Alternatives to the Klon Centaur

Keeley Oxblood Overdrive

“inspired by the Klon Centaur but built to deliver more gain than the original circuit”

Klon KTR

“The Klon KTR is Bill Finnegan's own reissue of the Klon Centaur, one of the most sought-after overdrive pedals ever built”

Tru-Fi The Newton

“The Tru-Fi Newton is a Klon Centaur-inspired overdrive and clean boost pedal offered in a compact modern enclosure”

Tone City Dry Martini

“Tone City's budget Klon-style overdrive, praised for warm, transparent Klon-inspired overdrive at very accessible pricing.”

Warm Audio Centavo

“is an accurate recreation of the legendary Klon Centaur, one of the most sought-after and expensive overdrive pedals ever made”

J. Rockett Archer

“The J. Rockett Archer is widely regarded as one of the closest Klon Centaur clones”

Sonicake Trio Rider

“a budget Klon Centaur-style overdrive with buffered bypass”

TC Electronic Zeus Drive Overdrive

Shared character: boost, warm, transparent

Wampler TCD Compulsion Drive

Shared character: warm, stage, overdrive

Wampler Tumnus

Shared character: boost, touch, transparent

Walrus Audio PRS Horsemeat

“The name is a wry nod to the Klon Centaur, the reference point for the transparent-overdrive category.”

Empress Germ Drive

Shared character: rich, warm, response

Fulltone Full Drive 2 10th Anniversary Mosfet Edition

Shared character: boost, touch, classic rock

Jackson Audio Golden Boy

“The Jackson Audio Golden Boy is a premium transparent overdrive pedal inspired by the Klon Centaur, built around a JFET transistor circuit”

J. Rockett Archer Clean

“using the same core topology as J. Rockett's other Archer pedals but with the clipping diodes largely bypassed, leaving almost no distortion and instead delivering an exact recreation of the Klon's clean-boost side”

Fulltone OCD

Shared character: single coils, touch, boost

Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II

Shared character: touch, boost, transparent

Analog Man King of Tone

Shared character: boost, transparent, bass

Maxon OD808

Shared character: touch, boost, transparent

Silktone Overdrive Plus

Shared character: rich, touch, response

Mythos Mjolnir

“is an overdrive pedal inspired by the Klon topology, tweaked to reduce midrange honk and add low-end push while softening the treble”

NuX Horseman Gold 2 in 1 Overdrive

“a Klon Centaur-inspired transparent overdrive offering two selectable voicings”

Chase Bliss Automatone Preamp MKII

Shared character: rich, touch, boost

Dunlop MXR M294 Sugar Drive

Shared character: boost, touch, transparent