Description
This pedal provides a huge, responsive range of gritty and textured tones that enhance the sound of your rig while preserving its fundamental character-and in an MXR mini housing, this pedal will free up some serious pedalboard space.
This pedal can be powered by a Dunlop ECB003 9-volt adapter, or the DC Brick™, Iso-Brick™, and Mini Iso-Brick™ power supplies (not included).
The Long Story
The MXR Timmy Overdrive provides a huge range of gritty, textured tones that enhance your rig`s sound while preserving its fundamental voice-and in an MXR mini housing, it`ll free up serious pedalboard space. The pedal`s based on a design from veteran pedal builder Paul Cochrane that`s widely celebrated among high level pros, from first-call Nashville player Kenny Greenberg to first-call L.A. player Lyle Workman to rockstar Brad Whitford. When Paul decided to bring his pedal to a wider audience, he chose to work with the MXR design team. `It`s an honor to work with MXR,` Paul says. `My first ever pedal was a Phase 90.`
Thanks to Paul`s inventive implementation of clipping options and tone controls, the Timmy Overdrive is a dream come true for working guitar players. The Clip switch provides three different clipping styles for a multitude of scenarios, whether you need a big, bold always-on sound with a ton of headroom to slam the front end of your amp, a more compressed and saturated sound for fat chords, or anything in between. The Bass and Treble controls offer further refinement in two key ways. First, they`re cut-only, keeping your signal`s character intact while making it super easy to dial in a clean boost. Second, Paul wired the Bass control to affect your pre-OD signal so that you can your maintain low end at lower Gain settings and the Treble control to affect your post-OD signal so that you can adjust the top end to keep dirty settings smooth and musical.
Finally, the MXR design team worked with Paul to select an op-amp that perfectly complements his expertly crafted design. They chose the LF353, a component well-respected by Dunlop engineers for providing high output, high gain, and hi-fi signal delivery. The resulting MXR Timmy Overdrive is a professional-grade must-have for players who want sweet, harmonic breakup that responds to playing dynamics and maintains a rig`s personality at a fraction of the standard pedal size.
