[Tim Bowen]

The namesake is a Monty Python reference.

The circuit is boring for those that seek magical note bloom, it doesn't do that, it's an unforgiving circuit in this regard. For guys like myself that use boosters for general use and overdrives strictly for single note lead and slide passages, it's a great ped in that it mostly preserves base tone and works well for chord work, fills, and general stuff. It has respectable output and the taper of the controls is intuitive and predictable (this is a good thing).

Like all circuits, it has its preferences and quirks. Its high end needs to be adjusted, particularly with blackface Fenders, and also with VOX amps, although it can be made to sound great with each with a bit of intelligent tweaking. It's tailor-made for Fender brown amps, to my ear. Best tones are achieved with the circuit's gain at low to moderate, with output above unity, in my experience.

I do currently have a Timmy on my main working electric guitar board. Paul's a great guy even if he does hate jazz. There's a Heritage combo at a store at which I teach, and it does indeed sound like a million bucks. The guy knows tone and circuits.