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Muff Fuzz (Not Big Muffs)
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:04 am
by Blurillaz
I want to ask you guys how this.

compares to this

and this

Re: Muff Fuzz (Not Big Muffs)
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:42 pm
by 1,2,3, Pull Out!
Personally I think Muff Fuzzes sound very weak and boring.
Re: Muff Fuzz (Not Big Muffs)
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:49 pm
by Ghost Hip
They're not meant to be exciting...
I owned a nano muff overdrive and it was pretty good for boosting gated fuzzes. Has more low end than treble. I never got to play it through a tube amp... it'd probably be pretty "vintage" sounding.
Re: Muff Fuzz (Not Big Muffs)
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:57 pm
by Scruffie
Well heres a video of the Muff Fuzz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1mUYweALlgA small 2 Transistor Fuzz...
Followed by the Little Big Muff which is a 4 Transistor Fuzz so lets just call it 2 Muff Overdrives/ Fuzzes
And the Muff Overdrive is just a reissue of the Muff Fuzz, Possibly an OpAmp Version though rather than transistor?
A comparisson of the 3 Main Muffs (Big, Little, Overdrive) of today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wrq9o_tw48
Re: Muff Fuzz (Not Big Muffs)
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:58 pm
by Blurillaz
1,2,3, Pull Out! wrote:Personally I think Muff Fuzzes sound very weak and boring.
Well, I'll be using this for stuff that isn't "weak" or "boring"
viewtopic.php?f=142&t=5601
Re: Muff Fuzz (Not Big Muffs)
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:16 pm
by 1,2,3, Pull Out!
I don't get it. But yeah I can see how they would be great to boost fuzzes and distortions, it's just by them selves they don't seem worth it.
Re: Muff Fuzz (Not Big Muffs)
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:28 pm
by Blurillaz
1,2,3, Pull Out! wrote:Blurillaz wrote:1,2,3, Pull Out! wrote:Personally I think Muff Fuzzes sound very weak and boring.
Well, I'll be using this for stuff that isn't "weak" or "boring"
viewtopic.php?f=142&t=5601
I don't get it. But yeah I can see how they would be great to boost fuzzes and distortions, it's just by them selves they don't seem worth it.
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I found that using an old muff fuzz with an octave down pedal, leaves the dry signal clean, but makes the octave down real growly and thick, and I wanted to see if anyone knew if the newer, pedalboard friendly one was as good as the old one you plug into your amp or guitar. I added the little muff, because I didn't know if it was the same circuit or not....
Re: Muff Fuzz (Not Big Muffs)
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:49 pm
by 1,2,3, Pull Out!
Blurillaz wrote:Welllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll...
I found that using an old muff fuzz with an octave down pedal, leaves the dry signal clean, but makes the octave down real growly and thick, and I wanted to see if anyone knew if the newer, pedalboard friendly one was as good as the old one you plug into your amp or guitar. I added the little muff, because I didn't know if it was the same circuit or not....
Oh.

. Woah! That sounds awesome!
Re: Muff Fuzz (Not Big Muffs)
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:05 pm
by Blurillaz
1,2,3, Pull Out! wrote:Blurillaz wrote:Welllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll...
I found that using an old muff fuzz with an octave down pedal, leaves the dry signal clean, but makes the octave down real growly and thick, and I wanted to see if anyone knew if the newer, pedalboard friendly one was as good as the old one you plug into your amp or guitar. I added the little muff, because I didn't know if it was the same circuit or not....
Oh.

. Woah! That sounds awesome!
Plues J. Mascis has one.


look closely.
Re: Muff Fuzz (Not Big Muffs)
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:14 pm
by Scruffie
I dunno how close the new and old Muff Fuzz is... but here's the schematic if it's of any use?
http://fuzzcentral.ssguitar.com/schemat ... sschem.gif
Re: Muff Fuzz (Not Big Muffs)
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:26 pm
by ech0es
And the big muff is called "big" because it use 4 transistors instead of 2 for the muff, it's simple
Re: Muff Fuzz (Not Big Muffs)
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:42 pm
by Blurillaz
ech0es wrote:And the big muff is called "big" because it use 4 transistors instead of 2 for the muff, it's simple
And because of it's huge enclosure. (but small pcb

)
Good thing giant pedals look cool.

Re: Muff Fuzz (Not Big Muffs)
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:58 pm
by Blurillaz
Found a cool demo of the nano muff.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOVowxqts7A[/youtube]
Just clean with a nano muff.

Re: Muff Fuzz (Not Big Muffs)
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 5:11 pm
by Spiteface
That dude's actually using the nano version of the Metal Muff, going by his other vids.
I've also seen a vid elsewhere on Youtube that says the Little Big Muff is actually a full Big Muff circuit, just with the tone and sustain pre-set.
Re: Muff Fuzz (Not Big Muffs)
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 5:20 pm
by Blurillaz
Spiteface wrote:That dude's actually using the nano version of the Metal Muff, going by his other vids.
I've also seen a vid elsewhere on Youtube that says the Little Big Muff is actually a full Big Muff circuit, just with the tone and sustain pre-set.
ahh, tricky!