This Klon-style overdrive is nearly 50% off for Black Friday. At just $99, it’s the best way to get the sound favored by John Mayer, Jeff Beck, Warren Haynes and many other celebrated guitarists

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The Warm Audio Centavo Professional Overdrive in limited-edition silver gets you all that classic warm tone, in a box that stands out from the average clone

A photo composite of a Warm Audio Centavo in limited-edition silver
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John Mayer, Jeff Beck, Warren Haynes and Nels Cline are just a few of the guitarists who made the Klon Centaur their distortion pedal of choice. Right now, you can get a celebrated clone of this rare pedal on your pedalboard for just $99 — a savings of nearly 50% — during Sweetwater's Black Friday sale.

Warm Audio's Centavo has been hailed for its uncanny replication of the Klon's smooth, harmonically rich warm-boost tone. It not only mimics the original’s vintage chassis, tapered oxblood knobs and buffered bypass operation — it also features many players’ favorite modification: a selectable Mod switch that kicks up the low-end punch on your guitar’s bottom strings.

The one difference? The Sweetwater deal is for Centavo edition in the limited-edition silver case. Personally, I prefer it to the standard gold case that screams “I’m a clone!” Put this on your pedalboard and all anyone will notice is the gorgeous overdrive coming from that classy-looking pedal.

Warm Audio Centavo Professional Overdrive in limited-edition silver
Save $90
Warm Audio Centavo Professional Overdrive in limited-edition silver : was $189.99 now $99.99 at Sweetwater Sound

Perfect as a clean boost, overdrive, or to push your favorite tube amp into the sweet spot, Warm Audio’s Centavo Profesional Overdrive is an accurate replica of the mythical horse-themed overdrive many guitarists consider the holy grail of dirt pedals. Warm Audio re-created the original circuit using TL072 op-amps; premium diodes, carbon and metal film resistors, and a charge-pump voltage regulator. The company has also included one of the common modifications found on many original pedals: a bass-boosting Mod switch. Located on the back, it beefs up your tone to add heft to the bottom strings when your guitar needs a little bit more oomph. The limited-edition silver enclosure is sleek and looks vintage, giving the pedal a distinctive look that doesn't scream "I'm a clone!"

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Christopher Scapelliti
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Christopher Scapelliti is editor-in-chief of GuitarPlayer.com and the former editor of Guitar Player, the world’s longest-running guitar magazine, founded in 1967. In his extensive career, he has authored in-depth interviews with such guitarists as Pete Townshend, Slash, Billy Corgan, Jack White, Elvis Costello and Todd Rundgren, and audio professionals including Beatles engineers Geoff Emerick and Ken Scott. He is the co-author of Guitar Aficionado: The Collections: The Most Famous, Rare, and Valuable Guitars in the World, a founding editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine, and a former editor with Guitar World, Guitar for the Practicing Musician and Maximum Guitar. Apart from guitars, he maintains a collection of more than 30 vintage analog synthesizers.