The Fredric Effects Golden Eagle is a compact overdrive pedal that copies the Klon Centaur circuit. The maker describes it as a highly sought-after boutique overdrive and calls it "the best Klon clone" on its product page1. Klon-style pedals, often called klones, aim to reproduce the original Klon Centaur's transparent overdrive, and the Golden Eagle is Fredric Effects' take on that circuit in a small enclosure.
Circuit: a full Klon clone in a small box
Fredric Effects is direct about what the Golden Eagle is: "This is a 100% accurate electronic clone, with nothing added or removed from the original effect"1. That matters because some klone pedals simplify the original design, most often by dropping the input buffer or the charge pump, the circuit that generates the higher internal voltage the original ran on. The maker states that neither is missing here: "So the buffer and charge pump circuitry are intact and it sounds great"1.
The other claim the maker makes about the pedal is its size. "One of the finest and smallest klones you can buy" is how the product page puts it1, which is the main practical difference from a full-sized Klon-style enclosure: the Golden Eagle is built to fit a crowded pedalboard.
"This is a 100% accurate electronic clone, with nothing added or removed from the original effect."
Where it sits in Fredric Effects' range
The Golden Eagle is not the maker's only Klon-style pedal. Fredric Effects' own King of Klone page groups it with the Fredric Effects Zombie Klone, describing "the brilliant sounding and well-regarded Fredric Effects Zombie Klone and Golden Eagle"2. A player looking at Klon-style overdrives from this maker therefore has two options, both small-footprint takes on the same original circuit. For a wider view of the category, see the site's Overdrive Pedals page.
The maker lists the Golden Eagle at £140, a UK price in pounds sterling. No US dollar price is given, so the figure a US player pays will depend on the retailer and current exchange rates.
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Questions
Is the Fredric Effects Golden Eagle a Klon clone?
Yes. Fredric Effects describes the Golden Eagle as a 100% accurate electronic clone of the Klon circuit, with nothing added or removed from the original effect. The company's own product page calls it "the best Klon clone", and it sits alongside the maker's other Klon-style pedal, the Zombie Klone.
Does the Golden Eagle have a buffer?
Yes. Fredric Effects states that the buffer circuitry from the original effect is intact in the Golden Eagle. The buffer and the charge pump are both carried over, so the pedal behaves like the original circuit rather than a simplified version with those parts left out.
Does the Golden Eagle have the charge pump circuit from the original Klon?
Yes. According to Fredric Effects, the charge pump circuitry is intact, along with the buffer. Together these are the parts of the original Klon design that many smaller klone pedals omit, so the Golden Eagle follows the original circuit in this respect.
How much does the Golden Eagle cost?
Fredric Effects lists the Golden Eagle at £140 on its product page, as of 26 October 2026. That is the maker's own listed price in pounds sterling; the page does not give a US dollar figure.
How big is the Golden Eagle compared with other Klon-style pedals?
Fredric Effects describes the Golden Eagle as one of the finest and smallest klones you can buy, so it is built to take up less pedalboard space than a full-sized Klon-style enclosure. The maker does not publish exact dimensions on the product page.
Sources (2)
- Golden Eagle, Fredric Effects
- King of Klone, fredric.co.uk
