Behringer Centaur Overdrive

Legendary Transparent Boost Overdrive with Huge Dynamic Range, Gain on Tap and Soft Clipping Germanium Diodes

It’s a pedal as legendary as the many mythological creatures it’s named after. But whatever shape it takes, or whichever four-legged animal it goes by, it’s popularity and mythical status among guitarists is unquestionable. Introducing the Behringer CENTAUR OVERDRIVE.

FEATURES

• Legendary overdrive with transparent “amp-like” tone, touch and feel

• Dual concentric gain knob with wide range for boost, overdrive and distortion

• All analog circuitry with Germanium diodes for soft transitional clipping

• Stepped up internal voltage provides huge dynamic range

• Treble control for custom tailoring high frequencies

• Discrete buffered true bypass avoids high-frequency loss from long cable runs

• Robust housing with authentic vintage styling

• Runs on 9 V battery or Behringer PSU-SB DC power supply (not included)

The CENTAUR Mythos
The heart of CENTAUR OVERDRIVE’s transparent circuit is a dual potentiometer gain control – an improved version of the original concentric gain control which makes it more reliable and precise. Simply put, you get to easily dial in your tone to get a completely clean signal or have more overdrive mixed in as you turn the knob all the way up.

Squeaky Clean or Awesomely Dirty
Another great characteristic of CENTAUR OVERDRIVE is its natural ability to respond well to picking dynamics. The pedal’s high headroom and high-quality Germanium diodes make this possible. With CENTAUR OVERDRIVE in the chain, you can dance lightly on the strings for a cleaner tone or really dig in to make your guitar, and amp, roar.

SPECIFICATIONS

Input    
Connector: 1 x 1/4" TS, unbalanced
Impedance: 1300 kΩ

Output    
Connector: 1 x 1/4" TS, unbalanced
Output impedance: 0.56 kΩ

Controls
Gain: 1 x rotary knob, dual-ganged pot
Treble: 1 x rotary knob ±12 dB @ 3 kHz
Output: 1 x rotary knob
Maximum output gain: 41 dB
Effect on / off: 1 x footswitch

System
Bypass mode: Buffered bypass
Frequency response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz (+0 / -0.3 dB)
Dynamic range: > 68 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Signal-to-noise ratio: > 60 dB