On today's episode, Josh walks us through the rarest model of the coveted Klon Centaur. Join him as he explains its origins, its circuit modifications and demonstrates it on electric and bass guitar.
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@727DropA Жыл бұрын
Great, now Klons are going to be expensive on Reverb. Thanks a lot Josh!
@chrisjw5 Жыл бұрын
Josh is definitely making a Centaur. The added bonus that makes it different will be a switch that toggles bass mode. 6 months ago Josh said he’d only do a Klone if he could offer a twist on what’s out there. And now he’s been spending time with a bass Klon. This is how the Bonsai started.
@stevelloyd57 Жыл бұрын
My money is on a new two-in-one coming. Josh has always said his "Secret Sauce" is a Morning Glory into a Centaur.
@impo649 ай бұрын
@@stevelloyd57 That would be a perfect combo. Klon to add a pseudo gain stage to the amp and then blues breaker to push that.
@greggassen55485 ай бұрын
Man called his shot big time here lol
@robertkorn Жыл бұрын
Come for the pedal talk, stay for the guitar playing. You've progressed so much as a guitarist since I started watching this channel.
@generalkenobi6869 Жыл бұрын
I feel like he was a solid player from the start
@thepedalcreators11 ай бұрын
I think his playing style evolve with him as a youtube - isn't just the playing by itself but its actually his showman skills what got my attention.
@dyonight Жыл бұрын
can't wait to see those popping for $1M on reverb
@bigtsshackfestival9563 Жыл бұрын
No sheet. Thanks Josh.
@JugaJuga14 Жыл бұрын
And as they should
@shocko77 Жыл бұрын
@@JugaJuga14there is no possible reason for klons to cost that much
@bigtsshackfestival9563 Жыл бұрын
Well I bought one as for 5 and a half. Figured I might as well snag one before that sky rocket.
@shocko77 Жыл бұрын
@@bigtsshackfestival9563 5 and half grand? Jesus i couldnt justify buying a pedal for that
@dustingmyguitars Жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved the opening track! Great playing Josh!
@JordanSeal Жыл бұрын
I never expected to hear a credible indie-trap vibe on the JHS Show... and yet, there it was in the intro. Love the way you've embraced that drum machine.
@robtoc Жыл бұрын
agreed, and sweet sounding/looking guitar as well!
@mykhedelic6471 Жыл бұрын
What is the drum machine again, I missed when he announced it.
@charickter Жыл бұрын
Would also like to know what DM Josh uses.
@justingoers Жыл бұрын
@@mykhedelic6471 yeah I'm curious as well
@-MyNameHere- Жыл бұрын
Josh you killed on that opening track, really felt it! Must be in the zone today. Really played to strength of the gear being used.
@xdoctorblindx Жыл бұрын
I'd be curious to hear what Addison thinks of it as a Klon-loving bassist. Personally, I'd buy one if you made a Blone!
@homunculusSZN Жыл бұрын
TS9B, dude. So worth the cash
@mikemorrisonmusic Жыл бұрын
I wish you’d start making Klon clones again, and add the bass mod.
@pulsemaps Жыл бұрын
I feel like this is a prelude to that happening quite soon
@mikemorrisonmusic Жыл бұрын
@@pulsemaps I really hope so!
@BlueBarrier782 Жыл бұрын
Lol, you don't want to know the history on that one . . .
@pulsemaps Жыл бұрын
@@BlueBarrier782 If you mean Josh's encounter with Bill Finnegan long ago with his kind-of-sort-of cease and desist, and then everyone and their dog making klones for 20 years and Josh having a soul-seeking dilemma about the situation, then yes, I too am obsessed with the JHS show
@williamwalters6438 Жыл бұрын
The Acorn Amps Klone has the bass toggle switch. Josh demoed it last summer.
@JoshBattershell Жыл бұрын
I’ve been using the EHX bass soul food for a while now and it’s my go to bass drive for whenever I need a little bit of grit. It works very well for me and the clean blend is so vital for getting a full sounding bass overdrive
@tuckpendelton Жыл бұрын
From all the bass player/tinkerers, thanks for doing that Josh
@moham1287 Жыл бұрын
Excellent playing, excellent pedal (make a copy!), and the most excellent album. I absolutely love Ambient 1; it is such an incredible record.
@J.C... Жыл бұрын
One came up for sale in Australia in 2010. That's the only reference I could find to an actual Centaur bass pedal.
@BlackHoleForge Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed hearing you talk about the audio signal as it goes through the device. Even if I don't fully understand the electronics, it helps me when I'm adjusting my chain. Thank you.
