The Ceriatone Centura is a boutique overdrive pedal built as a close copy of the Klon Centaur, the hard-clipping boost and overdrive whose original run has taken on near-mythical status among players. Ceriatone's own product page calls it a "highly acclaimed one-one recreation of the Klon Centaur circuit"1, and Delicious Audio describes Ceriatone as making "one of the best-regarded Klon Centaur clones (the Centura)"2. It sits in the same family as the Ceriatone Centura Professional Overdrive and the dual Ceriatone Horse Breaker, and it belongs to the broader world of overdrive pedals.
What it is and how it relates to the original
The Klon Centaur uses hard-clipping to ground, the arrangement that gives the circuit its characteristic push and bite6, and the original was built in a custom cast enclosure8. The Centura follows that circuit closely. GuitarPlayer's buying guide calls the Centura, from boutique manufacturer Ceriatone, "incredibly close to the 'real thing'" in footprint and styling3. MusicRadar, in a 2023 side-by-side of three key klones on the market, grouped the Centura with the Warm Audio Centavo and Wampler Tumnus as the pedals players compare against a genuine Centaur4.
One difference from the original is deliberate: the Centura's buffer can be turned on or off2. The buffer in the Centura circuit being switchable means a player can run it exactly as a Centaur would, or take the buffer out of the path.
What reviewers found
Reviewers have put the Centura very near the original without calling them identical. Guitar.com's Huw Price, in a review, found the pedal a touch warmer in the low end than a genuine Centaur9:
"The Ceriatone version gets ever so close, but it's not quite the same as Ed's."9
His fuller verdict was that the Centura gets ever so close to a genuine Centaur but not quite the same, with a touch more low frequency content that softens the bass response and clouds the lower mids, equating to less punch and clarity in the low end compared to a genuine Centaur9. Delicious Audio's buying guide, listing the Centura at $215/250 as of June 2026, gave the verdict "The undisputed favorite for vintage purists"7.
For context on the pedal the Centura copies, the JHS Pedals show has covered the Centaur and its copies at length:
In that episode, presenter Josh Scott describes the original's "custom cast enclosure"8 and, speaking of the circuit's copyists, says "this clone is mythical and legendary"8.
Size, kit form and related pedals
Delicious Audio's guide to Klon clone kits describes the Centura as faithful to the original, and also in size, "rather huge, which may be not ideal for some"10. Players fitting one onto a crowded board should plan for a full Centaur footprint.
The Centura has also been offered as a kit. Guitar.com's DIY workshop describes building "a clone of the legendary Klon Centaur with a Centura kit from Ceriatone"9. For players who would rather buy the circuit ready-built, the assembled Ceriatone Centura Professional Overdrive carries the same circuit in the same styling3, and the Ceriatone Horse Breaker combines the Centura circuit with a Blues Breaker-style overdrive in one enclosure, with order and buffer switches2.
Delicious Audio first added the Centura to its klones guide in 2017, where it was listed as the Ceriatone Centura Overdrive and demonstrated with a Suhr Tinkerbell Telecaster and a Dr Z Antidote amp5.
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Questions
Is the Ceriatone Centura a true Klon Centaur copy?
The Centura is built around the Klon Centaur circuit. Ceriatone's own product page calls it a highly acclaimed one-to-one recreation of that circuit, and Delicious Audio describes it as one of the best-regarded Klon Centaur clones. Reviewers put it very close to a genuine Centaur: Guitar.com's Huw Price found it got ever so close, though not quite identical, with a touch more low frequency content that softened the bass response compared to the original.
Does the Ceriatone Centura have a buffer?
Yes. The Centura includes a buffer that can be turned on or off, which Delicious Audio notes as a feature of the circuit. That matters because the original Centaur's buffer is a large part of how it interacts with an amp and other pedals, and being able to switch it out lets players choose between the fully faithful arrangement and a simpler true-bypass style signal path.
How big is the Ceriatone Centura compared with the original Centaur?
Delicious Audio's buying guide describes the Centura as faithful to the original in size, and notes that the enclosure is rather huge, which may not be ideal for some players. GuitarPlayer likewise describes its footprint and styling as incredibly close to the real thing. Players with crowded pedalboards should plan for a full-size Centaur footprint rather than a compact enclosure.
Does the Ceriatone Centura come as a kit?
Guitar.com's DIY workshop describes building a clone of the legendary Klon Centaur with a Centura kit from Ceriatone, so the Centura has been available in kit form as well as assembled. Building from a kit means sourcing, soldering and populating the circuit yourself, which suits players who want the circuit at a lower cost and do not mind the work.
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