If you watched my video about Jammin in the Style of... it was Bob Dylan! But it is no surprise that Hendrix was guessed by all... Dylan must have been a huge influence on Jimi, not least as he covered Dylan songs - All Along the Watchtower and Like A Rollin’ Stone! I didn’t quite consider that I had played in a Hendrix-y way really, I was fully thinking of Dylan type chord changes 🤷🏽 but that was fun!
After many years of trying many pedals...I have ultimately found that a combination of the MXR Timmy and a Wampler Tumnus into a Fender Princeton Reverb is pretty much my perfect Drive tone
@@miikaroggio7317 - I have the Tumnus first going into the Timmy, with the Tumnus set up mainly as a mid-push clean boost (so not much drive)....then the Timmy providing the drive, but in a transparent way ..together they provide a nice thickness ..I personally prefer edge of breakup style drive levels as opposed to anything too heavy, and these two work perfectly for that
Paul Cochrane kindly responded to a question I asked of him on The Gear Page. Here's what he said: "The problem for me is some builders "DO" deny that I came up with a circuit they might be selling as their own. I can't stand to see in my opinion hyped claims of original designs only to see it's just a change from an audio taper to a lin taper, or a 10% change of a cap value. I get it though - mine is cheap and if they said what their pedal was based on they might not be able to get what they want for it. All these tweaks come down to pennies in parts costs - hard to see how somebody could ask $375 for a slightly tweaked $129 design. I don't claim to be any magic soundmaker, but toss me a bone, and don't take advantage, in my opinion, of players who don't know what's inside these things."
I think one important aspect of the Jan Ray is the greater headroom (i.e. the amount of volume it has on tap) vs. the Timmy. Not that it justifies the price diff, but something that people should pay attention to.
Your wife sounds like a very nice lady and is a keeper, I hope you repaid her in the same sort of way and bought her something very special for her birthday and not just a bunch of flowers. Mine got me a nice guitar strap and some picks, which I’m very happy and grateful for and appreciate she got me something useful that I use every day. I’ll have to drop her plenty of hints next year about a Jan Ray, Klon or Timmy 😁
Some might say that the MXR Timmy sounds nothing like the original Timmy... I really like how this little MXR Timmy sounds in the video and I love my Jan Ray. It has some kindda mojo going on like no other pedal has. I would pick the Jan Ray over the Klon even, anytime.
Overpriced, yes it is. IMO everyone should find their own favourite O/D pedal, and don't be influenced by price, or the artists who use them and probably get them for free. Finding your drive is part of finding your own tone. My #1 is the DOD Looking Glass, and it's around £120 which is a third of the price of the Janray.
Absolutely love that pedal. Shame it's quite noisy but if you use the bass control as a drive control you can counter that relatively well and it's sounds sublime, and very unique.
@@Pitamar1 That's odd, I don't have a noise issue mine. It's basically my always on pedal. Perhaps there is something in your chain it does not get on with, or it could be a power problem.
@@JamesOnGuitar Yes James, at that price it's a steal. As Pitamar1 said is has a unique thing going on. You could compare a few FET based o/d pedals such as MXR il Torino, DOD Looking Glass, Fulltone OCD
Good video... thanks! I wouldn't have considered buying an MXR Timmy, but after someone gave me one... well, I love it! As a "transparent" overdrive it's hard to beat. Also sounds great when stacking it with other drives and distortion pedals. Cheers! Oh, one more Dylan cover that Hendrix did was The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice... thought it worth mentioning.
Hey Glen, you found the the Timmy's magic power. I bought it to use a as bass cut for my Orange amp and realized that it works great as an always on pedal with my other amps. Later, I tried it as a pusher for a couple of my OD pedals and it did a magnificent job. This little pedal is sriously worth recommending.
I have to say I give the edge to the Timmy. I'll not as well that I have a JanRay clone that has been on my board for over a year and is always on. Superb build and tone. I have several of this guys clones and he does a great job at reasonable prices. Great review!!!
@@miikaroggio7317 Calebs Clones....out in California. Search him on Reverb. I did have one of his pedals I didn't like but he took the pedal back without a question and refunded me. I also have his KOT clone I can definitely recommend.
