Muff Love

[Officer Bukowski]

I know the Muff style pedals are really popular here, and I'm feelin all lubby dubby on the Muff right now so I thought I'd make a thread about it. Let us discuss the Muff. Show us your Muffs, tell us about your favorite, etc.

[DarkAxel]

i've owned a Black Sovtek and i've played the NYC version plenty of times.

The NYC had a pretty nice distinctive character when playing some higher notes, but it was a bit too compressed for me... also the mid-scoop... well i'm not really a fan of that.

The Black Sovtek was pretty cool, sounded pretty huge, but didn't cut through a rock trio so i ditched it... when i look back, i should've just turn the volume fucking high and let it roar, but whatever... btw anyone who has a Black Sovtek muff should put a Dan Armstrong's green ringer in front of it - worked for me, it got even huger sounding... it almost made me want to hunt down and kill a squirrel

This week i'm expecting a custom Green Muff from MadeByMike, i'll let you know if my penis got any bigger. It's custom in the means of design (pin-up girl, white box) and because i ordered a switchable mid boost (mids knob and a miniswitch to disengage it) - since the black sovtek, i'm kinda afraid of getting lost in the band again

i'd love to try a Pharaoh some day

[StopReferencing]

I'm really into the Manx Loaghtan. I've owned like, fifteen Skreddy pedals - the Manx compares very favorably, IMO.

[Joe Gress]

Wren and Cuff Pickle Pie "B" is my muff based pedal of choice. Its off a swollen pickle which is off a muff and so on. Its got a nice deep muff tone with a few mods in the mids that make it cut through very nicely.

[devnulljp]

Muffs? Yes, I think I've heard of those...

I like the FS36999/2n5133 Mike's Head Muffs. They're super smooth and intense.
Next up would be the 2n5187 PNP Mike's Heads -- I've had three of those and they were all real tight sounding.
I have a love/hate relationship with triangles -- some of them sound great, some not so much. I like em with FS36999/2n51333s. Only triangle I have right now is a 2n5133 Foxey Lady.

D*A*M Ram Head is excellent too.

[devnulljp]

This week i'm expecting a custom Green Muff from MadeByMike, i'll let you know if my penis got any bigger.

NSFW: show

[bigchiefbc]

I've owned an NYC reissue, a black russian and a little big muff, found that I disappeared in the mix with them all because they're all mid-scooped pretty heavily (I play bass). I then got a Blackout Musket v2, which is based on the green russian I believe. I found that the mids and focus knobs let me slice right through the mix and be heard. It sounds fantastic, and I highly recommend it for anyone who wants a russian muff that cuts through.

But in the end, it wasn't THE muff sound I've always had in my head. So I decided to try an IC Muff, which is supposed to have a bit of a gnarlier, harsher, less wooly tone. I ended up having MadeByMike make me an IC muff in the small MXR enclosure, with a tone bypass switch. Voila, exactly the big muff tone I always wanted. And when I want to cut through the mix, the tone bypass switch kills the mid scoop and blasts right through the band.

[Officer Bukowski]

I'm right there with you bigchiefbc. The IC Muff is the sound I think of when I think of a Big Muff. I'm building one right now and I'm really excited to see how it turns out.

As of right now, my favorite Muff is my Skreddy Supa Tone. I really like it.

I've had an EQD Hoof and I really liked it in my bedroom but couldn't get it tp cut through at all in a band context.

I also have my trusty ol black Russian (first pedal I ever bought) which I don't use anymore but refuse to sell. It sounds pretty cool but not great IMO. I'm thinking of modding it. Anyone know of some cool mods? I want to make it sound nastier and I dunno.. Fuzzier?

[bob the r0bot]

I fucking LOVE black russians to the point where I have moved to stock piling them. The new york was too quiet and compressed for my taste. I am currently saving for an IC. The civil war though is the best IMO.
Side note: If anyone has a civil war they don't want, pm me.

[Officer Bukowski]

Oh yeah and dev feel free to post your whole Muff collection and infinite Muff wisdom.

Hey bob do you notice a lot of difference in sound between them?

[bob the r0bot]

Oh yeah and dev feel free to post your whole Muff collection and infinite Muff wisdom.

Hey bob do you notice a lot of difference in sound between them?

between which?

[Officer Bukowski]

Between black Russians

[DarkAxel]

This week i'm expecting a custom Green Muff from MadeByMike, i'll let you know if my penis got any bigger.

NSFW: show

um... riiiiiight


Hey, BCBC... yeah i thought about Musket a lot, but i decided to try the MBM Green Muff... i don't have much experience with muff-ish pedals so i don't expect to hit the jackpot with my third muff, but it could happen

[D.o.S.]

I've had a Black Russian, and own a Supercollider and a Grey Stache. Played around a bunch with a stock NYC muff and a Creamy Dreamer (?) modded one that my old guitarist had,.

Between the SC and the GS, I have no need to search out any other muff variants. I miss my black russian sometimes, but mostly because it was the first fuzz pedal I ever bought.

[bob the r0bot]

Between black Russians

There is a fair bit of difference but, that is to be expected with sovteks. I only have one operational unit at the moment so I can't AB them but, the one I am currently using is a tad quieter but it has less treble, more mids and feels very tight. The non working one (currently undergoing experimental surgery) was very open and had a very punchy low end but really open and raspy highs. The ones I have had seem to fall nicely between the green and NYC in terms of sound but I would venture to say that they are a might bit louder than the green I had for a while.