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Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Fuzz Pedal Comparison

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  • Опубліковано 26 гру 2018
  • Join Don Carr as he compares and contrasts four different versions of the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff fuzz pedals. For this demo, Don uses the EHX Canyon delay/looper pedal to loop riffs through each Big Muff to make the comparison as objective as possible.
    The Triangle Big Muff Reissued pedal here: www.sweetwater...
    You can purchase the Op-amp Big Muff Pi pedal here: www.sweetwater...
    You can purchase the Green Russian Big Muff Pi pedal here: www.sweetwater...
    You can purchase the Nano Big Muff Pi pedal here: www.sweetwater...
    1:52 - loop #1 unaffected
    1:56 - loop #1 Triangle
    2:00 - loop #1 Russian
    2:05 - loop #1 Op Amp
    2:09 - loop #1 Nano
    2:13 - loop #2 Triangle
    2:56 - loop #2 Russian
    3:39 - loop #2 Op Amp
    4:23 - loop #2 Nano
    4:58 - loop #3 Triangle
    5:09 - loop #3 Russian
    5:21 - loop #3 Op Amp
    5:32 - loop #3 Nano
    The Zoom F8N Multitrack Field Recorder was used to record the audio in this video, and can be purchased here: www.sweetwater...
    #Sweetwater #Electroharmonix #EHX

КОМЕНТАРІ • 217

  • @djlimitededition385
    @djlimitededition385 5 років тому +263

    Finally, a video that shows the DIFFERENCES between these muffs in a clear, concise manner.

  • @obelisco1089
    @obelisco1089 5 років тому +165

    Finally someone who understood the importance of looping the same phrase to demo something. Cheers!

    • @crapseven
      @crapseven 3 роки тому +10

      For real. I have been watching so many comparison videos and it's as if no one ever thought of using a looper. lol

    • @chipsterb4946
      @chipsterb4946 3 роки тому +2

      Amen!

  • @ShredShed
    @ShredShed 5 років тому +270

    Green Russian for bass, Triangle for leads, Op amp for Siamese dreaminess. Any muff into a gained up Marshall circuit is a one way ticket to flavor town.

    • @siddhant717
      @siddhant717 5 років тому +12

      based.

    • @endriu55
      @endriu55 5 років тому +5

      "siamese dreaminess" lol what do you mean?

    • @JumpingTurtle77
      @JumpingTurtle77 5 років тому +10

      Endriu 5 it’s an album with lots of muff

    • @mattlazer902
      @mattlazer902 5 років тому +20

      @@endriu55 the op amp big muff was heavily featured by the Smashing Pumpkins in the album siamese dream

    • @markoz777
      @markoz777 5 років тому +4

      @@endriu55 it means to play songs sounding like the Siamese Dream album (Smashing Pumpkins) wich the big muff op amp pi emulates.

  • @domf7705
    @domf7705 4 роки тому +60

    I am waiting for Cherub Rock to start

  • @ianbruce9960
    @ianbruce9960 5 років тому +41

    Great timing will be getting a Muff today. Gotta go with that Triangle! Sounds so good. Don youre a great player too brother, love your demos

  • @focusonjunta
    @focusonjunta 5 років тому +25

    No Nano for me... the three others sound delicious. It looks like I am going to have to add the triangle to my collection, cause it takes the muff sound to its roots, and sounds the best to my ears. Kudos to EHX!

    • @aidanlong4134
      @aidanlong4134 5 років тому +2

      I got the Nano Big Muff and was pretty disappointed by it. It just doesn't have the high end sparkle that the original does

  • @modelcitizen1977
    @modelcitizen1977 5 років тому +106

    Still prefer the Op-amp.

    • @avgmaster1
      @avgmaster1 5 років тому +9

      So does Billy Corgan ! !

  • @noahs7132
    @noahs7132 5 років тому +21

    I freaking love the op amp it gives that classic smashing pumpkins sound

  • @Infinighost
    @Infinighost 5 років тому +121

    I know Billy Corgan favors the op-amp, but I'll be damned if that Triangle doesn't sound just like Cherub Rock.

    • @markdoyle531
      @markdoyle531 5 років тому +6

      Thought the same thing

    • @smalllhank
      @smalllhank 5 років тому +12

      Parts of Siamese dream were recorded on an original big muff so it’s not completely impossible he used it for Cherub Rock

    • @nclsrfn
      @nclsrfn 5 років тому +11

      he had a goddamn army of pedals back then, for the solo he also used a Maestro Fuzz Tone.

