I wasn't happy that I failed to describe the sound of these three pedals in my last video, the EH Fuzz/Big Muff shootout, so here's my take on it. I hope you like the video enough to subscribe ;-)
Thanks that's a very clear review - in just 5 minutes you get to the point about how the pedals relate to each other - the family analogy really works. Very helpful to me in my search for a big muff!
Great stuff! I watched your other video and liked these three most. So when looking up a comparison I found you again. Very clear explanation and I have chosen my favorite one now :)
Excellent review. I love the Ram's Head and Opamp for my setup. They just work for me. Fave of all the current, stock EHX Muffs is still the Deluxe BMP :)
The Op Amp model has the most usable tone for playing in a band. The muddy lower end is rolled off and the tone is a biting blend of the right frequencies to stand out in the mix.
Great review thanks, I was missing the Green Russian though. Made my own shootout between Ram's Head and Green Russian. Took 2 days. But ended 3.5 - 0.5 in favor of Ram's Head
I liked your analogy. The differences are difficult to put into words. I wonder if the triangle would benefit from putting an eq after it with the low end bumped up. That really helps with " Marshall in a box" style distortion pedals which tend to suck the low end from a clean amplifier when engaged.
I have the triangle which is great but i must admit i like the other two as well definitely more bass I particularly like the op amp nice and fuzzy across the board but for searing lead tones the Triangle is hard to beat when cranked.
Every review I've seen says that the Triangle has less pronounced highs than the Ram's Head, but I hear the opposite. It seems to my ears like the highs on the Ram's Head are somewhat overwhelmed by the extra mids that pedal has.
Yup. Nailed it. This why I own all three,..plus the green Russian and Nano. Another reason to own all of them, is even though the Triangle and Rams head sound similar, once you stack other effects on them, they both handle them VERY differently.
I am in my pedal stacking phase. SD-1 + Rat, R2DU (Double Rat), etc. That's why I just purchased the Triangle and the Rams, knowing they will react differently when matched to overdrives
Is there a way to EQ &/or Gain these pedals to where they become indiscernible with one another for sound, where the settings on the pedals or even the amp clean channel adjust for differences in the circuitry inside the pedals ? I mean from the settings in the video, the Triangle & Rams Head knob positions are nearly identical, while the OpAmp has more volume, a lower tone where the knob markings are set. All pedal settings being equal, the OpAmp is going to be punchier, because the Tone is set on the Bass side where the Triangle & Rams Head the Tone is on the Treble side. The sustain settings are pretty much identical at the 3 o'clock position and the volume settings appear to be between 11 & 1 o'clock and should be sufficient to power thru and low signal volume issues. The tone is where an 11 to 1 o'clock is going to make more difference ?
@@DaDamuse Depends on how you set it up. The way I've used it, it thickens it up as well as add a little more clarity; very low depth with a pretty fast speed with moderate effect to dry mix, but the Boss Super Chorus is not the most subtle one. I got the idea from hearing both in interviews and songs Billy Corgan using a Phase 90 as a solo boost as well as Alex Lifeson using Chorus to get a thicker tone since he's the only guitarist in his band.
What do you think the best would be if you still wanna use some amp gain without sounding harsh? I have a 2204 converted Origin 20. Obviously leaning towards op amp cause of Billy Corgan.
I've really been wanting an OpAmp for a good year now. I love the Siamese Dream sound so much, and now I've been on the verge of buying one all week but I've been watching videos of the Triangle and now I'm torn between the two. Any suggestions to push me over the edge one way? I think the Triangle just won't do enough for me on those Lows, but the OpAmp should still be able to hold together on the highs right? Edit: also, I'm mainly playing single coil on a strat, not humbuckers, so won't the bass actually hold together better on the Triangle with the Strat?
Hi Brandon. I would definitely go with the OpAmp! It's a really cool pedal that basically has 2 sound modes (with the Tone off and on) and a really effective EQ. The Triangle is more like a One-Trick Pony, plus, it's softer and not as defined as the Op-Amp. I have both but more often than not I play the OpAmp! Go for it and tell us how you like it! ;-) Thanks for watching! - Mike
I have the Op-Amp and the Donner Stylish Fuzz (Rebranded Mooer Triangle Buff, a Triangle clone). The stylish fuzz has a little more bass than the actual Triangle, but stays smooth. I've found myself using the Stylish fuzz more often because the high end of the op-amp is just too spiky for what I want. Buy a used Stylish Fuzz and Op-Amp if you want both, lol.
I watched the original shootout and followed it up with this one. I ended up getting the older brother version, thanks for the review, it was very helpful. BTW, what was that riff you were playing around the 1 minute mark?
Hi Pete! All of the stuff that I play in my videos are either Riffs that I am working on or stuff I made up on the spot. Congrats to your need pedal, it's a great one ;-)! Thanks for watching - Mike!
@@douglasmachacek9579 good choice, love the Rams I can get tight distortion or blown out fuzz attack, the tone knob is the trick combined with volume knob.
On all the shoot outs err-one hearing something different and they all sound different on other vids? I'll go with the Rams Head because it looks cooler than the other.
Not sure which version of Muff I have - bought in '78 and it has the tone switch. On it's own I rarely used it, but with the Soul Food following it I found I got the note definition and a grater balance of note definition. Like John E1, I also thought the Soul Food was seriously lacking on it's own, but I use it after all my dirt pedals & think they are all enhanced by it. Thanks for the input everyone.
I do the same with my Wampler Tumnus. It's a great sound, all the mids exactly where they should be. Kinda similar pedals, aren't they? I never played a Soul Food but i read that it's based on a Klon-style pedal, as is the Tumnus. Cheers!
That'll be an op-amp muff. Apparently there were two versions of the op-amp muff from around that time; one with the tone switch and one without. EHX combined the sound of the switchless design with the tone bypass switch for best of both versions.
To me the Big Muff is really a one trick pony that always imprints its own sound over yours, but I think the Ram's Head has the most character that could really add something unique
After long consideration is what I came up with: the green russian is the uncle that used to do MMA in his 20ies, but now in his 40ies got soft around the edges. He could still knock you out if he had to, but what he really loves is beer and barbeque! 😅
