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As of 2019, used Centaurs sold for between $1,900 and $2,500 USD. [5] According to Guitar.com, which named the Centaur one of the greatest effect pedals, "The Klon Centaur is either the greatest, most useful overdrive ever made, or the worst example of guitarists losing all sense of perspective about how much good tone should cost." [5]
Wampler Pedals is a company located in Martinsville, Indiana [1] that produces effects units to be used with guitar and bass guitar as well as guitar amplifiers. [2] Founded by Brian Wampler in 2007, Wampler Pedals is considered part of the boutique guitar pedal industry.
The Fuzz Face is an effects pedal for electric guitar, used also by some electric bass players. It is designed to produce a distorted sound referred to as "fuzz", originally achieved through accident such as broken electrical components or damaged speakers.
The pedal also features a rarity for an overdrive pedal: an effects loop, which allows a second pedal to be connected and activated at the same time—e.g., using the Guv'nor paired with a delay effect for solos. [61] Notable players include Gary Moore, with the pedal visible in artwork for his album Still Got the Blues. [62]
Various type of guitar and bass effect pedals. An effects unit is also called an effect box, effects device, effects processor or simply an effect. The abbreviation F/X or FX is sometimes used. A pedal-style unit may be called a stomp box, stompbox, effects pedal or pedal.
Electro-Harmonix was founded by rhythm and blues keyboard player Mike Matthews in October 1968 in New York City with $1,000. [3] He took a job as a salesman for IBM in 1967, but shortly afterwards, in partnership with Bill Berko, an audio repairman who claimed to have his own custom circuit for a fuzz pedal, he jobbed construction of the new pedal to a contracting house and began distributing ...
BJFE Guitar Effects is a company which manufactures effects pedals for use with instruments such as an electric guitar. These pedals are commonly used by guitarists to modify the sound of their guitar before it reaches the amp. The company is located in Sweden, and was founded in 2000 by Björn Juhl.
First building guitar pickups for the Greco-brand electric guitars produced by Kanda Shokai, Nisshin Onpa in 1969 also became an effects pedal manufacturer. They created a fuzz-wah pedal that was very popular, and marketed under multiple trade names including Ibanez. During the 1970s, Ibanez became one of the company's main OEM customers.