Really enjoying your vids, keep it up dude. Digging your playing too, your touch and vibrato are sweet. I love your Two Rock, it's a stunning amp, contemplated buying one myself but I have enough gear. Lol
I love your style of playing, Sir! Very melodious and bluesy but with a modern twist? I have no idea, it's just how I perceived it. But nonetheless, very easy on the ears 🖤
I love my Jan Ray. Would not trade it for anything. Has great feel and makes me play better. Worth the price IMO. I dont get all wrapped up the the Jan Ray / Timmy debate. There are plenty of makers cloning pedals. It's more about what suites me and makes me play better.
I'm ok with cloning but vemuram incessantly claim it's an original circuit when it's not. Even analog Mike said there's minimum circuit changes to it, so all their claims are BS at best. It's closer to the lovepedal amp11. Cloning is fine, Theivery and lying isn't. Also I read up somewhere Paul designed the Timmy with Marshalls in mind, and the modifications lovepedal did with the amp11 made it play better with American circuits which is the majority of pedal amps. Those are what the vemuram is "designed" after.
Hi James. Great sounding overdrives, I really liked the tone in that video. I slightly prefer the Vemuram, there is a slight something in the background that I couldn’t get with the Timmy, I could hear it at around 22min of the video (settings were not the same at all on both pedals though). I see they are selling that Vemuram for 279£ at Thomann, might not be a too bad deal? Not sure to pull the trigger though as I just secure a PRS silver sky Lunar ice yesterday!
Yeah, the Jan Ray just has the edge, at £279 I would say go for it! As other people have also said, the Jan Ray just has a little extra in it. The controls aren't set the same because the Timmy has different control types and its level control doesn't do anything until near the end of its range and the tone controls are cut controls. Congrats on the PRS - I can never make my mind up if I like them, but would love to try one out!
Its like a 808 VS TS9 both those sound different, wampler would disagree but that could be hearing loss ,these two sound different as well ,if you can''t tell try Moer ,yet the make good pedals nowadays.
I just saw Quinn Sullivan perform last night and he had a slightly modified Fender Deluxe reissue and was getting glorious Two Rock tone. I asked if he had an OD on his board after the concert and he said he had the Jan Ray.
The Vemuram I have to say frigging well SINGS. Even through the youtube algorithms THAT tone just does it for me. Expensive? When you consider the musical & harmonic richness that is the territory of and to my ears calibre of Noble, Dumble etc unobtainium territory. Its actually a bargain. The MXR sounds a little colder & less warm. A little less "musical" Listen with decent headphones! When your missus buys you a present like that. THATS LOVE right there.
Ultimately something is worth what someone will pay for it. If you like it then it’s worth it. Ultimately the circuit is the Timmy circuit with a few tiny changes. As someone who builds their own pedals the issue I have is with marketing spiel of ‘original and unique circuits’ and crazy descriptions of sounds. As purchasers the tendency is to hear what you have been told you will hear. Does it really matter? Probably not but it does make me cringe.
Great video, important for me will be, hwo they stack. With the character of Timmy/Jan ray, I will put it further down the line, so Im interested if the TImmy will crap out, if hitted with treble booster or fuzz, like some "cheap" pedals do. PS: I like your minimalist type of solo playing, not many notes, but all of them counts. PS2: Matt Schofield replaced Jan Ray on his pedal board with Mad Professor Royal blue (and later for his signature Supreme), clearly saying, that the Royal blue does better, what he wants from that kind of pedal.
thanks! I'll test this out a bit more and see what i find! ps: thanks ps2: that may be true! but on the other hand I think Matt Schofield does some work with Mad Professor and also has a signature pedal with them, so it may not be due to the Jan Ray being better or worse!
I got a Marshall DSL 20 combo for £280 deliverd and it was the best sound I've ever had. Best value tfir money too. Why pay £300+ for an effect that can easily be nicked and slipped into someone's pocket.
