Dunlop MXR Timmy Overdrive, sold as Dunlop CSP027 vs EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker
The Dunlop MXR Timmy Overdrive, sold as Dunlop CSP027 and the EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker are both pedals sharing transparent, bright, medium gain. The EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker leans saturated and sustaining. Current prices: $145.80 vs $99.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.34% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- transparent
- bright
- medium gain
- dynamic
- gritty
- mid-forward
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$145.80via Reverb
$99via Reverb
The MXR Timmy Overdrive, sold as Dunlop CSP027, is a Custom Shop production version of Paul Cochrane's legendary Timmy, one of the most respected transparent overdrives ever made. It is designed to add gain while preserving the natural tone and dynamics of your guitar and amp rather than coloring them, with cleverly voiced Bass and Treble controls that cut rather than boost to fine tune the low and high end. A three way clipping switch offers different diode clipping flavors, from open and dynamic to more compressed. It ranges from a clean, edge of breakup boost to medium overdrive, making it a favorite for blues, rock, country and players who want their amp's character to shine through.
The EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker is a warm, ultra-touch-responsive medium-gain overdrive built as the successor to the discontinued Speaker Cranker, adding more controls and a diode selector switch to that pedal's spongy, dynamic character. It responds like adding another tube to an amp's preamp stage, keeping the core guitar tone intact while adding articulate, controlled snarl and sustain. A Germanium setting delivers a softer, more rounded response with tamed highs and lower output, while a Silicon setting is brighter and more modern, with higher output, a fatter low-mid bloom, and chords that stay distinct without turning muddy. It suits players wanting a reliable, touch-sensitive overdrive that behaves like an extra tube gain stage, with real tonal choice between soft germanium warmth and bright silicon punch.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Rock
- Blues
- Country
- Alternative Rock
- saturated
- sustaining