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Post by Vibroluxer on Jan 15, 2023 17:04:25 GMT -5
I received one of these just over a week ago and it's not like any of my other Klones or overdrives. I'd like to think that I didn't fall for the marketing or the many YouTube reviews but I did. And it's very very nice.
Only once have I bought a 2nd pedal for backup purposes. That was a Mess V Twin, probably the only pedal that doesn't require a backup, it's indestructible. I don't know if the Centavo is but I have a 2nd one on the way.
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Post by Leftee on Jan 15, 2023 17:14:12 GMT -5
You guys made me buy one of these. Good thing I like it.
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Post by reverendrob on Jan 16, 2023 19:01:51 GMT -5
I'm still tempted even though I don't NEED.
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Post by Pinetree on Jan 16, 2023 19:10:36 GMT -5
But what's the fun in that?
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Post by Vibroluxer on Jan 16, 2023 20:59:10 GMT -5
I bought each of the WA pedals and since I'm not one to talk about tone because my descriptions would be lacking this is my general take:
I simply live the fuzz. That's all I have to say about that.
The Jet Phaser was really cool and I liked it but I can get close enough with another phaser and their fuzz. It's huge by pedal standards so given the above plus it's size made me return it. Now they are back up to $199.
The Warm Drive. It's fun but not unique to my ears so I'm going to return it as well.
The Centavo. I'm still in love with it. So much so that I threw the box away!
Just my quick appraisal.
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Post by reverendrob on Jan 16, 2023 23:06:39 GMT -5
Jet Phaser is "the particular fuzz circuit and the interaction" - I can get "more me" fuzz or "More me" phaser (from a 6 stage early 80s thing), but...it's magical.
Did I pedalboard mount it? Nope, it's a sometimes treat.
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Post by Leftee on Jan 17, 2023 10:46:12 GMT -5
A heads up in the Klone world…
The SSotD at MF is the MXR Fat Sugar for $80.
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Post by slacker 🐨 on Jan 18, 2023 9:48:07 GMT -5
Can you talk about about the amp your using it with and what settings you like (along with how that sounds)?
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Post by reverendrob on Jan 18, 2023 9:56:20 GMT -5
Any good Klon sounds good with just about anything - the settings vary by guitar as well as amp (I have tweak my TC Klone if I switch from LP to single coil or from the LP to the Dirty-Fingers buckered 339, etc).
Set right it just sounds...better. You notice when you turn it off at that point.
Just more vibrant, alive, a little bite if you dig in more. Don't even need an amp for it - it does the same thing DI into my board!
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Post by Vibroluxer on Jan 18, 2023 10:08:47 GMT -5
Can you talk about about the amp your using it with and what settings you like (along with how that sounds)? I start off with a little Joyo Jam Buddy just for a quick test then it's off to either a lil dawg 5e3, a Laney VC30, it's a very good clean platform and has a warm overdrive. I also used the Centavo on my Egnater Tweaker 15. The pedal loves all of them. |
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Post by slacker 🐨 on Jan 18, 2023 11:10:49 GMT -5
Can you talk about about the amp your using it with and what settings you like (along with how that sounds)? I start off with a little Joyo Jam Buddy just for a quick test then it's off to either a lil dawg 5e3, a Laney VC30, it's a very good clean platform and has a warm overdrive. I also used the Centavo on my Egnater Tweaker 15. The pedal loves all of them. Do you use the pedal mostly for a clean boost to push the amp or are you using it for crunch? I saw Shannon curfman about 10 years or so ago and loved her tone (and playing, for that matter). She was using a centaur into a deluxe reverb. At the time I assumed she was getting the drive mostly from the pedal, but reading the info on this clone they talk about it a lot as a clean boost. I rarely get the chance to really push my amps (I run a marshall 1974x clone head into a 1x13 cab most of the time) because I don't get the house to myself very often. |
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Post by Vibroluxer on Jan 18, 2023 12:37:47 GMT -5
I've use it for both. It's the 1st pedal that I've owned that doesn't have a bad tone and it's usually on.
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Post by reverendrob on Mar 3, 2023 9:36:24 GMT -5
I gave in and a Centavo is inbound.
Do I need it?
Nope..but I'm long past need.
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Post by Vibroluxer on Mar 3, 2023 13:28:53 GMT -5
I gave in and a Centavo is inbound. Do I need it? Nope..but I'm long past need. That put a smile on this old face. Welcome to the club. So far I haven't seen anything but great reviews for it. |
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Post by reverendrob on Mar 10, 2023 0:05:03 GMT -5
Arrived today, put it in in front of the other Klon(e) - the TC Zeus, and can get VERY similar tones out of them, which I'm OK with.
The WA has a HAIR more gain on tap and sounds good, and well, the Zeus sounds good too.
I can't complain honestly - if space was an issue, the Zeus would win out, but the certain tacky style of faux Klon adds a star honestly.
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Post by Vibroluxer on Mar 10, 2023 17:15:31 GMT -5
I'm glad to hear you like it. I'm in a somewhat similar situation, I have the Zeus and a Maxon OD 820 that covers a lot of the WAs territory. Something tells me that regardless of the pedal I think sounds the best, if it was a blind test with someone else playing with the pedals and me on guitar, I don't know if I could tell the difference between them with one exception: I think the WA sounds better than the others the more the treble knob is increased.
I'm still tickled with the Centavo.
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Post by reverendrob on Mar 10, 2023 17:33:53 GMT -5
Yea, I'm not one to put the treble knob past about 1:00 or so.
My amp settings are already pretty bright so...
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