MXR CSP027 Timmy Overdrive

About the MXR CSP027 Timmy Overdrive

The Timmy is one of the original transparent overdrives, a low-gain drive designed by Paul Cochrane and made here under licence by MXR. Its defining feature is an active bass and treble EQ that only cuts, never boosts, so it shapes the tone without adding a mid-hump and keeps the character of your guitar and amp. The MXR version makes the once-boutique, wait-listed Timmy widely and affordably available.

In one paragraph

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Listings of the MXR CSP027 Timmy Overdrive we watched from listing to sale typically went in 14 days (28 watched), a fast mover; it sells for a median of €85 over the last 90 days across 39 recorded sales, with most examples landing between €80 and €95. There are 119 listings live right now across Reverb, from €89 asking, a median ask 67% over the sale median. Figures computed 19 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.

What owners have said elsewhere

Paraphrased from 352 discussion threads among 11 owners, 2024. No names, nothing quoted.

Owners describe the Timmy as the transparent overdrive: low gain, with a cut-only bass and treble EQ that lets you shape the sound without stamping a mid-hump on it, so what comes out still sounds like your guitar and amp. The way most run it is as an always-on tone-shaper, volume up and gain low into an amp at the edge of breakup, controlling the drive from the guitar's volume knob. It is a long-standing favourite that people gig for years and keep as a go-to. The flip side of being transparent is that it is subtle: it is only as good as the guitar and amp in front of it, and a few owners find it underwhelming or dismiss it as a Klon knockoff (it is not). It is also much copied, and the Mooer Pure Sky in particular is a very close, cheap clone that owners rate highly for the money.