Any overdrive other than the prince of tone telecaster. I put it behind my atomic brain and set the brain level just a bit louder than my clean signal and the joyo makes it break up just right and has plenty of volume and more than enough gain if i want it, you cant go wrong with it at the price, i know some of you have these already,mine has just. This can be done legally because very few circuits are actually patented, and only brand names designs can be ed. 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. 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. As opposed to other dirt effects like distortion and fuzz, od pedals do more to enhance the sound of your rig than color it with a new voice. Can also be used for warm distortion with a higher level of responsiveness than most distortion boxes. Bass and treble cut knobs make all the difference in the. Jhs take is all around better in my opinion though. The first blues driver i had was the diminutive mooer blues mood in fact a mooer mini clone of the keely blues driver mod which added a fat switch to boost the lowend frequencies and upgraded some of the cheaper components to give a more rounded and even tone profile. 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. Well, more like over 200 so far, and hopefully well find more to add to the list of effect pedal clones. I use timmy for very light boost just to round up the high and low ends, but it can also offer warm sounding tones the likes of my bd2w.
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. Read about what makes the timmy pedal such a great option and compare prices on new and used timmy overdrives. I mostly use it on od mode but with the 3 modes and the internal options its pretty versatile. Paul cochrane timmy transparent overdrive paul cochrane timmy. The bd2 gives you all the textures you need to scream, sing, or cry. I have a vox ac15, and will be using it with a paul c timmy for a worship band. I own both pedals and these two pedals take turns to act as transparent overdrives for me. Three ways to nail the dumble sound on a budget reverb news. I compared this headtohead with my tim and v2 timmy.
Mar 23, 2017 ive tried a lot of od and dirt pedals. Later on, the timmy was slightly modified when the v2 was released at some point during its production. For just a touch of dirt and push, the boss bd2 blues driver has been a perennial favorite for both bedroom players and celebrities such as john mayer and brad paisley. I preferred the blue note, thats why i sold my timmy.
The bd2 delivers a surprisingly huge variety of subtle to moderate distortion. Bluesbraker note that the morning glory was originally, and still really is just a bluesbraker mod. Some of them can be relatively expensive which means theres a big market for guitar pedal clones. 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. You can choose to turn the knob leds on or off, true vs. Its a timmy clone this is a little more simple to unpack. Ok so i have a boss blues driver but ive been thinking about switching it out for a ts9. Between the boss bd2 blues driver and a tube screamer, it truly comes. Supersimple to dial in a great tone for the guitar youre using. Is the jhs morning glory a clone of a cheaper pedal too. Is a blues drivertype circuit redundant on a board with klon. 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. But yet bd2w offers this warm and rich tone which fits better for other songssolos mostly blues.
In 2020 we got low due to the covid19 and have not been able to get any in march or april. I love to use both timmy and soul food together in my chain of 3 overdrives od. Its pretty good, but im wondering if there is something more transparent i. And its for one quality above all that earned the timmy its glowing reputation. I started looking into this after doing some makeovers to a couple of joyo pedals i had.
I dont think you would be disappointed with the prince of tone. The top 10 bluesapproved overdrivedistortion pedals. Falling somewhere between your amps natural clean tone and the midsoaked scream of an ibanez ts9, the blues driver hits the sweet spot of articulation and grit. We tested a tube screamer, a fulltone ocd, an ehx soul food, proco rat and a fulltone plimsoul back to back. Shop for the mxr timmy overdrive effects pedal and receive free shipping on. Driving it home the 15 best overdrive pedals 2020 pmt online.
Country, classic rock, oldies, show bands, jazz blues ensembles etc. That pedal show tube screamer, blues driver, king of tone daniel thegigrig. While the borders between overdrive and distortion are sometimes ambiguous, when you start talking about rats or. Thank you for visiting my youtube channel, my name is roman and im in love with the electric guitar and everything surrounding it, i get a kick out of demoi. Arching the eqs frequency sliders into subtle variations.
In its time, it has inspired pedal tinkerers, builders, and even its own parent company to make the humble overdrive even better. 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. Manblues breaker style overdriveblues driver style. With separate overdrive and boost footswitches and mini toggle switches for selecting clean boost, midrange emphasis, mosfet. Place a wah pedal in front of a distortion, for example, and you may find the sweep of the wah. Our picks of the 20 best overdrive pedals for any genre of music, from blues and. The mxr seems to have a little extra low mids happening compared to the original. Now you can levelup your rig with timmys celebrated transparent overdrive, designed to.
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. Its pretty good, but im wondering if there is something more transparent i could use. 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. That pedal show tube screamer, blues driver, king of. The bd2 earned its place in the stompbox hall of fame thanks to those evolutions and the ways it continues to.
You can get a pretty cheap used blues driver for like 50 60 bucks whereas an ocd will cost a bit more. 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. 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. 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. 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. That said, the eq options are more limited compared to something like the timmy. Boss blues driver vs ts9 tube screamer ultimate guitar. Strat players often get on well with the blues driver, because the pedal tends to. 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.
Mar 26, 2019 a boss blues driver at a low gain setting is great for this. I played the ts9 before to test it out and i liked the clean. In praise of the humble, underrated boss blues driver. The paul cochrane timmy od is the foundation of my sound. I also have a couple of distortion pedals and a fuzz the dunlop fuzz face germanium. There are so many overdrive pedals out there many of them virtually identical that. That pedal show tube screamer, blues driver, king of tone. 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 function and a 3 position diode selector. The ocd has a reputation as one of the best stackinastompbox overdrive pedals. More than 20 years on, the boss bd2 blues driver has become a staple for players across genres.
Its whole thing is to basically just drive your guitaramp while retaining its overall tone. Feb 18, 2015 od pedals can be used to boost a solo or to push an amplifier into heavier saturation. My current blues driver of choice is actually the new hybrid dual blues driver angry charlie jb2 angry driver pedal which gives you superb tonesculpting options by combining the blues driver circuit with the jhs angry charlie circuit both ways in series and in parallel. Fulltone ocd vs boss blues driver fender stratocaster. I know there are a lot of conditioning factors to individual setups but i like to set my amp so that it just breaks up with the guitar volume wide. Mar 09, 2015 that pedal show tube screamer, blues driver, king of tone daniel thegigrig. Regarding the timmy vs jay ray, the difference really lies on the treble. Overdrive is one of the most essential guitar effects pedals. Sweetwater is proud to offer the mxr timmy overdrive pedal. Usually i put the gain knob at about 10 oclock or so, maybe 12 oclock sometimes, right at the edge of breakup. Boss describe the bd2 driver as a pedal which is meant to give the type of warm emotive and overdrive distortion basically reserved for a 30 year old tube, a crunchy yet creamy tone combined with blues guitar. The boss bd2 blues driver pedal gives you the classic, bluesy sound of an overdriven vintage tube amp in a compact pedal. Below weve put together a list of popular pedals and their corresponding inexpensive clones, some of which we sell. So far ive used it with a slide rig in front and stacked it with a blues driver behind.
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