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I have never owned a Klon but have heard and played many. I have always liked them, just never owned one. I was watching the Anderton guys do a clone shootout. What hit me was that the Behringer Zentara was pretty much indistinguishable from a "real" Klon and every bit as good or better that all of the other clones out there. So I figured I would try one. The Zentara is by Behringer and is currently $62.97 US at Sweetwater so I could not pass it up. It is well built and sounds really great. I had read that the build quality was good and it certainly is. What a great pedal! Most of the other Klon clones start at $200 and go up from there. Granted, I am not a pedal collecter and use either the Line 6 or Quad Cortex versions that are on board their units. This is just a nice pedal to have around for going into a tube amp. I have no affiliation with Sweetwater or Behringer.

Cool! So what does your set list look like?

So are you saying that my H-576 is a solid top?

That's a pre Tariff Heritage.

The fatter body gives it a fatter tone compared to my H 535. It's that classic jazzbox tone. I would never play the Roy Clark style of music on the 576, It just doesn't seem to be built for that.

I think Fender is behind this.

I've never played a Roy Clark but if it is a single cut 535, I see my 576 as a bit fatter. I havn't measured them but just looking at them it appears that way.

Mine must have been ordered with upgrades or someone upgraded it. It has gold bridge, tuners, switches, etc. When I got it the owner had put alunitone pick ups in it. They really did not sound good and looked even stranger on a traditional looking guitar. I put a pair of Dimarzio Anniversay humbuckers in it and it sounds really warm. I don't use it much and am thinking about selling it. But I am not sure I want to part with it as it is so cool.

I have a jazz gig on Friday and jazz is not my forte. I can get around but there are no keys ....percussion, bass, violin and me. I pulled out my H-576 and as I had not played it in like 4 years, I forgot what a cool guitar it is. I guess it is like a 575 with a Venetian cutaway and gold tuners, bridge, etc. lots of blingy stuff. it also seems to have a center block. I'm not sure if the 575 is fully hollow or blocked. It really sounds beautiful....warm and full and jazzy. And it is really nice to look at. Anyway, does anyone have any info on these guys? how many were made? mine is an H seriel number which means 1992. I don't know how long they were made. Does anyone else have one or am I alone in the universe with mine?

Thanks so much to whomever pulled off the rescue!

And just in time. I amost bought a Gibson......

Just checking to see if we are back and what might have happened?

Brian Auger is cool and most people. even keyboardists never heard of him. I am a fan of his first album with Jules Driscoll as well as all of the Oblivion Express stuff. especially Replacements. That's a cool song list you have going for sure.

It depends on what you mean by country music. Classic Merle or Buck would almost require a fender. Or that 80s to 90s George Strait, Clint Black, Alan Jackson, etc.. is still tele/fender sounds. However, the stuff I hear now that is called country often has almost metal tones. I got hired to do a couple of gigs backing a country guy. He said he wanted that Waylon style sound. I had the tele/deluxe thing and he, being young, said that wasn’t the sound he had in mind. I pulled out my Kramer that I got from Brent a few years back and a slightly gainy Friedman and got the gig. Kids these days……

I used to know people that would take a certain drug and stay up late writing things that didn't make sense.

That gets into the territory of almost too nice to play!

I noticed that they have a really nice compression to them. I have a C&W gig tomorrow night and will use the H-137. It's a great guitar for grit but it can sound almost Tele like when used with a twin or deluxe.

Thanks! No wonder they sound so great!

So I pulled out my trusty H-137 and as usual was blown away by how cool it sounds and plays.....just the right amount of twang and grit coming from the P90s. What did Heritage use for the stock pickups? Mine has an AA SN# which would put it around 2012? Did they use different pickups over the years? Like any great P90 they have a bit of hum but the sound is really cool.....real similar to my 58 LP JR P90 for sure!

I rarely use fuzz as it can be obnoxious unless used tastefully, which is kind of a pardox in itself. I like the Line 6 HX FX as it has models of all the old and newer fuzz pedals and models them really well. That way I am not stuck buying something I rarely use but have it on hand just in case.

That outro fuzz solo is wonderfully trashy tonewise!