Wednesday, January 7, 2015

The Best Klon Copies and Descendants

What makes a Klon a Klon?

1. Low-to-Medium Overdrive*
        *This made the Klon different, as the 80s-90s trend was big-loud-heavy overdrive
2. Transparent lower end with a "sweet spot" on breakup
3. (Magical) germanium diodes
4. Mythical figure box art (sigh)

Not willing to spend over 2.5k on a used Klon? There are hundreds of variants, and most range within 95% to 99.9999999% as good as a Klon. That 000000001% is perception anyhow.

Try the following (very very good) variants.






J Rockett Audio Designs Archer
A popular winner. Been at the top of Rogue's Guitars effect sales since its introduction.
$180










RimRock Effects Mythical Overdrive
Another contender for best Klon copy. This is the only pedal Rimrocks produces.
$150





VFE Merman 
Another winner by the mad scientist himself, Peter. Rich midtones and a clean lower end match the ideal idea of Klon-ed-ness. My personal board favorite.
$190

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