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Professor’s Notes

This is the “always on” pedal that makes your rig feel like it’s already been mixed. Leave it on for clarity, feel, and finish — then push it harder when you want the front end to bite back. This is the Blackout finish (limited edition) offered through independent dealers — same circuit, stealth aesthetics, and a clean “built-to-work” look on a board.

Description

The Warm Audio Centavo is a faithful recreation of a famously touch-sensitive overdrive circuit — loved because it can act as a subtle front-end finisher or a stronger push into other gain, depending on how you set it. It’s equally at home as an early-chain “conditioner” or as a mid-chain driver to make the next stage feel bigger and more urgent.

Professor’s Tips

• Always-on starting point: Gain low, Output up, Treble to taste. You’re aiming for “more alive,” not “more distorted.”
• Hear vs feel: The key question isn’t “how much gain?” — it’s how much do you want to hear the Centavo vs feel it? Low gain is lift + polish; higher gain becomes part of the voice.
• Use it as a “more” button: Put it before another OD/distortion to add urgency and definition without changing the core character of the next pedal.
• Best placement (in practice): Most rigs love it early as an always-on conditioner, but it also earns its keep mid-chain when you want to push the next gain stage into “more.”

What’s Included

• Centavo Blackout overdrive pedal
• Original packaging
• Printed user guide

Specifications

• Buffered bypass operation
• Controls: Gain, Treble, Output
• Rear MOD switch for extended low-end response
• 1/4" input (Inst) and output (Amp) jacks
• Power: 9V battery or standard 9V DC pedal adapter
• Power consumption: 40mA
• Dimensions: 5" (L) x 6.75" (W) x 2.25" (H)
• Weight: 2 lbs