Great video. I love your sound and your playing. I really like the reverb and how it sound with pedals. Greetings from Chile 😁😁😁✌🏼❤

[@luckylicks3497]

With all respect for the Klon, people should realize there are many ways to achieve control over their tone. A Klon could be a good investment, but in the search for great tone, it isn't the be-all-end-all holy grail of tone. It has certainly made its statement and directed people toward another mid push beyond the Tube Screamer circuit. You have to start with a good guitar with good pickups and good cable. A Sarno Black Box Tube Buffer or an Analogman Buffer into the King of Tone into a Maxon OD-820 works even more dynamically than with the Klon. We're not in 2004 - there are some great buffers now for us all. And if you want mid push, go for the Ibanez TS808HW or a Suhr Koko Reloaded. Open your sound with a good clean platform by the OD-820 or a Xotic SH RC Booster. Nothing can replace the King of Tone, though.. that thing is an animal.

[@enkiea8322]

Any buffer recommendations?

[@elonmush4793]

IMO buffers are often overpriced for being such a simple circuits. You could build one yourself for cheap if you can solder. There are schematics and kits out there. The Pete Cornish buffer seems to be very acclaimed but any of them will do just fine. Also, every Boss pedal in your chain acts as a buffer.

[@LeviBulger]

@@enkiea8322 if you use single coils, the Boss CS2 has a fantastic buffer with the added bonus of being the best tone sweetening comp ever made. Even without using any "compression".

[@jimeracine4213]

Iconic amp but "lots of headroom" is a stretch.

[@ryanstitt4814]

Wonderful job explaining what these pedals do! Thank you so much

[@DudleyTaft]

Thanks Ryan! Can you believe Klons are going for over $3,000?!?

[@ClaudioMartella]

am i the only one who thinks the KLON and the KOT sounds the same? sure, the KLON as more mid range, but you also have the tone in the KLON at 11 o'clock and the KOT has it a 2 o'clock....

[@DudleyTaft]

Yes, I get that. I did not change the settings on the pedals. I am planning on a follow up to this, so stay tuned. However, if you were standing there with me, I think you would notice the difference. You can tweak the controls all you want, but they are different beasts!

[@mikewick77]

I probably a really stupid question, but if the Klon has a mid boost & the King has flat, cant you just turn up the mids on the amplifier to achieve the same effect?

[@DudleyTaft]

It's not the same thing. Also, a lot of amps (like my Fender Deluxe) do not have a midrange control. Once you live with a Klon for a little while, it becomes apparent why so many people like it. It does color you sound, but in a really good way.

[@ryanjameschannel]

KOt sounds better as a distortion pedal (when its breaking up). But the Klon does do very well as a clean boost, ie making your amp do its things but just louder. So the Klon in my view is a very good clean boost style pedal but as far as overdrive/distortion tones the KOT and many others sound much better. When i did some AB testing a SHO style circuit almost does what the klon does, but to be fair the klon is a bit better, not much though.

[@DudleyTaft]

Well, FWIW I use the Klon as a boost, but not a totally clean boost. I like that it makes the amp break up a bit more and I also LOVE the extra midrange. This is particularly noticeable when playing wit a band, because those mid frequencies cut through the highs and lows of bass and drums. I use another overdrive after it in the chain for solos (usually the Fulltone OCD).

[@DANIEL93121]

Try this you will get even better air than KOT , Slash use it MXR MC-402 Boost/Overdrive

[@DudleyTaft]

I have seen those, though not tried one!

[@joshmuz9018]

Old master shifu just celebrated his 100th birthday and asked if you would give him his beard back in honour of it

[@DudleyTaft]

I told him NO

[@nbee777]

Rad playing! And awesome big sounds with both pedals, not many crank them like that, haha.

[@DudleyTaft]

My thoughts on reverb for this demo: I understand people not wanting the reverb on, but for me I need to test these pedals with the sound that I use. Of course reverb echoes (in a very colored way) what signal you put into it. The way reverb responds to these pedals is important to me. Also, as many of you are aware, until you use your pedal either live or on a recording, it is hard to know how effective it is. Sometimes the pedals that sound bland cut through, and some pedals sound fantastic by themselves but seem to lose their coherence when playing live with a band or mixing the sound in with drums and bass and other instruments on a recording.

[@JohnShalamskas]

Nothing stopping you from showing us a demo of the pedal into a clean amp without other effects so we can tell what the pedal is doing. Otherwise there's no way to tell what is coming from the amp, the epseakers, other pedals, and the pedal being demoed.

[@goodboyringo9716]

KOT is sharper more expensive sound.

[@blindboyblake]

That Strat sounds... super extra stratty! lol.

[@marcosrp3256]

Thanks for video!!

[@Erickchicas]

For me, the KOT is superior in every way to the Klone. Such an amazing pedal!

[@voodoochili12]

While they sound similar, IMO the Klon(e) circuit feels more bouncy and responsive on my Vibrolux clone than the KoT. The KoT feels more pedal-y, and less responsive.

