A Klon Klone I hadn't seen yet. Nice ! Thanks for the demo.
@gergemall
Ай бұрын
I dig the distortion in this pedal . It seems like it’s really versatile ❤.
@stanislavmigra
Жыл бұрын
What have we learned. That maybe Bill Finnegan was probably clever person, who carred and went long way to select the right components for his circuit (even as not Klon fan myself).
@mihailmilev9909
Жыл бұрын
Maybe
@Paul_Lenard_Ewing
Жыл бұрын
99% of all classic pedals were made by amateurs. Guys that loved making pedals and once they had enough skills they improved on them with trial and error. Many Fuzz pedals only used 7 parts in the circuit so it isn't rocket science. A famous artist knew intuitively what looks great on his painting An artist that expresses himself through sound and makes pedals knows what sounds great. Ol' Bill was an artist not a tech. It was countless hours even days and days of trial and error for each part.
@bluzmansix
Жыл бұрын
Kia ora Kris, thanks for the demo. I'm glad they put the red LEDs as an option. I think these are often WAY underrated as a clipping option. I added them as a switchable option on a Bluesbreaker I built (no originals were harmed ... etc.) and it quickly became my go to setting. It certainly boosted the pedal volume but it also opened up the sound considerably (I guess you are hearing more of the signal waveform before it clips) and gave it a lovely transparency when you are driving it hard. I also tried blue LEDs (higher forward voltage and less clipping) but they just made it too clean to my ears.
@gilguajardo7808
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for demoing the diff diodes at LESS THAN full gain! I never use my various Klones with that much gain. Do i still want one, though? Yes. Even though I have an Archer, Archer iKon, and Rockaway Archer? Yeah. Ha. Love the Klon circuit. And love the Archer.
@fixxx3r
Жыл бұрын
You're killing it with those jams.
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
Thanks a ton man! 🙏
@SomeKindOfMadman
Жыл бұрын
I like it Kris, having a variety of diodes are a good feature to have. Thanks for the upload.
@Tim.Traveler
Жыл бұрын
Love all your videos!
@Popskull_666
Жыл бұрын
Everytime I hear this pedal I am so impressed. Great playing
@fraenkiboii
Жыл бұрын
So everybody who's using a Klon(e) as a clean boost can now choose between 6 diodes not to use. :P
@kmichaelp4508
Жыл бұрын
You are absolutely right! All but the leds are pretty much useless.
@chrisdavies9197
Жыл бұрын
Another rocking intro jam. 🎸👍
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
🙏🙏
@Paul_Lenard_Ewing
Жыл бұрын
It is a gouge at $330. You can buy an all you need Klon with the original NOS diodes the Harby Pedals Centauri for $150.00 USD What I hear from the extras are 2nd rate sounds you are better getting from another pedal. The basic topography of a Klon for the dirt is an OpAmp hardclipper. In otherwards get a Harby and a Boss SD-1 or a Tube Screamer with the same budget.you then have two distinct quality sounds. The big deal with a Klon is the boost part is only the diodes used for the boost circuit of the pedal. At about 9 O'clock it is on it's own then the dirt diodes come in and by 12 o'clock the boost drops out. Cloning the dirt part is easy. It is NOS boost diodes that matters.
@bradkillingsworth4137
Жыл бұрын
Best review of this pedal by far
@PooNinja
Жыл бұрын
Love the gain structures in there, the line out is intriguing, especially for use WDW players who can always use another output to route to creative places.
@mihailmilev9909
Жыл бұрын
Wym by the gain structures?
@mihailmilev9909
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I also like the line out idea
@mihailmilev9909
Жыл бұрын
Wait I seen u before lol
@PooNinja
Жыл бұрын
@@mihailmilev9909 the way it distorts
@dagbadman3938
Жыл бұрын
Great test! Concerning differences between 1N34 diodes - some could be Si Schottky instead of Ge. Their characteristics are similar, but Schottky sound litle bit sharper. The secret of Klon is - that part of distortion is from OP AMP self. I guess this is the case of LED selection because LED clipping is on very high level comparing all other diodes.
@pauldncn1
Жыл бұрын
I had so many daft comments regarding the title but the. I thought nah let’s just watch Yeah I forgot all those and enjoyed the video Thanks Kris Please be sensible and don’t catch Covid ( like me , again!!) , it really eats into your playing time
@AssafMarkowitzMusicProducer
Жыл бұрын
A possible reason why the 1N34A diode is considered to be the "magic" diode on this pedal is not because of the diode itself, but because of the circuit that was adapted to work with it - resistors, capacitors, and especially the components that are in the loop of the op amp, etc. I don't know the circuit of the Archer Select, but if the rotary knob of the diodes does not change the capacitors and resistors, and if they designed the pedal circuit according to the original circuit, then it is clear why the 1N34A will sound the best and the most "Klony" on this pedal.
@TheFeatalion
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the review, Kris! I hear differences with the Les Paul better than with the Strat, which makes sense as it pushes the pedal even harder. In general, it sounds good on any diodes and I would expect that from a good pedal. What I would like to see in this world of Klon's clones is separate control knobs for gain and mix. I believe it will make those pedals much more versatile. Essentially, I would love to see T-Rex Møller with a Klon-style clipping stage. J. Rockett could do it for sure, just name it Archer Split ( :
@brettdiaz
Жыл бұрын
Kris, I absolutely love your playing.
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
It means a lot Brett! 🙌
@jjdubois6101
Жыл бұрын
You deserve more subscribers 👍
@PooNinja
Жыл бұрын
Definitely 👍🏽
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
@@PooNinja luv ya dudes! Thanks a lot. I’m not craving for millions though. I much prefer having likeminded people around instead of a huge group of whateverwhat. 😆
@PooNinja
Жыл бұрын
@@KrisBarocsibillions , millions is thinking small.
