Buying Guides
The Timmy first appeared on the market in 2004 as the refined successor to its bigger brother, the Tim – one of the OG boutique guitar pedals. All the initial Timmy models were sold by Paul Cochrane directly through his Myspace page (remember Myspace...?). The Timmy typically uses the JRC4559 chip for the gain, although for the early V2 units Paul switched this out for an LM1458 chip, which he felt gave a smoother tone.
Picture the scene... you've just spent some time dialling in your dream high gain tone. You've got the amp cooking, stacked the overdrive pedals and achieved that perfect balance between saturation and clarity... but now there is an overwhelming hiss coming from the amp that threatens to derail your tone. What do you do?
Fresh from a successful NAMM ‘25, Daniel was gracious enough to answer some of our questions to help shed a little light on what Lichtlaerm Audio is all about and why we should all be excited to get our hands on the gear!
We are absolutely thrilled to welcome our newest brand onboard, Lichtlaerm Audio. And if you don't know these guys already, you're in for a treat...
It's safe to say that the Rat has become one of the most recognisable guitar pedals of all time. Known for its aggressive tone which pairs perfectly with an overdriven amp, every guitar player should try a Rat at least once!
A wet/dry/wet rig is a style of setup that involves using 3 separate amplifiers at the same time. One of the amps (usually the centre one) will be your dry amp, meaning it will have no effects added, and the two outer amps will be your wet amps. which is where the effected signal will get sent.
Throughout the history of guitar pedals, there are certain pedals that have stood the test of time and become iconic pieces that most guitar players will own, or have owned, at some stage. One of those iconic pedals is the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff.
How you build your live pedalboard can change your entire experience onstage in the heat of battle - but consider a well built pedalboard as an extension of your instrument and part of your performance, and you'll be onto a winner!
The Boss DS-1 Distortion has been on the market for almost 50 years and has become a staple on pedalboards around the world. Find out what makes it tick - and why it is so popular.
Although various iterations of the Ibanez Tube Screamer exist, there is no mistaking that classic green overdrive pedal that we've seen on countless pedalboards, from pub gigs to arena shows.
