The goal is to provide a simple interface and enough power to let the user draw schematics, boardchassis layouts. And every single standalone klon buffer seems to be built using those schematics and layouts. The klon centaur is a buffered bypass type effect, much like most boss or ibanez type pedals etc. Passive values, resistors and capacitors have been changed to adapt to the power supply change from 9v to 3. Klon was started by bill finnegan in 1994 when he and two other partners began working on the centaur in brookline, ma. This is a replica of the famous klon centaur sometimes referred to as kc in these documents. Each part of the circuit has been modified to ensure it has exactly the same response as an original unit. Feb 5, 2020 if you want to build a klon centaur clone, the refractor pcb project is a partforpart replica that fits in a 1590b enclosure with a great control layout.
The striped end should go in the square solder pad. Also, it is build around the flexible open source framework that may be used to draw pretty much anything. Klon 3v3 clone schematics have been implemented using eagle cad. Two in the loop to a double potentiometer gain control what he does. Jun 30, 2018 the klon centaur is a buffered bypass type effect, much like most boss or ibanez type pedals etc. Oct 23, 2008 here is a patch for you to get the klon centaur sound with everything at 12 oclock on the pedal. The klon clone club page 5 telecaster guitar forum. These klon centaur klone circuit boards are perhaps the best i have had made.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The good news is the silk screen legend is back, along with double sided, plated thruholes, and a regular green solder mask. The centaur is characterized as a transparent overdrive, meaning it adds gain to the signal without significantly altering the tone of the guitar. This is the complete kit for the klon centaur replica. Klon centaur clone parts layout and klon centaur klone wiring. It is possible to wire the footswitch as true bypass, though you need to read the article accompanying the layout at perf and pcb layouts. Ive gone over the layout with the schematic several times, so i m mostly sure its correct. Click here for more general information about the kits.
Klon centaur clone professional overdrive guitar effect. Refractor klon centaur ktr guitar pedal pcb in 2020. For those who do not know the klon centaur yet, it is an overdrive created in the 90s by bill finnegan and mit engineers yes. Soldering and assembly of a standard circuit ceriatone centura in full. The initial idea was to improve the tubescreamer transient response and the midrangebass frequencies in order to create a big open sound with a hint of tube clipping. The main reason why the klon centaur is so popular is due to hype.
Double sided circuit boards, typically require a vacuum type desoldering tool to do. With all that in mind i decided to do a klon centaur 3. The klon centaur in an overdrive guitar pedal designed by bill finnegan with the help of 2 mit electronic engineers between 1990 and 1994. Best klon centaur copy hi guys, im just wondering what peoples experience with klon centaur clones is. Its groundbreaking transparent overdrive circuit, its use by such players as john mayer, nels cline and joe perry to name just a few and its.
Id like to get one because i think their tonal character is really unique and cool, and im definitely open to trying to get an actual klon made one. How to build your own klon centaur diy posted on 15032017 by ozzy in the blog. Klon centaur replica schematic truebypass klon centaur replica parts layout truebypass klon centaur replica readyfortransfer printed circuit board layout for use only if you are a complete diy person who wants to etch and drill your own pcb. Klon centaur klones built by customers of the klon centaur clone type circuit boards. The 1n4148 diodes are highlighted in blue, and will have a single black stripe.
Build your own tone klon clone circuit board builds only, thank you. According to klons bill finnegan, its a much more complex circuit than the typical overdriveboost circuit. So i just finished my first build a klon klone and im really happy with how the pedal sounds. The best diy guitar amplifier and effects pedal kits. Diy layout creator diylc in short is freeware drawing tool developed with help. But there are several klon centaur threads and i couldnt find info about how to. Two in the loop to a double potentiometer gain control what he. There is a key part that they have substituted for the correct part. The klon schematic on fsb, just modified for true bypass. If you want a klon, get a klon the ktr is widely available and to most of us, indistinguishable from the original klon centaur. The klon centaur is a guitar overdrive pedal developed by bill finnegan between 1990 and 1994. These claims stopped almost immediately after it was reverseengineered in 2007 and a schematic was posted online. Klon centaur pcb klon centaur overdrivedistortionfuzz diy pedals dimensions.
The centaur is characterized as a transparent overdrive, meaning it adds gain to the signal without significantly altering the tone of the guitar about 8,000 units were built between 1994 and 2000. The legend of the klon centaur, which debuted in the mid90s, has taken on a life of its own as one of the most collectible effects pedals of all time. The highest quality components and the most thorough and easytofollow instructions. The reason there is a difference in sound between the archer and the klon is that they dismissed him before he could lay claim to his design.
