Few pedals inspire as much reverence—and skepticism—as the Klon Centaur. In this video, artists passing through Reverb share their candid first impressions and gut reactions to the near-mythical overdrive. Is it magic? Marketing? Or just a really good pedal with a legendary reputation?
You’ll hear from Jade Puget (AFI), Lee Kiernan (IDLES), Carl Broemel and Tom Blankenship (My Morning Jacket), and Jamie Stillman (EarthQuaker Devices founder). Some lock into the Klon’s subtle push and harmonic richness right away; others don’t quite hear the myth.
There’s no clean consensus here—and that’s kind of the point. The Klon hits differently depending on the rig, the context, and the player behind it, living somewhere between clean boost nuance and collector-driven hype.