Green Russian Big Muff

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Enclosure Size: 6 1/2" long x 4 3/4" wide x 2"tall / 165mm long x 118mm wide x 50.5mm tall (not including rubber feet) Each version has a distinct sound, due to things like what components are used on the inside and different features, like extra switches. You’ll also find different versions have color or design variations to the front face design of the pedal. Internal component changes happened regularly in the early days—even within the same version class—and with older pedals, transistors and resistors tend to sag and change values over time. This all means that no two vintage Muffs are going to sound the same, which, for many, only adds to the allure of hunting down the right one. Why are some Big Muffs more expensive than others? Kind of funny Bjorn, the first post I made after receiving my V2 I too capitalized EXACTLY, and said almost the same sentence, ” It’s amazing, it sounds ?EXACTLY like David’s Animals muff, which I believe is the #1. I have my own #1 of 15 now!” I don’t feel quite as alone now. The 3 YouTube clips of the V2 sound NOTHING like the pedal when properly used. The guys who posted those videos either are not Muff guys, or the clips were recorded on phones. That is why I haven’t posted a clip yet. I wanted to be sure to capture exactly what I was hearing from my amp before posting a sub standard clip. I now have the gear to properly record it, and it is forthcoming.

Happy new year! I just came across your Fletcher Memorial Home video on youtube and was wondering which pedal gives you that whine on the lower notes? Is that primarily the blues driver or the Muff or something else like amp settings etc..? I have a Keeley BD-2 and a Skreddy P-19 but for some reason I just can’t get that whine. Shown above - The Green Russian Big Muff circuit. Note the "Follow the smoke toward the riff-filled land" lyric on the pcb. The Muff Fuzz is a simple fuzz whose circuit is based on only two transistors (similar to a Fuzz Face). The pedal is housed in the same compact box as the LPB-1 (Linear Power Booster). 1969 – Big Muff Pi (V1) The above article is very useful for us all trying to achieve somehow THE TONE FROM HEAVEN, but in my case i have in my possession a NYC made BIG MUFF (contemporary model) which i agree with what you say above it is quite buzzy, boomy, and somewhat choked sustain(long but choked).I also recently wanted to give a try on the “green” bass big muff which also after i tested it agree with what you say, but partially. Because it is quite better in terms of distortion/sustain compared to the NYC model muff for guitar, but it has an obvious volume drop compared to the NYC muff and less gain/sustain, at least in my opinion and my ears.I tested both muffs on a fender hot rod deluxe MK I amp,with MIJ Fender strat in combination with MXR DYNACOMP, and also the pedals alone each one.Do you think there is any solution with that negative of bass big muff so as to turn its disadvantages to my advantage and create the perfect muff(for me and my rig)or should I look again for something else,and what are your recommendations.

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Reissue of the 1969 Muff Fuzz and the 1971 Little Muff Pi, with nano-sized chassis and powered by 9V. Enclosure Size: 6 1/2" long x 4 3/4" wide x 2 3/4" tall / 165mm long x 118mm wide x 70mm tall (not including rubber feet) Why was this pedal called a "Big Muff"? Maybe this explains why this Germanium 4 Big Muffis not as popular as it should be - it's one of the best distortion pedals Electro-Harmonix has ever made but sounds nothing like a Big Muff! The Big Muff Pi (π), often known simply as the Big Muff, is a "fuzzbox" effects pedal produced in New York City by the Electro-Harmonix company, along with their Russian sister company Sovtek, primarily for use with the electric guitar. It is used by bassists as well due to the Big Muff's squeaky frequency response.

While the Tone Bender and Fuzz Face pedals are often used by players in search of a vintage tone, the Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi has truly found a home on the pedalboards of a younger generation of guitarists and bassists. Again this pedal is just incredible and I am excited learning the songs it deserves to be played on. He is playing what appears to be an American Standard Strat, mainly from the tremolo bridge saddles into a Boss CS-2 then a Cornish P1 to a Strymon Lex into the EFX loop of a Bad Cat Mini Amp then into a Jaquesmeistersinger Chorus into a T-Rex Replica delay through said Bad Cat amp. The Big Muff was designed by Bob Myers and Mike Matthews in New York City and released in 1969. The Big Muff has two identical transistor clipping sections in series which help to create the highly compressed saturation and sustain. The Muff circuit is more complicated than early fuzzes like the Fuzz Face and Tone Bender. It has a higher impedance than those pedals, which means your guitar volume knob won’t have as great of an effect on the character of the fuzz. It also means you don’t have to place the Big Muff first in your chain for it to sound good. To really hear the differences inside the Muffuletta, I played two ditties — one focused on bass and one focused on treble — and recorded them seven times—once clean and once through each of the JHS Muffuletta settings. Our Control Ditties

