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unregistered, on january 20, 2006 7 of 7 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 80
Purchased from: Guitar Center - Edina, MN
Ease of Use: This is very very simple to use. It comes with an instruction manual that doesn't say much, here's basically how the 3 huge knobs work. Volume - kind of a useless dial. Why wouldn't anyone want this all the way to the right? Adjust distortion with the sustain dial or turn the volume down on your guitar or amp. Tone - this knob has infinite possibilities. Turn it all the way to the right to get a very crunchy, fuzzy and thin tone with not much low end. As you gradually turn it left you lose that crunch a bit and gain the low end. For a great balance of the two, turn the tone to about 3 o'clock. From about 12 to 2 o'clock you get a lower, richer tone which is pretty good but I prefer more crunch. From all the way left to 12 o'clock you get this very low, muffled tone that sounds like your amp is behind a wall. Sustain - this is basically if the distortion knob on your amp went to 20. I don't think I've ever had it at anything but max. Turn it all the way to the right and have your mind blown. // 10
Sound: This has the tone of the gods. I've played it next to the Sovtek russian one and the USA one just has a much clearer tone, more powerful, more of that raw gritty distortion. The difference is great enough that it is worth pitching in the extra $30 more to get this incredible tone. I don't think it is that noisy, when I first played it I was amazed at how little noise it makes if you just hold the strings, I'm used to a humming sensation. The sound comes out insanely good all the time, gives you a very powerful feeling (like if you drive a Humvee or hold a .44 Magnum). To hear the tone with a lot of low end: "Aluminum" and "Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground" by The White Stripes (the first song has the Big Muff used with distortion on the amp). To hear it how I love it with a bit thinner sound but more fuzz and crunch: "Touch Me I'm Sick" by Mudhoney, the classic Grunge song. Nirvana used it a little bit (it was used on the song Lithium according to the producer Butch Vig) and the Smashing Pumpkins also used it, one example is on the song "Hummer." As I've said, turn it to the right to get the crunch and fuzz, turn it to the left and that fades away to some low end. If you want to get a perfect balance of both, turn the tone knob all the way right and turn the low end dial on your amp up to the 8-10 zone. Now you're in tone heaven. I'm using it with a Washburn Maverick BT4, an Epiphone Les Paul Jr. and a Behringer GMX212 (pretty good setup for very little money). // 10
Reliability & Durability: If you've ever seen the pictures of this taken apart, it's basically one circuit board and a few wires, protected by one very thin metal sheet. It could probably fit inside a Boss or DigiTech pedal size, but then where would the kickass graphics go? My point is that it is pretty hollow, so don't jump on it or you might crush it in. You can stomp on it to an extent though, but usually just needs a little tap. I would use it at a gig if I had my adapter with me ($12 extra. It comes with a battery which I've heard last over 6 months but just get the adapter so you don't have to know in the back of your mind that it might die. You'll spend $12 on batteries after a while anyway. // 7
Impression: Overall this is probably the greatest and most infamous distortion pedal ever created. In the instruction sheet it calls the Big Muff Pi the greatest distortion/sustain device ever created (but this coming from the company themselves). One thing also in the instruction manual I'd like to point out is that it claims it was used by Jimi Hendrix - FALSE, the Big Muff was introduced in 1971, a year after Jimi died. Anyway, I love the tone, the cool graphics, ease of use, how it comes alive instantly, no delay in turning on, that tone is the best damn tone I've ever heard. I'm not so fond of: the size, it is kind of big and clunky and could be a little smaller, that the company constantly brags about how it was used by Hendrix, the warranty card only gives you 10 days to mail in the sheet or else no 1 year warranty, it isn't as strong as it could be, on the high E string on the very high frets, sometimes when you're playing fast it gets clipped (some of the notes don't make it). If you're thinking about getting it, you should. The tone is very distinctive, you can tell a Big Muff over any other generic distortion pedal. It's so rich, creamy, crunchy, and all analog. Check the Wikipedia. com entry for Big Muff to see what songs it was used on and more information (and I took the picture there - it is of my pedal). // 10
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unregistered, on january 24, 2005 3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Derringers music
Ease of Use: This unit is extremely easy to use It has three knobs: volume, tone, sustain (distortion). It is impossible not to get a good sound out of this beast it's awesome! All you have to do is step on the button and nicest fuzz/distortion ever whatever you have it set on! // 10
Sound: I use my Big Muff with a Squire Strat (it sucks but I get pretty good sounds out of it), Vox Wah, Boss DD6, Ibanez 7th Heaven (worst distortion ever)and a Marshall MG100DFX. The Big Muff sounds great it is probably one of the most versatile fuzz/distortion pedals ever. With the tone knob all the way to the right you get a cool filthy high pitch sound and with the tone all the way to the left you get a wicked thick sounding dirstortion and in between are all kinds great sounds I normally have the tone slightly past 12 o'clock only just though so it is still thick but also cuts through. The sustain knob is also great it can take you from extreme distorted mahem to a quiet slightly fuzzed mellow sound. My favourite band is The Smashing Pumpkins and they too use Big Muffs so it is easy for me to get a pumpkin sound. // 10
Reliability & Durability: I would definitely use it on a gig without a backup it is very dependable I have used the same battery in it for almost 6 months and it is still going strong. It does have a 9v power supply input but I am yet to need it as the battery has lasted so long. // 10
Impression: I play shrump rock and it is a perfect match since me and my band invented the style. I have been playing for about 9 months but am a quick learner. The main reasons I bought this pedal were the fact that it was extremely versatile and I could get a really pumpkiny sound out of it. If this were stolen I would hunt down the guy that stole it and get it back I wouldn't hurt him because I mean who could blame the guy this is the greatest distortion ever. // 10
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BlackLotusFox, on february 27, 2006 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 80
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Ease of Use: This pedal is extremely easy to use, you plug it in and mess with the three knobs, volume, tone and sustain. The tone and sustain will alter how much fuzz and how sharp or muddy it is. Other than that, there's nothing to worry about. // 10
Sound: I'm playing with a MIM Strat with a Hot Rails in the bridge and I must say this pedal was more than I was expecting. I've never played with a fuzz pedal before and I've now fallen in love with the sound. It's perfect for my style of music. It's very easy to dial in any sound I want and it has this really great smooth fuzz, sound alot like Gilmour's solos on The Wall. // 10
Reliability & Durability: From what I've seen, this thing is really durable. I can smash on it pretty hard. I'd play without a backup. Just have to make sure you have batteries, but they last a really long time. // 10