I ended up using many copies of my tracing diagram plus a schematic diagram thats supposed to be the true klon centaur circuit. Klon centaur klone parts layout and wiring diagram including electronic component parts net list. What are the best klon centaur clones on the market you play people. Quite a fascinating design and very well thought out. Sunking project from madbean pedals, another klon clone with a bigger pcb for 1590bb enclosures. I had stumbled across the valvecaster schematic and layout at beavis audio. Sorry i forgot to add the footswitch diagram earlier. In 2014, bill returned with a new version of the circuit, the stylish ktr.
Photos of the klon centaur clone circuit board are here parts layout and wiring diagram. It incorporates many ideas that came from people using older versions of the application. Refractor klon centaur overdrive diy project pcb aion. Created by bostonian bill finnegan in 1994, the pedal and its innovative circuit which uses an ic max1044. The centaur is a really unique overdrive pedal, an original design not based on a tube screamer or big muff like a lot of other innovations in the past 20 years. Your ge diodes may have a single stripe, two stripes, or a dot. From what soulonic says, this is the true schematic that comes from a traced klon unit. According to klon s bill finnegan, its a much more complex circuit than the typical overdriveboost circuit. I think, best of the klon is that voltage doubler and headroom that is produces by this 18v. While its not a clone of the centaur, it still employs the same dualganged drive knob concept that gives the centaur its ability to go from a completely clean transparent boost to an overdrive and an internal charge pump that takes your standard 9 volt power supply and increases the voltage for extra headroom. We come to the most important part, it gives the familiar sound that occurs in the magic. The klon centaur is highly regarded not only as an overdrive, but for its boost characteristics.
The circuit uses a single layer pcb with standard throughhole components. Every socalled klon buffer schematic and layout i have seen on the net is wrong. Klon centaur type clone parts layout and wiring diagrams. Simplified klon centaur here is a great project taken from a simplified klon centaur, essentially the same circuit as the original minus the charge pump. Originally designed and built by bill finnegan between 1994 and 2000, this simple 3 knob overdrive has garnered a legacy that has elevated it to the level of. Modded klown centaur of the revolution deux website. Klon centaur clone parts layout, klon centaur klone wiring diagram, klon centaur clone circuit boards, klon centaur klone kits, boutique. Did it never occur to anyone to cross reference the build docs with the actual klon schematic. The revised legendary klon centaur boostod that has captured the gearheads imagination for the last 20 years, is finally available to the masses. I knew about the blend of signals by didnt realise it was triple.
Klon charge pump alternative telecaster guitar forum. I also saw on the silver centaur thread on this site that these were errors. To see your own klon centaur clone boutique pedal kit build here, just contact me, and it will be done. This time i felt brave and decided to try an artwork technique courtesy of frequencycentral over at described in this thread. Klon is one of the few pedal manufacturers that specializes in one particular pedal design, though they started making a silvercased slightly smaller centaur in 2010 and a more. Klon centaurceriatone centura full realtime diy build. Heres a layout i did for the klon centaur overdrive based on a schematic by soulsonic. Diy guitar effects pedal and amplifier kits build your. The centaur is a slightly tweaked insert name of extant pedal here circuit. Otherwise, we recommend you ignore this pcb mask and buy the. Ggg klondike overdrive klon centaur replica youtube. Jan 18, 2017 the smaller knobs on this, compared to many of the klon copies that more closely approximate the original form factor and layout, are not as easy to toe tweak and frankly because they are placed on the shorter side, they are a little closer together and therefore a little harder to grab onto without nudging an adjacent knob. When the distortion circuit is disengaged, the guitar signal still goes. You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Its creamy and dynamic overdrive is appreciated and loved by countless professionals and it is also often used as a clean boost for warming up the signal. It was used by many guitarists, including jeff beck for instance. Possessing truly legendary tone, the klon ktr is a modern masterpiece that has completely transformed what guitarists all over the world have come to expect from. Im not going to swap the kot, and i dont feel like spending hundreds on a klon, but id like to know if i might find it interesting for me if i check it out.
Klon centaur mods and tweaks the klon centaur circuit can be modded easily to modulate the gain, bass response or diode clipping. This clone takes the classic circuit and packs it into a smaller pedal enclosure. This is a very simple circuit that uses a 12au7 valve, running at. Works on windows, linux, macosanything that can run java jre. Coda effects klon centaur clone and mods aion refractor. It is quite weird because there are lots of informations and tests about this pedal online, however there are few informations. They even have randomly used different substitutes. The soul food was an electroharmonix take on the famous klon centaur overdrive, and to me it was a huge dissapointment. There is some component offboard wiring in this project. Here is a patch for you to get the klon centaur sound with everything at 12 oclock on the pedal. Diy layout creator diylc in short is freeware drawing tool developed with help of a large online community of diy electronics enthusiasts. About 8000 klon centaur pedals were built between 1994 and 2000. I looked at the schematic attached to this thread, and it appears the original schematic had the layout you changed to treble 1 4. Klone centaur build aion refractor klon centaur circuit analysis.
