Klon Centaur Replica PCB: Ready-to-Solder Klon Clone Board

The ready-to-solder PCB for our Klon™ Centaur™ replica, a build of one of the most sought-after transparent overdrives ever made.

About the effect

The Klon™ Centaur™ is famous for its "transparent" overdrive and clean boost that thickens your tone without burying your guitar's character. Based on our research, this project is as close as it gets to an accurate circuit replica of the "Silver" Klon™ Centaur™. We compared its control responses against settings of real units shown in YouTube videos, and they appeared similar. The project page includes both the standard build and a true-bypass modification with its own schematic and parts layout.

Build resources

• Complete instructions for the Klon™ Centaur™ replica
• Build instructions (PDF)
• Schematic (PDF)
• Parts layout and wiring diagram (PDF)
• True-bypass schematic (PDF) and true-bypass parts layout (PDF)
• Bill of materials (PDF)

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