Impression: I play progressive/psychedelic rock and blues, a lot of Pink Floyd but also a lot heavier newer things like The Mars Volta. This pedal works for everything I need as a fuzz. I'm planning on getting more overdrives for boosters to make my sound change a bit more. If it were stolen or lost I'd get a new one for sure. The thing I love best about this pedal is that it totally suprised me when I bought it, I've fallen in love with the thing. // 10
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boogs420, on september 30, 2006 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 80
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Ease of Use: The Big Muff Pi is a pretty straight-forward guitar pedal. With volume, sustain, and tone you can get some good distortions for bass and guitar. Mine didn't include a manual, so I don't know if they don't come with them or mine was just forgotten, but even without the manual it's pretty simple to manipulate. // 8
Sound: I play guitar and bass and use this pedal for both instruments. For guitar I plug a hot rodded mexi strat into the Big Muff, from the Big Muff I plug into an epi valve jr. this setup can give me some thick creamy tones similar to hendrix, but with the tone turned all the way up it can get too trebly and actually annoying. I have a Cort B5 and plug that into the Big Muff then into a GK BC115 combo. I can get some smooth Muse like tones. When used for bass, the treble really cuts through the mix. Although a great sounding fuzz pedal, fuzz doesnt't usually fit into many genres so it isn't very versatile. // 7
Reliability & Durability: The Big Muff is pretty light, like various other e-h pedals it has a very thin shell that doesnt't't seem to strong but so far has held up really well. The decal on the top looks good but comes off very easily, you could probably scrape it off with your nail, but when some comes off it has a cool "Vintage" vibe to it. I can depend on it but I would bring extra batteries because I don't have enough pedals to make a daisy chain worthwile. But it does have an ac jack for those Who do want to be free of batteries. // 8
Impression: I dabble in everything from punk to funk to screamo and hardcore to ska and some folk. The big muff suits punk and some ska but that's about it. if your going for a nice tube fuzz then this is great. But for other things, it's not all too versatile. if it were stolen, I'd probably be angry for a while then go buy a bassballs pedal. I've been liking those more and more lately. I have the American one and I like it. I haven't had much experience with the Russian version but I do know that the output and input jacks are reversed on the Russian one and I believe that the russian doesnt't have true bypass. // 8
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PeteTLT, on august 11, 2008 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: C$ 75
Ease of Use: O boy do I like fuzz! And this is one fuzz! It has three nobs to easy control your volume, sustain and tone. The sustain is the crunch that you get in the fuzz, the tone controls and makes miner detail cahnges which is really what you need to get the perfect sound. // 10
Sound: I'm using it on a Peavey amp with clean settings and I can pull of any sound I want. With the sustain all the way up and the tone just a slight bit down, you can emulate almost all (if not all) Silversun pickups songs and make really any song sound so much better. // 10
Reliability & Durability: This is one of the most dependable pedals I've used. I have a Boss MT-2 metalzone and what I find with it and many other distortion pedals like it is the fact that it seems to amplify the small amount of static I get fro certian guitars into a low buzz, but with this pedal there has been no such trouble. As far a durability is concerned, jump all over this bad boy. It has a nice medal casing that has stopped any damage I could have caused so far. The only reason I am giving it an 9 is that the nobs are reliable all the time. I'm not saying they don't read right, I'm just saying that nobs are easily turned and if you intend to jump all over it, you may change ur settings slightly (seeing as the closest nob seems to be the tone for me). // 9
Impression: Overall I am very impressed with this pedal. I had explored every possibility to do with distortion and this is the only one I'm totally satisfied with. I've been playing with it a little less than a month but I have put it through it's pases and even the battery has lived up to the pedal expectation. I estimate it has been on a total of 15 hours on the one battery. I have not found a song that can't use a big helping of muff. // 10
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Blompcube, on june 02, 2008 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: £ 60
Purchased from: Trevor Davies Music
Ease of Use: Its very easy to get the best sound to suit you out of this pedal. It has only 3 controls, Volume, Tone (Anti-clockwise is treble cut/bass boost, and clockwise is vice versa), and Sustain (basically the level of compression and to a lesser extent saturation, like gain, but sustain is a more accurate label for what it does). it's so easy to use, I haven't actually read the manual. Mine is the NYC USA muff, which I got because it's all they had in TDM. // 10
Sound: I mainly use this with a Fender Cyclone HS and a Laney VC30 combo. It is a little noisy, but it's a fuzz/distortion. Actually, there's a lot less noise than most of this type of pedal. Of course, turning the sustain up to full makes it crackle a little, but I think that's a result of outside interference. The effect itself is pure energy. Don't expect pleasant, smooth warm clipping, because this is a fuzzbox. What you get is an incredibly gritty, raw, all powerful dirty sound, with bass levels through the roof. it's so thick sounding, if you use a downtuned guitar for rhythm, you won't need to add a bass guitar to the mix, because the guitar will fill out that range of frequencies. it's almost as if there is a sub-octave. You can dial this out with the tone knob and go for all out treble, but I think it can sound very shrill if you turn it up too much, especially if you have a bright voiced amp like mine. I usually have the tone a little below half, so there's the subsonic bass response but with just enough treble to sharpen the sound a little. It is scooped in the midrange, so it could get lost in the mix, but I usually match the volume of everything to the midrange so that it my guitar won't disappear out of the mix when I Switch it on, and it works. This pedal also works great as a bass fuzz, although I prefer how it sounds with bass if you turn the sustain almost as low as it can go. So it's not perfect, but it's still a great sound. I didn't get this pedal with the intention of getting the sound of my favourite artists, as none of them actually used a big muff regularly, but it's very good for Nirvana, even though kurt cobain only ever used a big muff on 1 or 2 songs. // 9
Reliability & Durability: I've not had an opportunity to rehearse with it yet, let along gig, but I think it will last. It is well constructed, like all EHX pedals, but the sheet metal does kinda worry me, because it seems to bend momentarily when I unplug the cables from the input/output jacks. Seems like it could dent with road abuse, but nothing that'll effect the performance of the pedal. Well, the sheet metal construction doesn't really worry me as much as I just suggested it does, otherwise I wouldn't have bought 3 EHX pedals. // 7