@@michaelogden5093 LOL! I ended up getting rid of it for a different pedal. Had to many drives so I traded it for a Jackson’s audio bloom v2. Definitely a lil lower than the Jan ray by a couple bucks. But I was able to use the bloom and still do. Best compressor I’ve ever played
No need to spend so much on a jan ray imo. timmy does it for me. I like expensive stuff but I never jumped on the hype train for the jan ray. 🙊 too many cheaper alternatives that sound awesome too. Rabea thought in a blindfold test the Boss BD2 is more expensive than a Jan Ray.
Yeah, it says about the blackface thing in the vemuram paperwork. But i have found references to people who have opened it up and looked at the circuit and said it is the same or very similar to the Timmy 🤷🏽 i tried it on three amps and it really pushes the amps own characteristics the most, so I wouldn’t say it is exactly just doing a blackface tone. I mean, my blackface Princeton can’t sound like this by itself 🤣
The circuit is about 99% the same as the Timmy. People that own the Jan Ray say it has “that thing” I feel like that’s bullshit and a way to make them feel better about spending $400 on a Timmy clone.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Both circuits are simpler than pocket transistor radios of the 1960s. The components from an electronics shop will cost you less than $10. It's just an LM1458 IC with a few resistors and diodes. Just get a good box.
Another great video James. Must say, the Jan Ray + Strat is just treacly loveliness (is this a thing??), but overall you really show the dilemma here - those are 2 mighty close pedals, tone-wise. I have some terrific pedals like Kingsleys, Pigdog fuzzes etc, but the Hudson Sidecar continues to amaze. On a blind test I’d probably pick it every time yet it’s half the price of others. They’re all quality products...but it’s just cheaper! Having said that...maybe hint to Mrs James that for your birthday your fans demand a Ryra v Klon test :O
Yeah, I'd say treacly loveliness is a thing! Ah yes, Hudson pedals sound great, I must get hold of one! Well now, the 'fans' should get what they ask for ;)
Timmy didn't copy any other pedal schematic, then? Like songwriting, everyone borrows from everyone else. It all boils down to interpretation, and that is why I love my 4 Vemuram pedals. You didn't play with the trim pot on the back of the Jan Ray either, which also has an effect on the sound for whatever the occasion is. The Timmy sounds good too, but I'm team Vemuram.
The original Timmy is close but more transparent and thinner sounding less bass too. This Jan ray adds a nice warm color to your sound in my opinion . Sometimes a Timmy fits and mixes into someone’s else’s pedal board amp guitar pickup selection stacking pedals etc. better than a Jan Ray vice versa…I’ve experienced with both pedals live and then hearing friends try out my pedal vice versa. So if the Jan Ray is indeed a Timmy clone I think it has nice quality parts and some custom tweaks to it like think custom shop if you will Are you really going to go through the trouble of switching and upgrading components in a Timmy? or buy a Jan Ray ? and that’s if it’s a straight up clone worst case scenario 😂
Are you listening through a cell phone? This is one of those demos that shows a clear difference. People have become echo chambers for internet nonsense. The Jan Ray shares the same topology as the Timmy but has at least 13 component changes. You could say the Jan Ray is a modded (heavily) Timmy but anyone says they’re the same can’t read a schematic or understand how tweaks can sound quite different. The Timmy is more clear and transparent. The Jan Ray has transparent with just the right amount of mojo. The price is because it not mass produced and it comes from Japan. Things cost more. Many US pedal makers outsource production to All-pedals out of Kentucky. The Timmy Mini used SMD components and is robot made. I’d pay $300 for the Jan Ray over $200 for a US pedal
I have both pedals. Good grief! I would never compare the two. The mini Timmy is just a toy, something you would put in a Christmas stocking. Nothing really wrong with the mini Timmy but it is a weak pedal. But mine like so many other OD pedals sits in its box since I got the Jan ray and ODs shank.
Okay so you have the shanks and you have the Jan Ray? So I have a question for you. I play a Tweed Deluxe and use either an Esquire oral of Paula's humbuckers by play Blues Rock which one do you think I should look at?
If you watched my video about Jammin in the Style of... it was Bob Dylan! But it is no surprise that Hendrix was guessed by all... Dylan must have been a huge influence on Jimi, not least as he covered Dylan songs - All Along the Watchtower and Like A Rollin’ Stone! I didn’t quite consider that I had played in a Hendrix-y way really, I was fully thinking of Dylan type chord changes 🤷🏽 but that was fun!