@stanislavmigra
Жыл бұрын
RED LEDs for me, thank you good bye :D But the D9B was also good. Otherwise, interesting studio tool. Funnily, Ive tried many Klon variants (not original, neither KTR), only to find out, I like Timmy better for that job.
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
Haha, so Timmy it is for you. 😆 I need to play one finally. I mean the real deal, not the MXR.
@stanislavmigra
Жыл бұрын
@@KrisBarocsi yep, me too. Im playing clones and variants. Hope some creation of PaulC will flow my way in future.
@BigEdWo
Жыл бұрын
very nice playing. great kris.
@pauljude
3 ай бұрын
This has made me take mine off reverb. I mean, I have 5 other clones lol. I'm going to give it a shot again. Resale on these suck. 330 new and I was selling mine for as low as 180 with the box and free shipping. Not even one offer. Insanity. Damn good pedal but I don't think people know how to really use it. I wish more people would check this one out ...Les Paul', strat, tele. Pretty thorough.
@frantisca
Жыл бұрын
Hi Kris, you make those vids really enjoyable. The different diodes sound quite similar with very subtle differencies. Funny enough, I was more attracted by the 1N34A to find out that it was the original Klon's germanium...! I really liked your Tele on the LED's. I've got a boost circuit on my VOX pathfinder with a couple of LED's: it's really a question of finding the right setting, as it can sound horrible or great depending how you set up volume and gain. Your part at the end with the Les Paul at high gain sounded great, on all clippings. I have my faithful CmatMods Supersigna that I use as a goto OD/Boost and the dozens of OD's I have purchased, even the expensive ones, an re-sold did not compare favourably to it. It's got a 3 band EQ, a separate boost and a 3 way toggle switch that allows LED, Open or silicone clipping, ending in a vintage or modern style, depending on the gain and volume setting. So, personally, this is my holy grail, desert island pedal allowing me to find the tone I have in my head with just a few tweaks. The Archer Select is certainly, as you demonstrated, a very good sounding and versatile pedal but if I'd have to choose, I would rather choose the "normal" Archer, rather than one with all the bells & whistles. For me, the question does not even appear, as I have found my OD tone pedal and I've quit the never-ending search... Cheers Kris: keep on those great vids coming !
@tmitz73
Жыл бұрын
I think it's Kool! Great Video Man!!
@ClaudioMartella
Жыл бұрын
Funny, when I built my Klon pedal clone I put the diodes in sockets and tested most of these diodes (except the red LEDs) and settled for D9E
@bobbypm9871
Жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥 Strat Licks!!
@ericwarrington6650
Жыл бұрын
Sounds fantastic bro...but I'm sticking with the girls i brought to the dance..my tumnus deluxe and my warm audio centavo are all the klonny kloniness you could ever klon for. Klon. Klonny klon..😅😂❤
@tobisteffen
3 ай бұрын
Klons do not pass any signal through the diodes in the first ca. third of the gain knob. It‘s just a clean boost. Naturally you won‘t hear any difference in tone.
@IvanZupancic
Жыл бұрын
The answer, like with the other stream .. is 42 ;) On a serious note, where can I get backing tracks like that? Also, nice riffing
@gergemall
Ай бұрын
Cool 😎
@panosv7258
Жыл бұрын
Hey Kris idk if you will see this but what would you recommend as a beginner mod platform? A used mim strat or a squier classic vibe?
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
That’s a very good question actually. Much more after market parts will fit on a MIM Fender so I‘d recommend that for easier modding. On a squier most pickguards, bridges, tuners etc. won‘t fit unless you are not afraid of some serious wood working. 👍
@panosv7258
Жыл бұрын
@@KrisBarocsi wow id never thought you would reply :O thanks alot dude! I really appreciate the effort you put out there, inspired to mod my harley benton with some emgs but ive always been jealous of your strat so I really wanna give it a serious try myself :D Keep rockin!
@jorisguitars
Жыл бұрын
Great vid!!! Is the Harley Benton Cab vid with the open vs closed comparison coming soon? 😊
@KrisBarocsi
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yes it is. 😉
@yorckmusic3628
Жыл бұрын
wow, great opening song, man! …and how does it compare to the Centavo, which seems to be on yr board?
@pauldncn1
Жыл бұрын
Kris a tech question if I may I have a guitar that’s very nasal ( like a cocked wah) It does however play like a dream and feel good So I changed the pickups .. no big change My question is ( it’s HSS coil split 5 way) Am I looking at changing the tone capacitor or tone pot or both? Any suggestions would be gratefully received Thanks Kris 🙏👍👍
@ramilrodriguez8340
Жыл бұрын
Nice but I would prefer to have a bass pot rather than clipping diodes switch on that circuit.
@drayve8590
Жыл бұрын
Dude brah, yeah! You don’t hear the diodes until gain is increased at least past noonish.
@ClaudioMartella
Жыл бұрын
What does the two-way switch do?
@tubeworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Can anyone build a Klon-Pedal that has Kris' fingers inside? Thanks... I will buy... 😊
@endezeichengrimm
Жыл бұрын
It has a drop of Bill Finnegan's blood in each pedal.
@user-xy6uy9je2v
Жыл бұрын
what I have learned from watching reviews on this pedal... is that guitar players are not very smart.... no sh*% you won't hear a difference in the clipping options if you do not turn the gain up... smh... if you don't have the gain up past noon... there is no signal there to clip.... society has failed...
@ocelotl23
Жыл бұрын
ok
@vminator
Жыл бұрын
J. Rockett makes the KTR Klon if you didn't know so this SHOULD sound good.
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