Impression: I play a wide variety of music, from classic to modern rock, punk, blues, and while this is a better match for the modern rock and punk sounds, there are also a bunch of classic rock bands that used the big muff "back in the day", so it could suit some classic rock. I've been playing since I was about 7 years old, but I stopped playing when I was about 10 or 11, then went back to it when I was 15, I think. I'm now 18. whether that counts as 11 years of playing guitar or not, I don't know. I'll just say I've been playing about 3 years. In the way of distortion I also own a Boss DS-2 and a Marshall Jackhammer. The guy in the shop told me everything he knew about big muffs before I bought it so I didn't need to ask anything! If it was stolen, I'd definitely get another, because it's an important part of my sound now. I love the raw energy this thing seems to put in your hands. You get a real sense of power when you Switch this thing on, I'm not a very confident person, but I do become much more confident when I start using the big muff. I guess my only issue with it is the slight mid-scoop that makes me need to boost the overall volume to match the midrange. When I'm recording, especially, I end up matching the input volume to my clean sound, then when the big muff comes in with the mid-frequency volume matching, boom, it's clipped. I guess that's my problem, not the fault of the pedal itself. I didn't compare this to anything else. I just tried it out and was completely blown away by the sound and had to have it, when I was looking for a fuzz. It was also the only fuzzbox I could find locally. Prior to that, I was considering the Ibanez FZ-7 in the same shop, but that was sold before I got a chance to try it out. The only thing I wish this pedal had was a bit more midrange frequencies. But it's a great pedal anyway, I'd recommend them to anyone Who is looking for a thick, dirty fuzz. // 9
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jo3myster, on april 07, 2008 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 60
Ease of Use: I have heard from some people that this pedal is not worth it, but when I tried it out it sounds fine.I personally like the sound of this pedal. I use the Muff for an overdrive/booster/sustainer pedal. The only thing I don't like about this pedal is it didn't come with an instruction manual. The use of this pedal is pretty simple after you play with it for a while. There is only 3 knobs so it's not that hard to figure out how the sound works. // 9
Sound: I use an Epiphone G-400 SG with Seymour Duncan (JB-4 Bridge, Jazz model neck) pickups, and an Ibanez RG series through a Marshall MG100DFX Head through Marshall MG412 Cabinet. It is not my most used of all of my pedals but when I do use it, I use it to be loud! It sounds great for soloing or when you just want an extra boost. It sounds pretty good for "The Fall Of Troy", which was the main reason why I got this pedal because Thomas Erak uses a similar model to mine. // 9
Reliability & Durability: I can always rely on this pedal. I mean come on this thing is in complete metal casing. It is pretty much impossible to break this thing on accident. But there is one flaw, the little LED light thingy is not the strongest. I had it on a small table in my practice area and it fell off of the table. I thought nothing of it until I looked at the LED light and it fell back into the pedal. This in no way affected the sound of this pedal it is just another minor inconvenience. You just will have to play with it to see if it is on or off. But otherwise this pedal is pretty strong. // 8
Impression: I play mostly metal/rock style songs, this pedal is a perfect match. I have been playing for about a year now so I am still looking for new pedals that float my boat, so if this was broken or stolen I would just buy a different pedal to experiment with. I wish I would have asked if there was an instruction manual or something to help me with the sound. I wish this pedal had more tone control knobs so I could shape the sound more. And it would be a lot nicer if it had an ac adapter instead of using 9 volts which are super expensive. // 8
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evilbeaver22, on december 08, 2008 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Ease of Use: The Russian made Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi is the Holy Grail of fuzz pedals. First manufactured in the early seventies, the Big Muff was based heavily on the distorted sound popularized by Jimi Hendrix. This pedal is very simple, one input, one output, one volume knob, one tone knob, and one sustain knob. The sustain knob regulates the amount of distortion, and goes from almost a clean boost at zero to a grinding, spitting fuzz at ten. Between the two extremes there are a wide array of beautiful fuzz sounds, and wherever you put the chickenhead knob, you're sure to find a great sound. This sonic array is augmented by the tone knob that shapes the distortion from a deep throaty growl, perfect for bass guitarists, to a screaming Overdrive.
This pedal requires almost no tweaking to make it sing, and it's easy to transform the sound. // 9
Sound: I am playing a Fender Jaguar hh special through a Peavey windsor, and this pedal perfectly compliments the Vintage class a distortion with everything from a touch of sweet sustain to a load of heavy distortion.
The pedal can be a tad noisy, but this can be easily countered by rolling back on the volume knob of your guitar. This effect sounds great with most other effects aside from other distortion pedals, but this isn't really an issue as the fuzz sounds great by itself. This pedal is great for emulation the heavily distorted tones of most guitarists. It's easy to get a hendrixesque fuzz sound, or to roll on the gain and get a heavier early sabbath sound. The unit wouldn't do modern metal well though, as the pedal leans towards a fuzz sound more than a distortion at high gains. The unit sounds best with a mid to high tone and sustain, which creates a fat harmonically rich seventies distortion. // 8
Reliability & Durability: The pedal feels solid, and comes in a fairly Solid Metal case. My only complaints about the durability would be that the Russian Fuzz doesn't have a 9v jack, so you have to keep fresh batteries on hand if you want to use it on stage. For diyers, adding the jack is an easy mod which I have done myself and will add an extra layer of security to the sound if you plan to gig with it. The casing is fairly large, and if any components did fail, they would be easily replaceable. I would happily gig with this without a backup distortion, but I always bring some extra 9v's just in case. // 8
Impression: This pedal is perfect for creating the rich, fat, distortion that was popular in the late sixties and early seventies. If it were stolen, I'd definitely buy a new one. The pedal looks good, feels solid, and most importantly sounds phenomenal, all for around fifty bucks. I prefer it to tube screamers, fuzz faces, and Boss distortions because of it's natural analog tone, and beautiful retro styling. // 10
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georgez, on january 12, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Soundstore.fi
Ease of Use: Electro-Harmonix's Big Muff Pi has three large knobs: Volume, Tone and Sustain. With volume-knob you can control the output of the Big Muff. With Tone you can control tone (surprise! ) of the fuzz. Right down to the right it's annoying, treble-boosted etc. and I can't see why anyone would use it otherwise it was just freakin' aroound. I prefer to turn it somewhere near 11 o'clock. Sustain-knob controls the amount of sustain and fuzz. I got the short manual with this product. It was about the knobs and batteries etc. Big Muff Pi is very easy to use and it's easy to get just the sounds you want. // 10
