Shown above - The Green Russian Big Muff circuit. Note the "Follow the smoke toward the riff-filled land" lyric on the pcb. Fuzz pedals are one ofthe most quintessential pieces of guitar gear and the Electro Harmonix Big Muff reigns supreme after 50 years of production - however, it wasn't the first fuzz sound! When the Civil War originally ran, Electro-Harmonix gave it a gray-and-blue design—a design that, when combined with EHX’s font choice, helped give the pedal its Civil War name. Shown above - First edition V7 Tall Font Green Russian Big Muff with the ridged-side box. Nearly identical to the example above. Many first edition greens had blue wire or blue mixed with other colors. Though component brand types varied, components values were generally the same from unit to unit. The circuit on the right shows slightly different color banded resistors, which were a bit uncommon at this time (thanks to Paul Setzer for the photo).

Shown above (left to right) - The last V8 second edition four-screw enclosure, crossover version of the same enclosure with first edition graphics, and a first edition, six-screw enclosure. The main difference in the graphics is the position of Made in Russia. Happy new year! I just came across your Fletcher Memorial Home video on youtube and was wondering which pedal gives you that whine on the lower notes? Is that primarily the blues driver or the Muff or something else like amp settings etc..? I have a Keeley BD-2 and a Skreddy P-19 but for some reason I just can’t get that whine. This variant includes all the same deluxe features as the Sovtek version but uses the NYC muff as its circuit blueprint. It just comes down to which base model you prefer.While the Tone Bender and Fuzz Face pedals are often used by players in search of a vintage tone, the Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi has truly found a home on the pedalboards of a younger generation of guitarists and bassists. Here's our list of Top Essential Grunge Guitar Gear, what the legends of the genre played & the best grunge guitars & pedals. Depite theirpopularity, Electro Harmonix's iterations of the Big Muff have always remained affordable. With most models featuring a versatile tone knob that can take you from doomy sub-harmonic tones to searing high-end, they also boast sustain and volume controls. I have a rare Japanese issue Maxon ST-01 Super Tube Screamer which has 2 of the JRC chips and a fourth tone control for mids-bass.

Anyways, I dig most everything that comes from David Gilmour, so I’m not trying to nail a specific era. Is the Iron Bell more versatile than the Musket regarding Gilmour’s tone? Or does one pedal capture the other pedal’s capabilities well enough?A criticism of the Muff is that it dominates your tone, nullifying all the work you put into choosing your amp, pedals, and guitar. The Pharaoh and Son of Pharaoh pedals seek to fix that issue by being extremely versatile. It can be a light overdrive all the way to an intense fuzz that cleans up with your guitar volume. With two tone controls, a hi / lo input switch for increased headroom, and switchable germanium/silicon clipping diodes, this pedal can be the last fuzz you ever buy. Shown above - Another second edition V7 Bubble Font Green Russian Big Muff with with new "bubble-font" graphics. Note the change from the green resin filled pots to metal shell pots.