Hoffman Amplifiers Tube Amplifier Forum
Other Stuff => Effects => Topic started by: jojokeo on December 28, 2014, 07:27:15 pm
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This new pedal is called the TAZ OD. As the name implies the pedal is inspired by and an acronym for Timmy And Zen.
I'm simply sharing, making, and offering another pedal to help the soul get to those special places while using the best tube amps we can build or buy.
This came from a tubenit idea earlier to combine the two pedals. Both circuits are very similar to each other even though their pricing isn't exactly to buy one, and the controls are essentially the same w/ a slight naming difference is all. The tone=treble and voice=bass basically but the bass gives more character while adding to the gain structure...call it what you want. But I left it called as a BASS control because that's what it really is electrically and circuit-wise as is the Treble control also. The TAZ is straight forward and has all the good tonal characteristics but combined from both of the others boosting and nurturing your signal. It has the added "Voice" switch on top to choose the various clipping behaviors of asymmetrical, symmetrical, and more added compression. It changes the character in slightly different harmonic complexity, sustain, & volume. By using the 1590BB enclosure and having four knobs and a toggle switch gives a bit more room for your foot to hit the stomp switch without hitting and changing the knobs' settings which I find more important when playing live.
The other pedals have their own cult-like followings. I have to admit, after being asked to do this, I was a bit hesitant at first. But, I was more than pleasantly surprised in the end at what I came up with after various trials & tweaks. Please know that this is NOT a direct copy of tubenit's schematic nor of the two pedals mentioned as I researched at least 5 out there specifically and many others which are all share in similarities over the years. In the end this simply is a very fun, intuitive, and useful overdrive. Rolling various dual op-amp chips out there really affects the overall nature of it. As a base/stock chip it comes with, I like and use the Burr Brown opa2134. I have decided to make more of these for anyone that would like one, as I do with my others by PM'ing me if interested in having your own?
Thank you, Joe
TAZ OD has all of these exact same glowing descriptions below it was inspired by:
Zen - The standard in dynamic, touch-sensitive overdrive pedals. Inspired by a legendary guitarist it delivers blues, country, jazz and fusion tones associated with some of the finest, most costly amplifiers in the market. At lower settings, the pedal offers extremely light overdrive sounds reminiscent of tube amps set near the “sweet spot.” At higher settings it increases in gain and sustain, producing tasty overdrive and low distortion tones. FEATURES: smooth, round, balanced, low-to-medium gain overdrive, slight overdrive to mild distortion, and great dynamic response and open sound.
Timmy - A pedal of near mythic proportions, it works in conjunction with your amplifier's natural tone to add anything from a mild boost to a strong overdrive without changing the overall character or architecture of your favorite amp's inherent tone. A wonderful, natural enhancement to your tone that is extremely organic. At low settings you will be able to effortlessly achieve a sound that is simply "more" of what your amp already offers. As the gain is turned up, and the pedal's EQ adjusted accordingly, smooth, singing, round and reedy tones are at your fingertips. The pedal's responsiveness is exactly like that of a great, tube amplifier in that it responds immediately to your right hand's attack. FEATURES: Amazing tone and touch sensitivity.
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Very cool looking. I have used both pedals and they are nice circuits. I don't think there will be any more timmy pedals so this is cool. Nice and tidy inside. Great job. :worthy1:
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Thanks Ed. No more??? I thought just over a year on their waiting lists? Too funny to wait so long for something like this.
You can't see it but I made the boards so that they can easily be tilted up to change out the op-amp if desired then just set back down as you see it. All my boards are face-down when looking inside or facing up when being operated in it's normal position.
I'll post a link to the various sounding chip demos when I get a chance.
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That is a very cool looking pedal! I like it. Well done.
With respect, Tubenit
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That is a very cool looking pedal! I like it. Well done.
Thanks T!
I know you didn't ask but this has sort of come up a few times:
Here's my philosophy of why I like to use a picture graphic (yet many pedal makers don't)? I've learned we're all innately visually orientated. Our memories are mostly pictures in our heads. Whether playing a song or scale to something more complex like combining the coordinated movements in a golf swing - we duplicate or do things by visualization. So for my pedals this is why I like to use a graphic photo of some kind. I know when I'm playing and I look down, with so many things all going on, all I really see is colors and those picture graphics near the stomp switch. I instantly know what I'm hitting when I see the TAZmanian Devil, the Stones' tongue, the Fung Shway yin/yang, a sexy Queen Bee, a cartoonish Jimi, a tattoo dragon, a heart with wings, etc... Ed says pedals are like "man jewelry" :l2: which is partly correct but I also know that there's a lot of younger kids (we're all kids at heart) as well as women that play, use, & want pedals too. So hopefully they have a more broad appeal by being more recognizable (& memorable) while being kickin' at the same time???
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Thanks Ed. No more??? I thought just over a year on their waiting lists? Too funny to wait so long for something like this.
You can't see it but I made the boards so that they can easily be tilted up to change out the op-amp if desired then just set back down as you see it. All my boards are face-down when looking inside or facing up when being operated in it's normal position.
I'll post a link to the various sounding chip demos when I get a chance.
I don't know. I thought I read on one of the pedal forums the dude that makes the timmy was not going to make any more because ALIBABA is selling a Chinese counterfeit, but it could have bee someone else.
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I wouldn't doubt it but who knows? China will copy ANYTHING make gazillions of whatever they want. Being close to LA/Long Beach shipping ports they're always finding counterfeit stuff but it's not always in the paper or news. But, I've read some of his posts at TGP and there's definitely attitude there from back in '08! He's openly admitted it's taken a toll on him what people say and talk about regarding his stuff.
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Finally got a few of the op-amp chip sound samples up using the iPhone. Pedal's also performing absolutely great as a clean boost pedal w/ the Vol, Treb, & Bass all full up & the Gain full down. The Fendery Strat shimmering cleans jump out of the amp when set this way and even after the ultra-high gains coming from the FuzzBurner & Harmonic Fuzz Shway pedals it doesn't become over saturated and boosts them very well with the tone intact! (happily impressed by this newly found use)
https://soundcloud.com/jojokeo/taz-od-with-chip-samples
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Hey Joe, it's superPlexi (sorry for dual names but I just couldn't sign in)....an old topic? but I love those two different pedals, and yours looks beautiful I'm just wondering is it either or or can you drive one into the other. And then for total Nirvana if you could change the order but I think that requires a 4 Pole double throw which I think a pretty expensive
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Hey Joe, it's superPlexi (sorry for dual names but I just couldn't sign in)....an old topic? but I love those two different pedals, and yours looks beautiful I'm just wondering is it either or or can you drive one into the other. And then for total Nirvana if you could change the order but I think that requires a 4 Pole double throw which I think a pretty expensive
Hey LT! I attempted to say hello earlier today, did you see it? You visiting or did you relocate back again?
The TAZ is a combo of both (Timmy And Zen) with personal adjustments on top! Yes, I stack most all of my pedals and it works best going from the heavy to light. Going from a boost or OD to something heavy like a fuzz, you hardly even notice anything but doing it the other way works great! Case in point when doing many covers and a light drive is kicking the tone over the top from guitar and amp not coloring their tone, then kick on a heavy fuzz at the beginning of the board sends the lead tone into orbit! Sometimes I'll be stacking 3 or 4 light ODs and boosts together as long as they aren't all gained up to the maximum. Then you have all these shades of grind to play with. I could have a germanium/silicon pedal going into an op-amp based, then into a jfet based, into a silicon or mosfet based pedal. Cascading into all standard op-amp based pedals isn't nearly as good.