Big Muff shoot-out | Nano Big Muff vs NYC model

[@ericportillo8277]

that's a very patient polar bear you're testing pedals on

[@rolltide5039]

Nano just seems to have everything of the NYC, and maybe a bit more sustain and brighter. Impressed with it so far, and room for two more pedals on the board.

[@ramencurry6672]

A big muff pedal does not have to be in a large box. All the components used to be larger in the old days. In modern times, components are now available in much smaller sizes.

[@jasonbradley8893]

Fast foot Freddie over here.

[@troyreataza8571]

Wow.. towards the end, with the higher volume and full gain - the Nano really cut so much better. But damn, that silver box looks so great!

[@mickmister]

I really like your playing when giving these demos. You fuckin rock!

[@oqion]

Your videos are the best comparison and demos out there. I like Pro Guitar here in Portland as well, but yours have the quality of complete disclosure, and a lack of the billyblarry you get when someone is echoing the advert. Thanks!

[@samib9256]

You should have played them both at the same time

[@epiphone6767]

I had a few of these NYC Originals throughout the yrs.. The Nano Is Faithful !

[@akapopag]

As ever JJ, a great review. Went for the nano. Well happy with it. Cheers

[@davewilliams972]

I would say the nano is a little bit brighter clarity wise on all settings. Great video. I have been toying with the idea of adding the Big Muff to my pedal board!

[@wawanardi9409]

i love nano for my lead guitar, and i choose big muff my rhytm

[@Jonnyguitar1877]

I love muffs of all flavors, NYC Big Muff is one of the first pedals I ever bought and even though the Iron Bell has kicked the NYC off my board I still love it and have to play through it when I am home. Nano sounds awesome too.

[@robotninja7740]

This video was what i needed. I think the nano is more like the original than the little big muff, which is not in the video. Nice to know its quieter, but the tone knob was 12 oclock vs 2 oclock at one point and never got corrected. This comparison works only if you precisely match the settings. No unnecessary stuff like a wah or chorus pedals is great. I hate when people show a pedal while using extra effects because its not clear what pedal does what. Just use the clean signal. Good job.

[@arcanics1971]

Yes! This! It drives me nuts that people demo pedals with other pedals so you can never trust the sounds made are going to come out of it when you get your own.

[@victorjbarker]

I noticed that tone was off as well

[@thebreakfastmenu]

The nano "lacks" some of the tonalities but could very easy be compensated with amp settings. Both sound great and totally usable!

[@kevinjamiesonbelou]

Am I the only one who can hear a little modulation from the nano? Almost a phaser effect? Listen for it, it's there.

[@fritzacosta3156]

planning to buy the nano:)well awesome and not a bias review.good job man!

[@j_music_8779]

Super identical. I own the Nano Big Muff and love it. It is permanently staying on my pedalboard 👍

[@desart905]

They sound similar enough and I gotta say, I think the nano has the edge here since it's so much smaller.

[@michaelrojas9762]

Thank you !!! I just bought the BEAUTIFUL chrome BIG MUFF 🙌 🤘😎🤘

[@toneclassics]

Great demo and playing, thanks!

[@MixmanD28]

Great demo!

[@utai4571]

i REALLY love the idea to have a smaller pedalboard and stuff you know ... but the Big Box Muff and a fluffy hairy rug is still WAAAAY cooler !

[@inot1105]

I'm for the nano. great comparison video. rock on and God bless

[@lmawd]

Good straightforward review - thanks

[@masterofthetelecaster]

I used to have the Big Muff Pi but it just took lots of space on my board so I sold it. Today I ordered the nano version. Hope I will be pleased by that one :)

[@josephmartinez3854]

How did it compare?

[@masterofthetelecaster]

​@@josephmartinez3854 I still like the big one! The Nano just doesn't sound like the big Pi.

[@Elraurko]

The nano sounds brighter but could just be something as simple at pot tolerances or even where the knobs were put on. I find it helps to match the tone irrespective of the knob positions for a better demo.

[@williebrown4884]

I had Big Muff USA v.9, had the BM Wicker, now I have the Nano BM. For the looks I would go with the Big Muff Classic USA, but, as sound matters the most, the Nano is hard to beat. I just wish the Nano could have the knobs not so close to the footswitch.

[@marcrontsch2597]

Maybe I am being silly, but does the nano sound slightly more compressed than the NYC?

[@rensagalirte]

Nano sounds brighter! I have to get it. Asap

[@liviob100]

Thanks JJ. Nice comparison. Listening through a laptop I think they both sound very similar too. I have a NYC that looks like the unit in your video, but many of the large units look the same.Edit: I think i have a version 9. My remaining question is. Is the center pole positive or negative in the all steel 1/8" 9v.DC receptacle? If you know please share.

[@liviob100]

I found a bit of info on the big muff page. Looks like the plug tip is positive or reverse polarity. Pretty sure most guitar pedals are center pole negative.