    • @Oodlenoots
      @Oodlenoots 5 років тому +1

      @@nclsrfn Lots of Mutron Bi-Phase, too.

    • @nclsrfn
      @nclsrfn 5 років тому +2

      @@Oodlenoots "they ran everything thru it, everything"

  • @wayne2150
    @wayne2150 5 років тому +7

    I'm happy to be able to say that I own all of them (plus my old big box Big Muff and the Deluxe), and I love them all! Eric Clapton use to say, "When I'm playing my Strat, I miss my Les Paul; and when I'm playing my Les Paul, I miss my Strat." That's the way I feel about all my muffs ... And the idea of sticking with just one of them over the others is like asking me to to choose between my children. With such reasonable price tags ... Get them all! Cheers from New York City!

  • @avgmaster1
    @avgmaster1 5 років тому +6

    Awesome job! Using a looper was brilliant and the whole format was perfect ! !

  • @tg8603
    @tg8603 2 роки тому +2

    Can I just say kudos for the best quality review I’ve ever seen of in the history of anything.

  • @pastorkev777
    @pastorkev777 5 років тому +39

    The Russian and Op Amp are my favorites.

    • @blahblah034
      @blahblah034 5 років тому +1

      pastorkev777 I second that. Just got the Russian and I think the Op Amp is gonna have to join my pedalboard at some point. 👍🏻

    • @mjmorden
      @mjmorden 4 роки тому

      Absolutely! I keep both on my board. 2 completely separate, but IMO, most tasty flavors of big muff.

  • @tonepilot
    @tonepilot 5 років тому +4

    I have the Big Muff Triangle Pi and it's a lot of fun to play with. I recently added the Earthquaker Black Ash to the collection and it's a nice complement to the Pi.

  • @mykhedelic6471
    @mykhedelic6471 5 років тому +22

    The only one that lacked was the Nano, the others had their marks, but gotta say, The Triangle seemed the most serious. Ive got The Pumpkin Pi, might need some brothers.

    • @thebruckners
      @thebruckners 5 років тому

      I really want a Pumpkin Pi. How long did it take to get it once you ordered?

    • @mykhedelic6471
      @mykhedelic6471 5 років тому

      @@thebruckners I was lucky, just ordered and it showed up. It rocks-- thick, crusty, sharp, molten...

  • @lunarscorpio3987
    @lunarscorpio3987 4 роки тому +6

    I think we can all agree we just had to listen to Cherub Rock after this video to satisfy the need to complete the riff.

  • @thebreakfastmenu
    @thebreakfastmenu 5 років тому +10

    Sounds to me like they all have their strengths. I think the modern nano muff is a good all-around sound though

  • @JohanSegeborn
    @JohanSegeborn 5 років тому +5

    Great playing and presentation!

    • @Nosferatu981
      @Nosferatu981 5 років тому

      Hi.
      Today we’re going to check out some amazing big muffs.
      Let’s go.

  • @cdreyes81
    @cdreyes81 5 років тому +26

    the second riff, for a split second im like hes about to go into cherub rock

  • @mattduncan3947
    @mattduncan3947 5 років тому +6

    Ah man - that Op-amp with the tone switch turned off is NASTY!!! I want one of each :)

  • @TheParanoidAndroid79
    @TheParanoidAndroid79 5 років тому +17

    Focusing on overall tone and how I think each pedal might sit in a live mix. To me, the Russian strikes a good balance.

  • @dejongeblondegod
    @dejongeblondegod 5 років тому +4

    Congratz on the superb comparison! I prefer the Triangle Big Muff.

  • @RhythmGrizz
    @RhythmGrizz 5 років тому +70

    Wow.
    Immediately the standard nano big muff sounds flat and weak.

    • @thisandthat1233
      @thisandthat1233 5 років тому +2

      yeah the nano sounds different than the big muff PI or the little muff

    • @obversedd
      @obversedd 3 роки тому

      Sadly that’s the pedal that I have. I wish I would’ve seen this video before buying it, but I made that purchase over a year ago.

    • @lizardman7364
      @lizardman7364 Місяць тому

      That's because this demoer is using it like a fool. Turn the Sustain all the way up and put the Tone at about 10 or 11 o'clock and enjoy huge, warm crushing walls of doom

  • @epitaph3988
    @epitaph3988 2 роки тому +5

    2:28 sounds almost exactly like the beginning of “I Wanna Be Your Dog” by the Stooges, closest I’ve ever heard someone get to that tone.