Sounds dumb to ask but where’d you get your hat man?
@@anthonynicholson5523 haha no worries, Marks & Spencer!
@@JamesOnGuitar M&S! You passed the honesty test! 😉 ...and in a straight shoot out, they still do the best hummus.
Both pedals are great but that 355 is what catched my attention the most. What a beautiful guitar
Caught
After many years of trying many pedals...I have ultimately found that a combination of the MXR Timmy and a Wampler Tumnus into a Fender Princeton Reverb is pretty much my perfect Drive tone
Which one do you have first in your chain?
@@miikaroggio7317 - I have the Tumnus first going into the Timmy, with the Tumnus set up mainly as a mid-push clean boost (so not much drive)....then the Timmy providing the drive, but in a transparent way ..together they provide a nice thickness ..I personally prefer edge of breakup style drive levels as opposed to anything too heavy, and these two work perfectly for that
Paul Cochrane kindly responded to a question I asked of him on The Gear Page. Here's what he said: "The problem for me is some builders "DO" deny that I came up with a circuit they might be selling as their own. I can't stand to see in my opinion hyped claims of original designs only to see it's just a change from an audio taper to a lin taper, or a 10% change of a cap value. I get it though - mine is cheap and if they said what their pedal was based on they might not be able to get what they want for it. All these tweaks come down to pennies in parts costs - hard to see how somebody could ask $375 for a slightly tweaked $129 design. I don't claim to be any magic soundmaker, but toss me a bone, and don't take advantage, in my opinion, of players who don't know what's inside these things."
I think one important aspect of the Jan Ray is the greater headroom (i.e. the amount of volume it has on tap) vs. the Timmy. Not that it justifies the price diff, but something that people should pay attention to.
Yes, I should have made a bigger point about that - very true and useful!
headroom IS CRUCIAL !!!😋 thanx
Your wife sounds like a very nice lady and is a keeper, I hope you repaid her in the same sort of way and bought her something very special for her birthday and not just a bunch of flowers. Mine got me a nice guitar strap and some picks, which I’m very happy and grateful for and appreciate she got me something useful that I use every day. I’ll have to drop her plenty of hints next year about a Jan Ray, Klon or Timmy 😁
The best thing I love about your channel is I can listen to some awesome guitar tones and learn how to cook the perfect steak at the same time.
🤣 just don’t mix the two up! Cooking steak can makes some good sizzling tones, but cooked guitar is an acquired taste
I think the Timmy sounds clearer.
Some might say that the MXR Timmy sounds nothing like the original Timmy... I really like how this little MXR Timmy sounds in the video and I love my Jan Ray. It has some kindda mojo going on like no other pedal has. I would pick the Jan Ray over the Klon even, anytime.
Think you have to go Tim vs. Jan Ray, not the Timmy.
Overpriced, yes it is. IMO everyone should find their own favourite O/D pedal, and don't be influenced by price, or the artists who use them and probably get them for free. Finding your drive is part of finding your own tone. My #1 is the DOD Looking Glass, and it's around £120 which is a third of the price of the Janray.
Absolutely love that pedal. Shame it's quite noisy but if you use the bass control as a drive control you can counter that relatively well and it's sounds sublime, and very unique.
@@Pitamar1 That's odd, I don't have a noise issue mine. It's basically my always on pedal. Perhaps there is something in your chain it does not get on with, or it could be a power problem.
I might have to check it out, it is on sale for £104 on one site!
@@JamesOnGuitar Yes James, at that price it's a steal. As Pitamar1 said is has a unique thing going on. You could compare a few FET based o/d pedals such as MXR il Torino, DOD Looking Glass, Fulltone OCD
I picked it up at that price, nice! I mean how else am I going to fill up the obligatory ‘youtuber’ pedal shelving that i’ll put up 🤷🏽
Good video... thanks! I wouldn't have considered buying an MXR Timmy, but after someone gave me one... well, I love it! As a "transparent" overdrive it's hard to beat. Also sounds great when stacking it with other drives and distortion pedals. Cheers! Oh, one more Dylan cover that Hendrix did was The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice... thought it worth mentioning.