Sound: I use Big Muff Pi with Ibanez RG350EX and Squier Strat. As amp I use Yamaha's Fifty112 which is very old yet fine for me. In the manual there read that due to Big Muff's ultra high gain all the cables must be working correct or there will be hum. Of course if Sustain Knob is right down to the right it's noisier than Sustain Knob turned right to the left. The fuzz is not weak; it's awesome and just what I was expecting for this. The sounds I get out of this effect are all great, perfect! // 9
Reliability & Durability: The Big Muff is bigger than Boss or DigiTech pedals, though I believe that all the stuff inside that thin cover would fit in to Boss pedal. I definetely can depend on this. There's not breakable things there and if you don't run over it riding elefant it won't probably break up. I will use this on a gig without a backup. // 9
Impression: I play progrock and sometimes some blues and Big Muff Pi has suited to everything I have played with it. Amount of fuzz can be controlled from the indieguitarbuzz to Zeppelin sounds and even further. If this will be stolen, I will search the dirty thief to my hands and then beat HIM up, and if I couldn't I would buy another. // 10
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Mr. Tomnus, on july 16, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: A$ 159
Ease of Use: this muff pedal is easy as pi (excuse the pun). Three knobs and a switch which ultimately make wonderful fart noises. I joke. There is a footswtich to turn the effect on and off, a knob for volume (and for you Boss users out there like myself, this pedal has great volume control in comparison to other distortion pedals, with the exception of the tube Screamer). The sustain knob controls how much distortion you get and the tone knob alters the sharpness of the sound. I play it safe for home practice and have the volume at 12 o'clock, which is about even with my amplifiers clean channel. // 10
Sound: My current set up for home practices are my hot rodded american strat (soon to be un-hot rodded). Strat to muff, muff to Boss od-3, od-3 to crybaby, crybaby to reverb pedal and then to my Fender frontman 15w amp. For when playing with my band it is the same except the frontman is replaced with a '59 bassman. It sounds amazing and actually for some reason reduces noise on my pedal board. I play pretty much everything from blues to metal (nothing really heavier than Metallica and Iron Maiden) and this pedal does it all. Depending on the song I will use this as either lead tones or rhythm. My usual setting is volume:12 0'clock, sustain: 3 o'clock, tone: 2 o'clock. This gives you what I call "perfect fuzz". Because on this setting you can do the hendrix funk fuzz, Muse style fuzz and my favourite, the same tone as dave gilmour in the solo from another brick in the wall pt. 2. And for the first time (after three other fuzz pedals, which admittedly were cheapo) I have a fuzz which plays nicely with wah. // 10
Reliability & Durability: I have the russian model, which I felt was a bit sturdier than the us version, and yeah I know it isnt the 'Original fuzz' but hell, on the day I liked the sound more. I would use it at a gig without backup, mainly because I have built my own pedal board/case, which will take drops well. My only qualm is the lack of power jack for an adaptor. But when the warantee is voided in a year, I will put one in myself. But overall I think this is a fairly dependable pedal. // 8
Impression: My band is pretty eclectic in what we play. Mix between blues, funk, rock and alternative. I am a pedal junkie, which has only been a development in the last year or so. I have played guitar solidly for the last 5 years and in my early adolescent years on and off (so about 7 all up) I'm now 18 and this is the newest edition to my collection. I have a Fender american standard strat and a Fender acoustic/electric as well as a Fender frontman amp and a Fender bassman amp (yeah I'm a bit of a Fender junkie, although I do love gibsons and marshalls, I just don't have the dough to get them, not that I'm unhappy with my gear). If it were lost or stolen I would want to replace it immediately, if not with a big muff, then a z-vex Fuzz Factory. But would deffinately be getting a muff. Before buying this pedal I compared it to a Boss and an MXR, and this one jsut blew me away. My only wish is that it had an adaptor jack. But plain and simple... I luff my muff. // 9
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sugna_slays, on may 11, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 89.25
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Ease of Use: The Big Muff with Tone Wicker is really just the standard NYC version of the Big Muff with two upgrades. There are the three standard knobs, and then the two switches. The first knob is volume. Then, the tone knob which has a wide range from boomy, undefined mud to thin and biting. And the last knob is called sustain; this controls the amount of distortion and how long a note will hold. When sustain is dimed, you will have a note sustain for minutes. Then there are the two switches. The first one is the tone Switch, which is a bypass for the tone knob. When engaged, the tone functions normally, but when off, it turns off the tone knob and gives a huge sound which causes an increase in volume. The second Switch is the wicker, which opens up three high-frequency filters to give a more biting treble. Pretty easy to figure out on your own how stuff works. // 10
Sound: I'm using an Epiphone Goth Les Paul (meh) into this into a Raven 20-watt practice amp. A pretty lame setup, but I'm poor. Anyway, i get a great fuzzy distortion out of this box. I have the tone at 2 o'clock and the sustain maxed, but sometimes vary up the sustain to not have so much insanity. With the tone on and the wicker off, it is you basic big muff and doesn't hum very much. With the wicker flipped on, there is more treble and it bites harder. It also fizzes when you aren't playing, which can be annoying. When the tone is flipped off, it gets really loud and sound big. I love the abrasive sound i get from this and use the wicker as a boost for solos. The only improvement I would personally want is more feedback, but most people hate it, so take that for what you want. This is a fuzz pedal, so you can get Hendrix-like tones, but I think it's great for Grunge, smashing pumpkins, and nine inch nailsy sounds. Not really good for metal, which i don't really care for. If you want metal, get the Metal Muff. // 9
Reliability & Durability: This lives up to the stomp-box name. It's made out of metal and very well put together. I've stomped on this thing and it works as perfect as the day I got it. I would definitely gig without a backup (assuming I could get backups whenever I wanted). This thing is solidly built. // 10
Impression: The Big Muff is one of the most famous effect pedals ever. This new version delivers the same basic tone with a few extra controls. However, if they were in stock at the time I bought this, I would have bought a Devi Ever fuzz pedal. If you like fuzz, then I guarantee you will find one you like on the website (deviever.com). The samples sound amazing and I would be regretting not buying one if the Big Muff wasn't great, but it gives a great sound and suit's my purposes. I recommend this pedal in favor of the regular Big Muff, simply for the extra controls, but I highly recommend looking at Devi Ever and making the choice for yourself. // 9
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toyboxmonster, on march 02, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: C$ 89
Purchased from: Spaceman Music