  • @ProCoRat
    @ProCoRat 5 років тому +3

    Hard to say which is best, but I think Op-Amp had my favorite lead tone. I think I'm going with that one.

  • @johnfritzenjr.1240
    @johnfritzenjr.1240 5 років тому +28

    Triangle

  • @thecosmonaut9322
    @thecosmonaut9322 4 роки тому +4

    They all sound great to me, but I absolutely adore my op amp.

  • @NicholasGreenwood
    @NicholasGreenwood 5 років тому +7

    In this comparison video, the op-amp version seems more trebley and snarly. But I have the op-amp version (huge SP fan here) and can attest that it can get warm. Turn the tone switch on and roll the tone knob down--the range is missing from this video.

    • @stickyfin5338
      @stickyfin5338 2 роки тому

      thank you!! i have the op amp and was wondering how to get it a more warm and thick tone

  • @TheSpoonwood
    @TheSpoonwood 5 років тому +5

    Well done ! That's how to do a comparison .

  • @RhythmGrizz
    @RhythmGrizz 5 років тому +36

    I don't think you could go wrong between the triangle, op-amp, or green russian.

  • @cyb3r3vil30
    @cyb3r3vil30 5 років тому +1

    Have the metal muff and love it
    Never use the top boost just to high pitched
    All thank's to SweetWater even got a awesome Deal on the power supply SweetWater just Rock's!

  • @HiltonKing
    @HiltonKing 3 роки тому +1

    Well done, using the looper! Still don't know which one to get.

  • @RCMusic718
    @RCMusic718 Рік тому

    This is a great video. I have the op amp muff and I wanted to hear the comparison between the other ones. Only thing is now I want them all! 😄🤘

  • @therapist6328
    @therapist6328 5 років тому +3

    You could fit like 6 of these in the wooden crate that I got with my old bubble font Russian.
    I like that triangle sound too, though.

  • @chrisradzion2148
    @chrisradzion2148 5 років тому +1

    I have several Muffs- the Op Amp, the Triangle, an original Black Russian Sovtek, and a clone of the Ram’s Head (hint, EHX- reissue the Ram’s Head!). They are all great, but the Triangle may be the most versatile of them all. I love the Op Amp, but it’s got a specific sound that it’s best for. The Sovtek versions are all great, imho, better than the standard reissue version.

  • @m.thousands1848
    @m.thousands1848 2 роки тому +1

    Triangle and Op Amp were my faves

  • @KStarDid
    @KStarDid 5 років тому +5

    The OP Amp has the right sound of a late 70's Deluxe Big Muff Pie.

  • @itchyvinyl
    @itchyvinyl 5 років тому +5

    Seems like the knobs on the Green didn’t change the tone very much.

  • @mattgilbert7347
    @mattgilbert7347 5 років тому +2

    If I had to use just one of the small reissues - Triangle.
    But I love my Deluxe Big Muff Pi.

  • @georgepatterson7499
    @georgepatterson7499 5 років тому +25

    Can someone please just tell me you can’t go wrong with any of them so I can just pick one and not worry I made the wrong decision?

    • @mattgilbert7347
      @mattgilbert7347 5 років тому +10

      You can't go wrong with any of them except for the Nano.
      There. Go buy from the Holy Muff Trinity in peace, my Son.

    • @PMAWoodner
      @PMAWoodner 5 років тому

      Yeah dude you’ll be fine with any of them. No need to worry!

    • @chrisradzion2148
      @chrisradzion2148 5 років тому +2

      My advice, owning a few of these and some vintage ones- go with the Triangle. I think it’s the most versatile. They’re all great though, and pedal board friendly.

    • @Ripprock1
      @Ripprock1 5 років тому +5

      You can’t go wrong if you get all of them.

    • @thebluesprosecutor875
      @thebluesprosecutor875 5 років тому +2

      Get the deluxe or the new sovtek version for way more tonal flexibility. They're not even that much more expensive.

  • @rowdyriemer
    @rowdyriemer 10 днів тому

    I suspect, especially in the case of the nano and triangle muffs, that tolerances of the capacitors and resistors and the degree to which the specific ones in these specific pedals stray from their stated values within those tolerances have about as much to do with differences in sound as the variations in circuit topologies.

  • @tylerthompson1842
    @tylerthompson1842 3 роки тому +2

    Green Russian for the win. Sounds big and full without sounding flubby, its nice and tight.

