In various reviews of The Timbre Project, the following artists have been used for comparison purposes:

Arto Lindsay
Badly Drawn Boy
Beck
Ben Folds Five
Bob Dylan
Bob Mould
Chuck Berry
Clem Snide
Elvis Costello
Fastball
Foo Fighters
Hanson
Iggy Pop
Jackson Browne
Jim White
Jonathan Richman
Mark Eitzel
Matthew Sweet
Neil Young
New Radicals
Nick Drake
Paul Westerberg
Pavement
Pearl Jam
Pete Yorn
Randy Newman
REM
Semisonic
Sting
10,000 Maniacs
The Kinks
The Promise Ring
The Rolling Stones
The Smiths
The Zombies
Tom Petty
Trent Reznor
Warren Zevon
Waylyne Jennings
Weezer
Wheat
XTC
Yanni