King of Tone clone recommendations?

Revolutions

fretmeister said:

Revolutions said:

Now the hype has died down a little you can pick up a KOT 2nd hand no problem, not really much point joining the 3 year waiting list unless you want something out of the ordinary.

3 year…. Ha ha hahahahaha.

I got on the list in 2019 and I’ve not reached the top yet.

If you joined the list now the estimate is 8 years! 

Oh wow, I haven’t paid much attention to it in years. I’ve been tempted to try one, but I’ve never found a need for more than one POT when I’ve got a rat as well.

JayGee

UnclePsychosis said:

Personally I'm convinced that the hype around the KOT is more than partially based on the scarcity.

If you could order a licensed one tomorrow I don't think Analogman would actually sell any more, but the profit margins would be a lot less

Not sure about that. has the availability of a whole range of Dumble-a-likes and Klones stopped originals changing hands for stupid money? 

See also the availability of a wide range of high quality S-Type, T-Type and Lester-a-likes and the continued viability of really expensive Fender and Gibson products.

There’ll always be bragging rights and cachet associated with owning “the original and genuine” and people who’ll jump through hoops and write big cheques for the privilege so they’d be pocketing the license fees and still selling the “real” ones, availability of which is still limited and which will only exist in limited numbers due to (un)availabity of Magic Diodes and/or unobtainium transistors…

fretmeister

Revolutions said:

fretmeister said:

Revolutions said:

Now the hype has died down a little you can pick up a KOT 2nd hand no problem, not really much point joining the 3 year waiting list unless you want something out of the ordinary.

3 year…. Ha ha hahahahaha.

I got on the list in 2019 and I’ve not reached the top yet.

If you joined the list now the estimate is 8 years! 

Oh wow, I haven’t paid much attention to it in years. I’ve been tempted to try one, but I’ve never found a need for more than one POT when I’ve got a rat as well.

When I get mine I’ll compare it to my Joyo clone.

I only got on the list for fun, but after 6 years I might as well have it when I reach the top.

Revolutions

fretmeister said:

Revolutions said:

fretmeister said:

Revolutions said:

Now the hype has died down a little you can pick up a KOT 2nd hand no problem, not really much point joining the 3 year waiting list unless you want something out of the ordinary.

3 year…. Ha ha hahahahaha.

I got on the list in 2019 and I’ve not reached the top yet.

If you joined the list now the estimate is 8 years! 

Oh wow, I haven’t paid much attention to it in years. I’ve been tempted to try one, but I’ve never found a need for more than one POT when I’ve got a rat as well.

When I get mine I’ll compare it to my Joyo clone.

I only got on the list for fun, but after 6 years I might as well have it when I reach the top.

You could buy one today for less than it’ll cost you to order & import an new one, whenever you reach the top of the list.

fretmeister

I want some uncommon options.

Crazed_Fandango

UnclePsychosis said:

Crazed_Fandango said:

The volume I'm not totally surprised at, but the clone having more clarity...WOW!

There's no magic in there.

Overdrive pedals are pretty trivial analogue electronic circuits, I'd be more surprised if they didn't sound incredibly similar.

Similar yes, but more clarity?

UnclePsychosis

Crazed_Fandango said:

UnclePsychosis said:

Crazed_Fandango said:

The volume I'm not totally surprised at, but the clone having more clarity...WOW!

There's no magic in there.

Overdrive pedals are pretty trivial analogue electronic circuits, I'd be more surprised if they didn't sound incredibly similar.

Similar yes, but more clarity?

What, specifically, would prevent that being possible?

Petepassion

I A/B’d mine the other night.
Demon fx vs the original, both about three years old.
I’d say when into a clean amp the clone is actually more ‘transparent’, as it doesn’t quite have the mid hump the original does, so can actually sound better/more open.
   But I prefer the original going into a driven amp(or pedal) because the mid hump works great in this situation…as in the Tube screamer.
   I was using my Boss LS2 with the LED covered so as to be unaware of which pedal I was playing at the time.
   I felt the original slightly more inspiring to play, but there wasn’t much in it after I’d tried to dial them in to their best setting.
   The clone also had more treble…which I didn’t want, I just had to dial it back more…this is after I had wound the internal trim pots back.
   I also bought another Demon fx clone recently, but it wasn’t as good as my three year old one.
   So to summarise, I would favour the clone into a clean amp and the original into a driven amp/pedal.

cm01

Not a King, but a Prince clone - this arrived today and I reckon it’s a contender for the best £30 I’ve ever spent - sounds mega on the boost mode (great on all 3 to be fair) and stacked with other pedals.