First Look - MXR Timmy Drive

Paul Cochrane teams with MXR to build a tiny and accessibly priced take on his ultra-legendary overdrive.

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[premierguitar]

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[brandonb]

Was not expecting this much gain from this pedal! I feel like there are a multitude of better options for this level of drive. 90 percent of Timmy fanatics are not using it this way...I always thought the Timmy was low gain sweet overdrive

[FuriousMess]

Whoa. I may be able to put a Timmy on my second pedalboard. Seems like a faithful rendition of the Timmy I got some time ago. Cool and at the same price point too.

[Okla_Soft]

It’s basically a tone-sculpting tool, the gain and volume are Interactive, the volume is at 0 dB at 12-o’clock, and in this one the bass and treble are cut only as you turn them counter-clockwise.

The dip-switch goes from asymmetrical clipping (left) to symmetrical low compression (middle) to symmetrical heavy compression (right). It gets gnarly when you crank the gain, and this is easily my favorite pedal besides my waza craft tuner.

[metesev]

This Timmy sounds fuzzy (even fizzy) to me unlike the standart one used before...I am not sure this is the real thing.

[patricktracy]

This pedal ships with a manual that is all "Don't electrocute yourself" with nothing specific to the pedal in it. So THANK YOU for figuring out that the bass and treble knobs are "cut only". I saw another review of this pedal where the guy was telling us those knobs boost bass and treble! They don't. This is a sweet OD that is like the Nobels but maybe even smoother.

[pizzadave]

It's supposed to be transparent but that's the second video that sounds like a fuzzy mess. Perhaps I don't want a Timmy after all. Too much bass on the controls?

[c.p.]

The first 10 seconds and I was sold! On just about anything else available.

[brad]

Great demo. I always enjoy your youtube videos.

[endezeichengrimm]

I like the crunchy gain on this. I might buy it.

[Earlvis]

The intro sounded horrible. Who would want that awful sound?

[vintagepipesnightmares]

First time when a Timmy is used as a Boss metal zone.

[duaneanderson]

John I had no idea that you could spank the plank, great .
I've watched your rig run down and enjoyed them greatly. I really like the sound of your les paul.

[danielcannon]

John, you are a phenomenal player. I really enjoy watching your demos.

[pjbarford]

This is pedal is definitely getting on the list, the blue jr is doing a good job there too

[jonduke]

Bro I got a PRS SE 245.I put some Duncans in it that's the only mod I had to do. I got it because of ur demo. I can't afford a les Paul so I found this was a great vessel for mods and I got pretty close. Thanks for the vid. Also I'm trying to decide between an OCD and a timmy and this vid really helped .🎸🎼🎵🎶🎶🎶

[krudlok]

Ey it sounds just like the 48, 000 other pedals out there haha

[impasceticfinalp]

well, the pedal is good, but tell me more about your guitars. All of them.

[lilhoss]

there is something technically going wrong on that intro demo....then that weird fuzzy thing happens randomly throughout the video.

[digatelier]

So is Paul Cochrane working for Dunlop or are they licencing the design from him?