Yes....didn't thought of this but Your right...now imagine both - head and the switch in the pedalboard You would need to hire techs to carry those

Sadly, it's just me. Hahah.

I think you are saying you use a "software boost" instead of using a "hardware/pedal boost" yes? If so, then yes! I do that as well in my recent OVERLOUD TH2 patches. Take a look at this one. I'm using a PARAMETRIC EQ as a "pre eq/boost" the same way DIMEBAG DARREL used to use his FURMAN PQ3.




However, I do find that using a higher end/boutique hardware boost (with a decent power supply not a battery) has the edge in terms of quality sound and feel. It's certainly a luxury to put a boutique overdrive ahead of your plugins/sims, but if you've got one, then heck why not?





KLON CENTAUR??




Anyone else tried the KLON CENTAUR? I've tried it and was somewhat underwhelmed. Very, very expensive ($1,000+++) and didn't sound as good as my Pro Tone Bulb Deluxe Imho? Didn't have much bite, kinda mushy like an old tube amp. Also it couldn't make a "Tight" gain sound. I have no doubt that these are fine pedals, but I'm just not enough of a cork sniffer perhaps to appreciate them? Then again I said the same thing about the BLACK MACHINE guitars and some folks say those are the best guitars on Earth

Todd






This post has been edited by Todd Simpson: Mar 6 2014, 02:06 AM

EHX just came out with a Klon type pedal.
Inexpensive, nice sound and people are already doing some nice mods for it if you want to go down that rabbit hole.

Used as an 'overdrive' or distortion the KLON (and Klones) will be underwhelming. Guys who have them and use them live or on sessions generally set them for VERY light drive and bigger boost. You'll find that 95% of the players that use them do this: Gain - 9:00 ... Presence (tone) - between 11:00 and 1:00 ... Volume - wherever needed. *They have a lot of gain on tap but they've always sounded better used as light drive/boost and the manufacturer never changed the design.

Though their always expensive when purchased used, new (when they're being made) they go between $269.00 and $300.00 depending on whether you buy direct or through a shop.

*Everybody seems to like the EHX 'soul food'. For 60 bucks you can't beat it.
I saw a sold listing on Ebay recently for an original mid 90s KLON - $3050.00 Crazy!

This post has been edited by klasaine: May 6 2014, 04:15 PM

You guys and your fancy hardware

My current favorite distortion is a half and half combo using the Screamer and the Cat pedals in Guitar Rig. Guitar Rig 3 at that, just a little behind in the times over here

I must say I'm really impressed with Boss DS-1
It works so well with Marshall amps, isn't it a classic? Also very inexpensive pedal.

Other pedal which can actually work nice for boosting is Boss OD-3 but it tends to cut some frequencies nasty so its needs a lot of balancing.

My Fav overdrive pedal of alllll time is the Lovepedal Amp Eleven.

It's not a super heavy distortion. But I LOVE the voicing. The controls are great. It'll take what you have and kick it to 11!!!

(Oooooh noooooow I get the name )

They have come out in a few rad colors too. Gotta color coordinate you know.

Anyone else played this pedal?

Lovepedal Amp Eleven Page

I know this is an old thread, but I wanted to give a quick vid of a KLONE (clone Klon) pedal built for me by one of our own GMC students. It sound great and goes from blues to metal when paired with even a very low gain amp. In this demo I'm using it with a HOTONE MOJO DIAMOND which is a very clean amp head with just a little bit of blues/breakup. Pair it with the KLONE and bam instead metal or driven blues. Please 2 Enjoy I don't know if he is making these still so I don't want to name him without asking first.

sounds really good both of those gain settings you had it on were killer!

Thanks I have to agree! This little pedal can push nearly any amp from blues all the way to Meshuggah and keep it's dynamic range in tact. I don't know if the builder plans on making them available to buy. I do sorta hope he does It's got an enormous amount of tonal range. I'd say even more than the original Klon Centaur.