Pedals that stack with the Paul Cochrane Timmy
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Benson Amps Deep Sea Diver
Benson Amps
22% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Run Paul Cochrane Timmy after it and the dark edge settles into something more bright
Comes later in the signal chain
Fairfield Circuitry ~900 About Nine Hundred Fuzz
Fairfield Circuitry
22% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Paul Cochrane Timmy's bright balances out the warm tone
Comes later in the signal chain
BBE VariComp
Bbe
22% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Paul Cochrane Timmy's bright balances out the warm tone
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Alexander Pedals SpaceXpander
Alexander Pedals
22% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Keep the Timmy's transparent, treble-cutting drive ahead of SpaceXpander so the spring-voiced reverb trails a settled, EQ'd gain stage. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Dophix Michelangelo Gold Edition
Dophix
21% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Paul Cochrane Timmy's bright balances out the warm tone
Orange Coat Fuzz
Orange
21% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Where this leans warm, Paul Cochrane Timmy answers back bright
Comes later in the signal chain
Ashdown Pro FX Vintage Fuzz
Ashdown
21% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Paul Cochrane Timmy layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal
Comes later in the signal chain
JAM Pedals Fuzz Phrase
Jam Pedals
21% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Put Paul Cochrane Timmy in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
DOD Chthonic Fuzz
Dod
21% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Put Paul Cochrane Timmy in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Catalinbread Giygas Fuzz EQ
Catalinbread
20% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Where this leans dark, Paul Cochrane Timmy answers back bright
Comes later in the signal chain
Keeley Electronics Katana Boost
Keeley
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Where this leans warm, Paul Cochrane Timmy answers back bright
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb
Alexander Pedals
18% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put the Ghosts Reverb after the Timmy — the transparent drive stays articulate while the reverb's gated swells do their own ambient thing behind it. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Jackson Audio Fuzz Plug IN Fuzz Classic Modern
Jackson Audio
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Where this leans warm, Paul Cochrane Timmy answers back bright
Comes later in the signal chain
Tone City Golden Plexi
Tone City
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
What Paul Cochrane Timmy brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Carl Martin Purple Moon V2
Carl Martin
17% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Run fuzzy into Paul Cochrane Timmy for more clean boost on top
Comes later in the signal chain
Walrus Audio Fable
Walrus Audio
16% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
The Fable's granular reverb textures trail the Timmy's transparent, treble-cutting overdrive into ambient blur. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Dunlop MXR Randy Rhoads Concorde Distortion, model RR104C
Dunlop
16% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Where this leans warm, Paul Cochrane Timmy answers back bright
Comes later in the signal chain
Tone City Plexi 2025
Tone City
15% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Paul Cochrane Timmy's bright balances out the dark tone
Comes later in the signal chain
Surfy Industries SurfyTrem
Surfy Industries
11% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Paul Cochrane Timmy leans bright right where the warm tone needs it
Comes later in the signal chain
Master Effects Transmission Bass Preamp
Master Effects
9% matchPaul Cochrane Timmy's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Walrus Audio Fundamental Series Drive
Walrus Audio
9% matchWhat Paul Cochrane Timmy brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around
Catalinbread CB Series Fuzz
Catalinbread
9% matchPaul Cochrane Timmy's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Demon FX Simple
Demon Fx
9% matchPaul Cochrane Timmy leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Vox Cooltron Big Ben Overdrive
Vox
9% matchPaul Cochrane Timmy's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying
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