Hey Glen, you found the the Timmy's magic power. I bought it to use a as bass cut for my Orange amp and realized that it works great as an always on pedal with my other amps. Later, I tried it as a pusher for a couple of my OD pedals and it did a magnificent job.
This little pedal is sriously worth recommending.
I have to say I give the edge to the Timmy. I'll not as well that I have a JanRay clone that has been on my board for over a year and is always on. Superb build and tone. I have several of this guys clones and he does a great job at reasonable prices. Great review!!!
So, who’s this guy building the clones? Thanks.
@@miikaroggio7317 Calebs Clones....out in California. Search him on Reverb. I did have one of his pedals I didn't like but he took the pedal back without a question and refunded me. I also have his KOT clone I can definitely recommend.
No contest. The Timmy is dry and harsh while the Vemuram is silky and deep.
Really enjoying your vids, keep it up dude.
Digging your playing too, your touch and vibrato are sweet.
I love your Two Rock, it's a stunning amp, contemplated buying one myself but I have enough gear. Lol
Cheers! Yeah these Two Rock amps are stunning, just beautiful sounds to enjoy! 'Enough gear'. hmm. what's that? ha!
Not sure what settings was on that fender style amp clip? My janray pedal sounds more like Bloomfield clip through my twin
Just got the Timmy this week and it’s perfect!
Nice one 👍🏼
I have a Timmy pedal. I use it with a PRS with 58/15 lt. It is the BEST overdrive I have ever had for this guitar. Incredible tones
17:05 vs 18:20
I love your style of playing, Sir! Very melodious and bluesy but with a modern twist? I have no idea, it's just how I perceived it. But nonetheless, very easy on the ears 🖤
🤗 thanks! That’s very kind 🤟🏼
I love my Jan Ray. Would not trade it for anything. Has great feel and makes me play better. Worth the price IMO. I dont get all wrapped up the the Jan Ray / Timmy debate. There are plenty of makers cloning pedals. It's more about what suites me and makes me play better.
Ultimately, that is the important thing and the reason I would use the Jan Ray too. If it inspires you it is sort of priceless!
Vemuram claims it's an original circuit when it isn't. That's why people are pissed with them cos they are compulsive liars.
I'm ok with cloning but vemuram incessantly claim it's an original circuit when it's not.
Even analog Mike said there's minimum circuit changes to it, so all their claims are BS at best. It's closer to the lovepedal amp11.
Cloning is fine, Theivery and lying isn't.
Also I read up somewhere Paul designed the Timmy with Marshalls in mind, and the modifications lovepedal did with the amp11 made it play better with American circuits which is the majority of pedal amps. Those are what the vemuram is "designed" after.
Hi James. Great sounding overdrives, I really liked the tone in that video. I slightly prefer the Vemuram, there is a slight something in the background that I couldn’t get with the Timmy, I could hear it at around 22min of the video (settings were not the same at all on both pedals though). I see they are selling that Vemuram for 279£ at Thomann, might not be a too bad deal? Not sure to pull the trigger though as I just secure a PRS silver sky Lunar ice yesterday!
Yeah, the Jan Ray just has the edge, at £279 I would say go for it! As other people have also said, the Jan Ray just has a little extra in it. The controls aren't set the same because the Timmy has different control types and its level control doesn't do anything until near the end of its range and the tone controls are cut controls. Congrats on the PRS - I can never make my mind up if I like them, but would love to try one out!
I can’t imagine an amp sounding better for you than the Bloomfield. Both strat and 335. Good vid
I liked the mxr better but I’ve heard the JR stacked with a tube driver sounding amazing also.
The Paul Cochrane Tim V3 is a great pedal that can be bought for around $200. I got one and to me it sounds as good as a Jan Ray or a Blues Power
Its like a 808 VS TS9 both those sound different, wampler would disagree but that could be hearing loss ,these two sound different as well ,if you can''t tell try Moer ,yet the make good pedals nowadays.