Ease of Use: The EHX Big Muff is configured as any other 3-knob distortion pedal: it features 1 volume, 1 tone, and one gain (sustain) knob. Amongst the numerous goodies now included in the package (one of which is a DVD of EHX pedal demos) is a manual. It's unnecessary, really, but it's there. There can be no "bad" sounds produced by this pedal; that is to say, there is only one sound that this pedal can achieve, and it's a good one. Fiddling with the sustain will result in a very slight mellowing or harshening of sound, but in all honestly, there isn't much tweaking of your sound involved. // 10
Sound: The Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, like the Pro Co Rat and the Arbiter Fuzz Face, is the kind of pedal that has a very distinctive sound. It's a one-trick pony; if you buy this, it's because you're looking for that 'Big Muff sound'. If you're looking for a versatile, all-purpose distortion, than this isn't it. One sound can be attained: a rich, silky smooth gargle. The USA Big Muff has a strong low-end in comparison to the scratchier, treblier Sovtek Big Muff, which is great for the wall-of-sound ambient drones that I play, but also for warm blues and rock 'n' roll sounds. It isn't noisy at all, though the Switch does sometimes emitt an audible pop that gets repeated if you're running a delay or reverb unit. It's nowhere near as versatile as a Zvex Fuzz Factory or the like, but if you're looking for a Big Muff sound, this is the only way to go. // 9
Reliability & Durability: I disagree with the general impression that this is a reliable product. The USA Big Muff feels brittle to me; I find myself handling it very delicately for fear that it will break. I much rather the tough casing on the Russian version, or the die-cast armour of the Little Big Muff. // 7
Impression: Combined with the right effects boxes, the Big Muff is capable of tremendous walls of distorted ambience. I usually use a Fender Jaguar Special > Dunlop Cry Baby > Big Muff > DigiTech RP-300A > DigiTech Digiverb > Fender JAM. This setup does deliver exactly the sort of sound I need, but versatility is an important factor to me as I'd like to save space on an expanding pedal board, so I'll probably sell it to help finance a Fuzz Factory. If anything, I wish it was capable of harsher sounds; if I were to replace it with another Big Muff, I think I'd go for it's Russian cousin. The only real trouble with this pedal is that it takes a "male" adaptor, but Electro-Harmonix corrected this on the Litte Big Muffs. // 9
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PumpkinPieces, on february 02, 2007 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Elderly Music
Ease of Use: This is a very easy to use pedal. Just three knobs: Volume, Tone, Sustain. Directions are helpful, but if you've owned any pedal before it should be second nature. the more you turn the tone knob, the more trebley it gets, the more you turn the sustain the more gain. Overall very easy to use. // 9
Sound: I've played it through a Peavy Transtube amp but I own a Marshall MG 100 half stack. Sounded the same out of either. I have many guitars but I've currently only played my FenderTelecaster and 99' Epiphone LP Junior P-90 through it. With the P-90 it has some noise when the Sustain is up real high, but nothing annoying. It's a great sounding pedal I haven't had a problem with it. I can get a great Smashing Pumpkins tone out of it, any of their heavy songs from Siva to Everlasting Gaze. I can also get good Classic Rock tones like AC/DC and Zeppelin if I turn the Sustain down. As well as Grunge, I can get some nice feedback, I can control the feedback, I guess you'd say. And the tone knob really gives you a nice range of tones. Very well done, Electro-Harmonix. Just what I was looking for. // 10
Reliability & Durability: I can depend on this, I'd gig with it but then again I'd have my other "Crossroads" pedal anyways, in case if it gave out. But I think it'd hold up well. also stays in place, and doesn't slide around much. Good stuff. Rather big though, not a bad thing, actually makes it easier to see and press. // 10
Impression: I play anything from Ska to Blues to Metal, and much in between, this pedal suits my Smashing Pumpkins fix easily. I've been playing for a year and a half, and I play in a ska band and my own alternative/Grunge band. I compared it with the Double Muff, and this one was the better buy in my eyes. if it were stolen I'd rebuy it in a heartbeat. I love everything about this pedal, it's heavy, it's grungey, it's fuzzy, it just kicks the pants off anyone listening. I like how big the pedal is too, good to kind of make jokes about. But overall a great buy, I'm completely satisfied with buying this, no regrets. // 10
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leid sepplin, on december 28, 2006 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 79
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Ease of Use: First of all I will go ahead and say that I have the american reissue big muff, but have played the russian. Well there is only one slip of paper to show how to work this thing, so that just goes to show. There are only 3 knobs. Volume: contrary to what some people say, the volume part of the pedal is actually very useful in making a sound. High volume makes the fuzz more noisy, while low volume makes the fuzz more Overdrive like. Tone: This changes how Bassy, or trebly the guitar is. there is really no midrange, just bassy, or trebly. Sustain: this says sustian but it's more like fuzz/distortion. This is where you can really experiment. Turning the tone and sustain to about 3 o'clock will give you a hendrix like tone, while tone in the middle and sustain at 8, will give you a more blusey tone. Really simple for someone like me to Pick up, play, and sound good. // 10
Sound: My current setup is an Epiphone Les Paul Custom, and Crate GFX212. This can be a noisy pedal with sustain and tone all the way up. I have humbuckers and I still get pretty bad feedback and hiss. In my opinion this pedal always sounds good no matter what setting you have it on. It's also for a good range of fuzz rock, Hendrix, alternative, classic rock. The only thing this pedal does wrong is the tone. there should be a switch more than a knob for it. It is really only low-end, and high-end. It also has a creamer tone than the russian bif muff, which is better for heavier music. // 9
Reliability & Durability: You can definatly depend on this pedal. It has a sturdy casing, and seems like it will last a long time. I wouldn't rely on it at a gig right now, though, because I don't have the adaptor yet. The adaptor is only 12 bucks so it's not a major setback, but I don't have the time to mess with it right now. Too bad it didn't come with the pedal (I'm looking at you Electro-Harmonix). // 9
Impression: I mostly play classic rock and some hard rock, so this is a really good match. I've been playing for about 3 years and this is my first fuzz/distortion pedal and I love it. If it were stolen I'd buy it again, definatly! I've only had it for about a month and already have some songs that rely on it. And once again this is much creamier and better for classic rock then the russian big muff. I chose this though cause of what I play. But you should go out yourself and try both to see which you like best! // 10
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reb_49, on july 10, 2006 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 50
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Ease of Use: Simple pedal just a tone, volume, and sustain knob. Love the simplicity of these type of pedals. Mine was the Russian model which to me is more better looking than the US one. // 10
