The Halcyon Gold Overdrive is an adaptive overdrive pedal featuring our proprietary Adaptive Circuitry. This unique design allows it to adapt its voicing in response to pick attack and volume changes, making it one of the most dynamic and interactive overdrives out there. While it is inspired by a certain rare and sought-after pedal, this is by no means a clone. We have gone to great lengths to recreate the exact characteristics of unobtainable vintage diodes and also built in some innovative features that go beyond the capabilities of the original.
We based this pedal on the Klon® Centaur® because it’s an all-time classic. Its clarity, dynamics and unique clean blend make it an excellent choice for players who like their overdrive pedals to have a more natural quality, capable of pushing the front end of any great amp. The all-too-frequently used term “transparent overdrive” really started with the Centaur® – and it thoroughly deserves that reputation.
The Halcyon Gold Overdrive picks up where the Klon® leaves off, adding even more playability to this players’ favourite. The signature mid-hump now responds to playing dynamics and volume knob changes, and we’ve included our own smoother, more neutral voicing too. Add in an adjustable DRY control and you have an undeniably classic sound with way more variety.
Adaptive circuitry responds to volume changes and playing dynamics
Based on the iconic Klon® Centaur®
DRY level control for extra tweakability
Voice switch offers two flavours of mid push and drive
Ultra-high input impedance
High-quality buffered bypass
Premium components throughout
Designed and built in England
THE DETAILS:
The Halcyon Gold Overdrive’s party trick is its ADAPT switch. This allows the pedal’s mid-forward voicing to gradually fade away as the pedal cleans up, giving you classic Klon® tone with your guitar cranked but revealing the full spectrum of your clean tone as you roll back the volume knob. This breakthrough feature means you never have to tread that fine line, wondering if your drive pedal should be on or off. As the original Klon®’s mid hump increases with the gain control, the Halcyon’s Adaptive Circuitry allows you to run higher than usual levels of drive and still clean up, all the way back to the transparent boost tones that made the Centaur® famous.
The DRY control lets you adjust the level of the dry signal that makes up part of this classic drive tone. Increasing this control adds body and definition when boosting a low-gain amp sound. When used with a clean amp, turning the DRY control down lets you get the most out of this pedal’s higher gain tones. As well as making the DRY level adjustable, we have made improvements to this DRY path, changing the overload characteristics when stacking with other pedals, giving you access to even more flavours of drive.
The VOICE switch gives you the ability to select either the classic Klon® mid hump or a smoother, more balanced tone. The KLN setting is simply the standard voicing, while the MOD setting engages a broader mid hump and a softer, more compressed clipping characteristic. The MOD setting is particularly well suited to single coil pickups, and higher gain tones paired with very clean amp sounds. The Halcyon Gold Overdrive takes a modern classic and turns it into something even more responsive and versatile, while never losing the character, musicality and sheer power of the world’s most coveted and controversial pedal.
SPECIFICATIONS
Physical
Weight
500 g (18oz)
Dimensions
124 × 58 × 64 mm (4.8 x 2.5 x 2.3 in.)
L x W x H - Includes knobs and switches
Electrical
Input Impedance
1 MΩ
Output Impedance
1 kΩ
Current Draw
200 mA
Power
Power Supply
9V DC 2.1 mm centre-negative
Please note: the HALCYON GOLD is powered by a mains adaptor only (not included). We’ve dispensed with the usual 9V battery option, both to save space and to allow us to adopt a high-current approach, yielding lower noise levels and superior tone. Origin Effects pedals are designed to deliver impeccable performance using a range of power supplies.
We recommend you only use a regulated power supply specifically designed for guitar pedal applications as power supplies which do not have sufficient internal filtering can result in unwanted noise.
We get it. There’s a wealth of pedalboard switching devices on the market and some can be quite complex, but what if you want to keep switching between multiple pedals on your board simple, easy to use and yet still effective? Well, the KMA Machines DUAL LOOP SWITCHER pedal has you covered and has been created with a focus on durability, reliability, simplicity and hassle-free operation to expand your creativity.
Whether you’re looking to simply switch between two single pedals without extended tap dancing or combine and switch between two entirely separate signal chains, this helpful utility device features KMA’s active circuitry and soft switching for maximum signal integrity without compromise. Plus, with full Stereo/Dual Mono operation the DUAL LOOP SWITCHER allows for maximum flexibility.
There’s nothing new about ABY boxes. They’re a very commonly used accessory and a staple part of many setups out there. But if they are so common, then (until we launched our passive Stereo ABY) why was it so difficult to find one in a stereo format that’s well built, noise-free AND affordable? This is a question we kept encountering as we use many stereo devices daily here at KMA, plus we know that a lot of users are just as mesmerised by the wide sonic worlds of stereo as we are. So, we made a killer stereo ABY switcher to use here at our workshop. In the process we found it so useful, so we decided to make the original STEREO ABY available to the world too in a pedal format.
However, despite our passive boxes gracing thousands of rigs the world over, the Active STEREO ABY takes things a little further and is ideal for those who like to use the Y splitting or combining functions – at least with some signals that don’t always play nicely together, due to often differing impedances between connected devices. With KMA’s high quality active buffer, the pedal can also help eliminate level mismatches or even signal loss, if used with long cable runs.
Whether you’re looking to switch or combine a Stereo input signal between two separate destinations or switch or combine two separate Stereo input signals into a single stereo output without signal loss, the KMA Machines STEREO ABY pedal is a dependable little helper for your tonal quest – the fate of your Stereo signals is in your hands!
ABY boxes are not something that will set the world on fire. We know that. But what a good ABY box can do, is start a flame that’ll fully ignite your creativity, and our Active ABY pedal is a REALLY GOOD one. Expertly built, noise-free, gorgeous looks AND affordable – it just ticks all the boxes.
As an additional offering to our Passive ABY box that has graced thousands of rigs the world over, the Active ABY is ideal for those who like to use the Y splitting or combining functions – at least with some signals that don’t always play nicely together, due to often differing impedances between connected devices. With KMA’s high quality active buffer, the pedal can also help with level mismatches or signal loss due to long cable runs.
Whether you’re looking to switch or combine your Mono input signal using two separate outputs, switch or combine two separate input signals into one output, the Active ABY pedal is a dependable little helper for your tonal quest – the fate of your signal is in your hands!
Our most High Fidelity pedal to date
Intuitive Control Layout and Easy Access to Alternate Controls
Instant Effect Order Switching
True Bypass or Buffered Trails