Choosing a Big Muff Pedal: Comparing 6 Varieties | Reverb Tone Report

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Treat yourself or find the perfect gift for your favorite music maker. The Big Muff is a pedal board classic, but when you want to get fuzzed up, it can be hard to know which iteration will suit your sound best. Luckily, our pedal whisperer Andy gathered up a board full of these fuzzy wonders to help you decide.
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0:00 - Intro
00:08 - Nano Big Muff Pi
02:01 - Triangle Big Muff Pi Reissue
02:59 - Green Russian Big Muff Pi Reissue
04:10 - Op Amp Big Muff Pi Reissue
05:38 - Big Muff Pi w/ Tone Wicker
07:15 - JHS Muffuletta Fuzz
Speaking of JHS, check out Josh Scott's excellent Big Muff Shootout: bit.ly/2Ju5FOd
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Andy's Setup:
Amp: Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb RI
Guitars: Suhr Classic Antique, Redtail ‘59 Gold Top, Reverend Club King 290
Pedals: EHX Nano Big Muff, Triangle Big Muff, Op-Amp Big Muff, Green Russian Big Muff, Big Muff with Tone Wicker, JHS Muffuletta
Recording Gear: Universal Audio Apollo 8 QUAD, OX Amp Top Box Attenuator, Royer R-121 Strings: Ernie Ball Slinky 010 - .046

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@lovroknezevic8555 4 года назад

Don't mind me, writing this for myself 0:08 *_Nano_* 2:19 *_Triangle_* 3:10 *_Russian_* 4:41 *_Op Amp (tone ON)_* 5:03 *_Op Amp (tone OFF)_* 6:08 *_Tone Wicker_* 6:29 *_Tone Wicker (wicker ON)_*

@water_sheep30 3 года назад

Is it ok if I use it

@TheAustinGuy 3 года назад

Love you

@notjaret161 2 года назад

@@water_sheep30 no it’s not

@lex3191 2 года назад

@cicada8790 4 месяца назад

2:23 The Wretched - Nine Inch Nails

@tomas_nehyba 2 года назад

For Smashing pumpkins Siamese dream sound, the settings on op amp big muff are: Volume - 5 (12 o'clock) Tone - 6 (1 o'clock) Sustain - 10 (5 o'clock) Tone - ON

@seanalexander6310 2 года назад

Your settings at least or maybe Billy's settings with his gear. Not everyone has the same amps, guitars, pickups, and etc.

@tomas_nehyba 2 года назад

@@seanalexander6310 Yeah i get that. I know these are his settings, I tried them on my Boss Katana amp, my op amp big muff and my Ibanez superstrat with 2 humbuckers, and it was the closest i got to their tone.

@m.f.3347 Год назад

@@seanalexander6310 it's a good place to start. It's worth noting that no two pedals are exactly identical - manufacturing tolerances mean you might have to kajigger the knobs one way or the other to dial in the same sound

@vicke7398 Год назад

I was searching for that, tysm!!

@JonadanandtheFreaks Год назад

Technically the tone is at 4 with a Op-amp (video from the singer/guitarist of Smashing Pumpkins about the reissue)

@xmillion1704 4 года назад

I see Andy - I click. Though he's a far more accomplished guitarist than me, I love how he riffs to best demonstrate the pedal's characteristics instead of showing off his chops. Well done video exhibition of the great variety of Big Muffs!

@ironstretcher 4 года назад

Although he should make an album....

@dreamscapeheromusic1239 5 лет назад

the op amp one is a pure siamese dream

@davidwile1277 4 года назад

Quiet

@matthewkennedy7283 3 года назад

david willey I’m trying to sleep!

@shannonhondo260 3 года назад

Op is my favorite. Rams head is great too

@birdman8125 3 года назад

So that's what it looks like when a bad joke/pun loses its popsicle stick.

@Limerick. 3 года назад

Thats why im here

@JeremyBeut 5 лет назад

Op-Amp for the win. Much more defined and crisp, I love it !

@RCMusic718 4 года назад

I have the Big Muff with tone wicker. I love the added string definition and clarity while still having that blowtorch fuzz sound!