I just saw Quinn Sullivan perform last night and he had a slightly modified Fender Deluxe reissue and was getting glorious Two Rock tone. I asked if he had an OD on his board after the concert and he said he had the Jan Ray.
delux reverb??? thanks
@@soofitnsexy yes
The Vemuram I have to say frigging well SINGS. Even through the youtube algorithms THAT tone just does it for me. Expensive? When you consider the musical & harmonic richness that is the territory of and to my ears calibre of Noble, Dumble etc unobtainium territory. Its actually a bargain. The MXR sounds a little colder & less warm. A little less "musical" Listen with decent headphones!
When your missus buys you a present like that. THATS LOVE right there.
Ultimately something is worth what someone will pay for it. If you like it then it’s worth it. Ultimately the circuit is the Timmy circuit with a few tiny changes. As someone who builds their own pedals the issue I have is with marketing spiel of ‘original and unique circuits’ and crazy descriptions of sounds. As purchasers the tendency is to hear what you have been told you will hear. Does it really matter? Probably not but it does make me cringe.
Is the Timmy in the middle for clipping here? That's op amp clean boost I think?
Have u played a full size PC timmy , wondering what differences there might be .
Great video, important for me will be, hwo they stack. With the character of Timmy/Jan ray, I will put it further down the line, so Im interested if the TImmy will crap out, if hitted with treble booster or fuzz, like some "cheap" pedals do.
PS: I like your minimalist type of solo playing, not many notes, but all of them counts.
PS2: Matt Schofield replaced Jan Ray on his pedal board with Mad Professor Royal blue (and later for his signature Supreme), clearly saying, that the Royal blue does better, what he wants from that kind of pedal.
thanks! I'll test this out a bit more and see what i find!
ps: thanks
ps2: that may be true! but on the other hand I think Matt Schofield does some work with Mad Professor and also has a signature pedal with them, so it may not be due to the Jan Ray being better or worse!
Thx James
I got a Marshall DSL 20 combo for £280 deliverd and it was the best sound I've ever had. Best value tfir money too. Why pay £300+ for an effect that can easily be nicked and slipped into someone's pocket.
I was able to trade a Squier classic vibe for this pedal still trying to find use for it but it does sound good
Door stop? Just kidding... it does sound nice.
@@michaelogden5093 LOL! I ended up getting rid of it for a different pedal. Had to many drives so I traded it for a Jackson’s audio bloom v2. Definitely a lil lower than the Jan ray by a couple bucks. But I was able to use the bloom and still do. Best compressor I’ve ever played
Man of the world by Peter Green/Fleetwood Mac 🙃 Great comparison!
Nice playing. Nice review. Subbed!
Thanks!
9 minutes in and I'm like "nice Peter Green vibes... Albatross... I'm going to comment on that..." and then you just mentioned it!
Nice! Although it was bugging me that i had the wrong track - do we both mean Man of the World? Maybe a touch of both 🤷🏽🤟🏼
@@JamesOnGuitar hahah! Yes! I made the same mistake.
Perfectly done review thanks a lot.
Cheers
No need to spend so much on a jan ray imo. timmy does it for me. I like expensive stuff but I never jumped on the hype train for the jan ray. 🙊 too many cheaper alternatives that sound awesome too. Rabea thought in a blindfold test the Boss BD2 is more expensive than a Jan Ray.
I mean i haven’t tried a BD2 for a while, but I think whilst overpriced the Jan Ray does have a little more mojo. Or is it all snake oil 🤣🤷🏽
There’s gear out there for everyone in all different price points. It’s up to you what you want 🤷♂️
Rebea is t really known for nuance. Great player but but my ears over his n
Loving the tone in this video 👍
Yeah, either pedal and those amps does = some sweet tones!
IDK about it being based off the Timmy, I do know its supposed to be a Fender Blackface cloned tone. Rig Rundown of Doyle Bramhall discusses this
Yeah, it says about the blackface thing in the vemuram paperwork. But i have found references to people who have opened it up and looked at the circuit and said it is the same or very similar to the Timmy 🤷🏽 i tried it on three amps and it really pushes the amps own characteristics the most, so I wouldn’t say it is exactly just doing a blackface tone. I mean, my blackface Princeton can’t sound like this by itself 🤣
@@JamesOnGuitar But yes very overpriced
The circuit is about 99% the same as the Timmy. People that own the Jan Ray say it has “that thing” I feel like that’s bullshit and a way to make them feel better about spending $400 on a Timmy clone.
