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'''[[Build your own Guitar]]''':
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'''[https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Klon_Centaur Making of Klon Centaur]'''
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''An article by Sensible Jones''
 
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OK, ever felt like you wanted to 'build' your own Guitar, to your own specs, but didn't think you had the skills?<br>
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Our shred instructor Todd Simpson was amazed when he tried this overdrive, which was hand built and gifted to him by GMC member Yoncopin. Yeah. That's how awesome our community is __IPBWIKI_IMG_HTTP__www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif__IPBWIKI_IMG_HTTP_END__
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Well, I'm here to tell you that anyone, with just a little bit of time and patience and a few basic tools, is capable of producing their own 'Custom Creation'!<br>
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In this article I'll take you through the assembly of the Guitar pictured on the right.
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As you can see it's a Strat styled instrument, so we'll be using a Vintage style Tremolo Bridge and 3 pickups with 1 Volume and 2 Tone controls. The whole process is exactly the same, whether you are building a Tele, a V, a Les Paul etc! It doesn't matter what shape it is, it will still have the same basic geometry and parts!!!
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"I actually like the tone better than my Pro Tone Misha Bulb over drive. It responds like a tube amp. Light touch is met by a very tubey sound, dig and it gets more Marshall sounding. Most responsive overdrive I've ever tried. This thing is my fave overdrive yet and I've tried wads and wads of them." - ''Todd Simpson''
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So, what do you need to get started?
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"I'm going to guess what Todd refers to as the secret sauce is probably the germanium diodes. The design called for a Russian D9E, but I used 1N34's as the original creator eventually revealed were used in the original. Here's some background on [https://robertkeeley.com/2013/09/germanium-transistors/ silicon vs germanium diodes]" - ''Yoncopin''
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[https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Klon_Centaur Read more] to learn about this great pedal
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[https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Build_your_own_Guitar Read the whole article]
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Have a good time reading great articles and writing your own with us in our GUITAR WIKI!, your help will be much appreciated, check the [https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showforum=87 Wiki Forum] to see what's going on!
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Have a good time reading great articles and writing your own with us in our GUITAR WIKI!, your help will be much appreciated, check the [http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showforum=87 Wiki Forum] to see what's going on!
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So, please let us know what you know - ''and start writing''!
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Klon Centaur
Klon Centaur

Making of Klon Centaur

Our shred instructor Todd Simpson was amazed when he tried this overdrive, which was hand built and gifted to him by GMC member Yoncopin. Yeah. That's how awesome our community is user posted image

"I actually like the tone better than my Pro Tone Misha Bulb over drive. It responds like a tube amp. Light touch is met by a very tubey sound, dig and it gets more Marshall sounding. Most responsive overdrive I've ever tried. This thing is my fave overdrive yet and I've tried wads and wads of them." - Todd Simpson

"I'm going to guess what Todd refers to as the secret sauce is probably the germanium diodes. The design called for a Russian D9E, but I used 1N34's as the original creator eventually revealed were used in the original. Here's some background on silicon vs germanium diodes" - Yoncopin

Read more to learn about this great pedal


Join us!
Join us!

Help: GMC wants YOU to take part in our Guitar-Wikipedia! Have a good time reading great articles and writing your own with us in our GUITAR WIKI!, your help will be much appreciated, check the Wiki Forum to see what's going on!

Here's our list of ongoing Wiki projects, you are welcome to join any of them user posted image

So, please let us know what you know - and start writing!