What Are Klon Style Boosts Good For?

[stephen sawall]

I have a few...

Rockett Icon Archer - is probably my favorite pedal for leads with a vintage amp.
I had a Silver one before the Icon and liked it for rhythm playing.

VFE Merman - yet to find anything I use it with. I need to give it a other try.

 

[CrystalSky]

In my opinion, anything. I use them (Griffin Analog Chiron) with every amp and it works well. I know it sounds like such a simplistic answer, but that boost just gets it no nonsense done for me.

Damn I also want to grab a boost for the SLO but I hesitate so much in what to do.

 

[Mike Oxhuge]

I rock a Rimrock Lil MO Mythical Overdrive. It is glorious.

 

[Beyond Black]

Damn I also want to grab a boost for the SLO but I hesitate so much in what to do.

Have Griff build you a Klone called “The Procrastinator”

 

[CrystalSky]

Have Griff build you a Klone called “The Procrastinator”

Enclosure without knobs and does nothing

 

[Beyond Black]

I rock a Rimrock Lil MO Mythical Overdrive. It is glorious.

I had one of those for years, then tried the Tumnus and thought it very similar but better.
Try one if you get the chance.

 

[Beyond Black]

Enclosure without knobs and does nothing

Why boost today what you can boost tomorrow?

 

[Mike Oxhuge]

I had one of those for years, then tried the Tumnus and thought it very similar but better.
Try one if you get the chance.

I am only interested in the Griffin Analog Chiron V3. Thank you for the suggestion though.

 

[RaceU4her]

i have the MXR Fat Sugar, i guess that is Klon based, another good cheap one.

 

[griff10672]

I have a Maxon OD-820, and it was supposed to be Maxon’s answer to the Klon

It actually does the clean boost pretty well.

I got it a year or 2 after I got rid of my Silver Horsie Klon.

I actually prefer the clean boost and the OD tones to the Klon I owned.

I hear that Waynzo makes an OD-820 pedal, so that might be another Klone flavor that would be a great clean boost/OD

I do make an 820 ... an 880 .... a SD-9 ..... got a real cool version of the Boss OD-1 coming soon ...

but yes ... the 820 is Klon-ish .... very decent OverDrive ...

 

[godgrinder]

it'll give you more of what you already have .... the more you crack the gain the more harmonics you'll bring in due to the germanium diodes ...

but it's a double edge sword ..... if you're running hi gain ... you'll most likely want to keep the gain low on the pedal ...

keep in mind .... the Klon splits the signal at entry .... overdrives only one of them and then mixes them together at the end of the circuit ... ( unless you have a Chiron Deluxe or a Chiron 3.0 ) .... this function is on a dual pot ( Gain ) how it works is .... as you turn the gain up ..... the clean signal goes down .... and vice a versa ...... if you turn the gain down the clean signal goes up

let me know when you're ready for the real deal ...

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Is it similar to the VFE Merman? The Merman is my fav boost ever.

 

[griff10672]

Is it similar to the VFE Merman? The Merman is my fav boost ever.

is the Merman a Klon clone ??? I know nothing about it ...

 

[mctallica1]

I am only interested in the Griffin Analog Chiron V3. Thank you for the suggestion though.

Can’t recommend this pedal enough.

 

[griff10672]

Can’t recommend this pedal enough.

Eveytime I plan on building myself one ...and start ordering parts ... someone orders one ... and I give up my spot ....lol

 

[SonVolt]

I need to give my RYRA Klon another try. I was trying to use it as a typical bosts ala TS9/SD1 and I felt the SD-1W did that thing better.

 

[motorboy1]

Just adds more without affecting core tone…

 

[stratjacket]

Agree with everyone here, klon type pedals are great for boosting. I have 3 or 4 and variety from TS types. A Klon type pedal with my old JVM was 3D sounding.