Show me your Klon(e) guts

[omfg51]

Bit of background, I've been looking into DIY Klone kits, and toying around with buying/building one, but I'm trying to get a bit more info on how they differ in terms of parts and how they effect the tone of each Klone.

I want to get some good looks at the guts of any Klons and/or Klones out there, and for those of you who assembled your own Klones, if you could give me a rundown of the parts you used, that would be really helpful!!

 

[randykenepp]

Here is the inside of mine: WIMA and TDK/EPCOS Box film Caps, Nichochon/Panasonic Electrolytics, Xicon resistors, and TI ICs. Couldn't be happier, sounds really good!

Edit: Also DO7 diodes <- These are essential ahahaha

 

[chankgeez]

 

[manticorefx]

I really really want to see that bass Klon degooped.

 

[chankgeez]

I really really want to see that bass Klon degooped.

Not too different than a regular Centaur, just a few resistor value changes.

 

[pickdropper]

Here's a tiny layout I did a while back:

 

[coltonius]

Here's a tiny layout I did a while back:

I have one, and I don't like it..
















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I love it!!

 

[Phillip_H]

Here's a madbean layout that I built a while back.

Klone

• Phillip_H
• Sep 17, 2016

 

[GazMX5]

I built this 2 years ago using a MadBean Sunking 2 board. Smallbear NOS 1n34A equivalents. I used MadBean's tone mod suggestions. This is probably never coming off my pedalboard.

I was able to directly compare it with my brother in law's real Klon, it's REALLY close.(just not when the knobs are set as they are in the pic )


I also built a Klone using the Aion electronics board and Russian D9E germanium diodes. I unfortunately don't have a pic. For some reason it sounds more brittle even though I used the same capacitor and resistor values as my MadBean build.

 

[Alchemy Audio]

BYOC Silver Pony:

 

[Clark GriswoId]

Mklec.com vero klone.

Yes, way messy on the inside and a super challenging DIY, but worth rvery minute of my time.

Very challenging.

 

[smoss469]

No name copy I picked up for almost nothing.

 

[ezra1]

No name copy I picked up for almost nothing.

Very clean build there.

 

[smoss469]

I was very impressed with the quality of work once I opened the case. I couldn't have built my own for that price!

 

[Kylote]

Mythical Overdrive... only klone I've used

 

[TheoDog]

An Aluminum Falcon I used to have. Unfinished unlabeled large case