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If you are using the 1st setting on the BYOC, or a typical muff which already has the mid scoop, you can just boost the top end. While riding the wave of his success with the Guild Foxey Lady fuzz, Mike Matthews formed Electro-Harmonix in 1968 and, according to Mike, the first effects unit built under his new brand was the LPB-1 Linear Power Booster plug-in device in late 1968. This is perhaps the most versatile Muff pedals. The pedal has an extended mid-section that allows you to color in the fuzz to your liking and ensure you can be heard through the mix. 2017– Nano Green Russian en Nano Op-amp Big Muff Capacitors were usually film type. No electrolytics were used, other than the polarized 20-22uF power supply filter cap.

The third version of the Muff was released and the Little Muff Pi was also released in the same year. This is an op-amp version of the little Muff Pi, originally from 1971. A 1-button version, the Little Big Muff, was also released that year. It was a version with transistors. 1978 – Big Muff Pi V4 en V5 Clone Dial– Use this to flip through the different clones built into the Muffuletta. You have six options: Civil War, Russian, Pi, Triangle, Ram’s Head, and a JHS original. Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff it has that same, vintage-correct military green chassis. Simple Controls and True Bypass

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The Axis Fuzz, a predecessor to the Big Muff, was made by Mike Matthews for other companies in the mid-1960s. In 1967 he built the pedal for Guild, which it de Foxey Ladymentioned. The circuit of this pedal is based on two transistors. Later that became four, as in an original Muff. Electro Harmonix was founded in 1968 Of course, another great aspect of the Russian Sovtek Big Muff that really upped the "cool factor" was its military green metal chassis and so, with this new reissue of the I have what is called a Dagnall Clone output transformer, F&T filter caps, Sozo signal caps, Allen Bradley carbon comp resistors in key areas, the bright cap taken out of circuit, Mullard EL34 reissue and Tung Sol 12AX7 reissue valves. Cheap and reliable, the Big Muff sold well throughout the Seventies, and early adopters included David Gilmour, Kiss, Carlos Santana and even John Lennon.

Power: 9V battery only. To connect to a standard Boss type AC power supply, use a 9V battery adaptor like the 1 Spot CBAT. See POWER section below. Enclosure Size (second and third editions): 6 1/2" long x 4 3/4" wide x 2 3/4" tall / 165mm long x 118mm wide x 70mm tall (not including rubber feet) There’s gotta be some sort of “Mid heavy, Muff like” pedal that is voiced in a way as to compensate for a scooped mid amp like the Fender HRD. What pedal(s), in your opinion, would best suit my requirements for a proper Muff like tone?In a first for a Big Muff, there is a song lyric printed on the circuit board inside the pedal that seriously adds to the coolness factor of the reissue - 'Follow the smoke toward the riff-filled land'. "Over the years, our engineers have hidden little Easter eggs in the silk screen on our circuit boards. Some stay better hidden than others. This quote is from the song “Dopesmoker” by Sleep, which we play often at work. To my knowledge, [Sleep’s guitarist] Matt Pike never used a Green Russian Big Muff, but the quote is more of an homage as the Green Russian has become a favorite of stoner metal guitarists. “Dopesmoker” is the “Stairway to Heaven” of stoner metal so I had to reference it." The well-known and infamous Ram’s Head version of the pedal. This is the first version with the well-known ’47’ circuit. 1976 – Big Muff Pi (V3) We take a look at all the differences between overdrive, distortion and fuzz to help you figure out which pedal you need. This pedal was last version of Big Muff, before Electro-Harmonix stopped activities in 1982. It was a transistor version with tone bypass, used EH3034 circuit board.