What is the Vemuram Jan Ray based on?
So here’s the deal with the Vemuram Jan Ray: it’s described as ‘The Fender Magic 6 sound’. In other words, it’s inspired by the magic that happens to certain Fender amps when the Volume and Treble are on 6, Middle on 3 and Bass on 2 (6, 6, and 3X2 = 6, geddit?).
Is Jan Ray a Timmy?
The Jan Ray overdrive is one of the many scandals that shook the boutique pedal community recently. Indeed, the Jan Ray has been proven to be a Paul C. Timmy slightly modified as we will see by studying the circuit.
What is Jan Ray?
A firm natural overdrive with a pleasant silky sustain. The Fender Magic 6 sound! An easy to handle overdrive with great sustain without any unnatural compression. The Jan Ray reproduces that great sustaining punchy clear tones of the blackface Fender amps from the 60’s.
Who is Paul Cochrane?
Paul Cochrane is an independent journalist covering the Middle East and Africa. He lived in Bilad Al Sham (Cyprus, Palestine and Lebanon) for 24 years, mainly in Beirut. He is also the co-director of a documentary on the political-economy of water in Lebanon, “We Made Every Living Thing from Water”.
What is the Timmy pedal based on?
The pedal’s based on a design from veteran pedal builder Paul Cochrane that’s widely celebrated among high level pros, from first-call Nashville player Kenny Greenberg to first-call L.A. player Lyle Workman to rockstar Brad Whitford.
Who uses a Klon Centaur?
Popularity. When the Klon Centaur was released in the mid ’90s, it was quickly picked up and used by a wide variety of different guitarists. This included Warren Haynes, Phillip Sayce and John Mayer, amongst countless others.
Does Paul Cochrane still make Timmy?
PLEASE NOTE: THE V2 VERSION OF THE PAUL COCHRANE TIMMY PEDALS ARE NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION BY PAUL. If you’re looking for the V2 circuit, it is now available as a collaboration between Paul and MXR as the CSP027 Timmy Mini Pedal. The new V3 pedals are coming soon, stay tuned for us to announce them when they arrive.
What kind of overdrive is Timmy?
Paul Cochrane’s Tim overdrive was one of the original boutique overdrive pedals, generating a dedicated following based on its open, un-compressed drive tone and good EQ options.
Is MXR Timmy as good as the original?
They’re close, but the original is a little thinner and lets the original guitar sound through a bit better. The MXR seems to have a little extra low mids happening compared to the original. Bottom line, it’s not identical to my older Timmy, but’s it close, and sounds very good.
Who owns the first Klon pedal?
JHS Pedals owner Josh Scott is selling the first-ever Klon Centaur for $500,000. The Klon Centaur, originally developed by Bill Finnegan, is among the most mythical and coveted overdrive pedals in the gear world, not to mention one of the most expensive – originals can go for thousands on the resale market.
Why is Klon so expensive?
The current price of the original Klon Centaur pedals is due to two factors. First, the pedals are discontinued, so it’s now a collectible. Whenever you stop supplying something that is in demand, the price goes up. The second reason for the high price is due to the hype around this pedal.
Is Timmy a transparent overdrive?
The Timmy pedal has always been known for it’s ability to provide a transparent overdrive to your amplifier while retaining the amps original tone. At low settings you will be able to effortlessly achieve a sound that is simply “more” of what your amp already offers.
What was the original vemuram Jan Ray overdrive?
The original transparent overdrive! The Vemuram Jan Ray was designed to recreate the classic tone of an overdriven 1960s Fender Blackface amp. One of the original ‘transparent drives’, the Jan Ray doesn’t transform your tone or change the relationship between your guitar and amp.
Is the Jan Ray Overdrive a Paul C Timmy?
The Jan Ray overdrive is one of the many scandals that shook the boutique pedal community recently. Indeed, the Jan Ray has been proven to be a Paul C. Timmy slightly modified as we will see by studying the circuit. However, Vemuram pretended that it was an original design he made up listening to old Fender amps during 3 years…
What kind of circuit does Jan Ray pedal use?
This a pedal that deserves to be cloned, and if you want to buy this sort of overdrive, go for the Timmy! Here is the schematic of the Jan Ray circuit as it is on the veroboard (a bit different from what you can find online, but functional !) It is quite a classical layout, using the 2 OP-amps included in the LM4558 IC.
What’s the bass response on a Jan Ray?
The bass response is exactly the same, all the trimmer does is vary the effective value of R4, which sets the gain of the stage. The treble control on the Jan Ray lops off everything above 2.8kHz at -6dB/decade at max.