Members cyclists Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 OK I've had a muff for awhile now but never really played with it much. I just got finished with it and I figured out why so many people like them. You can play the most absolute sloppiest crap with one and it sounds amazing! My guitar wasn't even in tune but with the muff it didn't even matter. It's like the muff is a synthesizer that throws away your guitar's tone, locks onto the note naturally and substitutes its own harmonic content. It's pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Keith SIO Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 OK I've had a muff for awhile now but never really played with it much. I just got finished with it and I figured out why so many people like them. You can play the most absolute sloppiest crap with one and it sounds amazing! My guitar wasn't even in tune but with the muff it didn't even matter. It's like the muff is a synthesizer that throws away your guitar's tone, locks onto the note naturally and substitutes its own harmonic content. It's pretty cool. I won't disagree. You can do a lot of stuff you cant with a regular distortion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members C Fuzz Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 I know what you mean about the tuning. For example.. I plug into a DS-1 and play a full G chord.. out of tune! Now play the big muff.. IN TUNE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGareth Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zygoat Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skitzy Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 i got rid of my muff, not the tone i'm looking fori wanna try a fuzz face next, anyone have any input? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FatsoForgotso Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 not really. I was gonna say, is everyone gonna agree. My big muff is far from that. If I {censored} up (happens more than I'd like) it definitely shows it. I often tune by ear with it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FatsoForgotso Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 i got rid of my muff, not the tone i'm looking for i wanna try a fuzz face next, anyone have any input? www.myspace.com/earthboundaudioeffects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members surferbeto Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 ...I figured out why so many people like them. You can play the most absolute sloppiest crap with one and it sounds amazing!...It's pretty cool. I'm still looking in my Little Big Muff for that "Violin-like sustain" I was promised. I haven't yet found a setting that sounds violin-like. Just about everywhere I dial it, it sounds much noisier, fuzzier, dirtier, raggedier than any violin. Where's the Carlos Santana tone? There must be more to his sound than just a Muff (lots of tone in his fingers, but it's not ALL there, I know. How are his stompboxes setup?). I keep looking for an opening with this pedal, but most of my music is not noisy enough for that thang. Haven't written it off yet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vanguard Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 agreed. that is their charm/niche. i don't think that makes them useless for great players though, it's an awesome effect in its own obliterating way. although i just built a muff to skreddy specs, and it's less this way. more articulate and closer to fuzz face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members valvestate Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 If you don't like the Muff or any clone of it... there might be something wrong with your amp, guitar or your ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TeamoDave Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 I'm still looking in my Little Big Muff for that "Violin-like sustain" I was promised. I haven't yet found a setting that sounds violin-like. Just about everywhere I dial it, it sounds much noisier, fuzzier, dirtier, raggedier than any violin. Where's the Carlos Santana tone? There must be more to his sound than just a Muff (lots of tone in his fingers, but it's not ALL there, I know. How are his stompboxes setup?).I keep looking for an opening with this pedal, but most of my music is not noisy enough for that thang. Haven't written it off yet though. Try out a Tonebender clone for violin type fuzz. My MJM Britbender with delay used to be a killer, violinlike sustain monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members int.parascope Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 i got rid of my muff, not the tone i'm looking for i wanna try a fuzz face next, anyone have any input? Same here, I'm in the process of getting rid of my muff. I'm probably going to end up with a fulltone '69 sooner or later, they've got that early fuzz face sound that is :love:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NYPD Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 It's the synth like fuzz. I had an old early 80's big muff that I hated. Not synth like at all. Then I came across a friend who had a green big muff and never looked back. I got one of those but hated the lack of true bypass. It had the synth fuzz but sucked tone really bad when off. I got a clone by Baja Tech Custom a Da Moaf and now I have the synth fuzz with true bypass and loving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SUPER VELCROBOY Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 same with delay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flying_Milkman Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 I love it, it's gnarly. Try turning down the sustain, or turning down the tone on your guitar, or messing around with the volume on the guitar. So much there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpectralJulian Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 I like big muffs because they are complete balls to wall fuzzboxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NYPD Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 I love it, it's gnarly.Try turning down the sustain, or turning down the tone on your guitar, or messing around with the volume on the guitar. So much there! +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members archofmusic Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 i got rid of my muff, not the tone i'm looking for i wanna try a fuzz face next, anyone have any input? Fuzz Face + Big Muff = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NYPD Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 Tube Screamer + Big Muff = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DADGADammit Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 i like them with single coils, but not with humbuckers at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CrashC Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 I'm just getting into the whole pedal addiction and fuzz is next on the list. Probably gonna pick up a used Big Muff. Is the little Big Muff identical except for the size of the casing? No tonal/performance/component difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members comfortablynumb Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 I'm still looking in my Little Big Muff for that "Violin-like sustain" I was promised. I haven't yet found a setting that sounds violin-like. Just about everywhere I dial it, it sounds much noisier, fuzzier, dirtier, raggedier than any violin. Where's the Carlos Santana tone? There must be more to his sound than just a Muff (lots of tone in his fingers, but it's not ALL there, I know. How are his stompboxes setup?).I keep looking for an opening with this pedal, but most of my music is not noisy enough for that thang. Haven't written it off yet though. Stack it with an overdrive. It'll smooth it out and get that big tone you're looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members driverhasabomb Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 I find it hilarious when people use "violin-like" to describe any facet of a fuzz pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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