See, I really, really, really like the Timmy I built. It is perhaps the first pedal that I would consider replacing a tubescreamer with. I have always liked (loved) a good TS, and even as I sell them I'm constantly replacing them with new built ones.
Anyway, with all due respect, Paul has shared a lot of the details of how the pedal works, and has made sure the DIY community has access (albeit difficultly) to the right schem of the Timmy pedal. His stance is not to bitch and moan, but rather if people are going to clone his pedal that they better do it right, and they should do it on their own. What he has a big problem with people doing is making money of his design dishonestly. If you can read a schem, make a PCB, gather parts and put them in a box, he says that as long as you call it a timmy, he's fine with you building them. But, if you take that and start making lots of them and selling them - that's a HUGE no no.
I agree with him. I think his, and a few others, are special cases. I don't have a problem taking a DS-1 circuit, building it with better parts, making it a true bypass pedal or tweaking it out, and then selling it for money. Boss is huge, uses inferior parts and methods, and I can do better. Paul on the other had uses premium parts, True Bypass, is a husband and wife operation and pedal making is his sole income (as far as I last heard). Not to make a big deal of it or anything, but truthfully his is one of the most affordable bootik pedals out there and if you really want one and can't build one yourself - buy one. As the above poster made clear, it's often an investment and you can sell it for more money if you tire of it or figure out how to build your own.
I've had people ask me to make them Timmy's, and I always say no. I will build them anything else, but never a Timmy. I think Brian has the same stance.
Jacob
