Members TIKILOCKEDOUT Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 Anyone know if any mods can be done to Big Muffs ... I don't own one but I 'm considering buying one. It would be nice to be able to get a bit more out of the old wooly tone knob ... what sorts of mods have been done to the stock models in the past and what can be done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alteredsounds Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 I've modded a Russian cheap black bm to be switchable between a rams head and a russian green. Loads of mods on DIY Stompboxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stereotypy Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 Originally posted by alteredsounds I've modded a Russian cheap black bm to be switchable between a rams head and a russian green. Loads of mods on DIY Stompboxes. that sounds to be a very great muff!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alteredsounds Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 Some mods here: BM Mods looking for another great page I used......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TIKILOCKEDOUT Posted June 19, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 Thanks Altered ... I'm thinking of just getting some whacky {censored} done to a Big Muff to make it more versatile ... they are cheap as piss these days so why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alteredsounds Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 {censored} load of space in those black russians to add stuff, just ditch the nasty pcb mounted plastic sockets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZJD Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 http://www.jeverman.com/nybmpmods.html Tone stack mod here. ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dopey1978 Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 Would be nice if there were more DIY mods around for the BMP. I'd love one that could expand the tone section to bass/mid/treble knobs instead of just the tone knob. That's what I was hoping the Metal Muff was, but no such luck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TIKILOCKEDOUT Posted June 19, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 Thanks 48! Keep em coming gents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TIKILOCKEDOUT Posted June 19, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 Ooooh I like this! Don't forget that the Vox Suppa Tone Bender Project is very similar to the Big Muff. Its basically the same circuit with a different form of distortion clipping. So, in a way, the Suppa Tone Bender is a mod to the Big Muff Pi. I wonder if it would be possible to stick a toggle switch ona modded BM to go from a Tone Bender vibe to BM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KRAA!! Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 http://www.duncanamps.com/tsc/linux.html This web site allows a free download of a "tone stack calculator" that allows you to substitute components in the Big Muff tone stack and see the pedal's frequency response as a result. I used it to find the appropriate value to change out of my Green Russian Big Muff so it had flatter midrange response. It was a one capacitor modification, now my BM has a more usable sound. I think you can actually have a mid-hump with the tone control at noon if you want! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DylanWilde Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 What was that mod? I would like to maybe get a bit more mids in my Big Muff, not necessarily a flat response, but some more body to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KRAA!! Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 It depends on which model you have because the component values in the tone stack in your pedal might be different from the ones in mine. You're going to need a schematic for your pedal and then actually find the components on the circuit board. The process of actually finding the right capacitor (they aren't marked well, I have the green russian version) took a while, as I had to follow the wires from the tone pot to the board and then follow the trace on the board to the capacitor. It was a pain in the butt but worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurpleStrat Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 Originally posted by KRAA!! It depends on which model you have because the component values in the tone stack in your pedal might be different from the ones in mine. You're going to need a schematic for your pedal and then actually find the components on the circuit board. The process of actually finding the right capacitor (they aren't marked well, I have the green russian version) took a while, as I had to follow the wires from the tone pot to the board and then follow the trace on the board to the capacitor. It was a pain in the butt but worth it. Since your selling it to me it can't have been that great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KRAA!! Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 I guess I don't like sounding like an atomic bomb EVERY time I play guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurpleStrat Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 Originally posted by KRAA!! I guess I don't like sounding like an atomic bomb EVERY time I play guitar. 99.7%? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KRAA!! Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 If I wanted to really sound like the apocalypse I would get the Big Muff and about 10 HIWATT stacks. I could go into the demolition business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ck3 Posted June 19, 2006 Members Share Posted June 19, 2006 Originally posted by dopey1978 That's what I was hoping the Metal Muff was, but no such luck... +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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