Sound: I use this pedal with my piece of Sh*t guitar and my Marshall MG100DFX along with some other pedals. To me the fuzz tone sounds great. All I know is that Billy Corgan uses the Big Muff during Siamese Dream and it gave me that fuzz sound of Today. I have use it with a Wah pedal after fuzz because you can't hear the wah before the fuzz or you put the wah through an FX Loop. // 9
Reliability & Durability: Looks durable but I take care of my pedals so they probably will last a long time. I would damn well use it in a gig without backup. // 10
Impression: I play a variety but mostly RATM and Smashing Pumpkins so this pedal suits my needs. IF it were stolen I would beat the person Who stole it to the last inch of his life and make him beg for a damn miracle to live. I love the fuzz tone but was disappointed at the way the output and input where located and it also doesn't use any adapter so there battery money there. // 8
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SYH_Fan, on october 22, 2005 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Local Dealer
Ease of Use: Very easy to use. This is the strong point of this pedal. Only three controls, and clean mode. There is basically no manual. Just plug in and play. // 10
Sound: I use it with a 2004 Fender American Stratocaster. It is not noisy at all. Absolutely no noise in clean mode. Some hum in distortion mode. The effects always sound great. Expect a sounds like Hendrix, Smashing Pumpkins (Siamese Dream), Nirvana (Nevermind). The pedal exceeds in its treble tone, with full sustain. // 10
Reliability & Durability: Very dependable due to its simplicity. But if I were a pro, I would keep a backup, because the electrical board is naked against the battery and that makes me nervous. // 8
Impression: I play Smashing Pumpkins/Nirvana/Muse style music. Perfect match. Both Cobain and Corgan used this pedal themselves, so there really isn't any better pedal you could get to emulate their sound. I have been playing for nearly three years and I only own one guitar and one 15W Fender amp. I wish I had asked about the infamous tone loss that this pedal causes at high volumes. It is a concern. I love the simplicity and ease of use. My favorite feature is the sustain. It is very effective and makes high notes stand out, like on the "Cherub Rock" (Pumpkins) solo. I hate how you have to balance the pedal's volume with the amp volume to get a good sound. It requires some time to get the volume settings where you want it and the volume affects the tone which is not good. // 9
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aic_rooster, on january 23, 2006 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 70
Purchased from: Musicians Friend
Ease of Use: This pedal is fairly simple. Three knobs to dial in your volume, tone and sustain. The pedal is really easy to get a good sound out of, but be warned, low quality amps will sell this pedal short. This is a classic pedal putting out the fuzz needed for those like Hendrix, Smashing Pumpkins, White Stripes or really any kind of rock with a fuzzy kind of distortion. // 9
Sound: I'm running it through an SG and a Fender amp. It is excellent in keeping unwanted noise out. This pedal is a stompbox and when you stomp it, it kicks in with a passion. Works great when used in collusion with overdriven amps or basic Overdrive effects. Acts as a boost to really bring out those solos. // 9
Reliability & Durability: I would definetly use this without a backup. A highly dependable and solid pedal. The 9v batt it uses goes a long way before you'll need to replace it. Although when the battery gets low the pedal can be a touch weak. // 10
Impression: I play primarily the '90s alternative and Grunge scene. Of course I also play Hendrix and some classic stuff. This pedal is a great match for it, and is something every guitarist will end up buying in the end to get the fuzz sound that is unmatched by competitors. The only thing I'd have to say critically of it, is that the input output jacks are opposite of each other. Not a big deal but if you had a really short cable that couldn't reach or something, it may be an issue but I'd doubt it. If it were lost or stolen I would 100% buy this again. It really is unrivaled by other pedals in its class. If you want fuzz, Big Muff is the way to go. // 9
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dondude, on july 10, 2006 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 79
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Ease of Use: This is an awesome sounding fuzz box. It is fairly simple to get a great tone, but with every different pedal, you have to "test" it out and see how it works for you and how to get the sound you want. I didn't find a manual with mine. With other pedals I have bought it gave you setting pictures for different sound that you could get and I like that, but I didn't get that with this pedal. But it didn't take me long to figure out how I wanted this thing to sound like it does. // 8
Sound: I use this mainly with my les paul. If you get it up high enough it will get pretty loud. At first I thought it was kind of weak, but only because I was not used to fuzz. It has great tone. The band Wolfmother inspired me to buy this pedal and that is what I use it for mostly. I also use it for some early Zeppelin, Sabbath, and of course the creator of fuzz, Jimi Hendrix. I like the sustain setting allowing me to hold chords. I love how it does not get too saturated if you get it up high. // 10
Reliability & Durability: Very dependable. Would never consider a back up. I have had it for almost a month, and the battery doesn't even look like it lost any juice. // 10
Impression: I play classic rock mostly and this is a great match for that stuff. I have been playing for about 3 years. Other pedals I have are Boss blues driver, Boss phase shifter, DigiTech Whammy, Vox wah. I would buy another one if something happened to the one I have now. My favorite feature would have to be the sustain. When I was in Guitar Center, it was between this, or the Seymour Duncan tweak fuzz. The Duncan was cool, but you just can't beat that classic tone of Big Muff. I also compard this to the Big double muff. I did not like that at all because in the long run, probably would have ended up using only one of them, and it gave me too much saturation. So I chose this Big Muff. // 9
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jackh131, on september 18, 2006 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 109.8
Purchased from: eBay.co.uk
Ease of Use: I purchased my Big Muff about half a year ago from eBay.co.uk, and it is by far my favourite pedal. It is very easy to use, just 3 knobs, tone, volume and sustain, a monkey could work out how to use this thing. It's very eacy to get a nice dirty 'wall of fuzz' type of sound from it. // 9
Sound: I use this with a Fender Telecaster and a Roland Cube 60 amplifier. My setup is by no means amazing, but this pedal still sounds great, you never get loads of feedback from this pedal which is good, although I do know some guitarists do like messing atound with feedback. I find that this pedal is very good for a Queens Of The Stone Age-esque sound. Overall this is a great fuzz pedal, although one downside is that it isn't very versatile. // 8
Reliability & Durability: This pedal is pretty solid, even though the metal casing isn't very thick. Mine has been bashed around quite a bit and still works perfectly, I did once think that it had stopped working though, but then I realised I just needed a new battery. I would confidently use it during a gig without a backup. // 10
Impression: I play music by a variety of different bands, going from Radiohead to Led Zeppelin to Queens Of The Stone Age, and it works well for all of them. It works well with my other gear. If it broke (unlikely) I would happily fork out the cash for another one. I don't like the fact that you can't alter the amount of the fuzz but I would probably have it on full most of the time anyway. When I bought this, it was either this or a Pro-Co Rat, and I'm glad I chose this. // 9
