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gwEm

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expensive tastes...
« on: February 02, 2009, 03:07:41 PM »
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you wouldn't use the meat knife on crusty bread but, equally, the serrated knife and straight edge knife aren't going to go through raw meat as quickly

Twinfan

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Re: expensive tastes...
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2009, 03:13:10 PM »
Err, you could buy an amp for that!
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ToneMonkey

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Re: expensive tastes...
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2009, 03:14:29 PM »
Looks like a cat has poo'd inside that one  :lol:
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Re: expensive tastes...
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2009, 03:20:15 PM »
Quote from: ToneMonkey on February 02, 2009, 03:14:29 PM
Looks like a cat has poo'd inside that one  :lol:

;)

its to stop people cloning the klon
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you wouldn't use the meat knife on crusty bread but, equally, the serrated knife and straight edge knife aren't going to go through raw meat as quickly

Philly Q

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Re: expensive tastes...
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2009, 03:26:57 PM »
As always with these boutique pedals, I just can't imagine paying that kind of money.

It's different with guitars, because there's a visual/tactile element which I'm prepared to pay for.

But all a pedal has is its sound.  And no matter how good that sound may be, I can make it sound shite.
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badgermark

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Re: expensive tastes...
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2009, 03:48:42 PM »
I know a guy on another forum that built a centaur- not bad sounding and probably cost £15 in components.
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Re: expensive tastes...
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2009, 03:58:08 PM »
Quote from: badgermark on February 02, 2009, 03:48:42 PM
I know a guy on another forum that built a centaur- not bad sounding and probably cost £15 in components.

its true there are various schematics online, but how to verify them?

edit: for example http://freestompboxes.org/members/soulsonic/schematic/KlonCentaur-5-24-08b.gif
« Last Edit: February 02, 2009, 04:24:44 PM by gwEm »
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you wouldn't use the meat knife on crusty bread but, equally, the serrated knife and straight edge knife aren't going to go through raw meat as quickly

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Re: expensive tastes...
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2009, 04:10:30 PM »
It's a great pedal. Buy it!

Who cares about the cost? It's how much value it has to you!!
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tomjackson

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Re: expensive tastes...
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2009, 04:15:39 PM »
Quote from: gwEm on February 02, 2009, 03:20:15 PM
Quote from: ToneMonkey on February 02, 2009, 03:14:29 PM
Looks like a cat has poo'd inside that one  :lol:

;)

its to stop people cloning the klon

Or finding out it's 95% the same as a £35 Boss SD1....

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badgermark

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Re: expensive tastes...
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2009, 06:26:06 PM »
Quote from: tomjackson on February 02, 2009, 04:15:39 PM
Quote from: gwEm on February 02, 2009, 03:20:15 PM
Quote from: ToneMonkey on February 02, 2009, 03:14:29 PM
Looks like a cat has poo'd inside that one  :lol:

;)

its to stop people cloning the klon

Or finding out it's 95% the same as a £35 Boss SD1....



Not really true, the Klon is actually a new design, not just a ts808 derivative. demo of the clone
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Davey

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Re: expensive tastes...
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2009, 07:09:53 PM »
holy cr@p! that's like 3 HBE pedals!
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Re: expensive tastes...
« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2009, 07:13:09 PM »
Quote from: gwEm on February 02, 2009, 03:07:41 PM
I fancy a Klon... but damn they're expensive!! :/

Looks as if you're paying a lot for the 'screen printing'/case. Seems lots of maufacturers are 'gooping' the electronics to hamper reverse engineering.
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Re: expensive tastes...
« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2009, 08:21:51 PM »
It's my fault gwEm wants a Klon.  When he was over he asked me about it, so I let him try it - fatal.   Mine is one with the Centaur, but bought when they were just merely expensive, and when the gold and maroon case was standard!
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Re: expensive tastes...
« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2009, 01:43:21 AM »
Kudos to the people that buy them cheap and sell them on for a profit down the line and I'm always in awe of the marketing machine forever creating un-obtanium available to people with that kind of money... maybe I'm just a tight bar-steward lol but I wouldn't spend that type of money on something I need to stand on and that would get kicked around.


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Re: expensive tastes...
« Reply #14 on: February 03, 2009, 08:59:30 AM »
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