[@lightonthelandscape]

Love the demo Dudley. Great tone, great gear. I have a similar set up with a Strat and Tele, old Blackface Deluxe Reverb, KOT and Warm Audio Centavo. Question, if you were to use both he KOT and Klon, one for rhythm and both for lead, which would you use for the lead boost? Or would you keep both on and use your volume knob for adding volume and gain? Or would you not stack these? Great playing man.

[@northof50now]

Nice video Dudley - But, I heard differently. I have the KOT and do not like it into my blackface DR. It has a very distinct mid push. In your video, I heard far more mid-push with the KOT. When I engage both side, it sounds like AM radio to me. Very unpleasant. I've come to believe, unless you like mid-pushed pedals, the KOT is not a good match for the DR.

[@-WidioAndikaPutra]

Basically, a clone is a transparent drive which focuses more on adding drive by maintaining the original sound of the guitar or amp. This is suitable for those who like the sound of the amp and makes it distort without changing the sound, in contrast to classic overdrive or tube simulation which provides characteristics because of its adding or changing sounds suitable for those who like to explore, correct if iam wrong thanks

[@alexpapadimitriou6242]

Maybe just me but I prefer the KOT, more transparent and so many other pedals for a mild mid range push if needed eg Keeley mod TS9 orClinch fx echo pre for fatness. I have both of these but not the KOT…hmmmm need to check it out if I can find one downunder.

[@AndreFugissawa]

What about the Jan Ray compared to them?

[@DudleyTaft]

The Jan Ray has more of a fuzz thickness to it. It is certainly more saturated. Not at all like these two...

[@tonedover]

nice demo, cool rig and great riffs - thanks

[@jeffbrown-hill7739]

Great video! I have a KoT and love it. Both pedals sound amazing here.

[@jmorrero]

Please share your string gauge Sir

[@DudleyTaft]

I use 10 - 52's made by DR Strings (they seem a bit heavier than other brands) and I tune down a half step.

[@jmorrero]

@@DudleyTaft Thanks for replying. I really love your tone and playing Sir

[@DudleyTaft]

@@jmorrero Thank you

[@ThoughtThinkerTomas]

They just sound so similar...

[@ariabaron7481]

KLON WIN!!

[@rodrigolopes4091]

Nice Review! Greetings from Brazil!

[@kosmicwizard]

Wanted to hear the fulldrive 2 mosfet verses these. As I'll never own an actual Klon. I use my prince of tone (low gain overdrive) into my Decibelics Golden Horse Klone (gain almost at 3 pm), and it kills! Best regards!

[@LeviBulger]

Bet that Jan Ray smokes both of em

[@DudleyTaft]

The Jan Ray is a beast of a different order. More distortion and compression, and in front of a Fender can make your Strat sound much thicker!

[@LeviBulger]

@@DudleyTaft Jan Ray into Fender is one of my favorite combos ever. Especially with single coils. Even at low gain I think I still prefer it over the Klon. The KoT and Jan Ray are like a toss up for me. Usually I prefer the Jan, but I've played through some KoTs that were just magical. I'm not sure if they all vary slightly but when I had a KoT it didn't sound too good at high gain. But my buddy's KoT sounds so much better than the one I had for some reason. I think his may have been a little more gain on tap than the one I had. All great pedals tho

[@DudleyTaft]

@@LeviBulger Yes, the Jan Ray is very cool, and certainly in my top 10 pedals! The KoTs have 2 different drive options, the "red" version having more gain I believe.

[@LeviBulger]

@@DudleyTaft yeah you're right. The red version/ channel definitely has more gain on tap. And it sounds incredible. Usually I'm not a fan of high gain pedals but the KoT is an exception for sure.

[@gregcouch2525]

What speaker do you have in that Deluxe Reverb? That clean tone is killer! I have a '65 Deluxe Reverb, but it doesn't sound that good.

[@DudleyTaft]

It has an unbranded speaker in there - and I have not changed it since I bought it a bout 3 years ago. I got lucky I guess! It also sounds great through other cabinets, so it must have some mojo...

[@gregcouch2525]

I took the original Oxford out of mine to keep from damaging it (I had to have an original Jensen Blue Bell re-coned before in another amp and didn't want to have to go through that again). I replaced it with a reissue Jensen Blue Bell, but it turned out to be way too bright. Later replaced that one with a Weber which toned down the highs and improved the sound of the amp quite a bit. But it still doesn't sound as good as yours. Thanks for your reply!

[@DudleyTaft]

Sure thing Greg! I have heard great things about Webers...

[@mogleytierra]

Hey Dudley, what speaker do you have in your deluxe reverb? It sounds amazing!

[@DudleyTaft]

It is a period-correct Jensen. Not the original. When I record, I run this amp through two 12" greenback celestions...

[@surefootedllama]

Also, what kind of strat is that. And when you say period correct Jensen can you elaborate?

[@DudleyTaft]

@@surefootedllama The Jensen is made to the original's specs - back in 1966. The Strat is a Custom Shop I got back in 1992.

[@Chord_The_Seeker]

Great video man. This was just what I was looking for. Thanks for posting.

[@rich2419]

Is this an original Klondike or a Kline (affordable). If it’s a clone which one.