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IThinkNot, on january 02, 2006 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 78.99
Purchased from: musiciansfriend.com
Ease of Use: I think the fact that the manual is one tiny piece of paper speaks for itself. 3 knobs: volume, tone, and sustain (fuzz). One thing I don't like about it is that the tone knob is fairly unresponsive. It goes from bassy to trebly quite quickly, with a fairly small middle ground. I have found a few nice sounds regardless. // 9
Sound: I'm using with a MIM Tele through a Vox AD50VT. This allows for a little extra tweaking with all the settings on the Vox. I tend to use the pedal with the Fender and Vox style amp models. It gets mildy noisy, but not unbearable; it is a fuzz pedal after all. You can get a nice Dinosaur Jr. sound easily out of this. Smashing Pumpkins too. I'm still figuring out how it is for soloing by itself. It's pretty nice for rhythm though. One thing that is kind of wierd is the dynamics of the sound. It's hard to describe. Doesn't palm mute very well. It's not bad, I actually like the uniqueness of it, but heavy palm muters should avoid this pedal. // 8
Reliability & Durability: From what I can tell, it's built very sturdy. The casing is all metal. It's not a Boss, but it's also not some crappy plastic thing. On eBay they have plenty of them from the '70s that are all scratched up, but still working fine, so that seems to be a good indication of its reliability. // 9
Impression: This pedal is really nice to get a certain kind of sound. I play indie rock and I like to get a nice wall of noise, which this pedal lends itself to. I would say that you should try this pedal out before you buy, just so you know exactly what you are getting. I think some people might not like it, but it's perfect for other people. // 9
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Red-Vex, on may 21, 2004 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 126
Ease of Use: When you plug it in for the first time, you surely going to spend one or two hours striking on your strings and jumping all over the place. It has three knobs you can work on: (1)Volume control, (2)Sustain and (3)Tone. You need to hit some kind of button to turn it on rather than a pedal. I would prefer the classical kind of switch for it (that is the pedal) but the button, yet a little uncomfortable, still works. It needs to be fed with a 9V battery, that in my case was included in the pack; hopefully in yours too. // 10
Sound: I'm using it on a Crafter Stratocaster like guitar and on a Fender Frontman Reverb Amp, 15W. I still have to try it on a friend of mine's Marshall, but I wonder what would happen then, since it really seemed to turn my small amp into one of those hundreds-of-watts monsters. It isn't noisy at all, rather it looks like when I turn it on it cleans my amp's background noise!The sound you can get out if it is powerful and strong and you can get anything from metal like System of A Down, even choppier like Slipknot, to a chunkier one like Nirvana's. The distortion is amazing and really tweakable. // 10
Reliability & Durability: Despite it's about a week I have it, it looks really solid. Perhaps the button you need to push is a little weaker, but a friend of mine who has very low care of his stuff still has his own big muff working.
I don't think this big bad boy would fail, and I can only tell because my friend's never has. // 10
Impression: I play mainly Nirvana and Muse. This pedal is the one I was looking for all over; I was in the shop and compared it with the Boss DS-2. At first I heard the DS-2 and I said: "great!Can I try that one now please?", and when I heard IT, I kinda screamed: "this is the one for me!". I've been playing for about 1 year and this is my first pedal. I used to use my amp's distortion before, but now you can bet I'll no longer need it!If anybody stole it or I lost it I wouldn't think twice about it: either run after the guy and ram it on his balls then taking it back or buying a new one. // 10
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Axeslayer55, on november 22, 2006 0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 80
Purchased from: Pedal Geek
Ease of Use: It is amazing easy to get a good sound out of it. If you just kepp the 3 knobs at 12 O' Clock you'll be blown away by it. It has Volume, Tone, and Sustain. Volume is obvious. Tone allows you to choose between a trebly sound or a deep bass. Sustain controls the sustain and distortion. // 10
Sound: I'm using this crappy amp I don't even know what it is. But at the store I used it through a tube amp, I don't know exactly which one. It's not noisy at all. The effects always sound great. It's awesome all around. It can become a full blown crank sound when you turn the sustain knob all the way. The volume will just add well more volume to it, giving it more kick. // 10
Reliability & Durability: Very dependable it's all metal, big and sturdy. I would definetly not need a back up. If I needed a back up then it would just have to be another one. Nothing compares to this pedal. It's said Jimi Hendrix used it also. it's actually one of the biggest pedals I've ever seen ecspecially for distortion. And that's not a problem. That just adds to it's sturdyness. // 10
Impression: I play blues, metal, hard rock. It fits all styles. I've been playing for 3 years. I also have the Boss DS1 and for those of you need a distortion pedal I'd save up an extra $40 for this one. I've compared them and the Big Muff blows it away. If you don't believe me try it yourself. I would definetly buy another one if it was lost or stolen. // 10
the pedal was modeled after jimi hendrix's sound. but never used by him.
No it wasn't. And no Jimi didn't live long enough to use the pedal live or in the studio. He did managed to try the pedal, and he planing to use it later on, but suddenly he died(R.I.P.) POSTED: 11/24/2006 - 02:46 pm / quote|
Arlabester
: this pedal rocks. flat out. i dont get why people say its just a fuzz. it can get pretty dirty through a blues junior. POSTED: 12/04/2006 - 05:28 pm / quote|
DOOdooroCK
: I bought this pedal and now I in love with it! POSTED: 12/04/2006 - 07:34 pm / quote|
towser31
: This pedal is great for blues, rock, hard rock anything. With may CryBaby it gives me a great Iggy and The Stooges tone. I use for The Who, Clapton, Stooges, Pink Floyd, anything. Great with a hot rod deville (large blues junior more or less). POSTED: 04/06/2007 - 10:52 pm / quote|
_RATM_
: how does it sound with a wah pedal?... POSTED: 04/07/2007 - 07:35 pm / quote|
Drewlynch15
: smashing pumpkins used it till billy gotn ahold of a fender blender. POSTED: 04/08/2007 - 10:48 pm / quote|
....at least I like it ... POSTED: 04/11/2007 - 08:54 am / quote|
Heff_2404
: Can anyone suggest settings for a Gilmour-ish sound? Using a Mexican Standard Strat. Thanks POSTED: 04/14/2007 - 07:23 am / quote|
Heff_2404
: Can anyone suggest settings that would give a Gilmour-ish sound? Using a standard Mexican Strat. Thanks POSTED: 04/14/2007 - 09:02 am / quote|
A Poe
: Has anyone played the Little Big Muff Version. If so how do they compare POSTED: 04/18/2007 - 06:00 pm / quote|
LD1992
: THE PEDAL WAS USED BY HENDRIX!!!! ELECTRO HARMONIX GOT HENDRIX TO TEST THE PEDAL BEFORE IT WAS RELEASED, IN FACT HE SAID THAT HE WOULD USE IT ON HIS NEXT ALBUM, UNFORTNUATLY HE DIED BEFORE THE ALBUM WAS RELEASED.
thellamaking
: Does this thing handle fuzz tones as well as distortion tones? I'm pretty confused lol. POSTED: 06/24/2007 - 07:06 am / quote|
Ian_Hendrix
: I Love My Big Muff!