  • @DatMetalBoi75
    @DatMetalBoi75 10 місяців тому

    IMO you really can't go wrong with any of them. I used to own the rams head reissue and it was a great sounding pedal

  • @jakemertz2660
    @jakemertz2660 5 років тому +1

    great video. really helped me make a decision with which to buy.

  • @elvis_chen
    @elvis_chen 5 років тому +18

    op-amp rules

  • @mustyguitar
    @mustyguitar 5 років тому +3

    yeah i like green russian better, it's so close with the pi but still, that russian is just a little warmer than others.

  • @BigJackGameplays
    @BigJackGameplays 4 роки тому +1

    Idk if it's because it's the one that looked better to me, but OpAmp tone rocks!

  • @Muppio
    @Muppio 5 років тому +3

    It's heresy to lower the gain on a fuzz. :-)
    Fantastic comparison.

  • @Bendoverstoke
    @Bendoverstoke 5 років тому

    Great video! Definitely the most useful way to demo pedals.

  • @monkeyxx
    @monkeyxx 5 років тому +6

    Damn, Don, that hair be lookin good

  • @JosephCee
    @JosephCee 5 років тому +2

    Right before he said that the russian muff was made in an old military facility I literally thought it reminded me of the old soviet ammo cans that they would have to slice open like a huge can of tuna.

  • @CertifiedSunset
    @CertifiedSunset 4 роки тому +1

    Triangle and OpAmp for sure

  • @homagetogreathistoricalsin9711

    This guy is really knowledgeable. I have the Rams Head, but intend to also explore the others

  • @A.I-GAMING
    @A.I-GAMING 5 років тому +71

    In Russia you dont play big muff, big muff plays you.

    • @vinnievintage7725
      @vinnievintage7725 5 років тому +1

      The muff in the end always plays us. Lol.

    • @crapseven
      @crapseven 3 роки тому

      @@vinnievintage7725 True. The power of the Muff is undeniable

  • @wayfaerer320
    @wayfaerer320 5 років тому +33

    Man - the triangle version eats the others for breakfast. So rich and chewy.

  • @stephenchow5161
    @stephenchow5161 5 років тому +1

    thanks for this. so many. i want em all!

  • @hanoota
    @hanoota 5 років тому +1

    Now i want all of them!

  • @paolochilardi8672
    @paolochilardi8672 5 років тому +2

    the triangle one for sure 🍺

  • @RicardoGordo
    @RicardoGordo 5 років тому +10

    Great video! I have the green russian, wich I prefer. Can you do the same with the mini fuzz faces? Cheers.

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  5 років тому +3

      Hello, Ricardo! We're always working on new ideas and different formats. Thanks for the positive feedback and suggestion - we'll take it into consideration for future videos. :)
      Thanks for the interest!
      Kevin Spunde, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1732

    • @RicardoGordo
      @RicardoGordo 5 років тому +2

      @@sweetwater thank you! Please do it with gibson and fender! 😎🎸

    • @78sevenfold
      @78sevenfold 5 років тому

      ua-cam.com/video/-OprcP_SWv8/v-deo.html
      I think this is a pretty good video for comparison. Although, I do prefer the method in this video of using the looper.

  • @vonjunzt4130
    @vonjunzt4130 5 років тому +3

    they all sound good through a Marshall Plexi of course. You could buy a $30 big muff clone from China, re-paint it and put it in that series and that would sound good too! Everyone would swear "Yeah, that's a Big Muff."

  • @timreichert9982
    @timreichert9982 5 років тому +3

    EHX Germanium Overdrive for me 🔊

  • @therewasascene
    @therewasascene 2 роки тому +1

    Any time someone rolls the tone up in a muff demo I’m like “no stop! please! Ow aagh” op amp’s the only one that doesn’t cause brain damage with it past 1:30
    Just from these quick clips it might be my favorite

  • @maxlegault2588
    @maxlegault2588 5 років тому

    Great and useful demo! I would choose the Triangle, though I still love my original black Russian one... I don’t know what to do!

    • @Pinebrookjohn75
      @Pinebrookjohn75 2 роки тому

      I had a green Russian one. Wish it never got stolen

  • @dancaravetta5425
    @dancaravetta5425 5 років тому

    Great video from a great store. Love that triangle pedal!

