BIG MUFF + Marshall JCM800 = Tonal PERFECTION 👌

[@gavinpearcey]

My useless knowledge of the Smashing Pumpkins finally is useful. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was recorded almost entirely on a Marshall JMP-1 rack mount pre-amp, on the OD1 setting, but Siamese Dream did use a JCM-800. It was modded to use KT-88 output tubes. Billy dimed the master, and use the pre-amp to set the level, getting it just below the cusp of breakup. That being said, the jcm-800 sure does that sound justice.

[@ectoplasma5]

Exactly. And Siamese was recorded with a Big muff pi.

[@gavinpearcey]

@@ectoplasma5 it was a big Muff opamp, as used in the video. There was even a promo video with Billy when ehx reissued it.

[@ectoplasma5]

@@gavinpearcey I must apologize. Praise the great Pumpkin !

[@adamcoe]

Corgan's 800 and the big muff were definitely used on MCIS as well as Siamese. As was a universe of pedals and preamps and guitars. The JMP-1 was used, yes, but "almost entirely" is definitely not accurate. There was a mountain of gear used on that record and while the JMP-1 was no doubt a part of it, so were a lot of other things.

[@userdeleted4723]

@@adamcoe tell me you haven’t seen any footage or read of Corgan speaking on his various tones for MCIS without telling me you haven’t.

[@RiffsAndBeards]

Damn, nice throwback. I saw Spacehog in a tiny club in Seattle in 1995 and this brought me back. Thanks.

[@jamiewoodard4293]

Fluff do a Hum tone recreation

[@ZachWish]

Man! Super jealous. I think in '95 the closest I got to that was borrowing my neighbors records and wishing I had a Playstation. Hope you're well!

[@justinhedrick1318]

@@jamiewoodard4293 get you a Les Paul, a DS1 (yes, I know it was a super distortion feedbacker but the distortion circuit in that is a DS1) an Orange OR120 and an Ampeg V4 running 7027s and you’re set.

[@andrewgarcia3136]

Jelly fo sho

[@kauanmeira4289]

Big muff +jcm800 =Smashing pumpkins

[@stevensullivan603]

Case anyone is wondering the high input intro riff is Black Shuck by The Darkness

[@Quicksilver_Cookie]

I love the sound of the big muff. It's like getting cozy by wrapping yourself in a warm comfy blanket and then being hit with a hammer 🙃

[@justfortier]

I swear this is everything I use to jam to in my bedroom as a teenager in the 90s.

[@humogwai]

I've never heard anyone play any hum in a pedal demo, instantly subscribed

[@spicec0rp]

The moment I heard Hum, you earned my respect

[@adambrzycki8088]

Respect for including Spacehog and Hum 🤘🏼

[@toneelectronix]

Being a 90's young dude at the time - was in my mid 20's - these tones/sounds had a HUGE influence in my musical taste. And THIS is EXACTLY what I tried to achieve with the Animalizzer, my "interpretation" of the Muff circuit. You got some great tones there, Sir! I mean, GREAT tones really! Congratulations!! :D Keep 'em coming!

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much for the kind words! I remember seeing Eirik of Living Room Gear Demo's video of the Animalizzer a while back and thought it sounded killer!

[@toneelectronix]

@@ZachWish Indeed Eirik did showcased it in a video some months ago. It's my "baby", I am biased - I know - but honestly I am yet to find a bad/unusable sound out of it. And also yet to receive a bad review. I must say, I am a proud "father". Really love how it turned out. And happy to deliver a musical tool to the community, helping guitarist/bassists. Really happy, I confess.

[@HerroYuy246]

Yeah he nailed the tone. I was blown away the whole video.

[@toneelectronix]

@@HerroYuy246 makes us two :)

[@linoleum1979]

MORE HUM!!!! Great vid, tones, and playing!

[@mikeindel]

I used my 800s low input with a RAT for almost 30 years

[@robertkent4929]

I'm super impressed. You nailed the 90s Mesa Rectifier sound using a Big Muff and Marshall. Good work!

[@stevewelsh__]

Man space hog was a nice addition to this. Really underrated band. Also love that you used ‘I hate myself and want to die’ instead of other more known nirvana tracks. Excellent job matching up the tones. Really felt like I could be listening to a ‘live’ rendition.

