Let's re-examine the Klon. Damn, and I just stowed away my Tumnus.

[Saul Goodman]

 

[django49]

Yeah, if someone came along to offer $500 for my KTR (first run) I reckon I would be able to give it up. Maybe falling back on the Tumnus.

[Victor (Fret Friend)]

The Golden Horse/Pure Sky combo blew me away! Gonna have to go grab that Pure Sky to pair it with my Tumnus Deluxe

[LucSulla]

Glad he mentioned Josh from JHS in this because he's been preaching that for years. 

That's how I used my Mastodrive for a few years. I usually used it to add dirt to a clean channel or take moderate gain to high gain. I was running either an SD-1 or Lovepedal Eternity Drive in front for this and that. Sounded really good. 

I sold that pedal because I found the Lovepedal Plexi pedals did a better job in that application and have been just heartbroken that I did that lately because Brent Hinds had hand written notes in the first run. I tend to not "collect" gear, so when that left the board, after about six months of living on a shelf. I sold it. 

[geoff_hartwell]

I love Klon klones! I always pair some kind of M-style or TS with a K after.

The best Klone available to my knowledge is the Mosky Silver Horse and it’s $27. Buy two!

[duncans]

I've used the Aluminum Falcon by PCE for years, but I have a couple other klones as well.

[Dutchman]

I built one of Josh's Not a Clon

It's not a clon. Still sounds good tho! I could never see the whole Clon thing. So many other fantastic OD's out there. I'm still using my Barber LTD from early 2000. Still a more better pedal.

[santellavision]

I had an original Klon on my gigging board (Below) for years (Before they went ballistic) Yeah, it was really nice, but not worth 4-5K or more. I bought one of those Chinese Klones for $40 and it sounded just as good. I also had a Tumnus and it sounded great too.




 

[Jim85IROC]

Back when the Klone hype was at its peak, I picked up one of the Klones from ebay, along with a Joyo Tauren. I'd watched a bunch of klon comparisons where reviewers would set all the knobs at the same spot then endlessly compare the tone differences.  I assumed that was all BS because most of these all use the same circuit, and most also use very cheap pots with very inconsistent resistances and inconsistent sweeps.  In other words, they were just comparing the differences in pot values, not actual differences in the respective circuits. I bought my two, and sure enough with the pots all at 12:00 the pedals sounded different, but turn the pots a little bit and it doesn't take long to make them sound identical. Once I confirmed that, I sold off the Klone and kept the Joyo because it looked cooler and took up less room.  It's still my favorite pedal.

Edited September 10, 2025 by Jim85IROC

[Travis]

Watched that video today. Got my klon clone (Mythos Mjolnir) ready to go once I can play thru my real amps at any respectable volume…

[Saul Goodman]

7 hours ago, Travis said:

Watched that video today. Got my klon clone (Mythos Mjolnir) ready to go once I can play thru my real amps at any respectable volume…

I was interested in the Mythos when I was researching clones. He got a batch of some sort of special diode that meant something special to those in the know. They were sold out within a few minutes and I missed out. Not that I could ever tell the difference. 

[mudshark]

Surely somebody who knows what they;re doing would have no problem copying a circuit.

[LucSulla]

1 hour ago, mudshark said:

Surely somebody who knows what they;re doing would have no problem copying a circuit.

They can and have. Most of the Klon hype these days is just exclusivity and conspicuous consumption, not unlike the Pappy Van Winkle prices for the last 15 years. 

Here's my favorite video I've seen on Klons vs. Klones lately.