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jasonP
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Hey Guys,
I own a couple different boost/overdrive pedals and I wanted to try this latest version of the Timmy pedal from all the hype I've read about. It did sound pretty darn good however I wanted a tighter bass response and the pedal to have more bass cut not only when for when I'm boosting but when I'm running running the drive knob at higher settings - into my cleaner amps not the have the pedal mush out, kind of like how the SD-1 or OD-9 pedals cut the bass. I found my pedal could maybe get half that amount of cut I was looking for. I wanted the bass knob on the Timmy to have more range and to be more usable with my high gain amps. I went looking for a solution as I figured I wasn't the only one with this problem so after a little research and looking at schematics of my other favorite pedals and comparing it to the Timmy to give me some ideas. I thought the simplest thing I could do is try lowering the first input capacitor C2 from my pedal of 39n or .039uf (on most of the Timmy schematics it calls out for .047uf) and trying various caps from .022uf, .0022uf and finally .001uf. I found the more I went down the cleaner and sharper and tighter the attack was and the pedal didn't sound as muddy and the more usable the bass knob was perfect for high gain and boosting where you want the pedal to have a little more cut. I personally like the .001uf, however even with the bass knob set at no cut the pedal still will cut some bass when turn on.
After doing this it is now kicking the OD-9 off the board as it sounds perfect for my setup.
Rock on,
Jason
I own a couple different boost/overdrive pedals and I wanted to try this latest version of the Timmy pedal from all the hype I've read about. It did sound pretty darn good however I wanted a tighter bass response and the pedal to have more bass cut not only when for when I'm boosting but when I'm running running the drive knob at higher settings - into my cleaner amps not the have the pedal mush out, kind of like how the SD-1 or OD-9 pedals cut the bass. I found my pedal could maybe get half that amount of cut I was looking for. I wanted the bass knob on the Timmy to have more range and to be more usable with my high gain amps. I went looking for a solution as I figured I wasn't the only one with this problem so after a little research and looking at schematics of my other favorite pedals and comparing it to the Timmy to give me some ideas. I thought the simplest thing I could do is try lowering the first input capacitor C2 from my pedal of 39n or .039uf (on most of the Timmy schematics it calls out for .047uf) and trying various caps from .022uf, .0022uf and finally .001uf. I found the more I went down the cleaner and sharper and tighter the attack was and the pedal didn't sound as muddy and the more usable the bass knob was perfect for high gain and boosting where you want the pedal to have a little more cut. I personally like the .001uf, however even with the bass knob set at no cut the pedal still will cut some bass when turn on.
After doing this it is now kicking the OD-9 off the board as it sounds perfect for my setup.
Rock on,
Jason