Mate, try the Jan Ray + Budi... pure gold!
And now I'm bankrupt
Hey dude that my pair jan ray + budy .... happy to Know another human play that pair like me .... i m not alone
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Both circuits are simpler than pocket transistor radios of the 1960s.
The components from an electronics shop will cost you less than $10.
It's just an LM1458 IC with a few resistors and diodes.
Just get a good box.
Another great video James. Must say, the Jan Ray + Strat is just treacly loveliness (is this a thing??), but overall you really show the dilemma here - those are 2 mighty close pedals, tone-wise. I have some terrific pedals like Kingsleys, Pigdog fuzzes etc, but the Hudson Sidecar continues to amaze. On a blind test I’d probably pick it every time yet it’s half the price of others. They’re all quality products...but it’s just cheaper! Having said that...maybe hint to Mrs James that for your birthday your fans demand a Ryra v Klon test :O
Yeah, I'd say treacly loveliness is a thing! Ah yes, Hudson pedals sound great, I must get hold of one! Well now, the 'fans' should get what they ask for ;)
Timmy didn't copy any other pedal schematic, then? Like songwriting, everyone borrows from everyone else. It all boils down to interpretation, and that is why I love my 4 Vemuram pedals. You didn't play with the trim pot on the back of the Jan Ray either, which also has an effect on the sound for whatever the occasion is. The Timmy sounds good too, but I'm team Vemuram.
he is going to loose his mind when he tries a caline pure sky...
Honestly that amp sounds good on its own but hey ...
It was always my leave on pedal 🎉
Sounds ok, like any generic OD pedal )
Good video
Jan ray is sweeter
Overpriced is out of the question..
The original Timmy is close but more transparent and thinner sounding less bass too. This Jan ray adds a nice warm color to your sound in my opinion .
Sometimes a Timmy fits and mixes into someone’s else’s pedal board amp guitar pickup selection stacking pedals etc. better than a Jan Ray vice versa…I’ve experienced with both pedals live and then hearing friends try out my pedal vice versa. So if the Jan Ray is indeed a Timmy clone I think it has nice quality parts and some custom tweaks to it like think custom shop if you will
Are you really going to go through the trouble of switching and upgrading components in a Timmy? or buy a Jan Ray ? and that’s if it’s a straight up clone worst case scenario 😂
A pedal that doesn't even have knob names... Guitar industry is becoming more and more dumb!
You should work on your vibrato, its too nervous, and goes out of pitch.
perfect but EXACTLY THE SAME !!!
Are you listening through a cell phone? This is one of those demos that shows a clear difference. People have become echo chambers for internet nonsense. The Jan Ray shares the same topology as the Timmy but has at least 13 component changes. You could say the Jan Ray is a modded (heavily) Timmy but anyone says they’re the same can’t read a schematic or understand how tweaks can sound quite different. The Timmy is more clear and transparent. The Jan Ray has transparent with just the right amount of mojo. The price is because it not mass produced and it comes from Japan. Things cost more. Many US pedal makers outsource production to All-pedals out of Kentucky. The Timmy Mini used SMD components and is robot made. I’d pay $300 for the Jan Ray over $200 for a US pedal
Both pedals are absolutely and unbelievable ovepriced for what they offer !!!
Timmy overpriced clone....
I have both pedals. Good grief! I would never compare the two. The mini Timmy is just a toy, something you would put in a Christmas stocking. Nothing really wrong with the mini Timmy but it is a weak pedal. But mine like so many other OD pedals sits in its box since I got the Jan ray and ODs shank.
Okay so you have the shanks and you have the Jan Ray? So I have a question for you. I play a Tweed Deluxe and use either an Esquire oral of Paula's humbuckers by play Blues Rock which one do you think I should look at?
@@danpeabody5687 the Caline Pure Sky. It's the same schematic. Just 25 bucks. What a pedal should cost 🤭