Any pedals similar to Timmy?

[the floyd]

From what I've read, the Timmy is a transparent, touch-sensitive OD that works best at lower gain and stacks well. Seems nice, but unfortunately obtaining one would be fairly unpractical for me, mainly because of the wait.

So that being said, are there any pedals out there that will do something similar? AC Booster, Fatboost 3 - will these act similarly in any way to the legendary Timmy?

Any help is much appreciated.

[wesc]

I have heard that the Barber LTD is similar and in some cases better for tweaking.

[sutherland]

Right off the bat, the Danelectro Cool Cat Transparent Overdrive.

The AC, is based loosely on the Tubescreamer and I hear little bit of the SD-1 in its tonal qualities as well. It's open, but it certainly isn't as transparent as the Timmy. Good OD, just a different animal. (currently expecting one in the mail to try out even more)

The Fatboost 3 (currently own) is probably one of the nicest boosters I have owned, however, it can get tweedy at best. I don't think it is meant to be treated as a dirt box, but there is a little tinge in there. I have a new one up for sale (check the siggy)...but if you trying to find Timmy, it certainly won't be there (except in maybe some of the boost settings).

[gag halfrunt]

Originally Posted by sutherland

Right off the bat, the Danelectro Cool Cat Transparent Overdrive...

Originally Posted by the floyd

Bleh, Danelectro. It's their own fault that I hate them though... damn Sitar Swami...

I hate to admit it, but the Danelectro CC TOD is a very good Timmy clone... if cloning someone else's original idea can be called good in any way.

[the floyd]

Bleh, Danelectro. It's their own fault that I hate them though... damn Sitar Swami.

The Barber LTD looks good, I don't like how Barber pedals are all so large though.

[jamison162]

Originally Posted by the floyd

The Barber LTD looks good, I don't like how Barber pedals are all so large though.

Barber LTD/SR is in the Timmy ballpark, IMO.

But, I love Barber's pedals (own 4) and have thought the same thing for a long time about the size. A rehouse is definitely doable into the single, deeper encloser (like the Wampler boxes). Unless you have a mod board or any extra's in there.

Dave....please, please consider giving us back some pedalboard space. A smaller enclosure would probably bring a nice little bump in sales, no? I don't think the PCB would need to be re-layed out...just the packaging.

But then, I'de have to sell all mine and re-purchase or...send them all in to be rehoused.

[Sikor]

Originally Posted by jamison162

Dave....please, please consider giving us back some pedalboard space. A smaller enclosure would probably bring a nice little bump in sales, no? I don't think the PCB would need to be re-layed out...just the packaging.

+100

Actually only the size of the boxes keeps me away from trying Barber pedals

[droptrd]

Lol sitar swami! what were they thinking? Anyway... the dano CTO is a surprisingly good sounding pedal and I would say it sounds Timmy-ish. But for $40 its worth a listen. great deal

[Agreed]

It is a blatant, unapologetic, low-down dirty rip-off of the Timmy of course it sounds Timmy-ish...

[TJSmitty]

The Barber LTD performs quite similarly.

[ezcletus]

I can get any sound I want out of an AC booster. Some good deals in the emporium right now--- but not mine.

[thesjkexperienc]

The big question is WHY? Timmys are available for a great price with a small wait.

[tonymcbony]

Originally Posted by thesjkexperienc

The big question is WHY? Timmys are available for a great price with a small wait.

Way smaller price, way shorter wait

[Agreed]

I love the enclosures like the Tone Press and Dirty Bomb have. They're the right size to give my foot room to step on them without the risk of stepping on something else unintentionally, and they don't crowd the controls. YMMV of course but I vote keep the box the same

[jamison162]

Originally Posted by Agreed

I love the enclosures like the Tone Press and Dirty Bomb have. They're the right size to give my foot room to step on them without the risk of stepping on something else unintentionally, and they don't crowd the controls. YMMV of course but I vote keep the box the same

Yeah that's fine, the point was to offer the option of a smaller enclosure. Unlike a lot of pedals, I don't think the Barber PCB's would need to be re-designed. The controls could be mounted in either box.