Oddly enough (considering how long I've been playing) I had never tried either a real Klon or any number of the clones out there. Chuck it up to the fact that I'm not really an adventurous guy with pedals, and that the tones I'm after are inspired by players who established their distinctive sound way before the Klon came on the scene in 1994.
Oh boy was I wrong for being such a stick in the mud and not trying this circuit before. Everything I'm after in terms of tone . . . musical gain, touch sensitivity, lack of any strong coloration, not overly compressed . . . that's what this circuit does in spades.
I'm not sure if I find the "traffic cone orange" knobs that the builder chose uniquely attractive against the grey, or if it's offensively ugly. Sorta like how I feel about Shelley Duvall.
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I've included some gut shots so you pedal gurus can have a close look.
Does anyone know if there is a difference between this newest Rev 2.1 version and the earliest BYOC Silver Pony that came out around 2010? If so, is it for the better or the worse?
How about that chip, is that the good one to have in a Klon clone?
In any case, does the chip look socketed so as to make swapping easier?
I've heard lots about the germanium diodes that are crucial to the Klon sound. Does this appear to have those?
Pic from yesterday afternoon's gig.
Signal chain is: Guitar → BOSS tuner → BYOC Silver Pony → Bogner Ecstasy Blue → MXR Script Phase 90 → Chase Tone Secret Pre → Spitter box out to 2 amps (Blackstar Studio 10 6L6 and a VOX AC4)