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'''[[Build Your Own Effects Pedal]]''':
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'''[https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Klon_Centaur Making of Klon Centaur]'''
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Building your own effects pedals is fun and rewarding way of adding to your arsenal of guitar effects. There are several companies selling kits of various pedals, the best known is [http://www.buildyourownclone.com Build Your Own Clone.] They sell a variety of clone kits for popular pedals, their most well known is probably the B.Y.O.C. Large Beaver, which is a clone of the famous Big Muff. The kit includes parts to build either the "Triangle" or "Ram's Head" versions, and has been reviewed by many people. Another interesting one is the clone of the Proco Rat which features the classic circuit and 5 other distortion modes making it a truly versatile pedal.
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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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The pedal kits range in difficulty from very easy to quite complex. It helps to have experience in soldering or building kits, but if you don't have any experience, first time buyers get a free confidence builder kit to practice on. [...]
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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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"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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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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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

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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!

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