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Old 05-09-2011, 07:23 PM
fuzzface71 fuzzface71 is offline
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I have one coming! What am I expecting? I heard it's "better" than the Klon.

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Old 05-09-2011, 07:41 PM
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I have one coming! What am I expecting? I heard it's "better" than the Klon.
I dig the Kalamazoo for the real warm boosting, not too much gain on tap. It's "better" at some things than the Klon, IMO, yeah.
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Old 05-09-2011, 07:46 PM
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I heard it's "better" than the Klon.
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Old 05-09-2011, 10:23 PM
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So far its getting great reviews , i have liked everything i have heard on line etc ...
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Old 05-09-2011, 11:41 PM
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Really didn't work for me... hope you love it though!
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Old 05-09-2011, 11:51 PM
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It's a good pedal but I still have my Klon and my Timmy and the K'zoo is gone..
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Old 05-09-2011, 11:58 PM
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I love it. The sound gets better and better at higher voltages. Actually I felt like at 9v it was ok but even at 12v it made a huge difference. At 16v it really opens up and at 18v....well, i'll let you know when my series wired PP2 cable comes in tomorrow . But I can imagine it only gets better from there. There's a slight mid-boost but a lot of growl. Really smooth overdrive that is actually one of my favorite rhythm sounds now, stacked with a Marshall Bluesbreaker or a Tim/Timmy.

As for the Klon argument, well...that's up to you to decide. But it's a great pedal and does have that hint of "Klon" thing going on. Definitely not the real thing but a decent second.
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Old 05-10-2011, 06:43 AM
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I have one coming! What am I expecting? I heard it's "better" than the Klon.
Well, in terms of being a sound-alike, I dunno, haven't heard the Kalamazoo. But circuitwise they're completely different. The Kalamazoo is a TS variant--symmetrical diode clipping in op-amp feedback loop. The Klon is diode clipping after op amp gain circuit (a lot DOD250/Dist+) but with a parallel clean boost. Completely different designs.
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Old 05-10-2011, 07:01 AM
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Well, at least it looks better.
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Old 05-10-2011, 07:58 AM
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Well, in terms of being a sound-alike, I dunno, haven't heard the Kalamazoo. But circuitwise they're completely different. The Kalamazoo is a TS variant--symmetrical diode clipping in op-amp feedback loop. The Klon is diode clipping after op amp gain circuit (a lot DOD250/Dist+) but with a parallel clean boost. Completely different designs.
The Kalamazoo couldn't pull off my Klon settings that convincingly at all but it does some other things pretty well and I guess on some settings it could sound somewhat like the Klon. They also have a very different feel to play I found.
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Old 05-10-2011, 03:23 PM
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Thanks guys. I'll let you guys know.
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Old 05-10-2011, 03:38 PM
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I had it for less than a week. I wouldnt call it better than a Klon.
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Old 05-10-2011, 04:22 PM
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I sold mine for a jhs klone. I'm happier! Good pedal over all.
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Old 05-10-2011, 04:51 PM
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I like my Kalamazoo, but it sounded nothing like the Klon I owned (and compared side-by-side). I kept the Kalamazoo and sold the Klon.
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