@lancefielden Жыл бұрын
You're very talented, you have a really great Channel, Show, live Stream. I love long form conversation and guitars. Your focus is pedals but there's so much more useful chatter. Thanks
@mechart87 Жыл бұрын
I play bass, and the first pedal that never left my board aside from my strobe tuner is the J. Rocket Audio Archer. I purchased a Caveman BP1C and even that could not dislodge the harmonic boost of the Archer. Wild. I’m sure the KLA and Klon might be better, but also similar enough.
@fedefer1202 Жыл бұрын
Hi Josh, Argie, an amp and pedal company from Argentina does clon of the Klon called Dolly, which has both the a classic Klon mode and a mode with more bass response that sounds really good as a pre-amp or booster for basses.
@maurobelarde8527 Жыл бұрын
El Dolly es un un clon del Centaur? No tenía idea... Lo que sé es que Fourcade los fabrica a cuenta gotas. Un abrazo desde Argentina! 😜
@NyMyers64 Жыл бұрын
Really interesting episode today. Never knew anything about a bass model. I liked the low gain setting but overall i don't think it was anything I couldn't achieve with something else. Going to listen later on a better setup at home rather than the PC here with the little plastic speakers. The Eno ambient albums were cool. He also did a couple with Fripp that I have. I really like his 70s albums like Another Green World that were an art rock/pop type of thing. I have all 4 of those albums. Eno also composed the Windows 95 startup sound.
@spev11 Жыл бұрын
Haha, I had to google the Win95 sound as I couldn't remember it, now i have flashback/nightmare operation system fear.
@MrWilson-WithaPbass Жыл бұрын
😁Thank you for the Bass content , Josh .
@jensenbell Жыл бұрын
Big difference~ When JHS makes it's Multi-Horse, that bass version has to be one of the choices.
@colton2813 Жыл бұрын
Josh album is a need at this point
@longlivebytor Жыл бұрын
Your knowledge, intellect and sense of humor or the main reasons I love your videos. You're like the David Letterman of gear reviewers.
@adrianponeta9821 Жыл бұрын
damn josh i feel like your playing has improved over the years. great stuff
@GuitarSoloReactions Жыл бұрын
Great playing Josh.
@sc8069 Жыл бұрын
Just got my JHS modded Soul Food ... dang!! so happy and thanks to John for his input on my pedal chain. He has been very helpful and so cool to me. Hey ... I think you should do a monthly feature in which you weigh in on viewer pedal boards ... like 6 boards in every show ... and you should start with mine because John already has a picture of it.
@francisco.amorim10 ай бұрын
John Mayer's spirit on this demo, great playing.
@gcv356 Жыл бұрын
Make a video about Fuzz factory, we are missing this gems
@RobertJene Жыл бұрын
I have a fuzz factory clone kit I need to get around to building. I want to test multiple different PNP transistor pairs.... daunting task but with the promise of awesome
@Killall12 Жыл бұрын
I just built a fuzz factory and no one is missing any-EEEEEEOOOOOOOOOWEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHNNNNNNNNWEEEEEEEEEO0OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0-sorry, sorry! *twists knobs furiously*
@RobertJene Жыл бұрын
@@Killall12 🤨
@MikeZimonyi Жыл бұрын
That was a particularly tasty intro tune there, Josh
@nopeoplecorp Жыл бұрын
More feeling in your hands every upload 👍 You should do an album with Josh Stone.
@ektopia Жыл бұрын
It’s all about track 1 for me. I’ve listened to Music for Airports thousands of times. My favourite album ever.
@joevannyrivera Жыл бұрын
Thought my ears were broken for a sec but I actually heard a difference during the lead lines much more than anywhere else.
@joermnyc Жыл бұрын
The EHX Deluxe Bass Muff has a “Crossover” foot-switch that adds two knobs in for HPF and a LPF. Really can alter the output significantly.
@nram3930 Жыл бұрын
It's the pedal I settled on for my first fuzz. That crossover section was one of the main reasons I got it, though I have to say - the filters have an obscenely high Q. If you move it around it sounds like a wah, which mean you are forced to boost a certain frequency to get the cutoff which can massively increase volumes on certain notes. As such I am looking forward to opening it up in the future and modding in a toggle Q for both filters (so you can choose between high and low Q values). Got some more plans to soup it up as well... Other than that it is a monster fuzz, I love it on guitar also.
@joermnyc Жыл бұрын
@@nram3930 the history of wah goes back to a Vox amp, a tech was playing with the mids knob, thought it sounded like a great effect and had someone build just that into a pedal. Vox had no idea how to market the thing, thought it would be good on trumpet. That’s why they had Clyde McCloy endorse the things.
@beneath_the_woods Жыл бұрын
Reminder that EHX has the Bass Soul Food. Would have been interesting to see a comparison.