If somebody stole mine I would eat their heart, than I would take my Big Muff back. I have a crap SX guitar and a line 6 amp, but this thing still sounds amazing! POSTED: 07/03/2007 - 01:26 pm / quote|
Nightfyre
: just how heavy can this stompbox get? any good for metal? i'm not talking death metal or anything, but could it concievably play metal or should i stick to rock-type stuff with this? POSTED: 07/03/2007 - 07:23 pm / quote|
A Poe
: I have purchased the big muff pie and i must say this thing is glorious. A classic distortion/fuzz/sustainer that pushes my marshall half stack to its fullest. It can be low and beefy or high and fuzzy. Its not the best for palm muting but believe me this thing rocks your socks off. Also this pedal amazingly doesnt drain the 9 volt battery. POSTED: 07/05/2007 - 03:22 pm / quote|
DOOdooroCK
: u cant palm mute with this thing, sounds too muddy
i love palm muting.... POSTED: 07/18/2007 - 01:41 pm / quote|
Ian_Hendrix
: you can palm mute. just move your hand up a bit from the bridge. doesnt sound the best but you still can. POSTED: 08/21/2007 - 11:20 am / quote|
I was browsing through Guitar-Center.com and theres this silvery ish one, and a black one too =/ POSTED: 12/26/2007 - 09:39 am / quote|
Pingis_Or_Death
: I'm probably gonna get one of these coupled with a laney combo tube amp, 15 watts but kinda lacking in gain...Would I get good metal tones out of it that way? POSTED: 12/26/2007 - 09:44 am / quote|
SG_LOVER
: You have to reposition your hand on the bridge, but you can still palm mute. (you sacrifice a bit of your tone though...) POSTED: 02/12/2008 - 05:13 pm / quote|
E_squared
: So, does this thing work for both guitar and bass? POSTED: 03/17/2008 - 08:26 pm / quote|
Tele Echoes
: I heard Hendrix did get to test it, loved it, and wanted to use it on what would have undoubtedly been a grand album. BTW Dave Gilmour used a Fuzz Face until WYWH, then went to the American Muff, thenSoviet before or following the Wall era. Ithink he uses different models every few years, or maybe he's found the sound he desires. POSTED: 04/10/2008 - 05:09 pm / quote|
delos666
: kurt cobain used it in the song "lithium"" POSTED: 06/02/2008 - 05:06 pm / quote|
rejected1
: I just got one for myself. I play it on the bass though. I don't know if for the long term it will damage or anything but it sounded a lot like Cliff when I first found a good config on the knobs. POSTED: 06/20/2008 - 10:38 am / quote|
shadow__666
: Two words for everyone who wants to get a metal tone out of this. Metal Muff. POSTED: 08/29/2008 - 10:53 pm / quote|
eyesonly
: Jimi Hendrix never touched a big muff. Mike Matthews claims he was passing by outside the studio and looked through the window to see Jim using a prototype version. Why would that be how he knows Jimi used one? wouldn't it be more plausible to say I gave Jimi a prototype. So where's the recording of the alleged big muff prototype? In 1975 there was a Big Muff ad that said "Jimi Hendrix relied on the Big Muff PI for his electric-lady sound". RELIED ON?!? In the mid '70's people were dumb enough to think man walked on the moon but all you need do is ask the question; Which tracks from Electric Ladyland sound anything like a Big Muff? None!..The only Big Muff Jimi touched was Monika Danemans' POSTED: 09/05/2008 - 01:52 pm / quote|
So, does this thing work for both guitar and bass?
now they make a bass muff POSTED: 11/12/2008 - 08:02 pm / quote|
gbgg9409
: Let me clear up any confusion. Electro-Harmonix is NOT lying when they say that Jimi used the Big Muff. However, he didn't use it very much, he just tried out a prototype of it, and he was very impressed by it and wanted to use it on his next album. But still, EHX should have been more specific so as not to mislead so many people into thinking they were lying. POSTED: 11/28/2008 - 03:09 pm / quote|
b-rock34
: You guys are hilarious. Who gives a shit, it's a ****ing great fuzz pedal. POSTED: 12/08/2008 - 03:21 pm / quote|
Clutch32192
: John Frusciante used this too POSTED: 12/10/2008 - 08:31 pm / quote|
Coldmystery
: Do any of you know if Billy Corgan used one with any modification? POSTED: 12/11/2008 - 11:40 am / quote|
ihavenoname93
: i cant stand the first review. over-praise to the max. it sounds like an advertisement more than a review POSTED: 12/24/2008 - 12:30 am / quote|
dadudeguy
: i should muff all of you in the head for bickering over something so pointless. bottom line: BIG MUFF PWNS POSTED: 01/04/2009 - 05:14 am / quote|
tom_martin_123
: I like the russian big muff. Really smooth and it doesn't lose bass. POSTED: 03/10/2009 - 01:28 pm / quote|
boyblue
: wah wah jimi wah wah did wah wah didn't
who cares!
grow some balls and turn your muff to 10 POSTED: 05/11/2009 - 09:12 am / quote|
gerrywm
: I have one and love it...until!. I bought a Laney GH50 single channel valve head and I cant get the two of them to work together. Both sound unreal seperatly but I had drop my beloved muff from my pedal board...A sad occasion POSTED: 05/16/2009 - 03:19 pm / quote|
The_lizard_king
: Out of my very small and limited rig, The Big Muff Pi is probably the best and favorite pedal in there. I can't play "Sunshine of your Love" it just sounds too good. POSTED: 07/10/2009 - 02:00 pm / quote|
The_lizard_king
: I meant I can't play "Sunshine of your love" without the pedal, it really gives it a godly tone. POSTED: 07/10/2009 - 02:01 pm / quote|
fuzzrules
: This is without a doubt the best thing I've ever bought it has an AMAZING tone for both bass and guitar.Its great for Doom/Stoner Metal and 60s Psychedelic Rock POSTED: 09/02/2009 - 07:15 pm / quote|
This is without a doubt the best thing I've ever bought it has an AMAZING tone for both bass and guitar.Its great for Doom/Stoner Metal and 60s Psychedelic Rock
True that man. I got some really nice Josh Homme type tones out of this thing with a Telecaster. Love this pedal POSTED: 10/27/2009 - 08:20 pm / quote|
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