Is Paul Cochrane still making the Timmy?

PLEASE NOTE: THE V2 VERSION OF THE PAUL COCHRANE TIMMY PEDALS ARE NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION BY PAUL. If you’re looking for the V2 circuit, it is now available as a collaboration between Paul and MXR as the CSP027 Timmy Mini Pedal. The new V3 pedals are coming soon, stay tuned for us to announce them when they arrive.

Who makes the best overdrive?

1. Fulltone OCD V2 overdrive pedal.
2. Mesa Boogie Flux Five overdrive pedal.
3. Ibanez Tube Screamer TS Mini.
4. Electro-Harmonix Soul Food.
5. JHS Double Barrel V4 overdrive pedal.
6. Strymon Sunset Dual Overdrive.
7. Keeley D&M Drive.
8. EarthQuaker Devices Palisades V2.

What kind of pedal is the Timmy?

Product Specs

What is Timmy overdrive?

CSP027. This pedal provides a huge, responsive range of gritty and textured tones that enhance the sound of your rig while preserving its fundamental character—and in an MXR mini housing, this pedal will free up some serious pedalboard space.

What kind of overdrive is a Timmy?

As a result, Paul also offered the smaller, four-knob Timmy, which became possibly the first ‘transparent’ boutique overdrive. The Timmy is squarely in the Tube Screamer family tree, but lacks the pronounced ‘mid-hump’ bump of the Tube Screamer, and is less compressed, particularly at lower gain levels.

Is OCD overdrive or distortion?

The Fulltone Obsessive Compulsive Drive (OCD) is an extremely open sounding Overdrive/Distortion circuit that differs from other overdrives in that it has a good bit more Dynamic-Range…

Is the Timmy a tube screamer?

MXR Timmy The Timmy is the classic ‘transparent’ overdrive. Based on the Tube Screamer, but without the same compression and without its trademark ‘mid-hump’ EQ profile, the Timmy is much more versatile as a drive. Funnily enough, it even stacks well with, you guessed it, a Tube Screamer.

Is Timmy overdrive transparent?

Timmy is finally swimming in the mainstream and it remains one of the most transparent, responsive overdrive pedals you will find, with three clipping modes for added range.

What is a transparent overdrive pedal?

Transparent overdrives are their own unique category of pedals. Very touch-responsive, focusing on less-colored, high-headroom overdrive, they allow the sound of your guitar and amp to be at the forefront.

Does overdrive go before distortion?

Dynamics (compressors), filters (wah), pitch shifters, and Volume pedals typically go at the beginning of the signal chain. Gain based effects such as and overdrive/distortion pedals come next.

When did the Tim overdrive pedal come out?

One of the original boutique overdrives, the Timmy Legend begins in the late 90s with pedal-designer Paul Cochrane. His Tim overdrive offered a two-stage drive sound that didn’t interfere with the all-important relationship between your guitar and your amp’s tone.

What kind of sound does a Tim overdrive make?

His Tim overdrive offered a two-stage drive sound that didn’t interfere with the all-important relationship between your guitar and your amp’s tone. Where the TS-style pedals produced a midrange hump, the Tim was what we’d call transparent.

How much does a Paul Cochrane overdrive pedal cost?

Today: the Paul Cochrane Timmy. The Timmy is an overdrive pedal that is designed and built by Paul Cochrane, which has been in production since sometime in the early ’00s. This $130 pedal has been the subject of myth and debate since it became available to the public.

What does the MXR Timmy overdrive pedal sound like?

Clicking the pedal on and off, the MXR Timmy sounds as seamless as switching from clean to a mild gain channel from a tube amp. It really is quite remarkable. It may not have as much overdrive as you would expect, but it adds a gradual gain-bump to the point of light compression and a very pleasing natural breakup.