New Klon Centaur Sometime In 2012

[78deluxe]

Originally Posted by ultraboreal

Just to say that I really don't care about the new Klon, won't pay a lot for a non boutique Klon as there's a lot of exact replica for cheap! save your money and buy a Klon clone! or buy an old one, still a collector item but the new ones made by machines won't ever increase in value!

New ones are not slated to be made by machines, AFAIK.
They just won't be made by Bill himself like the old ones were.

Nothings to say the old ones will hold their value either, who knows.

[bobbradley]

handmade is always worth more than machine made to me and I bet I'm not alone in this.

[circusinthesky]

Originally Posted by 78deluxe

Nothings to say the old ones will hold their value either, who knows.

When the new one comes out, there may be less demand for the old ones. All it takes is a few current owners to decide they will accept less money on eBay in order to sell, and the "value" changes accordingly.

[BedroomRockStar01]

This is a new and interesting topic. Please tell me more.

[scolfax]

Originally Posted by waters

Any new updates? Is it to be released anytime soon?

Yes!

[ijed]

Originally Posted by scolfax

Yes!

Where did you find this information? I haven't been able to find anything on a release date.

[Jeremy47]

closer everyday!

[brookshubbert]

A 57 Chevy doesn't go down in the long run.
History - get a real one for the investment

[Tonemeister69]

As of this date, December 22, 2011 - exactly two years after I stopped accepting orders for the original Centaur - there finally seems to be more and more light at the end of the tunnel with regard to the future availability of the new Klon overdrive. The design of the new unit has been completed (for quite a while now), and the unit itself will be produced, according to my specifications and detailed instructions, by a very-highly-regarded contract manufacturing firm.

The first production run is now in the process of being scheduled, but realistically, the soonest the new unit could be available for purchase is perhaps two months from now, and it may well be a little longer than that. At some point between now and then, this site will be revised to include a link that you will be able to click on if you would like to receive e-mail updates whenever further information is available.

Thanks for your patience during what has been a very long and difficult process, and feel free to get your hopes up about the new unit - it sounds the same as the Centaur did, is considerably smaller, and is also pretty cool aesthetically for those of you who care about such things.

Regards,
Bill Finnegan
Klon

[coldfingaz]

Oh, I get it... we're doing a 1 year anniversary celebration of the OP in this thread.

Nice.

Here's an update............

[ijed]

Originally Posted by Tonemeister69

As of this date, December 22, 2011 - exactly two years after I stopped accepting orders for the original Centaur - there finally seems to be more and more light at the end of the tunnel with regard to the future availability of the new Klon overdrive. The design of the new unit has been completed (for quite a while now), and the unit itself will be produced, according to my specifications and detailed instructions, by a very-highly-regarded contract manufacturing firm.

The first production run is now in the process of being scheduled, but realistically, the soonest the new unit could be available for purchase is perhaps two months from now, and it may well be a little longer than that. At some point between now and then, this site will be revised to include a link that you will be able to click on if you would like to receive e-mail updates whenever further information is available.

Thanks for your patience during what has been a very long and difficult process, and feel free to get your hopes up about the new unit - it sounds the same as the Centaur did, is considerably smaller, and is also pretty cool aesthetically for those of you who care about such things.

Regards,
Bill Finnegan
Klon

I'm starting to think that this new Klon is never going to come out.

[Occam]

Originally Posted by wundergussy

When it comes out, many will snap it up at first. For staying power though, I think Bill needs to find a way to sell it cheaper than the Klones that are currently winning people over.

This is especially a good point because Bill's essentially creating a clone...the most "official" clone but still it's not the original. Anyone that's played a vintage amp and compared it to the reissue will probably tell you it's not the same and that sometimes the outsiders do it better especially if they're willing to go beyond the original rather than stay 100% accurate.

[Tonemeister69]

Originally Posted by ijed

I'm starting to think that this new Klon is never going to come out.

Feel free to get your hopes up about the new unit - it sounds the same as the Centaur did, is considerably smaller, and is also pretty cool aesthetically for those of you who care about such things.

[Leftyman]

I would be willing to bet the new ones aren't going to sound like the old ones. Even if they do someone will claim they did a side by side comparison and they don't. I wanted a new version back when they will first announced however, I have since lost interest. Wanted an aluminum falcon but getting one of those is just as bad as trying to get a new klon.

[Stratm69]

Originally Posted by bobbradley

handmade is always worth more than machine made to me and I bet I'm not alone in this.

I have to agree on this. If done right there's much better attention to detail in terms of quality and sound. This goes for any pedal.

Sometimes a mass produced pedal will come along and get it right in all the departments, but boutique handmade pedals seem to hit the nail on the head much harder and more consistently if you know what I mean.

The thing I like about handmade analog pedals is that they all seem to be different, like they each have their own character or soul.. if that makes any sense.