Warm Audio Centavo - guitar vintage overdrive pedal - 1pc

WARM Centavo (WA-CV) is a clone of one of the most famous guitar overdrives of all time.

Manufactured precisely according to the original schematic using identical, carefully selected components – it guarantees the unmistakable tone of the famous 90s overdrive pedal.

• Great for all types of amplifiers: whether you want to boost and enrich your solos, enhance your clean channel, or saturate your distorted channel even more, the Centavo can perform all the magic of the original mythical beast (Klon Centaur).
• Authentic controls: Gain (distortion level), Treble (treble adjustment), and Output (output level).
• Two sound modes: just like the original, the Warm Audio Centavo features a Mod switch on the back panel that expands low-end response to achieve that characteristic "throaty" sound on the lower strings.
• Faithful reconstruction of the original circuit using identical, carefully selected components, including the TL072 operational amplifier and premium 1N34A germanium diodes, ensuring that characteristic sound.
• Completely authentic: The Centavo circuit faithfully follows the design of the vintage pedal and is housed in a custom-cast gold enclosure with oxblood-colored tone knobs.
• Quality assurance: Like all Warm Audio devices, the Centavo is meticulously tested and inspected by real guitarists and trained technicians in Austin, TX, USA.
• Available for a fraction of the price of the now virtually unobtainable original.
• True Bypass operation.
• Dimensions: 12.7 x 17.145 x 5.715 cm.

If anything can be considered the "holy grail" of guitar effects, having all the "bests", namely the most famous, most expensive, most sought after, and most unique, it is undoubtedly the Klon Centaur. The effect that appeared nearly thirty years ago is now virtually unobtainable, and if by miracle you find a preserved piece, you won't get it for less than a six-figure sum.

Fortunately, there is Warm Audio, a company that has been successfully dealing with clones and reincarnations of famous microphones and studio hardware for years, and not long ago they also ventured into the world of guitar pedals. Thanks to them, we have a completely identical effect with all the sound properties, qualities, and unmistakable appearance of its original, but at a fraction of its price. Warm Audio Centavo is an exact replica of the Klon Centaur Professional from the 90s. Essentially, it is an overdrive pedal found on the pedalboards of guitar legends like Jeff Beck, James Hetfield, John Mayer, John Bonamassa, or Paul McCartney. Whether you desire a slightly richer "fuzzy" tone, a transparent overdrive, or want to push your distorted channel towards true rawness – the Centavo offers all these characteristic sounds of the most famous overdrive of all time.

In addition to the sounds expected from a vintage pedal, the Warm Audio Centavo also features a Mod switch on the back that, when set to "up," activates the notoriously known Jeff Beck Mod, expanding the response of lower guitar frequencies by changing the value of the high-pass filter.

A few tips on how to use the Centavo:

Clean boost

With a reduced gain setting and increased output, the pedal functions as a clean boost, adding a bit of dirt to the sound while increasing volume. This is one of the most popular uses of the pedal, effectively enriching your existing tone.

Drive Dirt

The original Klon is also frequently used in front of a distorted channel, whether in British (Marshall) or American (Boogie) style amplifiers. Unlike the clean boost mentioned above, the Gain control comes into play here, further saturating the distorted channel, giving you an enormous raw tone that cuts through even the loudest band.

In all settings, the original dynamics and player response that you are used to from your instrument are preserved.

The Centavo is simply not an ordinary overdrive; the fact that its predecessor has become the most sought-after and valuable effect in the world of guitar pedals has justified reasons, and you'll hear them at first listen.