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What distinguishes the 'Triangle' Muff (besides the knob arrangement)?

penelope tree wrote:What distinguishes the 'Triangle' Muff (besides the knob arrangement)?

Different transistors, slightly different component values compared to an NYC.
As far as I can tell the most significant difference is the transistors, though.

I'm finding that, unlike the OpAmp and Green Russian RIs, the Triangle sounds best with its sustain lower than 12:00. It also seems to have the second most mids of the three (with the OpAmp in tone bypass mode ranking first).

Kitrae wrote:

Chankgeez wrote:Waitin' to hear what Kit Rae thinks.

I think they did a very good job with it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYs9EW2 ... 3zN4AaABAg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjQB4b5 ... kPB4AaABAg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiIG_ntV3qg

There's a more doomy sounding perf board triangle I have that I would have liked it to sound a bit more like, but the sound they went with is very close to the more common triangle circuit variant - if there is such a thing.

Thanks for responding, Kitrae

Will they spit out a PNP version?

agiant wrote:
Thanks for responding, Kitrae

Yeah, thanks, definitely a solid endorsement!

crochambeau wrote:Will they spit out a PNP version?

Doubtful?

Chankgeez wrote:

crochambeau wrote:Will they spit out a PNP version?

Doubtful?

I gather you don't work in a marketing department.

Yeah, no marketing for me.

Do you think they'd sell a lot of the PNP version?

Chankgeez wrote:Do you think they'd sell a lot of the PNP version?

No idea. There's always a "gotta collect 'em all" squad, and then weirdos like me who would just be morbidly curious.

If the rest of the transistor specs the same, makes no difference to the sound of a Big Muff which is used. PNP vs NPN is just a mode/current polarity difference.

Kitrae wrote:If the rest of the transistor specs the same, makes no difference to the sound of a Big Muff which is used. PNP vs NPN is just a mode/current polarity difference.

Yeah, but there's someone out there that'll insist negative voltage is the secret to great tone from a Big Muff.

Yeah, it would be neat to see if the engineering department or marketing department won that particular hypothetical argument.

Honestly, I like the big muff, but it really seems like they are milking the everloving shit out of it. Hence my somewhat tongue in cheek comment.

I own a PNP triangle, it's quite polite compared to some of the muffs I've had the pleasure of hearing.

crochambeau wrote:Honestly, I like the big muff, but it really seems like they are milking the everloving shit out of it.

I mean, what would you do if a bunch of companies started making a bunch of money building copies of the older designs for one of your pedals?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3WmRYzGJr4[/youtube]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3WmRYzGJr4