As a fatter clean tone that breaks up a bit when i dig into the strings. The top 10 bluesapproved overdrivedistortion pedals. Ive used a keeleymodded blues driver for a couple years now, but after reading about the timmy i went ahead and ordered one about 6. In usual cochrane fashion, the timmy overdrive pedal is built with quality. With a twoyear waiting list, the analog man king of tone is one of the. Boss blues driver vs electro harmonix soul food overdrive. It takes quite the pedal to hang with a tim or timmy in clean boost.
The gain range on the bd2 is a bit higher, so this edges closer to distortion in many. Overdrive is one of the most essential guitar effects pedals. Three ways to nail the dumble sound on a budget reverb news. Emdrive transparent overdrive vs timmy overdrive pedal. The ocd has a reputation as one of the best stackinastompbox overdrive pedals. And while other pedals will give you a midrange hump or scoop your tone, the timmy lets you dial in actually cut out the amount of bass or treble you want in your signal. However, the timmy s tone controls are passive which allow for smoother sounds, while the bd2 has critics of its icepicky highs and fizzy note decay. I love to use both timmy and soul food together in my chain of 3 overdrives od. If youre on a budget, then the new mxr timmy is the way to go. Driving it home the 15 best overdrive pedals 2020 pmt online. Boss makes some good pedals, some not so good, but imho, they nailed it with the bd2. Timmy is a great pedal although ive gone through 3 myself but if you are wanting a bd2 but better, get it modded. Aug 31, 2014 heres a shootout between a boss blues driver and an ehx soul food.
The volume knob at the bottom, cleans up everything, allowing the player to utilize the knob to boost or cut the signal volume. Mar 01, 2020 in a similar vein, the bd2 blues driver is about double the price, largely because its more popular. I cant say im really crazy about having to wait 6 months or more for an overdrive pedal ive never tried, and now im wondering if i should tell paul c. Best overdrive pedals overdrive pedals buyers guide. Not even the waza or keeley versions altho they are good pedals. Both the tim and timmy pedals had the same basic overdrive circuit and controls, with volume, gain, treble, and bass knobs, but the tim was a bigger pedal with a footswitchable 2knob boost. Boss bd2 blues driver ibanez ts9 tube screamer mxr m193 gtod overdrive. The boss bd2 blues driver is one of the bestsounding overdrive pedals ever made, and modifications to it are entirely unnecessary gilding of the lily. Mar 26, 2019 a boss blues driver at a low gain setting is great for this. They work with blues, rock, metal everything able to retain the tone of your amp and your guitar but just giving it that extra power and mojo. The timmy can be used as a boost or light od, or as a boost into an already overdriven amp to shape the tone.
And its for one quality above all that earned the timmy its glowing reputation. Volume and gain are pretty standard, so no need to go into those features. You can choose to turn the knob leds on or off, true vs. When it comes to boss overdrive, the bd2 is my first and only choice. A thorough comparison of the classic boss bd2 blues driver overdrive, its waza craft version, and two other pedals based on the famous phat mod done by robert keeley the keeley super phat mod. Bass and treble cut knobs make all the difference in the world with respect to dialing in your tone. I preferred the blue note, thats why i sold my timmy. Others boast transparency, but the paul cochrane timmy overdrive is one of the very few transparent overdrives ive ever used, and to me it is the best od ive ever owned. Can also be used for warm distortion with a higher level of responsiveness than most distortion boxes. Supersimple to dial in a great tone for the guitar youre using.
In 2020 we got low due to the covid19 and have not been able to get any in march or april. Paul cochrane timmy transparent overdrive paul cochrane timmy. I use a timmy for exactly that purpose you described. I leave the timmy on all the time slight signal boost and just past the point of breakup and turn on my soul food whenever i need that extra creamy midrangy od punch.
A boss blues driver at a low gain setting is great for this. I started looking into this after doing some makeovers to a couple of joyo pedals i had. The rich harmonics and responsive controls make it a great overdrive for capturing that hallowed classicrock sound of an amp pushed to 11, while its hplp switch affords it considerable versatility. Ive used a keeleymodded blues driver for a couple years now, but after reading about the timmy i went ahead and ordered one about 6 months ago. The timmy, on the other hand, is truly transparent. Recorded on the camcorder mic as this sounds more like what i hear than the. Use the timmy to add some alwayson sparkle and life to your sound and put the soul food before it to push the crap out of it with a wall of color. Arching the eqs frequency sliders into subtle variations. In this video daniel and mick compare three superb overdrive pedals. Strat players often get on well with the blues driver, because the pedal. Fulltone ocd vs boss blues driver fender stratocaster. I find it very good at just about everything except running the gain high into a clean amp. In praise of the humble, underrated boss blues driver. According to 11 gauage i think im getting this right, the bd2 s distortion circuit is not really engaged there is some breakup at say gain below 9 clock.
