Big Muff Shootout: Vintage V.S. Reissue
Today I’m comparing the new Electro-Harmonix Big Muff reissues to the original units. We get to hear them side by side and find out if these are the real deal or just blowing smoke. In the comments let me know what your favorite recordings are where Big Muffs are used, your favorite artists that use them, and your favorite Big Muff reissue!
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Demos of JHS Pedals Big Muff Mods:
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Op-Amp Reissue with JHS Pedals Pumpkin Patch Mod: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwX2S-lCAsY
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Triangle Reissue with JHS Pedals Illuminati Mod: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me3EvKAB-5Y
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Green Russian Reissue with JHS Pedals Moscow Mod: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skSbKsFesFk
Electro-Harmonix Nano Big Muff with JHS Pedals MoonPi Mod: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAdRH8W8X-0
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Guitar Josh plays in this episode:
Revelator SuperTone
Gear in this video:
0:35 Teisco Delay
https://reverb.com/p/teisco-delay?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=JoshuaScott
0:35 Teisco Fuzz
https://reverb.com/p/teisco-fuzz?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=JoshuaScott
0:35 Teisco Boost
https://reverb.com/p/teisco-boost?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=JoshuaScott
2:04 JHS Pedals Switchback
https://reverb.com/p/jhs-switchback-advanced-loop-switcher/new?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=JoshuaScott
2:14 JHS Pedals Red Remote
https://reverb.com/p/jhs-red-remote-switch/new?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=JoshuaScott
3:12 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Triangle Reissue
https://reverb.com/p/electro-harmonix-triangle-big-muff-pi-2018/new?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=JoshuaScott
3:14 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff V1 Triangle
https://reverb.com/p/electro-harmonix-big-muff-pi-v1-triangle?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=JoshuaScott
3:34 Guild Foxey Lady
https://reverb.com/p/guild-foxey-lady-fuzz?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=JoshuaScott
5:52 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Op-Amp Reissue
https://reverb.com/p/electro-harmonix-op-amp-big-muff-reissue-2017?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=JoshuaScott
5:56 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff V4/V5 Op-Amp
https://reverb.com/p/electro-harmonix-big-muff-pi-v4-op-amp/used?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=JoshuaScott
7:30 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Green Russian Reissue
https://reverb.com/p/electro-harmonix-green-russian-big-muff-reissue?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=JoshuaScott
7:31 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff V7 Green Russian
https://reverb.com/p/electro-harmonix-sovtek-big-muff-pi-1990s-green?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=JoshuaScott
9:17 Electro-Harmonix Nano Big Muff
https://reverb.com/p/electro-harmonix-nano-big-muff-pi?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=JoshuaScott
9:20 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff NYC
https://reverb.com/p/electro-harmonix-big-muff-pi/new?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=JoshuaScott
10:38 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Op-Amp Reissue with JHS Pedals Pumpkin Patch Mod
10:38 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Triangle Reissue with JHS Pedals Illuminati Mod
https://reverb.com/p/jhs-electro-harmonix-triangle-big-muff-reissue-with-illuminati-mod-2018/new?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=JoshuaScott
10:38 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Green Russian Reissue with JHS Pedals Moscow Mod
https://reverb.com/p/jhs-green-russian-big-muff-reissue-with-moscow-mod/used?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=JoshuaScott
10:38 Electro-Harmonix Nano Big Muff with JHS Pedals MoonPi Mod
https://reverb.com/item/12582186-jhs-electro-harmonix-nano-muff-moonpi-mod?bk=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJqdGkiOiI3MDk0ZjYzYy03NWY3LTRmMmUtYWM3NC1hYmIwN2RmYTQwMDYiLCJpYXQiOjE1OTYxMzk4MTUsInVzZXJfaWQiOiIiLCJzZXNzaW9uX2lkIjoiZTM2ZWVmNmYtNzQxNi00OTY2LWI1NWMtMDA1MGM3NWQwN2UyIiwiY29va2llX2lkIjoiOWE1NzU1MzctOTI4Yy00ZWM1LWI0NjMtNmUzM2VhODkwYTk4IiwicHJvZHVjdF9pZCI6IjEyNTgyMTg2Iiwic291cmNlIjoiTk9ORSJ9.StRmd9CpXzZiQy16MMa56961Jp1SFrDb4SPmYClduvw?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=JoshuaScott
Record Time:
Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream
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Josh’s record player is by U-Turn Audio:
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Originally posted by UCjfbkA4jJkJY5g0wbjuoZWA at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OaLT-wVspk
Bought the Pumpkin Pi! I saw Billy's video on Sweetwater demoing the Op Amp Pi. Plus will help get that Gilmour muff.
It"s 2025 and EHX still do business in Russia, what a shame
Nothing to do with the subject, but what synth is used in the intro, starting at around 12 seconds ?
I came for the Muffs, but got interested in the synth ????
J Masic of Dinosaur Jr. hoards all the old Big Muffs so Electro Harmonix will ask more for a reissue.
For me, definetely Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream, the sound on it redefined my ears :D. I have roughly 5 spots left on my first pedalboard and the orange big muff is going in there!
in my local guitar shop, they have an original 1968 guild foxey lady, the two knob version. i would buy it but im not rich
The only one that sounded different to me was the original Russian green Muffin. Sounded more powerful and fuller than the reissue which still was super close.
The rest sounded identical tho.
Siamese Dream is probably a top 5 album for me.
