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I am thinking of starting a business selling clones of Klon clones. Which would be the best Klon clone to clone?)
Seriously though, why are some companies, correctly in my opinion, pillarised for ripping off designs like the Timmy, yet the Klon is pilfered wholesale by some and it's considered acceptable?
I am truly interested in what people think. I know the price of the original puts it out of reach of most etc and I have no issue with someone making up a clone or two and selling it on. However many makers have made a tidy profit 'mass' producing Klon clones without facing the wrath of internet forums. Why is this?
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
But regarding the original question, I personally don't have a massive problem with clones as long as they're up-front about it- that way people who want to buy the original can still do so, and people who don't want the original can buy the clone (whether that's because they can't afford the original, or want a "better" (more expensive) version, if you ask me, neither group is really in the target market of the original manufacturer).
It's the people claiming to have reinvented the wheel when it's JATS that I don't like.
I have a bunch of cheaper clones and I rationalise it that, for all I use pedals, there's no way I'd have been buying the original at the price they cost. At the price of joyo, mooer etc. it's just a bit of fun for when i feel like mucking about with pedals- when i need srs bzness distortion I have high gain amps for that.
I'm also not gonna tell some 13 year old kid who's saved up his/her pocket money for ages that he/she is awful for buying, say, a bad monkey instead of a tubescreamer.
Let me know when you have finalised the name and I will take one...maybe two if they are dear enough or limited enough.
That would actually be a nice experiment. Put something in a fancy enclosure, claim it's a clone of something sought-after when it's not, and then see if they all notice.
A similar one with a cheapo pedal rehoused in a fancy enclosure but claimed to be some mythical new od would also be a nice experiment. Though I suppose you could claim that experiment happened already with the freekish thing...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Although any circuit is fair game, this isn't solely what's happening with Klon clones. Those who are making and properly marketing Klon clones wholesale are using the name and the attached bullshit to sell theirs. Basically it's 'The Klon is the Holy Grail, but you don't want to pay holy grail prices do you?'.
I'm don't really buy into the good guy, bad guy angle. I have never read a bad comment about Paul C, but that doesn't mean his spare time isn't spent drowning baby bunnies. He may genuinely be a great bloke or he may be very astute at personal marketing. With Bill trying to shut FSB, although I would have hated to see it, I can understand him being pissed - would you not be? It's not a cure for cancer that he should be morally obliged to share. Although it may not have been the holy grail beneath the goop, it obviously impressed and intrigued someone enough to see what was under there.
That's it. As a subject it is as grey as grey can be.