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I also have an interesting historic bridge in the classifieds, if anyone's interested.
"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
The originals sound so good because they have magic diodes and that's why none of the copies sound as good, even the ones that have their own source of magic diodes...
... But now that Bill has run out of magic diodes it's OK because through the power of magic he's been able to build a pedal that sounds identical to the original anyway.
Even in the world of pedal snake oil that seems like a tough sell. Genuinely - have I interpreted this right?
Apparently, the words "THESE ARE ESSENTIAL" on the PCB on the KTR is sarcasm and a joke, yet the interview with Premier Guitar he said the diodes are special and important and only he has them.
Anyone else who claims he only has a stash of these special diodes and no one else is lying, remember that he started in 1994, way before the internet has taken off like it is now. Not every store has a website. What likely happened was that he bought all the stock for these diodes from a local supplier in the city and the supplier told him there are no more. There is pretty much ZERO chance he called every supplier and distributor in his State, nevermind the United States, nevermind the Continent of North America, nevermind the rest of the world. To check all that in 1994...impossible.
So the diodes are NOT special, he can make them sound the same without them now, and he is also selling his 001 (which is actually no.17) to fund house repairs.
I read that he is super nice and generous with people and i can believe that but it sure is not a very good businesman. He can use the handful of diodes he got left, make them once and month and drop them on eBay and sell it for £2k easy. I am not sure he needs to give us reasons everytime he sells a Klon now, either to fund medical bill for a friend or to fund house repairs. He doesn't own people a reason at all why he is selling them, just make it, people will buy it.
I would guess we're somewhere in the Mania Phase at the moment.
"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
"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
https://reverb.com/item/44278446-klon-ktr-first-run-low-serial-magic-diodes-professional-overdrive-pedal-centaur
Reverb has more up to date pricing.
I agree, it is crazy.
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