@alfrededdingsii9098 Жыл бұрын
And EHX BSF “Blend” works wonders!
@6minus3minus2 Жыл бұрын
Love this kinda crisp and crunchy bass overdrive.
@SuddenSoundStudios Жыл бұрын
GREAT playing on the opening track.
@mikehenry7509 Жыл бұрын
What a sweet intro.
@RobertWrightOneManCovers Жыл бұрын
I don’t hear darker/brighter, I hear exactly what it is - a lower frequency of hi pass filter on the bass klon. And it’s MAGNIFICENT. PLEASE make a Klone with these additional cap values on a top panel switch. 😫
@mikesalmo Жыл бұрын
You have to pick Ambient 1 because you can’t have a Klon Centaur with Discreet Music. The opamp is an IC! 🥁 Yes, as soon as I started typing, I realized I couldn’t make a decent pun there. I’m sorry. I’m a nerd dad. I heard Ambient 1 for the first time in late ‘94 or early ‘95. I spent my lawn mowing money on any Eno album I could find after that. His output from ‘75 to ‘83 was and is mind blowing to me. Gave me a different lens to view music through. Any time I travelled, I’d pour through local record stores for things I couldn’t find back home. Pre-internet music, his name or Steve Albini’s in liner notes was enough for me to take a $16 gamble. They’re my Yin and Yang. Crazy how much music I bought before hearing a note. Now I can spend a month diving through Japanese math rock on Spotify without thinking about any “what if I picked something else”. I miss the feeling of flipping through records and CDs, the smell of musty cardboard, the weight of the decision, the ritual of it all for me… but I do love the instant gratification modern me gets.
@andrewblawson8 ай бұрын
The jam in the beginning is sick.
@johngpendleton Жыл бұрын
Very cool, now make a version of this, please -- with balanced direct out, double please. And thank you.
@78awhite Жыл бұрын
Tasty playing!
@woofboi2010 Жыл бұрын
The stereo delay is awesome on headphones!
@samsonthecurrent Жыл бұрын
This opening tune has maybe the best Josh I’ve heard. 🤌🏽
@johndogwater Жыл бұрын
I'm sorry to see that your guitar passed away Josh. It will always be with you.
@lastbestplace8112 Жыл бұрын
love the post office lobby music in the intro
@ZacisBadatGuitar Жыл бұрын
Everyone's gonna go rip their Klons apart to test the caps now, good work Josh 😅
@ryanforresterrenaissancesa4204 Жыл бұрын
You play way better than Rhett Shull.
@dilemmacubingАй бұрын
I like Rhett. Not that much but I do and can’t seem to find any guitar related video without a comment like this. Is it done meme or something bc I really don’t get it
@dilemmacubingАй бұрын
Some not done sorry
@ciantisdall Жыл бұрын
Sounds just like the EHX soul food I have knocking around
@wantdigitalagency1895 Жыл бұрын
With the JHS Meat & 3 Mod :P
@ZeroTooL88 Жыл бұрын
Bass morning glory when?
@wilsonjames299 Жыл бұрын
Sound's great. I'm really loving the archer it's perfect for what I'm doing.
@erichsixnine17965 ай бұрын
Yup-yup-yup you fellas are nuts
@mattcarnevali Жыл бұрын
You need to show off that totally clear guitar in the back!
@xch3no2 Жыл бұрын
Ya that's why one of my bass boards has the awesome $25 Wish silver centaur clone, I did have to add the 25mm Davies oxblood knobs for about $2.50 ea to nail the Klon look, great pedal😁
@bjdenil Жыл бұрын
I love the Klon Centar (at least the clone I have). I would love for someone to make that Bass Centaur too though. They are quite different to my ears, but I think I might like the Bass one as much - if not more. I am loving the wider tonal range, actually. I would use that one differently for sure, but would love to add it to my collection, even if not in the end to my board.
@martintaylor1701 Жыл бұрын
The getaur plugs into the sintar.
@martin_gemme Жыл бұрын
Big thanks to Josh to make me discover Ambient by Brian Eno , listening to that in loop while coding , thanks
@jhspedals Жыл бұрын
it's so goooooood!
@homunculusSZN Жыл бұрын
Next video from JHS we need is the Ibanez Bass Tube Screamer. Works really well with guitar obviously but with Bass it can be really nasty Late edit: love the Precision Bass used in this video. Best bass ever!
@homunculusSZN Жыл бұрын
@@Dr.Garlic.perfect for those Grand Funk Railroad overdriven bass sounds!
@booitsnick Жыл бұрын
Please make a bass klon clone. Guitar sounds so much better played through bass equipment
@Bsoftproductions Жыл бұрын
Amazing record time. I used to fall asleep to that album.