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much Steve!

[@Josh-hu6vp]

In the Meantime by Spacehog is such a "Good vibes" type of song. Another quality demo of a product worthy of the praise it gets considering it's history in 90's rock. And lol @ the suggestion about the Smashing Pumpkins. It's true though. I had one and would catch myself playing "Smashing Pumpkins-style" riffs often.

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much Josh! Yeah, I'm definitely guilty of it! Sometimes when you have that classic sound you've heard a million times at your fingertips, it's easy to just want to play those classic riffs vs finding your own voice. Appreciate the kind words and hope you're well.

[@MRxr400]

killer tones, spot on like the original tracks.

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much Scott!

[@ambientblow7571]

Damn! Love those Classic songs ❤️ Thank you, Fan here from Philippines 🇵🇭

[@alwaysevolving281]

Thanks, now I need a JCM 800 and Big Muff

[@mountainssea9642]

Always just so precise with the technique and tone. You can tell you put a ton of time into your sound and videos. Truly skilled at your craft.

[@Krashulka]

First time I've heard anyone make a muff pedal sound good on youtube, cheers.

[@tylereffincurtis]

Jeez, you totally NAILED Machinehead. Fantastic!

[@Kyush4]

thank you for showing me HUM a couple of months ago! im not into pedals but i always appreciate the song selection

[@ZachWish]

Right on, such a great band! Thanks for watching!

[@thomasmurphy9348]

My cheap electric strat copy..my fender champ and my big muff 1976...ah the great memories..couldn't play but I sounded so good...

[@Tawper]

You played Hum! Dude great song choice, I was not expecting I'd like your hair long on here, usually it's stars if Hum ever gets mentioned. Anyways bro the tone for all the songs were on point man, great video, earned a sub and a like :)

[@gasaddict]

First pedal I ever bought was this big muff and their chorus pedal and still the only two pedals that never leave my board

[@jeffloucks2120]

Same for the big muff. I got an original "Civil war" grey/blue when they were new 1992 or 93 range. Traded it later towards a crappy MTB. :) Have had a tall font Green Russian big muff for quite some time after that first one. Cool you're still using your first two EH.

[@nyanruan]

Absolutely loved how the Hum tone came out! And no need for an Orange :)

[@shane1472]

It was nice to close my eyes and be back in the 90s again. The best music time in my life. Thanks

[@guitarz]

Killer comb… great tunes used for examples oh and yeah I find it next to impossible to not sound like the pumpkins 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@Bunn4Funn]

Spacehog !!!!! I was in Middle school when that song came out, never forget having my FM radio wake me up at 6am and that song started from the beginning right then. I laid in bed and just listened to the whole thing and have loved it ever since!!!!

[@ZachWish]

That's awesome! I know those AM alarm tunes all too well. I have such a strong association of "Been Caught Stealing" by Janes Addiction as the "Oh shit, gotta go to school" song. Good times. 👍

[@logankinsey9413]

Sick tones as always man, and that black and gold Les Paul looks killer!

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much Logan!

[@shawngrass5607]

I love that guitar too!! What year and model LP?

[@explodeder]

@@shawngrass5607 it’s a Les Paul Classic Custom. Not to be confused with the Les Paul Custom or the Les Paul Classic or the les Paul Custom Classic. I wish I were joking.

[@jayl5941]

Man this video made me smile. Some of the best alternative tracks from my youth. I had no idea about the muff - time to get one and rock out!

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much for checking out the video!

[@Wolf_K]

Great sounds! I have a 800 and almost always use the low input….and a 1978 OpAmp or 1981 transistor Big Muff. Both are great. The high input, with a pedal boosting it, is great for Thrash.

[@milosstankovic4807]

Wow! Authentic grunge sound! :)

[@Simto]

Big pedals, big knobs, big riffs, big tones. Muffs rule

[@ZachWish]

Yeahhhh buddy!

[@neighbourhoodmusician]

That silverburst LP is just such a beauty.

[@samueljones3682]

Nice nod to Hum there with “I’d Like Your Hair Long” - took a bit to remember. Killer tones man!

[@ZachWish]

Love that tune! Thanks for watching!