[@IceGuitarist23]

What pickups are in that guitar!!? And those pedals stacked is the dream!

[@DudleyTaft]

Those are Van Zandt Vintage Plus's except the bridge which is a Seymour Duncan Classic Stack

[@IceGuitarist23]

@@DudleyTaft they sound incredible! . Do you prefer the klon + kot or klon + TS combo?

[@DudleyTaft]

@@IceGuitarist23 I don't use a tube screamer. I like the Klon > KOT, or Klon> Fulltone OCD.

[@IceGuitarist23]

@@DudleyTaft sounds great man! I've got a Bondi effects sick as (klon style) and I'm either going with the tubescreamer or wampler pantheon (blues breaker/kot style) your video has helped alot!

[@robertbarcus2008]

The klon sounds great your Deluxe sounds fantastic if you put a tiny bit of boost on it it fits that king of tone out of the water

[@mktaftsr]

What's the waiting time on this pedal now ?? it was a year last time I checked.

[@DudleyTaft]

Not sure Martin. I think it was more than 12 months when I got mine. Luckily, I sold about 4 pedals and had the $ to buy one used...

[@mktaftsr]

Thanks for your response. Looks like a two year wait now, due to a rise in popularity . I have to respect the fact that they hand build each unit , and refuse to mass produce them .

[@patrick_mariano]

great shootout man

[@DudleyTaft]

Thanks Patrick!

[@pimpyourtone]

Nice board ! Good taste man !

[@dragui9932]

Thank you for the comparison. Great work

[@Glicksman1]

Whilst a used Klon Centaur is heading towards 5K on e.bay and a used KOT is selling for a little more than a 1/10th of that, the Centaur is just a better pedal. Well, at its price it ought to be, but in my and in many’s opinion Centaur is the best OD pedal ever made. Relatively few Centaurs were individually handmade whilst KOT is a more numerous and ubiquitous pedal, which may partly account for the price difference I was fortunate to be clued in on Centaur when new ones could be had for a few hundred U.S. dollars and I bought two, a silver (no horsie) and later a gold (with horsie). I reluctantly sold the silver a few years ago for much less than it’s currently going for, but as long as I can still play I will never sell the gold horsie. Just the best OD pedal I ever heard or played and I have had/played a great many over the years (I love my Marshall "Gov'nor" as well, but it's in a different league). So, is Centaur ten-times better than KOT? Of course not, KOT is an excellent OD pedal (perhaps second only to Centaur), but Centaur really is better than KOT and anything else you want to put up against it for that classic, creamy OD sound from a clean amp. Yeah, that ‘66 Deluxe is certainly the cat’s whiskers. My two pence anyroad.

[@DudleyTaft]

Glicksman1: I have been playing guitar for 38 years and I have not found a better overdrive than the Klon Centaur. So, we agree on this. Yes, the price difference is HUGE, but the fact remains. I scored mine on reverb.com for $1,300 which was the best price I could find. But I use it ALL THE TIME. It is a key part of my 'signature' tone if you will. Cheers!

[@andrewcrane5105]

It's a klon vs a bluesbraker on a bump of cocaine. There

[@brownmonkeybananayellow]

sheet that clean tone is so good. pedals good. ahhh

[@markjohnson7219]

What pedal switcher are you using?

[@DudleyTaft]

Loop Master!

[@runrabbitrun4342]

i sometime ask myself why yourself did you sell your Klon.

[@horsevinyl]

They sound good because the are played before a great amp.

[@jonathankahanovitch2839]

Is amp cranked. What's this strat

[@DudleyTaft]

The Fender's input is on 4.5 which is the lower end of the sweet spot for me. That's a 1991 Fender Custom Shop 62' Reissue

[@erniegarza368]

What pickups are in that strat? They are incredible.

[@DudleyTaft]

Those are Van Zandt Vintage Plus's except the bridge which is a Seymour Duncan Classic Stack.

[@eg3twang]

Goo deal! Thanks for the reply! Great video. Great playing.

[@joshmuz9018]

Such killer tone man

[@handikaperkasa5709]

It makes me realized, when your clean sound is good then i think any dirt pedal will be good too

[@jasoncheshire6153]

Question/ which one sounds fatter when you pluck a low E string?

[@EugeneK88freeride]

Awesome playing! Brilliant tone.

[@sebastianventura3539]

I love that clean

[@SweetSpotSC]

Great playing a tone. I love reverb too, so no complaints here! I really love how the Klon cuts in a band context. Both pedals sounds great. RC booster into Klon is my preference but I don’t have a KOT yet to compare. Thanks for the great video.

[@DudleyTaft]

You hit the nail on the head - the KLON cuts through the drums and bass and even other melody instruments. It's hard to tell if a guitar/amp/pedal will deliver until you test it out live or at band practice!

[@robertogrady2798]

Great demo. Good tutorial... thanks for offering a fair and balanced demo.... I'm a long time user and addict of the KOT v2... it's important for all gear heads to explore the positive differences of other pedals. ps cool board.

[@ronaldsoriano5720]

Two of the Overated pedals

[@ruechel]

great tone, great playing. prefer the KLON to be honest