@ssldlse 6 месяцев назад

i’m thinking of getting it, it sounds really nice with the extra clarity

@furno325 4 года назад

I am russian and when I saw a big muff with russian text on it I thought I was tripping

@davecarpenter7266 4 года назад

KiwiWRX i am not Russian. What does it say ? ElectroHarmonix?

@furno325 4 года назад

@@davecarpenter7266 below the button it says овердрайв (overdrive) which is weird considering it's a fuzz pedal🤔

@tanguydelooz2881 4 года назад

@@davecarpenter7266 Just checked in Google translate too :) ОВЕРДРАЙВ. Seems like a mix of Greek letters with the Spanish b/v pronunciation. Very educative pedal.

@MsAmigo1990 3 года назад

@@furno325 I am from Poland. We call both overdrive and distortion pedals "przestery", which in direct translation means overdrive. It kinda goes different with fuzz pedals. We just call them "fuzzy".

@doomybaya 3 года назад

OVERDRIVE!!!

@mypal1990 5 лет назад

The op-amp muff sounds so gritty. It's like sand paper in sound form. No wonder the smashing pumpkins use them for Siamese Dream for recording.

@markgarcia8253 5 лет назад

Emmanuel Alejandro : it takes a special type of guitarist to use it properly. It’s not as versatile as the Russian BM. It has a unique lead sound

@mypal1990 5 лет назад

@@markgarcia8253 For sure. I have a russian big muff re-issue and I have enjoyed it since I got it. The op-amp can either work or it's hard to make an identity with that pedal. That pedal is so specific to just the Pumpkins and their tone.

@thecrimson54 5 лет назад

Love this description.

@jmacc9876 4 года назад

Sounds really good, but I hear a lot of Rice Crispies suddenly when the "tone" switch is off for some reason.

@isaacwilliams9919 4 года назад

Apparently they had no idea what an op amp big muff was, and just bought a big muffs that happened to have the op amp. so that guitar tone was a really happy accident

@JakeTerch 5 лет назад

Andy probably has the gnarliest right thumb callous even seen on a human, definitely has killer technique!

@joeyjo-joshabadu9636 3 года назад

at least since Wes Montgomery...

@JohanSegeborn 5 лет назад

Great playing!

@unrequitedmusic8004 5 лет назад

I sold my 90s Russian model on Reverb for a ridiculous amount and bought the current reissue. Prefer the newer one. The 90s era one was not very rugged. The input and output jacks frequently break on them.

@notplaying2379 5 лет назад

This is very true. I was very lucky when I gigged mine.

@jwmcmillenii 4 года назад

It gave the impression of being super sturdy, but it wasn't the case. Then again, maybe that was just me being a dumbass teenager who took STOMP box a little too literally.

@mudsh4rk 4 года назад

I've had a few of the Russian ones over the years and the only thing that ever went wrong was the LEDs always failed in a year or two (and then the replacements failed just as quickly). TBF I didn't gig out with them too much, the pedals that got the really heavy use that way were mostly DIY stuff.

@jeanlessage7560 4 года назад

Ol' Zircon they still do fail on the new 69 big muff, my led died 2 months after buying it

@LeeGee 4 года назад

Russian-built did usually lasts forever. Maybe that was just Soviet. Basic but not built-in obelescence. In Hungary we have trains boilers, kettles that were built in the 50s and are as good (and bad) as the day they were built

@darren7634 5 лет назад

OpAmp is awesome, gives me the perfect Smashing Pumpkins tone.

@caveman5692 5 лет назад

Got the big muff w/ wicker years ago. Glad to see it’s still the most unique of the cheap muffs.

@SaxJockey 4 года назад

I also bought the BMP(TW) a few years ago. Made the right decision, a lot of the others played here are far to raspy/course sounding for my liking. I researched the original BMP (huge sheet metal box), the Mini/Small BMP, the Nano BMP and the BMP(TW). The latter seemed to get closest to the original (violin like sustain), but much more compact, standard 9V input, plus bonus of the Tone and Wicker switch options 👍.

