The Drunk Beaver Lviv Liontaur Overdrive is a Klone, a pedal built on the Klon Centaur circuit, from Ukrainian builder Vitalii Bobrov of Drunk Beaver. Its twist on the familiar design is that it splits the Klon's single Gain control into its two constituent parts: a Dry level, labeled Purr, and a Wet or Drive level, labeled Roar. That lets a player set how much clean signal blends against how much distorted signal, rather than moving both at once with one knob. It also uses an over-sized vintage Soviet germanium D2 diode for clipping, which Guitar Pedal X's Stefan Karlsson described as sounding "fantastic"1.
Controls
| Control | Function |
|---|---|
| Loud | Output level |
| Timbre | Tone / Treble |
| Purr | Dry Level |
| Roar | Wet Level / Gain |
"Vitalii's simple but potent mod of the Klon splits out the Klon Gain control into its constituent Dry (Purr) and Wet / Drive (Roar) components."
Discontinued, and evolved into the Olbia
The Lviv Liontaur is discontinued. It was listed at $175 when Guitar Pedal X marked it as no longer available in September 20251. Its controls were Loud (Output), Timbre (Tone / Treble), Purr (Dry Level) and Roar (Wet Level / Gain), with the Purr and Roar knobs setting the dry and distorted signal levels separately1.
For more of the builder's take on the Klon formula and other drive circuits, see Overdrive Pedals, or compare the Liontaur's stablemates such as The Forest Song v3.0 and the Khmelnytskyi OD.
Questions
Is the Drunk Beaver Lviv Liontaur Overdrive still available?
No. Guitar Pedal X listed the Lviv Liontaur as discontinued as of September 2025, at a price of $175. Builder Vitalii Bobrov later developed the circuit into the Olbia Overdrive, released in January 2026, which keeps the separate Dry and Distorted signal level controls and NOS Soviet D2 germanium diodes of the Liontaur approach.
What makes the Lviv Liontaur different from other Klon-style pedals?
Most Klones keep the Klon's single Gain control. Vitalii's mod splits that control into its two constituent parts: a Dry level called Purr and a Wet or Drive level called Roar, so the clean and distorted signals can be balanced independently. It also uses an over-sized vintage Soviet germanium D2 diode in place of the usual clipping arrangement.
Sources (2)
- Guitar Pedal X, Guitar Pedal X, 2025-09-03
- Guitar Pedal X, Guitar Pedal X, 2026-01-23
