What's up with the Germanium 4 Big Muff

Gunner Recall · Post by **Gunner Recall** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:53 pm

It's been out for a while but I haven't heard much about it.
I got a sweetwater giftcard for $100 so it's looking kinda tempting :animal:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVtwsGf67sk[/youtube]

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

The4455 · Post by **The4455** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 12:25 am

I want one, I think it's really cool and potentially replace two fuzzes, I'd get it and try it out, need I say it B/S/T thread is there for a reason, although you wouldn't want to spend your money on sometign you'd just end up selling

Gunner Recall · Post by **Gunner Recall** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 12:38 am

From what I've heard it's not really a fuzz at all (but that's kinda splitting hairs).
It's the germ OD and a single side of the double muff with extra controls (the volt seems to get it that awesome exploding amp fuzz sound).

bdunlap · Post by **bdunlap** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 12:41 am

I'd go for it :idk:

Ghost Hip · Post by **Ghost Hip** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 1:00 am

I was at a guitar store with some friends and one asks me what he should get. I pointed out the germanium big muff... and he goes "overdrive and distortion? aren't those the same thing?"

:lol:

"You have so much to learn, just try it out."

whiskey_face · Post by **whiskey_face** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 1:00 am

bdunlap wrote:I'd go for it

ditto

Bassus Sanguinis · Post by **Bassus Sanguinis** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 2:58 am

the EHX germy OD sounded pretty good to me so this has potential to be just as good and then some. I'm looking forward to try it out when it stops being sold out in the local shop...

PumpkinPieces wrote:I was at a guitar store with some friends and one asks me what he should get. I pointed out the germanium big muff... and he goes "overdrive and distortion? aren't those the same thing?"

"You have so much to learn, just try it out."

Yeah, and many builders marketing strategy srems to be to make it ever more obscure. :whateva:

Monkeyboard · Post by **Monkeyboard** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 6:49 am

100 bucks is pretty cheap for a dual pedal OD/Dist which sounds pretty spanking. Not too fuzzy but with the distortion cascading into the OD things should get pretty wild.

If you end up not liking it EHX pedals hold their value well so you'd have trouble losing more than 2 or 3 tenners on it. :idk:

hatshirt · Post by **hatshirt** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 12:50 pm

man, wait and see what EHX busts out at winter mann before you settle on it.

nieh · Post by **nieh** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 12:57 pm

PumpkinPieces wrote: I pointed out the germanium big muff... and he goes "overdrive and distortion? aren't those the same thing?"

Gunner Recall · Post by **Gunner Recall** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:58 pm

hatshirt wrote:man, wait and see what EHX busts out at winter mann before you settle on it.

BUT I WANT IT NOW!
...though they seem to be sold out :cry:

hatshirt · Post by **hatshirt** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 10:23 pm

ha, i here you man i always want instant gratification.
oh yeah i meant NAMM not mann. haha :facepalm:

Noise... · Post by **Noise...** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:06 pm

I don't know - I haven't tried it, but I haven't seen the most stellar reviews on them.

Worst case scenario is that you have to flip it. :idk:

Gunner Recall · Post by **Gunner Recall** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:19 pm

Noise... wrote:I don't know - I haven't tried it, but I haven't seen the most stellar reviews on them.

Worst case scenario is that you have to flip it.

I think a lot of people get peeved when they plug it in and realize it isn't a big muff...not sure why they decided on that name when it's really a muff fuzz/germ od in series and nothing like the big muff pi.

I'll sit on the giftcard until it comes back in stock, but for $100 it can't be THAT bad :lol:

I think I'll dig it

gestaltito · Post by **gestaltito** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:16 am

Hi,
I got one, I'm using it these days as main disto and I can say it's a really good pedal,
dirty vintage tones but with more punch and cuts better thru the mix than average fuzz pedals,
using both sides at once increases the volume a lot.
I'm pretty satisfied with it for the moment.
Here's a demo I made for bass (not using amp, just a clean amp emulation):
http://soundcloud.com/hundirlaflota/germanium-4-big-muff-bass
Cheers

ilovefuzz.com

What's up with the Germanium 4 Big Muff

What's up with the Germanium 4 Big Muff

Re: What's up with the Germanium 4 Big Muff

Re: What's up with the Germanium 4 Big Muff

Re: What's up with the Germanium 4 Big Muff

Re: What's up with the Germanium 4 Big Muff

Re: What's up with the Germanium 4 Big Muff

Re: What's up with the Germanium 4 Big Muff

Re: What's up with the Germanium 4 Big Muff

Re: What's up with the Germanium 4 Big Muff

Re: What's up with the Germanium 4 Big Muff

Re: What's up with the Germanium 4 Big Muff

Re: What's up with the Germanium 4 Big Muff

Re: What's up with the Germanium 4 Big Muff

Re: What's up with the Germanium 4 Big Muff

Re: What's up with the Germanium 4 Big Muff