@jimmytgoose476 Год назад

Sounds like a winner 🙂🤘

@gusisagreatname 4 года назад

It's great when Andy really gets into it

@EzyoMusic 5 лет назад

I really want that op-amp one. It sounds brilliant!

@12south31 4 года назад

I love my Big Muff Pi with Wicker. Sounds great cranked thru my Orange CR120.

@twigy7979 4 года назад

Triangle RULES!!!Great review Andy

@hugocarrilloortega4618 4 года назад

I've the Wicker Tone one and i use it to put on over the Tubescreamer TS9 for the solos. The result is a big fat sound with a good sustain... i love it! In the chain of my pedal board i prefer to put first the overdrive and after the Big Muff, i mean, first the sofest. Thank's for the video.

@buckrogez87 5 лет назад

The wicker muff is an underrated gem. I just recently grabbed the op amp re-issue and its a really cool kicked up almost distortion style fuzz, only downside and i mean ONLY downside is that its kinda high octane all the time haha! The wicker has more dynamics and tone on tap but i love both.

@Beermaker2000 3 года назад

I keep waiting to hear Andy say "...and I playing into a 65 Amp SoHo..."

@xyzd70 5 лет назад

I’m just happy to have heard some Frank Black being played, made my day

@adamstainer4637 3 года назад

What song?

@grugotube 3 года назад

@@adamstainer4637 Czar

@adamstainer4637 3 года назад

@@grugotube Yes! Awesome, thanks dude!

@jrengmusic 4 года назад

This video should be updated with the Ram’s head reissue

@LeeGee 4 года назад

Didn't he?

@lt-yx1hx 4 года назад

@@LeeGee no

@chrisnagy1429 5 лет назад

I have the vintage Green Russian and the re-issue. I prefer the vintage, it's so much fatter sounding like an explosion in a box. I also have Chicago Stompworks Green and it's awesome maybe better than the EHX re-issue. Thanks Andy for another great demo.

@Nekropsyy 4 года назад

ive been using the russian re-issue for years now as a main on my board, the op amp also sounds amazing, just own them all. they're all good

@jimmytgoose476 Год назад

I hope you have used them simultaneously at least once....

@hoboroadie 5 лет назад

I see Reverb has recognized Andy's intrinsic value in driving clicks. Pretty busy here and not currently budgeted for any new drives but the thumbnail of that smiling face, oh alright...

@ianalderman9290 4 года назад

Awesome timing as I just ordered a Ram's Head reissue, and I can't wait for it to show up!

@matthewwilliams7735 3 года назад

I got the Rams Head reissue and it's a beast so in love with it, Triangle close 2nd

@mrtom5777 4 года назад

I don't know, why I find this video relaxing...

@joshuabeckwith7906 4 года назад

Got three of these wonderful pedals, a fourth (tone wicker) is in need of repair, the nano is a good all rounder for sure and for little money you can't go wrong, the rest all have great characters and differences too, so much choice for what you want/need is great, I've got the Op Amp and Russian too, it's crazy how different they can be.

@iagobroxado 5 лет назад

The Tone Wicker sounded awesome.

@Robert.Averkios.Antonsen Год назад

Personally i love the Deluxe Big Muff Pi, which is not mentioned here but it contains all the various Big Muff sounds in one pedal. If i had to choose between the ones that Andy presented here, then the Nano Big Muff does the trick. Great video by Andy as usual btw.

@KingsDenStudios 4 года назад

Awesome video! Big props for the Frank Black tune at 4:50 😎😎

@matthewwilliams7735 3 года назад

So glad I waited for the Rams Head reissue, Triangle would've been my next choice.

@perebernardo3829 4 года назад

Great video!

@danielvalles9554 4 года назад

Shout out to stomp under foot! I love my La Scatola Nera.. First muff style pedal I got my hamds on, super rich, fantastically glitchy and just wild as can be..

@jakemertz2660 5 лет назад

dayum dood, nice playing.

@NashTurley 2 года назад

wow, the cleanup on the russian is really cool. and what's great about that is the volume drops as well when you turn down. i really like the clean up on fuzz faces but it's hard to use in context because the cleaner brighter tone is just as loud as the thick fuzz tone which means when you turn up it can feel quieter because you lose the high end. turning up on the green russian keep a similar tone and actually get louder, cool, seems much more usable to me!

