Big Muff Types, Russian, Triangle, Rams

[ck3]

Has anyone else directly compared the latest EHX Muff reissues with their boutique equivalents? I recently A/B'd a Fredric Effects ICBM and EHX Op Amp RI and was surprised at how different their respective tone control tapers, output levels, and bass EQ curves were. The next Muff-off will incorporate a Way Huge Russian Pickle and EHX Green Russian reissue when the latter of the two arrives.

[MechaGodzilla]

^^ worth trying a fredric green coz they are amazing and quite un-muffy in some ways.

[CrookedRainJr]

The Frederic is amazing, but the volume drop was just too much for.me to use regularly.

[MechaGodzilla]

I don't have mine anymore but I don't remember it having a vol drop specifically the green russian version

[timhulio]

If there's a volume drop it's broken and I'll fix it ;-)

Tim @fredric

[ck3]

The Fredric Russian BMP is definitely on my radar. Based on my experience with the ICBM, I would imagine that the max output level would be lower than its EHX equivalent, but certainly capable of exceeding unity gain at higher settings.

[JereFuzz]

No love for the tone wicker muff? that thing is awesome!

I have one, and I agree about its awesomeness.

[frigid midget]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCbzKsmTsEk[/youtube]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCbzKsmTsEk

I know it's a cost/profit thing, but I would've loved EHX to reissue each muff version as actual replicas of the old one, with big enclosures and original graphics and everything. Just sayin. I'd be cool

[JereFuzz]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCbzKsmTsEk[/youtube]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCbzKsmTsEk

I know it's a cost/profit thing, but I would've loved EHX to reissue each muff version as actual replicas of the old one, with big enclosures and original graphics and everything. Just sayin. I'd be cool

Agreed ...

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

yea always had a soft spot for those big box ehx's
can't forget those wooden boxes they came in too. they were dope

[BetterOffShred]

For sure Sherm.. the big box muffs are so sweet. I even put mine in at least a 125B just to nod to the needlessly sized enclosure..

[BoatRich]

And I'm baffled by comments about the supercollider being short on gain. It's massive and heavy as fuck.

It IS massive and heavy as fuck, but dudes looking for that silly high-gain sizzle might be disappointed. That being said, it is fantastic at what it does and excellent for bass.

It’s definitely more of a sledgehammer than a high gain sizzle sort of thing even with the tone maxed. It does have a ton of gain though.

[misterstomach]

I know it's a cost/profit thing, but I would've loved EHX to reissue each muff version as actual replicas of the old one, with big enclosures and original graphics and everything. Just sayin. I'd be cool

In theory I agree, but my giant ass tall font is kind of a pain to actually have on my board. I imagine there's no small number of people who would take pedal board friendly and under $100 over the vintage correct enclosure. Although, as I said in the other thread, it kind of drives me nuts that the knobs are the wrong triangle on the triangle re-issue, although that's also obviously a cost saving measure with where the power jacks on those enclosures are.

And I'm baffled by comments about the supercollider being short on gain. It's massive and heavy as fuck.

It IS massive and heavy as fuck, but dudes looking for that silly high-gain sizzle might be disappointed. That being said, it is fantastic at what it does and excellent for bass.

It’s definitely more of a sledgehammer than a high gain sizzle sort of thing even with the tone maxed. It does have a ton of gain though.

True. It is difficult to dial in that sweet bees in a can tone on that thing.

[Snufkino]

£95 for the triangle reissue? I thought the whole point of these reissues was to undercut prices of boutique muffs since they're a mass-production company? The GR was £65-75 so why the price hike on a mass produced pedal they already have the circuit and enclosure template for? Santa's cigars must be getting expensive.

[tremolo3]

the whole point of these reissues was to undercut prices of boutique muffs

[citation needed]