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However this " one ring to rule them all" idea is bollocks IMO. At low volume I find the Tim pretty bland and prefer other pedals. I've got few of the pedals mentioned above and they're all good at different jobs when matched with sympathetic equipment. They can all sound shit when used improperly too.
</. gets down off of soap box >
If I had the option I'd say the SD-1w just for the custom option.
I said maybe.....
Having not tried it first, there's no way I'd have bought the Timmy if I hadn't tried the Dano first- and as @ThePrettyDamned said, when the Dano was first released there was a pretty long waiting list too IIRC. Indeed, when I first got the Dano I didn't really use it much, because at that point in time I didn't really use OD pedals as boosts. It took me a good while to actually realise that it was awesome.
So anyway, my point being, being cloned may well have resulted in more sales (it did in my case) and more visibility for the real thing- or at least maybe not as big of a reduction as you'd at first think.
I currently have a Boss OS2, Angry Charlie, Maxon SD9 (which Scott Henderson holds in high regard) and a Maxon OD9.
My favourite is the Maxon OD9.
I've just (today) gone through all the OD pedals in my new Helix LT. The Timmy emulation was my favourite in the Helix.
I still prefer the Maxon OD9. There's something about it that suits my playing. But maybe I should try a real Timmy.
I could have any drive I liked if I wanted to invest heavily, but I really like the tones I get with a handful of inexpensive but otherwise top drawer tone and performance pedals, and to me that is more satisfying than a board full of Strymon...
How to make your Frontman sound like a Deuxle Reverb:
http://i66.tinypic.com/noj995.jpg
It was a surprising revelation at how good this single pedal was. I do use 3 drives normally but The HTdrive is quite the versatile tool.
I use it more as a slightly dirty clean boost, but love what it does to my clean tone. Stacks well too!