[@CentaurusRelax314]

Dang. I've had my big Big Muff in its box for a year, just because i don't have room on my board for it. You're inspiring me to _whip it out._ Sounds glorious. Crazy, how your clean tone is so clean, and the pedal does all that work. // This is one of those rare inspiring pedal videos where i don't have to spend any money! Wicked.

[@devinmansanarez3260]

Fantastic playing, as always good sir. I might need to get a Big Muff now.

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much for checking out the video Devin!

[@bushcraftmakke695]

Mate, what a great video!!! Took me back to a great time in the 90s!!! Thank you so much!!!

[@BladeDoomer86]

Plug in Baby, very cool man

[@reverbautopsy9093]

Shoutout to Hum. Love that band.

[@matthewfinnigan3862]

Sounds awesome

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much!

[@nachogames6562]

Muff into Marshall is amazing doom tones. Love it.

[@mattlombardi54]

I’m beyond blown away!

[@jamlemon]

Saw the title and instantly thought Smashing Pumpkins!

[@obelusyt]

had me at spacehog

[@chrisriffs]

Damn these tones are the business! Can't wait to try these out!

[@kastle4774]

thats exactly what billy corgan was thinking!!

[@thorstenzetsche9730]

I was so happy when i heard him rocking Fireball Ministry :) Such an underrated band.

[@jeffreyhall76]

That space hog jam is the shit. And playing HUM. Good stuff man

[@HerroYuy246]

Omg that is 90s rock. Wow. I never knew this was how it was done!

[@tresmith5224]

Bro I’ve never heard anyone playing space hog but I love this song so much I thought it was virtually unknown

[@mackaFTW]

Clicked because I knew there would be smashing pumpkins, to my surprise started with the darkness, love your vids man 🤘

[@thomasmalz4111]

That bush track sounds 1000% like the original- I was waiting for the “yeahyeahyeahyeahs” to come in.

[@36dumbdumb]

Holy 90s batman!!!!!

[@adammichaelchannel]

You did a nice job of getting darker tones out of the op amp muff, especially the Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness tracks.

[@nicolaserafini6590]

I Hate Myself.. was a good touch, very overlooked song.

[@jonnystanley8720]

Spacehog!

[@LPMojoGL]

Sounds great! J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr is another dude that gets some huge sounds piping a Big Muff through Marshall.

[@Guitar387]

It does sound fantastic

[@remy333]

You: “Just make sure everything you write doesn’t end up sounding like Pumpkins” Me: visibly confused.

[@ZachWish]

Hey Jeremy! I'm referring to a band that got big in the 90's called the Smashing Pumpkins. Great band if you're unfamiliar, definitely check them out. Two of the songs in this video were Smashing Pumpkins songs. They're one of the bands that made these kinds of tones really popular, so often times when people get a Big Muff, they'll tend to write stuff that sounds a little too much like the Smashing Pumpkins songs (which I've definitely been guilty of). Anyways, disregard if you already knew that, but figured it's always good to turn people on to new music. Thanks so much for watching!

[@remy333]

@@ZachWish thanks for the response Zach, and you always dial in the best tones dude. I meant I was confused as to why we wouldn’t want everything to sound like Smashing Pumpkins. They’re one of my favorite alternative bands ever. 🍻

[@lowqualityguitarvideos]

Big agree. Low input on these and also Sovtek Mig 60 are great neutral pedal platforms.

[@steve_troy]

Big ups for Where Boys Fear to Tread!

[@philippgrunert8776]

Having been that grunge kid in the 90's and beeing a guitarist this is exactly my cup of tea

[@rj-zero1453]

Cool, very sweet tones. We went out and bought big muffs right when Van Halen released their first album, we wanted/needed more gain. Haha

[@Mindartcreativity]

This is the way. This is indeed tonal PERFECTION!

[@hannibaloneil8813]

Sounds great. Everything

[@VioletSerenade]

Great to see the love for Bush!

[@TVoltG]

Hell yeah! New video! And it's another great winner with information and tones!! Thank you and hope all is well! I forgot to mention how badass that modded strat is.. love the red..🤘🏼

[@paulrose9046]

i'm a recent convert to the Muff gang. i've had a swollen pickle for many years but never gelled with it particularly because of the internal knobs and thisly kinda wrote off fuzz pedals ever working for me lol. got a ram's head reissue earlier this year and it changed my life.