@0:22 "I got some new toys in the mell". strange way to pronounce 'mail'
Other than the Pi and Op-Amp, i dont understand why the Muffs are sooo boring looking.
I just recently got an early 2000 NYC big muff and I found it to be very different from a current production big muff (mine is from 2014, but I guess not much has changed since then). It's like the early 2000 one sounds much clearer, and also has a lot more output volume. I like it better than the current one for bass because it sounds like the "clean" sound kinda comes through. With a strat, it kinda keeps the attack audible, and you can hear the variations of the guitar's tone knob, whereas with my current Muff, the sound is much more compressed. I have no idea if all the early 2000 ones are like that, but I find it useful to have both ^^
It's the green Russian, because I need those extra switches
Ben folds five, Robert Sledge used the sovtek version far as I know. Bass with muff is the goat!
Worth knowing that the Fran circuit variation of the NYC big box only lasted until something like 2007-2008. After that, they put the regular clipping diodes back in and may have made some other changes. Good thing IMO, I really don't care for the big muff sound with schottky diodes. It's very loud, but the distortion is too mild/OD-ish for a BMP.
Low value (100-150ohm) emitter resistors, higher value clipping capacitors, and 1n4148 is where it's at ???? at least for the classic muff sound. I modded my 07 to be Rams head inspired.
I love my Russian style as well of course, the first pedal I built back in 2012! Might go for an Opamp build soon….
Uh huh-huh you said muff..
TIME-STAMPS ⬇️
Triangle Big Muff:
5:06 5:13 | 5:20 5:28
Op Amp Big Muff:
7:02 7:09 | 7:17 7:23
Green Russian Big Muff:
8:30 8:37 | 8:43 8:50 | 8:58 9:05
NYC Classic Big Muff:
10:01 10:06 | 10:13 10:20
I had an original green tank Sovtek muff. Wish I still had it! But you know, GAS.
My dad had a prototype with Foxey Lady written across it. Apparently it had been given to Hendrix and then past around a few time until it ended up with my dad.
yeah – they are all amazing!!
I love the old originals. But at the same time I am happy that the reissues are on the market with easy access and imo great sound quality. I own the green russian reissue and the ram's head Pi reissue. And a few interpretations of other builders (Vick Audio Ram's Head and Greer Tarpit). Love them all.
The first artist that comes to my mind is for sure David G. His sounds with different BM pedals ist just divine imo.
Thanks for these great videos!!
I just bought a nano big muff pi today and I have a question. The enclosure is usually white, but mine is steel with a decal. It looks cool but I’m trying to figure out why it’s not the same as the others. Was there a run where they didn’t use white paint? Can anybody help me? Just curious
mudhoney's Hate the Police has a great Big Muff tone
When I was about 18 I built a Big Muff with a local pedal builder. After we put it together he sent me home with a bag of transistors to swap out and play around with to get the sound I wanted because of the stories about the parts variations.
It was crazy how big and crunchy mine ended up being compared to the modern reissue one of my friends had.
I wish I still had that pedal
I think any of them would be fine cuz the differences aren’t huge, but that being said I preferred the green sovtek/green reissue
The Russian and the Triangle are equally amazing tô me… O cant decide hahahaa
Having owned all the reissues and some vintage originals, I gotta say, the Big Muff with tone wicker is my fav. Second place is the Rams Head reissue, but it's also the noisiest.
For all the Muff aficionados out there: The key to keeping the mud under control is putting an EQ pedal in front of the Muff. The Muff heavily compresses your signal, and the reason these pedals get muddy is the quiet rumbling frequencies generated by all guitar pickups, which the compression makes much louder (comp makes loud sounds quieter and quiet sounds louder). I lop off everything below 50-60hz (depending on the bands of the EQ pedal) before the signal goes into the Muff. Now you have that great Muff fuzz texture and sustain without the mud.
You can also run an overdrive pedal in front of the Muff, as many overdrives have a hi-pass filter built in which does a similar thing. The Ibanez Tubescreamer has a very tight filter, Boss OD-1 has a less extreme filter, both work but I like the Boss better because I like to use it as a filter for my "clean" tone. I have ten overdrive pedals but the one I never turn off is the cheapest one, lol. I recently found out that J Mascis has used the overdrive-in-front method for decades, btw.
Yayyy!! Smashing Pumpkins!! I still have some of my collectors items from the 90s and 2000s. I was a superfan. Not really following what they do now for obvious reasons, but I was OBSESSED with them back in the day. Glad to hear a shout out.
Love these deep dive comparisons, none better than #MuffDiving ????????????
NYC RE ISSUE-
10:05
10:19
OP AMP RE ISSUE-
6:51
7:01
7:16
I recently got into fuzz pedals, a mate lent me his Pi reissue (Little greenie in the vid) and I forgot I had it until I was packing, so I finally tested it out and now I don't think he's getting it back.
Since I had put a Lollar p90 into my '78 Ibanez PF, it's the sound I am sticking with for the current project.
J Mascis from Dinosaur Jr. is a big Big Muff advocate.
Mayonaise
a relevant question: the "Russian" mode in the Muffuletta is insipired by the black or by the green Russian? Because to me it seems to be leaning more towards the black one… am I wrong?
Josh you absolutely have to do an episode on the 'emperor of sound " pedal I think it's called that only 300 units being made
I find Modern Muffs to have too much sizzle always rolling back the tone
Ha, don't even make them anymore. ???? ???? The Future ????
Tell me you grew up in the 90s without telling me you grew up in the 90s. “Celebrity Death Match style” lol