Timmy - Reflections on a great pedal

Thanks for the nice review. My Timmy is a few weeks away. Eager to hear it for myself.

Which amp(s) are you using it with now? Have you tried it with a totally clean one? How about as a stand-alone lead pedal with the gain cranked?

Thanks.

 

Thanks, Hoss. I'm looking forward to it indeed. I play Stick through a super-clean solid-state bass amp. Looking for an OD for the melody side. When I ordered my Timmy, Paul expressed particular interest in how it works out with my rig. As far as he knows, no one has yet run a Stick through a Timmy. I bought a used Zen last week too, and I like it. Without a tube guitar amp, I suspect I am missing out on some of its potential, but it does sound nice nonetheless. A little thin for single-note leads but beautiful with doublestops and other dyads. I tried a Barber DD but returned it. It was a bit harsh and fizzy with the Stick. I'm also waiting for a used MI Blue Boy that I bought this week. Looking forward to comparing it with the Zen. Also mulling some G2D pedals, but I think I'll wait for the Timmy first.

 

There was recently a thread at HCFX about changing chips in the Blue Boy. No soldering requiered as far as I understand. A good read;
Burr-Brown OpAmp in MI Blue Boy...
http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1042191

 

Yep - just email Michael at MI Audio and get his opinion on what chips might sound good with your rig - it's a VERY tweakable pedal. The BB is my favorite medium/higher gain overdrive and it pairs really well with the Timmy IMO.

 

Can you explain this a bit more? I don't care so much about extreme breakup, but sustain with a nice edge to it - would this be more the preamp satuation that you're talking about?

 

My Tim has been on order for 2-3 weeks or so, and I can't wait to get it.

Only thing is, now I'm also Jonesing for a Timmy. I've read a little bit in other threads about the differences between the two pedals, but no one has, as of yet, stated whether or not the pedals are different enough to warrant owning both.

I have three different amps, so I probably could justify owning both.

So, what say ye? Is there a place for both a Tim and a Timmy?

Thanks,

Jeff

 

I actually did not think much about the Tim because I really wanted the smaller box of the Timmy. I'm trying to build a really minimalist pedalboard that I can toss into a backpack, so smaller is best for me. But do a search here on Tim/Timmy. There's been plenty of discussion about the differences. I'm not really much of a collector (yet), but if I were, I would absolutely buy both. Why not?

Thanks for the advice above about swapping chips in the Blue Boy. The very kind gentleman I bought the BB from is shipping it to me with a whole bunch of other chips (he says it has the 1458 IC in it right now). So I will no doubt have fun experimenting with them. I also look forward to calling Michael and consulting him about my Stick rig.

 

You betcha!



I ended up getting both really as an experiment to see if one cascading into another could cover all the bases for me. I ended up using the TIM on my pedalboard with a Clay Jones OD and the Timmy has been loaned out to a buddy of mine to check out for a while. The Timmy seems a bit gainier than the TIM, and possibly a bit more aggressive sounding. I haven't messed with the internal dip switches so there is still more to explore.

 

Is it possible to run TIM/Timmy at 18V?

 

Absolutely. If I had to pick ONE pedal above all others as my only, it would be a Timmy.