WARM AUDIO / WA-CV

The golden body with a sense of déjà vu undoubtedly contains the circuit and sound of the legendary Klon Centaur overdrive. This is the pinnacle of Centaur clone pedals, faithfully reproducing the sound and design of the original model while keeping costs down.

An accurate reproduction of the popular overdrive that was born in the 90s.
If there is one guitar pedal that was used by legendary guitarists from Jeff Beck to James Hetfield, it is one of the most popular sounds in history.

The Warm Audio Centavo accurately reproduces the Klon Centaur Professional Overdrive sound. Whether you are looking for the legendary clean boost tone, a transparent overdrive, or want to push the distortion channel even further, the Centavo has all the characteristics of the original model.

In addition to the traditional Centaur original model sound, the Warm Audio Centavo features a ""MOD"" switch on the back, which activates the ""Jeff Beck Mod"" by switching it to the ""up"" position, which changes the high-pass filter value and changes the response of the bass strings.

With a carefully buffered circuit design, a special ""champagne"" gold housing, and a selection of high-performance parts, the Warm Audio Centavo provides an unmistakable and authentic Centar experience in every aspect.

Background
- About 8,000 Centaur pedals were manufactured by Bill Finnegan for about six years from 1994 to 2000.
- The key to correctly reproducing the Klon sound is not easy. Many current reproductions have simplified or tampered with the circuit design of the original model. As a result, the original tone of the pedal is lost.
- When selecting parts, it is not enough to simply find parts with matching names and numbers. WARM's product team spent hours carefully comparing various versions of each component to come up with the optimal recipe. And it achieves the true Klon Centaur sound.

Technical Specifications
- Faithfully reproduces the Klon Centaur circuit of the original model.
- High-performance components include TL072 op-amps, 1N34A germanium diodes, carbon resistors, and charge pump voltage regulators

Buffered bypass

Gain, treble, and output controls

Rear MOD switch for extended bass

Special ""champagne"" gold enclosure with precisely tapered oxblood knobs

Phone input (instrument) and output (amp) terminals

Powered by 9V battery or standard 9V power adapter.

Power consumption: 40mA

Length: 127mm

Width: 171mm

Height: 57mm

Weight: 907g

Uncompromising design and parts

Versatile use
Whether it's solo boost, blending clean and gain, or pushing a distorted amp, the Centavo has all the tricks of the original.


Controls and mode switching
Like the original model, the front panel features three simple controls: GAIN, TREBLE, and OUTPUT. It also features a MOD switch on the back panel that changes the low-end response to give you a smoother sound for your bass strings.

- True Legendary Sound
To achieve the legendary overdrive tone, we use high-performance components such as the TL072 op-amp and 1N34A germanium diodes to achieve the characteristic hard clipping and clean boost sound while maintaining signal integrity throughout the buffer circuit.

- Unmistakable authentic sound
Following the design of vintage pedals. The Centavo circuit is housed in a special ""champagne color"" enclosure and features oxblood colored knobs.

Recommended usage

When you lower the gain and increase the output, it becomes a clean boost, and as you increase the gain, it adds a little bite to the channel. This is a usage that was very popular with the original model.


The original model Klon is known as the best pedal to put in front of a distortion channel, such as a British tone (Marshall, etc.) or an American tone (Boogie). Many players will increase the gain here, unlike the clean boost setting above, and generate overdrive from the pedal to drive the channel harder.


If you want to turn your clean channel into a ""transparent"" overdrive sound for rhythm or solos, the Centavo's GAIN allows for a variety of uses. The definition of transparent is often debated online, but at Warm Audio, we think it means that the character of the amp and guitar is preserved and the tone is not crushed even when a pedal is added.

Featured Artists Who Use the Original Model Klon Pedal
Jeff Beck
Paul McCartney
John Mayer
Joe Bonamassa
Josh Klinghoffer (RHCP, among others)
Matty Healy (The 1975)
Noel Gallagher
Stone Gossard
Joe Perry