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Jan 21, 2014 · Klon builder Bill Finnegan wanted to include this text—which refers to the dialogue surrounding his famed Centaur design—on the casing of his new KTR pedal. “It's a wry observation that I can't be held responsible for the overheated emotions that have been introduced into various Klon debates since the earliest days of the Centaur," he says.
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Klon Centaur. Original Klon Centaur. The Klon Centaur is an overdrive pedal made by the American engineer Bill Finnegan between 1994 and 2008. Finnegan hoped to create a pedal that would recreate the harmonically rich distortion of a guitar amplifier at a high volume. Finnegan struggled to meet demand, and used units sold for inflated prices.
Sep 8, 2021 · Other highlights from the video include a demo of his 001 Klon Centaur – the pedal that preceded JHS Pedals' Josh Scott's 002 unit, the latter of which the YouTuber amusingly listed for $500,000. In the meantime, keep your eyes peeled for updates over at Bill Finnegan’s YouTube channel.
Feb 13, 2019 · “I'm Bill Finnegan, designer of the original Klon overdrive circuit, designer of the Klon Centaur Professional Overdrive unit incorporating that original circuit, and also the hand-builder of every single Centaur unit from the beginning of Centaur production in late 1994 until the end of that initial production a few years ago,” he states.
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Apr 30, 2023 · Apr 30 A Brief but Complete Guide to the Klon Centaur. Mark Marshall. Pedals, Gear, Tips. The Klon Centaur pedal has achieved legendary status, with guitarists willing to pay thousands of dollars for an original created by Bill Finnegan. It has been dubbed the "holy grail" of guitar tone by many. In this article, I will examine the hype ...
Aug 8, 2023 · The Klon Centaur is an overdrive pedal created in the early 90s by Bill Finnegan. It was designed by Bill and some MIT engineers between 1990 and 1994. About 8000 Klon Centaur pedals were built between 1994 and 2000. The main reason why the Klon Centaur is so popular is due to hype.
Sep 8, 2021 · Klon KTR pedals will be made with new components, Bill Finnegan confirms. The good news we learned from Klon designer Bill Finnegan's first YouTube livestream is that production KTR overdrive pedal will indeed be starting again. “The bad news is that, literally just shy of 27 years of Klon production, I am coming down to the very end of my ...
