Tone Report Weekly Issue 67 | Page 22

In the end, the magic of the KLON Centaur might just be that it excels at both pushing a tube amp into sweet overdrive and creating its own natural sounding distortion. The fact that it manages to work well for so many different players and so many rigs is the reason it has achieved legend status. “HOWEVER, SINCE THE ORIGINAL KLON CENTAUR HAD A “GOOPED” CIRCUIT BOARD—MEANING IT WAS COATED IN EPOXY TO KEEP OTHERS FROM REVERSE-ENGINEERING IT—IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THE CIRCUIT TO BE ANALYZED.” 22 TONE TALK // The Klon: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Tone