NPD - Way Huge Conspiracy Theory overdrive

justFred

justFred

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The Timmy overdrive have been using for years went missing. After an extensive search picked this up used on Reverb for $75.

Don’t believe it was actually made by aliens in Area 51.
Don’t believe Andertons Klon clone pedal shoot out that it’s #2. Testing at drive 12 and 3 is not a valid test parameters.

It is as close to a Timmy that I could find. Transparent overdrive, the money spent on pickups isn’t ruined.
Liked that it can add a touch of sweet mids, range of overdrive is higher although maxed it starts sounding a little brittle.

Very happy with it but wouldn’t mind if my old Timmy turned up.
 

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Mincer said:
Was it designed to sound like a Timmy?
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By the looks of it guessing it was designed to be another Klon clone. Never heard a Klon up close and personnel so have no idea how close it is.

What I do know is that it does a good job as a replacement for my missing Timmy. Can pretty much dial in the overdrive was getting before.
 
its a klone, and a good one. timmy is my favorite od, and a different thing. sorry about your loss, i had two timmys stolen years ago.
 
Yeah, I was thinking it was more like a Klon than a Timmy, and those don't sound alike, but it would really depend on the settings. If you are happy with it, then cool! But there are also a ton of Timmy clones out there, too.
 
what are the good timmy clones? i had my old v1 and early v2 timmy stolen years ago, so now i have two v2 and a copy a friend made for me right after the theft. they janray is good, but sounds different than my timmys
 
Mincer said:
Yeah, I was thinking it was more like a Klon than a Timmy, and those don't sound alike, but it would really depend on the settings. If you are happy with it, then cool! But there are also a ton of Timmy clones out there, too.
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Agreed, they don’t sound alike. I like the mids this one adds.
 
jeremy said:
what are the good timmy clones? i had my old v1 and early v2 timmy stolen years ago, so now i have two v2 and a copy a friend made for me right after the theft. they janray is good, but sounds different than my timmys
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Lots of threads out there on The Gear Page and other forums comparing what's out there.
 
Mincer said:
Lots of threads out there on The Gear Page and other forums comparing what's out there.
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Funny thing is I went through that, Telecaster forum and others: The Caline Pure Sky is a component for component and circuit layout exact match for $30! High praises in reviews. Didn’t find one to try out myself so passed.

In the end now glad t have gone for something a little different. Those little changes inspire playing more and of course new discoveries.
 
Been missing Timmy. Found a tag board build, had ~components except diodes and op amp. Bought the missing parts and built a very rough version. Works fairly well so decided to go ahead a build the real deal V1 clone.

Ordered board from Axion fx, components from Mouser. Should have the parts by the end of next week and hopefully a Timmy V1 rockin the following week.

Attached pic of bad lookin experimental frankinTimmy:IMG_0014.webp
 
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paul cochrane made the tim pedal which was an od and boost in one box. timmy is just the od part. it was the first "transparent" overdrive or something like that. its a great od. three gain options - lower gain symmetrical, higher gain asymmetrical, higher gain symmetrical. the bass control is pre drive, the treble control is post drive. its my favorite dirt box.
 
Mincer said:
I've never actually tried a real one, but I've played a few clones, and some models of them. I love what they do.
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clones, if built properly are indistinguishable from the originals. paul cochrane worked with the DIY community and was completely transparent with his brilliant, yet simple, design (kinda like leo fender's tweed champ and deluxe.) No mysterious diodes like Klon or punishing law suits like mesa engineering.
 
justFred said:
clones, if built properly are indistinguishable from the originals. paul cochrane worked with the DIY community and was completely transparent with his brilliant, yet simple, design (kinda like leo fender's tweed champ and deluxe.) No mysterious diodes like Klon or punishing law suits like mesa engineering.
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Yeah, it seems pretty simple...I have liked the simplicity of the Timmy than the more complex Tim.
 
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