HNPD: Cool Cat Transparent OD

[tot_Ou_tard]

I always run my clean tone right on the edge, think Fender DR on 4 and a bit and, yes the TOD is great for that slight push into breakup. Do you hear what sounds like quite a bit of clean tone coming through with the OD or is the pedal just that articulate?

My experience with the Timmy is that it is very articulate. I only use it in the boost/low gain/crunch realm. When I want a little more going on harmonically but I don't want to kill the dynamics or string definition. It's known to be a gritty rather than a smooth violiny overdrive.


Don't be afraid to kill a lot of treble &/or bass at higher gain settings. If it works like the Timmy that is what the bass/treble cut knobs are for. You can keep your highs & lows at low gain settings & back them off as needed as the gain rises.

[markb]

My experience with the Timmy is that it is very articulate. I only use it in the boost/low gain/crunch realm. When I want a little more going on harmonically but I don't want to kill the dynamics or string definition. It's known to be a gritty rather than a smooth violiny overdrive.


Don't be afraid to kill a lot of treble &/or bass at higher gain settings. If it works like the Timmy that is what the bass/treble cut knobs are for. You can keep your highs & lows at low gain settings & back them off as needed as the gain rises.

This is where the TOD differs. The tone controls are boost/cut unlike the Timmy's reversed cut controls. That's where it all goes a bit wrong in the comparison video. At one point he talks of turning up the tone controls whereas he's actually cutting treble on the Timmy and boosting it on the TOD.

[birv2]

Just picked up one of the TOD's yesterday, fuelled by all those rumors of Timmy comparisons and thinking that if it didn't work out I could always flip it.

But man, I'm really liking it so far. It's got a really BIG sound without being all bassy. Would be great as a clean boost. Since I live in an apartment, I have not been able to really crank it yet, and I'm hoping that it gets enough gain for me. I'd like a bit more than "light" overdrive, though not full-on distortion. It is very transparent, as advertised. Looking forward to taking it to the jam this week!



Bob

[tot_Ou_tard]

Other differences with the Timmy.

1) Timmy has dip switches that allow you to select symmetric clipping, asymmetric clipping, or a more compressed symmetric clipping.

2) Timmy has a socketed op-amp, so that if you are like Vood you can change op-amps at will.

3) Timmy can be run at 18 volts.

None of the above may matter one whit to you.

Someday I'll try different op-amps in mine.