[@the72u7h4]

Haha tossin in some Spacehog

[@TheRosswise]

Pretty sure that was the combo most of those songs were recorded with. I know Billy Corgan used that exact combo for Gish and Siamese Dream. JCM800s were everywhere in the 90s, and they were pretty low gain so using a boost or a fuzz pedal was common back then. And the Big Muff was really popular back then.

[@christopher.k.guitar]

Awesome 🤩 Waiting for my first JCM800 to arrive… can’t wait.

[@ZachWish]

Congrats! A desert island amp for me for sure.

[@marcinzienkiewicz4427]

Ou I didn't expected to hear in the meantime, but that's a very good song!

[@mdrumt]

Hum! Nice!

[@leftmyhands]

Nice work, sounded wicked!!

[@webinfront]

Fuck yes, I loved the inclusion of I like your hair long. Love to see Hum getting some shine.

[@M81_WOODLAND]

SPACE HOG! Yeah man!

[@alexmajors565]

Dude! Space Hog! 🤯

[@coalcat5417]

Great job, sounds super close to the original tones! Silverburst on les pauls are my favorite. I am subbing for the Hum appreciation, amazing band

[@samsoniteeee]

Love the silverburst!

[@outdatedgear5036]

Nice! I was never a fan of fuzz until a few years ago. Not even realizing all the bands I grew up with used them lol

[@darklight4815]

Same here

[@wordofmouth7679]

Great video, man. Love the 90s sounds in there. Totally agree with your sentiments on the wall of sound from fuzzes (just got a hizumitas and a shigeharu), and couldn’t have said it better when you said they make you play by their rules. It’s like you are playing the pedal in addition to playing the guitar. Cheers!

[@jamesblonde976]

Amazing tones in this vid! Please do a mix breakdown of this because I find fuzzed out guitars are so hard to mix. They’re either uncontrollably inaudible or so scooped that they get lost in my mixes. But yours sound great!

[@joshuaireland5510]

+1. Tips for live use would be awesome too

[@federicohernanbass]

Amazing as always mate! Perfect tone and perfect playing! 😉👍

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much! Really appreciate it.

[@cameronland4439]

Another awesome video man! Sick tones, great playing, another helpful video! 🤘

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much Cameron!

[@bruzzgravely3470]

We don’t get to see all the other stuff they running through, you can bet it’s not guitar straight into amp. He worked hours on hours to get these sounds this perfect

[@kunalkhaladkar2838]

oh how much i love this channel !

[@ryleuty]

Sounds phenomenal!!

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much Ryan!

[@nigel7880]

I had a muff like that but with the other knobs! Great pedal, but I sold it because I was after that Op Amp tone like the one Billy used. The ones like ours rock, and you're right, it does make you play by its rules! I too found it hard to bond with them live, as did BC, but man after watching this I might have to go ahead and get that more SP-esque model for doing Hum and Pumpkins covers...keep up the good work!

[@dmitch1983]

The Op-Amp reissue is worth it

[@AustinStephan]

Oh man, I lit up when I heard Hum.

[@woolyfuzzy]

Thanks!

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much Alex! Really appreciate it.

[@alejandroangeles8587]

OMG. I would kill for your Les Paul. It's one of the GOTW black Les paul

[@davidesurfingcowboy]

Killer tones man!

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much!

[@elusivelight4672]

Where boys fear to tread is a fantastic riff.

[@ethanis2kool4u]

Yo hum? WTF this is sick

[@0cash4cars0]

Making me want a Gibson

[@matteng4216]

Solid video. I recently discovered the beauty that is the low input of my jcm 800 and using a TS9 to get my favorite tones. Don't even go back to my high input nowadays.

[@nbteetzel]

The amount of work you put into this video is incredible! Really enjoyed it.

[@tattooedsailor8666]

EHX should pay you for this! Seriously. From Space Hog all the way to Fireball Ministry. We got stoner rock, grunge & metal. What a demo!

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much for the kind words!

[@spencerreinstein7352]

Well I certainly learned something today..Iv been doing the Yngwie thing so long iv totally disregarded my rythem playing & you are a great rythem player, thanks for video🎸