I just saw where mxr is going to be making a Timmy pedal in colab with Paul C. I wonder if he is going to stop making them. I knew I should have picked up another one just in case.
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I doubt he’ll stop, but they have been in severely limited supply lately. Probably like Bill F. and the Klon, even with modern production techniques, KTRs are kind of hard to find. He blessed the Archer I think? Those are everywhere.
Purely speculation based on the fact that the V3 was just released.
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So what's the deal with the Timmy? I've never used one.Administrator of the SDUGF
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its my favorite overdrive. simple controls and melds well with the rest of the rig 90% of the time. im sure there are some guitar/amp combos that timmy doesnt jive with but it works wonderfully with my vintage output pups into fendery amps.
volume and gain are self explanatory. on v1 and v2 the bass and treble controls are reductive so as you turn them up you get less. with the gain and tone controls all off (8 o'clock) you get a beautiful transparent clean boost. the bass control is pre drive so you can clean up/tighten up the bottom end. the treble control is post drive so you control over how sharp your sound is. there are options for asymmetrical clipping and adding more gain and compression, inside via dip switches on v1 and external 3 way mini switch on v2. i almost always use it in the normal mode, still plenty of gain for my needs and less compression. it cleans up very well with the volume control as well.
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Originally posted by Mincer View PostSo what's the deal with the Timmy? I've never used one.Join me in the fight against muscular atrophy!
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Well, damn, it looks like I have a new OD to try now.Administrator of the SDUGF
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The bd2 and the timmy circuits are pretty different - and i agree with you about the stock bd2. i really like my modded version though. Pretty similar to a keeley bd2 with a few variations, helps a lot with the fizz on the top end. i should really get around to finishing putting together my timmy...
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Originally posted by jeremy View Postmaybe the circuit is similar but i never like the bd2 and love timmy. the bd2 always sounds harsh and gritty to me unless you roll the tone way back but then it sounds almost tubby
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Originally posted by Jmosher View PostThe bd2 and the timmy circuits are pretty different - and i agree with you about the stock bd2. i really like my modded version though. Pretty similar to a keeley bd2 with a few variations, helps a lot with the fizz on the top end. i should really get around to finishing putting together my timmy...
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Last edited by NegativeEase; 01-23-2020, 02:51 PM.“For me, when everything goes wrong – that’s when adventure starts.” Yvonne Chouinard
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Originally posted by jeremy View Postthe original pedal is Tim, as in some call me Tim. timmy is the smaller version with just the overdrive circuit
I like those pedals, but I can see while any garage builder of a successful pedal would collab at some point -it's hard to meet scale if your not wanting to expand your own operation.“For me, when everything goes wrong – that’s when adventure starts.” Yvonne Chouinard
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Originally posted by PFDarkside View PostIt’s more like a heavily modded Tube Screamer, isn’t it? Similar topology, but completely different filtering, right?
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