Considering a dive into Klon Klone territory...

I'm happy with the TC Electronic Zeus, and it's cheap.

It has a BIT of hair, not much.

It just makes everything louder and sound better though.

I’ve also got a Soul Food, and I loved it. It’s not currently on my board, but it would be if I went back to individual pedals.

I'll copypasta my review at Sweetwater on the TC Electronic one. I am still VERY pleased with it - I don't turn it off now.

"First, the good. It's a very decent pedal, especially for the price. Very low noise floor - if your signal is clean, it'll respect that in spades. Switch is easy-on-easy-off, no audible click, which is a bonus. I wasn't expecting that. It does everything from very little grit to healthy rock overdrive (AC/DC et al is relatively easy to get maxed out with a Les Paul into a clean Fender at that point). Definition to chords and complex arpeggios that I rarely have found in an OD pedal.

Second, turn on the buffer. This is where the half star gets knocked off. It comes shipped with it off. The overall signal gets more sparkle, more life with it on and there is no functional difference when it's bypassed. To get to the switch, you need a 7/16" socket (or pliers and swearing, I recommend the former) to remove the input and output jack knobs. This reveals the shortcoming of the pedal in terms of potential longevity - the jacks while very secure especially with the nut reinforcement are typical budget affairs. Not surprising given the price point. Once you've got those nuts off, you have to remove four small screws. They are black and TINY. Use the box it comes to catch the screw as it falls. Finding it if it drops outside a confined space is a pain, especially with "I'm not young anymore" eyes.

If it'd shipped with the buffer on, I never would have guessed it didn't have standard jacks, but they're cheap SMD components throughout as I guess one should expect at this price point. It sounded MUCH better to me than the EHX Soul Food, which I didn't even bother to bring home for a trial after a short time with a demo model at a shop.

This will get the faux Klon/lower gain OD done nicely.

Does it sound like a real Klon? I, like the vast majority of us, have no idea, but it sounds very good."

Yea, these sorts of pedals either work with your main amp/guitar(s) or they don't.

I wasn't expecting to love the damn Klon(e) myself but figured what the hell, I hadn't tried one in earnest in a long time and I have the luxury of playing as loud as my tubes can handle these days.

It's a Tube Screamer clone, not a Klon(e).

I never tried a Klon clone. I don't like Tube Screamers with a clean pedal-platform amp. They are tolerable with an edge of breakup sounding amp but just barely. I sold most of my pedals and got another Eleven Rack to use with my live rig. I have a couple pedals I run in the effects loop and that works well for having more options.

In case anyone's interested, after quite a bit or research I ended up getting a 'Smokin' Amp Co. Golden Pony.'
US made, high quality components, 3 yr warranty, not terribly expensive (less than Archer Ikon or Tumnus) and rather 'boo-teek' if I say so myself.
It sounds *great*.