@ryangunwitch-black Жыл бұрын
2:43 Holy crap you have Wonder Woman’s Invisible Guitar.
@Patrick_theshuttercanvas Жыл бұрын
If you have a Quad Cortex, please capture that pedal and I’ll gladly buy it!
@kevinbatchelor9566 Жыл бұрын
Love the explainer!
@chrisdrake447 Жыл бұрын
Sweet! Personal question, Josh: Does it feel any different to you hitting the ‘He has the Box’ stinger yourself when you’re sitting alone in your basement, compared to someone else hitting it for you when you do a fully-fledged JHS Show from the Pedal Museum? Feels to me like it’s more emotionally charged coming from the basement ...
@joelspaulding5964 Жыл бұрын
I hear different formants in the basement version. Subtle, but they are there.
@al271987 Жыл бұрын
It was quite subtle to me on the guitar comparisons, but on bass it was pretty apparent.
@superthumbs148 Жыл бұрын
There’s the second mode on the 3 series k-drive sorted then!!
@jacksparro31502 ай бұрын
You don't need any practice. All you need to do is buy a Klon, a 1959 Les Paul, and a Dumble amp. You will be an instant superstar!
@B_rendan_G Жыл бұрын
Beautiful Silver Sky
@nesharm Жыл бұрын
Time to make Bass 3 series based on that pedal...
@erikavery1105 Жыл бұрын
It would go directly on my bass board.
@RobertJene Жыл бұрын
I plan to build a Klon clone and mod it with a switch for this. and also a switch to choose germanium or schottky clipping diodes
@fireworx_925 Жыл бұрын
so like the golden royale?
@RobertJene Жыл бұрын
@@fireworx_925 *looks it up* that's a sweet pedal. No quite like that... I'm going to build the Aion FX refractor and mod the **** out of it, will make a video on my yt channel
@richardlocke7294 Жыл бұрын
Could it be that some people who own a Klon don't realize they may have a bass model Klon seeing as it doesn't designate anywhere , that I saw, where it designates that it is a bass model? Some people, myself included, don't usually get an original sales receipt or open up a pedal to peek inside when they buy a used pedal.
@dustyaudio Жыл бұрын
So how many have you built already? Lol I’d consider buying the “JHS Bass Unit”
@davidkent2804 Жыл бұрын
Does sound wonderful
@gregmccourt4730 Жыл бұрын
Josh, check out the 6 hour time-stretched mix of Ambient 1. Hardcore ambient.
@mattofthemountain Жыл бұрын
Yeah! Get after it with that Silver Sky!
@trippknotic Жыл бұрын
Nice guitar playing 👍🏽
@Cannibal_Actual Жыл бұрын
I’ve been using a klon clone for bass and am addicted to the sound
@astridlenore Жыл бұрын
Please make this!
@doc_eyebrow Жыл бұрын
If the difference is on the inside, could bass Klon centaurs be sold as regular centaurs with the difference in sound put down to unit to unit differences? Guess not many people would be able to compare out in the wild
@troyspencer712 Жыл бұрын
Nice opening jam hombre...
@Sevetamryn Жыл бұрын
Music for Airports, that's sooo good.
@DS-nw4eq Жыл бұрын
It wouldn’t be $7k if it was forgotten. Sounds great though, congratulations
Disappointing on bass, sadly. But sounds great (dare I say better than the standard model) on guitar.
@jamesunderhill1603 Жыл бұрын
I want both goddammit 😭😭😭
@SteveSelvidge Жыл бұрын
Plz tell me that Silver Sky is a flip flop color.
@ceruleanstone Жыл бұрын
What is the acrylic guitar that's hanging on the wall in the background? Looks like a bit like a cross between an Ernie Ball St. Vincent and an Explorer, but its neither.
@kristopherdetar4346 Жыл бұрын
Safe to say any product developed and produced in very small quantities is considered very rare after decades pass by.
@thedoyleharcavy Жыл бұрын
Is Nick ever coming back
@woofboi2010 Жыл бұрын
Great opening jam! What model is that SilverSky (se or core etc)?
@pirhala Жыл бұрын
Idiotbox effects makes a great Klon called “Han-Taun. Works great with bass!
@Markleford Жыл бұрын
Forget the pedal -- how do I get that iridescent paint job?!
@2ndEditionBryce Жыл бұрын
This video started out like a Anderson’s video. I forgot what video I clicked on at first.
@johndogwater Жыл бұрын
A P-Bass on Josh looks like a Strat on "normal" people.
@erikavery1105 Жыл бұрын
The differences are subtle on some settings, but I can hear’em. The Klon could be the model/inspiration for a 3 Series Bass Drive. 🤔🤔🤔