  • @3tmbn429
    @3tmbn429 3 роки тому +2

    Triangle 🔻2020

  • @johnloughner6572
    @johnloughner6572 5 років тому +1

    This would be better if you had parts where all settings maxed to see how they were and also another guitar with humbuckers. I noticed you avoided all settings maxed out

  • @curtisburns
    @curtisburns 5 років тому +3

    Triangle is the most versatile.

  • @jonduke3919
    @jonduke3919 3 роки тому

    The green one for sure.

  • @mateoatehortua3716
    @mateoatehortua3716 4 роки тому +2

    I've got the original big Bug muff and it sounds way better than the nano

  • @steveramz
    @steveramz 4 роки тому

    LOVE THIS! Thank you!

  • @wiisports7146
    @wiisports7146 3 роки тому +1

    Op amp for sure🔥

  • @jwilliamcosby
    @jwilliamcosby 4 роки тому +2

    Triangle!

  • @OW79
    @OW79 5 років тому +2

    The wicker Tone version should have been there too.

  • @jodysanders1111
    @jodysanders1111 5 років тому

    Triangle has some guts for sure. The Russian is close but lacks a little bite in the mid range. Good demo altogether.

  • @absinha6209
    @absinha6209 5 років тому

    Nice comparison Don!

  • @avgmaster1
    @avgmaster1 5 років тому +1

    What did Kevin Shields use??

  • @chuchiri
    @chuchiri 3 роки тому

    The Triangle is a machine of fun, if you dare to play enough with the tone and sustain knobs.

  • @johnspokus
    @johnspokus 5 років тому +7

    After watching this I’m digging the Triangle and Russian over the others.

  • @ResaAdilaksana
    @ResaAdilaksana 2 роки тому

    Iss fuzz have to 'see' guitar directly? Its have buffer looper before

  • @hangzhoujack
    @hangzhoujack 5 років тому +3

    Triangle and the Russian for me!

  • @Jerry111
    @Jerry111 3 роки тому

    Nano for the win i love the 'bassy' fuzz tone of it

  • @F____T
    @F____T 5 років тому +1

    Thx!

  • @FFLarrosa
    @FFLarrosa 5 років тому +1

    I put an overdrive before the russian sounds killer

  • @bisaillion
    @bisaillion 5 років тому

    That was great! Thanks

  • @lunarscorpio3987
    @lunarscorpio3987 4 роки тому +1

    And I swear, I heard some Purple Haze there.

  • @the-np4mr
    @the-np4mr Рік тому

    Damn I may be sold on the triangle

  • @vs4571
    @vs4571 Рік тому

    Maybe If he didn’t play Smashing Pumpkins-esque riffs I wouldn’t be so impressed. I tell ya, I want all these pedals!

  • @jazzblasterrr
    @jazzblasterrr 5 років тому

    The op amp has a cocked wah treble booster thing going on. The little BMP sounded the worst and maybe the green was a little darker... it’s really hard to tell however.

  • @agirotto1
    @agirotto1 4 роки тому

    I like the Ram's Head.

  • @AetherGhoul
    @AetherGhoul 5 років тому +3

    nice now im going to build the clones ok jsjs

  • @manson90x22
    @manson90x22 3 роки тому

    Does the Civil war reissue has the same circuit of the green Russian reissue?

  • @osirisoliveira1947
    @osirisoliveira1947 5 років тому +1

    Fantástic. Thanks.

  • @NACHOOFF
    @NACHOOFF Рік тому

    thanks

  • @j.6359
    @j.6359 5 років тому

    Which model is used at the very beginning of the video?

  • @neilsimmonsVOA
    @neilsimmonsVOA 3 роки тому

    Which big muff was used in the intro reel??

  • @xenod1066
    @xenod1066 3 роки тому

    AWESOME!

  • @StratoCatster
    @StratoCatster 5 років тому +1

    Green!

  • @davidbuzzin426
    @davidbuzzin426 5 років тому +6

    👍😉🇺🇸❤OP-AMP (tone off)

  • @davidg4726
    @davidg4726 4 роки тому

    I use the Nano OP Amp and the full size Big Muff USA A Lot, and I think they are Great! EHX is amazing for price And Quality!

  • @carlmurillo9584
    @carlmurillo9584 5 років тому +1

    Does any of these pedals oscilate with wah?

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  5 років тому

      Hello, Carl! While they won't oscillate in a time based fashion, the Sovtek Deluxe Big Muff and Deluxe Big Muff do have an expression input to control a mid sweep for fuzz effect control that can be cool. Thanks for the interest!
      Aaron Swaidner, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1632 ,aaron_swaidner@sweetwater.com