@MrBrodman98 3 года назад

Got super excited for ball and biscuit

@andrewfuentes1632 5 лет назад

Have 3 Muff variants for different things. Eu Claire Thunder is great for bass, Chicago Stompworks Moose Pie is what I use mostly with my Victory Kraken and the Op-Amp is what I take on my travel board for clean amps. Can’t wait to get my hands on more fuzz!

@alexbreyer6921 5 лет назад

More of a Tonebender fan for my stuff, but lots of Muff variants that are gooey goodness. I think my favorite sounding of the Russian circuits is the EQD Hoof. That one just seems to sound bigger and sit with everything well.

@neil222222 4 года назад

Thanks. Just purchased an Op-amp after watching this

@gdrugg2006 4 года назад

Always liked those wicker muffs. Used to have one and it sounded great. I feel like people overlook them often

@tgchan 2 года назад

great playing and comparison. Thank you/

@thebreakfastmenu 5 лет назад

I love all flavors of big muffs, but the regular old nano muff seems the most versatile to me. It's got a finger in each pi. thank you, I'll be here all night.

@jimmytgoose476 Год назад

😃🤘

@waltzguy14151 2 года назад

haha nice job quoting Frank Black great vid took a lot of the mystery out of this issue thanks!

@jcesmj 5 лет назад

Probably the best BIG MUFF shootout Andy! I own a BM w/Tone Wicker and its blew my tone away!

@ronnieo.6647 5 лет назад

Julio César Mendoza I sold my tone wicker. I do regret it. I think I like that one the best.

@jcesmj 5 лет назад

RonnIE O. You always can get one on Reverb.com (non a paid comment) greetings

@starbattles1 5 лет назад

LOVE that invisible pick. Where can I get one?

@roni6135 5 лет назад

asking the real questions here

@maxein4890 5 лет назад

Andy did a video on how he picks with his hands. His technique is pretty cool

@richd618 5 лет назад

You already have one.

@starbattles1 5 лет назад

@@maxein4890 Yea It took me a minute to realize he wasn't using a small pick and tucking it away. Never have to worry about dropping a pick and having extra's

@jimsy5530 5 лет назад

Same place you can buy new jokes.

@dinein1970 5 лет назад

AmpTweaker BluesFuzz Jr... very flexible and rugged build with some very wooly options

@mattl6871 5 лет назад

I love mine. Use it as a gritty solo boost as well as a "fuzz". Gotta keep playing though or it sounds like a jet crash when I use it over my distortion/OD. Fun though.

@xenod1066 2 года назад

AWESOME!

@jackfarr3133 5 лет назад

Recently bought the Op-Amp muff, still madly in love with how it sounds. As much I was thinking about getting the Green Russian it sounded a little on wooly side on a guitar to me, though I may yet still get one for my bass as after hearing a couple of demos it works well with bass guitars.

@racman9964 2 года назад

This is the most beautiful Les Paul I have seen! Gorgeous color!

@honeygun1554 26 дней назад

It’s a 1959 cherry sunburst! Thanks! My dad Les Paul made this one with his feet

@tomwatso 4 года назад

I have the re-issue of the triangle Big Muff Pi and the 2000s version of the NYC made Big Muff. Of the two, I prefer the triangle. One can get a bit of Gilmour's sound with that unit.

@KrisCadwell 5 лет назад

I already have 3 fuzz pedals but I'm always down to watch Andy play guitar. I have a Germanium 4 Big Muff which I like the tone of but unfortunately it has significantly more noise/hiss than the other 2, so I don't use it very often. The fuzz I use most is actually the Clear Veil Overdrive Fuzz. It's not really a high gain fuzz on its own, so I put it before a distortion or high gain amp sim to give that some fuzz characteristics.

@robroy4058 5 лет назад

Nice one Andy

@ericlayton8888 4 года назад

To me, Op Amp is by far the worst until you bypass the tone stack. And then it’s by FAR the best

@adomaszowec5 2 года назад

Love that jack white quote at the beginning 😁

@fabianernestopacheco 2 года назад

It would be an excellent idea to be able to see the circuit and compare them.