Its pretty good, but im wondering if there is something more transparent i could use. The timmy i dont know much of the history about but its one of the more transparent drives ive ever used. Gpx blog 12 of the best blues driver style pedals guitar pedal x. The timmy started out life as the simpler, more pedalboardfriendly version of the paul cochrane tim, and was introduced sometime in the early 2000s. It just makes everything sound that much better with or without the stacking. The boss bd2 blues driver pedal gives you the classic, bluesy sound of an overdriven vintage tube amp in a compact pedal. Also the boss bd2 blues driver is durable, affordable and quiet. Analog man prince of tone overdrive we were low on pot pedals in 2018, but finally got batches starting in late june and sold them almost every wednesday. The bd2 gives you all the textures you need to scream, sing, or cry. Place a wah pedal in front of a distortion, for example, and you may find the sweep of the wah. Is a blues drivertype circuit redundant on a board with klon. Great deals on transparent overdrives and other boost styles.
Read about what makes the timmy pedal such a great option and compare prices on new and used timmy overdrives. If you run a pedal board with more than a few pedals, you may have noticed that the order of those devices can have a huge influence on your tone. If you absolutely have to retain your core tone, the timmy remains the obvious choice. There are very few overdrives i would choose other than a bd2, but none of them are better. The timmy could be thought of as a similar sounding pedal, but it is way more versatile because of the eq possibilities and clipping choices. This can be done legally because very few circuits are actually patented, and only brand names.
By the way, your screamin blues would be similar to a boss blues driver, and a lot of people used those the same way the use klons soul food now. Heres a shootout between a boss blues driver and an ehx soul food. The paul cochrane timmy od is the foundation of my sound. Introduced back in 1995, the boss bd2 blues driver still remains an active part of the boss compact pedals range, in fact it was joined exactly 20. Paul cochrane developed something wonderful and all together different with the tim timmy. Between the boss bd2 blues driver and a tube screamer, it truly comes. I have a vox ac15, and will be using it with a paul c timmy for a worship band.
Some of them can be relatively expensive which means theres a big market for guitar pedal clones. It contains all the makings of a great boost pedal, edging quite many dedicated boosters. I quite like the note decay and keep the tone control low to tame the treble, but i could see why blues players might not be a fan of this. Jun 03, 2014 guitar wormoth strat amp modified fender deluxe reverb reissue reverb channel paul cochran timmy v2 boss blues driver. Overdrive pedals increase the gain of the signal between the guitar and amp, which in the case of a tube amp will force the unmistakable sound of a cranked, distorting amp with the switch of a pedal. People i want to know your opinion about which one is the best for the basic warm overdrive sound. Jul 21, 2019 the first step in chasing down the dumble drive is to recreate that pregain eq circuit on the floor using a common graphic equalizer pedalsuch as the boss ge7 or a mxr eq of the six or ten band variation before a vintage voiced overdrive pedal, like the boss blues driver bd2. The ones ive included here are those that are readily available off ebay. So far ive used it with a slide rig in front and stacked it with a blues driver behind. Timmy vs boss bd2 blues driver for vox i have a boss bd2 blues driver right now.
I would say the tim timmy is the most transparent drive available. Is a blues drivertype circuit redundant on a board with. Since timmy pedals have gotten so hard to find i had resigned myself to a long wait, but mxr came through and released this. Mar 08, 2019 a thorough comparison of the classic boss bd2 blues driver overdrive, its waza craft version, and two other pedals based on the famous phat mod done by robert keeley the keeley super phat mod. I really like the fuzzines of the bd2, but i only heard good things about the timmy. Its ability to bring the best out of your amp, while retaining the voice of your guitar is the envy of many a stomp box. Well, more like over 200 so far, and hopefully well find more to add to the list of effect pedal clones. In 2020 we got low due to the covid19 and have not been able to get.
Mxr add another high quality overdrive to their unbeatable roster of. Find used, new, and vintage overdrives and boost pedals on reverb. The paul cochrane timmy pedal is one of the most sought after transparent overdrives on the market, gaining a following rivaling that of the klon centaur or ibanez tube screamer. To my ears they have some similarities, but i like the soul food better than the modded blues driver i had. Our picks of the 20 best overdrive pedals for any genre of music, from blues and. Inexpensive pedal clones a list january 05 2015, 3 comments there are a lot of great pedals out there manufactured by some of the well known manufacturers. Its ideal for that lowgain blues overdrive tone, but if you crank it up. There are a lot of great pedals out there manufactured by some of the well known manufacturers. With the gain up, the volume up and the tone pulled back, the tube screamer is pure blues heaven. Its whole thing is to basically just drive your guitaramp while retaining its overall tone.
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