Diy guitar pedal guitar pedals pedalboard circuits diagram layouts bass audio heart. When bill finnegan started work on the klon centaur, the goal was to create. The klon centaur is an overdrive pedal created in the early 90s by bill finnegan. Looking at the simplified klon schematic, i dont see any reason you couldnt run it at 12v or 18v using a suitable power supply.
Essentially a mostly tonally neutral design, but with a small midrange curve, this is actually helpful for guitarists to help cut through the mix for lead. The goal is to provide a simple interface and enough power to let the user draw schematics, board chassis layouts and guitar wiring diagrams quickly and without a steep learning curve. The kloned centaur is based on the legendary klon centaur, keeping the soul of the original, but with some modern features. Klon centaur saggitarian charger v2 parts list compiled by. Klon centaur replica complete kit general guitar gadgets. If you want to wire it for true bypass, ignore the footswitch wiring pads, and eliminate the 4. First released for sale in 1994, the centaur was the product of four years research and development time. Website with pictures of klon centaur, classified by serials manticore fx. The klon centaur, one of the rarest and most sought after overdrive pedals currently available.
Klon centaur clone parts layout and klon centaur klone. Put a drive block in front of a mildly clipping amp model fas crunch or similar and here is a formula that sounds identical to the klon when punched in and out to my ears. The original klon centaurs put out some of the best and most coveted overdrive sounds in the world. Now if only everyone realised the design matters more than the mojo or just do such a good job it becomes mojo.
The pt2399 is a cmos echodelay processor developed by princeton technology corp. Klon centaur true bypassminisize statevariablefilter for ebass 3 wire. Klon centaur replica instructions general guitar gadgets. But the schematic has these values crossed out in red and swapped. The klon centaur is arguably the most hyped and lauded pedal ever we recently covered a similarly hyped pedal in our history of the timmy overdrive, but its nowhere near this level. The klon schematic that has been floating around elsewhere on this forum has a large number of. I wanted one with board mounted pots and for a smaller enclosure. Yes, these circuit boards actually work, and baby they nail it.
Klon centaur professional overdrive horsie gold price. Aug 26, 2014 that pedal show beyond the klon centaur. While its not a clone of the centaur, it still employs the same dualganged drive knob concept that gives the centaur its ability to go from a completely clean transparent boost to an overdrive and an internal charge pump that takes your standard 9. Diy pedal build rookie style page 10 the tone rooms. This is a very simple circuit that uses a 12au7 valve, running at a low voltage. The 1n4001 diodes are highlighted in red and will have a silver stripe. Although this chip was created as a simple solution to add delayreverbecho to karaokes and setup entertainment systems, it. Klon centaur ltspice analysis i will start by doing a ltspice simulation of the original circuit, and then i will try to implement a 3. Includes all the parts and materials you need to build a klon centaur replica, including the pcb. Using a klon as a boost provides a push that enables higher gain to emerge out of a tube amp.
Very few pedals can match the levels of mystery, hype and drama that surround the klon centaur professional overdrive, but then, very few pedals can match its tone, either. The original klone centaur by bill finnegan is one of the most soughtafter effects pedals ever. Klon centaur klone parts layout and wiring diagram. The klon centaur has a buffer in the pedal that is supposed to be a good buffer for your board, kind of like mini buffers produced by people like t1m th1s1smyne, that stops long pedal board chains and long cables from taking some the signal from your guitar.
Klon versus king of tone, for 1 specific thing the gear page. The od820 was maxons answer to the popularity of the klon centaur. Klon centaur overdrive diy project pcb aion electronics. Regarded as one of the best overdrives of all time, the klon centaur seems to be something that. Klon centaur rev 2 updated 4th july 2014 correction to treble control resistors the older klon layout was starting to annoy me for a few reasons so i decided to redo it and start a new thread as this one is obviously currently unverified, and so all discussion here can relate to this layout. If you want to build a klon centaur clone, the refractor pcb project is a partforpart replica that fits in a 1590b enclosure with a great control layout.
This digital chip includes an adc analog to digital converter, 44kb of ram to store the samples and a dac digital to analog converter. The whole design of klon centaur has already been reverseingeneered a while ago, so its exact schematic is no secret anymore. It allows a bit more bass to go through and make the klon less thin sounding. I had to compare the clone circuit to the pcb and mark them both as i drew the schematic. It was designed by bill and some mit engineers between 1990 and 1994. This layout follows the original centaur with buffered bypass using a dpdt footswitch. Tumnus deluxe, oxblood, manticore and sick as overdrives duration.
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