@pixelspy5791 Год назад

I think the Russian was my favorite. Its crunchy but not harsh, it almost has a "warmth" to it I really enjoy

@bfitz111 Год назад

I love the black Russian. I have a big box and a small box version and while the circuit is the same I guess values have drifted slightly in the older one and its just got a little more chewiness. I use em recording and use a Moose Electronics Dobsky vG out gigging, bit like a deluxe tall font russian. I recently got the new russian re-issue and its great so might take that out for a few gigs to see how it rolls!

@michael_caz_nyc 5 лет назад

I was a Non Muff/Fuzz guy . . . until I heard (and purchased) the Thorpy Fallout Cloud. - It's a more High-Fi Sounding Triangle Big Muff. Amazing Tone Control's. Sustain for Days. Cuts thru in a mix, less woofy and fizzy. I also Love: Skreedy P-19, JHS Muffuletta (which is the most versatile sounding) & the New Triangle Big Muff. All Sound Fantastic for ( Gilmour, Santana & Iommi)

@notplaying2379 5 лет назад

Great choice, I was thinking of getting a thorpy, but went for the muffuletta, due to the size and novelty of having a choice of muffs. The triangle is my favourite setting, the civil war setting is closest to my Russian V7D muff.

@lyric.kayden 5 лет назад

Michael Caz just recently purchased the ThorpyFX Fallout Cloud myself and I’ve been blown away and it’ll never leave my board. I love my EHX Big Muff Tone Wicker but the ThorpyFx Fallout Cloud is something truly beautiful and special. I’ll pick up a EHX Big Muff Op Amp soon just because I’m a Billy Corgan/Smashing Pumpkins 🎃 fan lol but again the ThorpyFx is amazing.

@lukinhafly1 4 года назад

Hey guys, please make a Review of the ehx Flatiron Fuzz. Almost nothing of this pedal on RU-vid, your vídeos are the best

@doutoralexandremansurreal5002 4 года назад

Andy is one of the most talented artists of this generation... I recognize him play from miles

@jeffreyhall76 2 года назад

The op amp reissue might be my favorite pedal of all time

@nataroonytrontime3976 3 года назад

I got the tone wicker version and I am not disappointed

@robroy4058 4 года назад

I have the op amp and I love it. Next one I'd like is the triangle.

@raphaelcarpenter4685 3 года назад

I’ve been watching Andy do guitar pedal demos since I was just a lad (2008)

@bgayer1 3 года назад

The Green Ruski works best for the type of music I do. They’re all good but I bought the green one. Fuller beefier sound it’s great!

@passenger128 4 года назад

Great, now I want all of them.

@wvo2m 3 года назад

But they all sound the same.

@breadbowl4766 4 года назад

this video makes me realize now that my wicker muff is broken and sounds nothing like what it should 😂😂

@calvinbeck797 5 лет назад

The song at the beginning sounds like Jesus don’t want me for a sunbeam

@leifcarney1075 4 года назад

So far I’d say it’s the Triangle but I haven’t used the reissue of the Ram’s head yet.....we shall see 🤘🏻🤘🏻

@JKM395 2 года назад

The Ram's Head is hard to beat. Every fan of Floyd should have one. It does the Gilmore tone perfectly and a whole world of other things. I would never get rid of mine.

@ollelundin5567 5 лет назад

I own the op amp one. Great pedal

@kosmicwizard 3 года назад

Muffs are like Pokémon, gotta catch em all!

@chrisoteromusic2998 4 года назад

Are there any videos where Andy talks about his picking techniques? Honestly me and my friends get just as excited to see what he's doing as seeing what he's demoing.

@JaxonHaze 4 года назад

Yeah, he did a video about that a year ago on his own channel, AndyDemos

@ThorneyedWT 4 года назад

Once Big Muff kick in, my head leans back and lower lip jumps full inch up. Every single time.

@PhyrexianFleshgorger 3 года назад

Idk what this means. But man. I feel it.

