The best OD pedal in the world is still the.......

siraxeman · April 2017

;-) Well in my world at least anyway - the Dano Transparent Overdrive MK1 version. Just bought a Pure Sky as I heard good things about it on here and elsewhere, and well it arrived today and it is indeed good, I was hoping this would replace my TOD which has the awkward knob positioning....but after A/B'ing 'em together its not gonna be taking the Dano's place on my board, i'll let it stay on with the Dano but no way is it taking its place....the Dano is just all round betterer, more gooder - lil bit more gain and a smoother around the edges type of sound. Just a more refined version if you will. The Pure Sky is definitely a great pedal for the money but the Dano beats it.

This makes me wonder if the Timmy is as good as the Dano? Never tried one n all that but I does wonder - sounds pretty identical on the comparison demos on youtube though.

vasselmeyer · April 2017

Marshall Guv'nor Mk.1

Dave_Mc · April 2017

I got the timmy and also have the dano. To be honest, apart from the easier knob positioning, I'm not certain the "real thing" is any better, at least what I use it for- a (rhythm tone, so flatter mids) boost for a high gain amp.

the timmy (that i have... there's always that caveat that any differences might just be tolerances from one pedal to another) might be a little sweeter if you were going to use it as an OD, and it works with the drive knob on zero (whereas with the dano it sounds muffled on zero, even using as a boost i have to up the drive slightly to get a decent tone).

siraxeman · April 2017

vasselmeyer said:

Marshall Guv'nor Mk.1

Sold my last one (I've had a few) a few months back...great pedal but not as good as the Dano TOD or even an SD-1 (IMO)

siraxeman · April 2017

Dave_Mc said:

I got the timmy and also have the dano. To be honest, apart from the easier knob positioning, I'm not certain the "real thing" is any better, at least what I use it for- a (rhythm tone, so flatter mids) boost for a high gain amp.

interesting - the Gearmandudes comparison seemed to say the same!

guitarfishbay · April 2017

Boss SD1

Dave_Mc · April 2017

Yeah. The dano seemed to have a bit more level boost on tap too, which is handy for what I use it for. There's a real growl to the dano that I really like- don't get me wrong, obviously the timmy sounds very, very similar (and has that growl , more or less, too), and also obviously if the timmy hadn't existed first the dano wouldn't exist either...

but yeah. the dano is an awful case design, though.

EDIT: ^ Yep I love the SD1 for leads. Just they need to fix that bypass bleed, really. It seems to be fixed in the Daphon clone... another case of the "real thing" not necessarily being better...

stickyfiddle · April 2017

The TS808 model in the Helix

ThorpyFX · April 2017

My issue with the DANO one is that it is a total clone of paul cochranes original design. Yes it sounds the same, but this is a case of a small manufacturer being ripped off by a big company. It did him a lot of harm financially, and tbh he's a nice guy who didn't deserve it.

Aidanspaghetti · April 2017

only one on your board at a gig . . . .
ANYTHING is better than nowt at a push....

ThePrettyDamned · April 2017

ThorpyFX said:

My issue with the DANO one is that it is a total clone of paul cochranes original design. Yes it sounds the same, but this is a case of a small manufacturer being ripped off by a big company. It did him a lot of harm financially, and tbh he's a nice guy who didn't deserve it.

Indeed.

It makes you wonder why he never scaled up production - I wonder if there were waiting lists. If so, you're really asking to be cloned. Make the genuine product available, and priced right, and it'll sell.

He's still making them though, so he's probably doing alright regardless.