@jws1272 3 года назад

@@PhyrexianFleshgorger His "guitar face" kicks in, I think......

@HearthVader 3 года назад

Instant stank face.

@PageandPlant4Life 3 года назад

he kum

@daddokewl4235 5 лет назад

Thank you for showing me that I have loved the Big Muff for years and didn't know it.

@goosegaskins Год назад

"Czar", Andy, and a Big Muff? Is this my favorite RU-vid video of all time? It's either this or "grape stomp lady", I guess.

@simonasky8929 5 месяцев назад

great demo! i will definitely be getting a Big Muff soon! what was the name of the first song you played in the intro?

@whatsthatnoise8497 3 года назад

Thanks for the demo. Got a fuzz opsesion, don't want to own 10 fuzz boxes.

@gregrogers2611 Год назад

That Frank Black sounded incredible!

@EdgarBeja 4 года назад

From the EHX ones, which has more mids? Thank you so much :D

@deadlegs187 3 года назад

Love my classic big box Big Muff usa.

@doogdoogdoogdoogdoogdoog Год назад

I'll never get over hearing Frank Black's _Czar_ in a pedal demo!

@underpressureman 4 года назад

Hey Reverb/Andy. Can you guys do a big Big Muff shootout showcasing Originals Vs Re-Issues?? Just a though!

@dls3939 5 лет назад

I've got the original big big muff and the bass big muff, and they both sound amazing, still don't stop me wanting to get the rest though. Gotta catch em all. Do I have a problem, no just a mild obsession.

@daddyosink4413 3 года назад

Its okay.... I own 6 RAT pedals😂

@jimmytgoose476 Год назад

I love my bass muff for guitar as well ; i have a Russian one but its been broken for so long i can't remember what it's like 😃

@jakewatson1757 5 лет назад

The originals differ so much from pedal to pedal My v7 bubble font muff is far more in the mid pushed high gain territory rather than the reissue which is very bass focused and silky like i would expect from a big muff. That being said i love both!

@TheTurkey79 5 лет назад

I have the Bass Big Muff Pi, sounds great with bass or guitar

@thesteelstrummer2307 4 года назад

I'd go with the op amp!

@moongoon6110 4 года назад

Get them all

@elderchildren 4 года назад

tiny hint of Ball and Biscuit at the end you TEASE

@coleenns3284 3 года назад

I have the BFP with Wicker and it is definitely the most versatile. I can do anything from Hendrix to Smashing Pumpkins thanks to the tone wicker and tone bypass although I prefer to create my own music.

@jimmytgoose476 Год назад

Referencing others is a lot easier for us to understand than "i make up my own shit and it's AWESOME!!" Having said that, if you have a muff- riff or two up your sleeve I'd love to hear them 🙂

@jacob_ian_decoursey_the_author 2 года назад

People talk about the opamp being the best, but that Russian model sounds great!

@GatotAlindo 3 года назад

I want it all ... !!!

@local-rigs3610 3 года назад

I have several, but I keep going back to the Russian or the Op-Amp. I barely touch my OD or Distortion pedals.

@MrFuzzleupagus 5 лет назад

Question: how much would it be for Andy to teach me guitar lessons?

@SamuraiBud 3 года назад

Oh man that tone wicker is scooped

@GuitarGodgt 5 лет назад

I have a deluxe. It seems to nail whatever I want out of a muff. I want the sovtek deluxe as well now.

@mattgilbert7347 4 года назад

Me too. But can I justify buying Muff #8? Yes. Yes I can.

@zbudgiez 4 года назад

Op sounds great. How about adding metal muff?

@worshipguitarjapan 5 лет назад

I thought I need a new big muff but think I´ll just keep my tone wicker!!

@mattwall1090 4 года назад

yes, don't even bother! its the best sounding and most versatile circuit for sure! The problem I always had with the other ones and the NYC version in particular was there's NO mids, so you'll never be heard in a band setting unless you're so loud that you will hurt the audience!!! The wicker muff has the most options for tone and is the least scooped of the tones so you know that you will always be heard when you want that Muff wall of sound and to actually make an impact, in a live band setting!