[@arcanics1971]

I've been using the nano for 2 years and have yet to knock the control with my foot. But then I wasn't used to the big one to begin with. I do love it though. It's my favourite pedal.

[@kennethbeavers6903]

Unless you have a a size 14 foot like me 😆

[@MarioZero]

Hey nice how do they sound using the ht1 blackstar

[@antibiootti]

Thanks ffor the vid. Keep on good work! Its not usual to see this good comparision vidzzzzzz yolo yolo gg

[@aaronbirkholz3365]

Sounds like the NY version had a little more of a mid scoop than the nano

[@Mark-qm6db]

The sound is the same to me. The Nano sounds brighter because it is "clearer", which probably has to do with it being true-bypass. I'm not certain if the NYC is or not. Also, around the 3:00 mark he accidentally turns the tone knob on the Nano making it brighter. Other than that, they are the exact same.

[@arcanics1971]

As far as I know they're both true bypass. But I agree they sound pretty damned similar.

[@gemather]

2013 this version used same transistors and diodes than the NYC reissue (I don't know anything about the current NYC version) but different vallues from other components especially most resistors. In natural the reissue and the nano have the same amount of gain but sound different. The nano is more angry and clearer.

[@iplayloud2]

The Jensen C12n sounds a bit gritty but interesting comparison.

[@humanoperator8417]

Im liking the Big Muff Rug ;)

[@sergiotirinnocchi8251]

Did they have the same sound? Please answer

[@kanalualohafeary6129]

Thanks for the comparison.

[@GabrielCastellarTV]

You should try out the new BIG EAR NYC CHAKA FUZZ. I would love to see a shoot out with a muff!!

[@roger767]

I like the presentation!

[@jastrebok]

I love the NYC model, where you just stomp it like OOOMPH ! :D It is so big that it gives me the chills to have it on the board :D

[@KeithLenn]

Nano sounds brighter, so it comes down to what you like. I like the NYC sound slightly better, but if you need something small to squeeze onto your board, the Nano is pretty faithful and you don't use a whole lot.

[@jotalagarta]

Any suggestions for a Dinosaur Jr fuzz/distortion??? Thanks!

[@boosh90]

ram's head is j mascis is known for I believe. Not sure what the cheaper version would be, as there isn't isn't a nano version. Could go with a green russian nano, or a cheap clone maybe. From what I've heard, the green russian has some similarities in tone

[@jotalagarta]

@@boosh90 Thank you! ;)

[@markholter5687]

nice demo. Close enough. I just don't have room on my board for the NYC pedal that I've had for year. Out with it and in with the nano.

[@mktmktmkt]

nano is brighter and clearer than NYC i think.

[@haraldamsterdam1988]

Erg leuk gedaan meneer! Ik overweeg een nano vanwege de grootte maar ook het david gilmour effect

[@robd754]

the NYC sounds more creamy and fuller, but i bet the nano would cut through the mix a lot better

[@RickP2012]

Nano has an extra bit of boost to it.

[@martynblades5088]

What's the song in the intro and first comparison?

[@pedrocabral3859]

Martyn Blades Dancing with myself

[@BumblingFool912]

NYC has a much dirtier feel and overall tracks a biiiit on the muddy side; but it works very well all the same. The nano is a much more consistent and while a great fuzz, could be considered less enjoyable cause of it's streamlined nature. Excellent playing and stellar shootout :)

[@WAMMO678]

What power supply does the standard big muff use? Just a regular old 9V? Just throw it into a one spot, or?

[@treynobles]

Yep! Just 9v is what it takes

[@rbanyaga]

+Chase Smith I know I want to buy their 9v just to put in random things so ppl will crack up when they see Mike!

[@drittal]

They sound so close, a little tweaking will have either one indistinguishable from the other. I just picked up the nano as my first Fuzz.

[@DerEchteBold]

Very, very similar but not identical I think. btw That first riff You're playing sounds awfully familiar, what is it? ...Smashing Pumpkins? ...Ash? ...?

[@nietzsche688]

It sounds like 1979-Smashing Pumpkins

[@DerEchteBold]

Gabo Palacios Cool, thanks!

[@BillDerBerg]

Nano sounds boxy and louder/compressed. The larger one is more open and has more dynamics.

[@Ricobaca]

Thanks!

[@davidjameschamberlain]

played the us through a roland cube, killer low end

[@jesperbc]

They sound quite similar. Did anyone see the Anderton's video of the Nano vs. the ThorpyFX Fallout Cloud? I'm appalled at how similar they sounds, yet you could buy three-four Nano's for the price of the Thorpy.

[@inSiGniaaa]

you keep touching the tone knob with your foot when switching, so some of the sound comparison is lost about 3:49

[@coldwar1977]

Nano keeps up nicely if you ask me...

[@dezionlion]

ok Eric johnson

[@NathanClearyMusic]

The nano has more treble for sure, the original seems more natural I think.

[@JohnyChiu]

Nano big muff is like turbo!

[@Krullet98]

The nano sound best!

[@dr.stevenpennym.d.3241]

Excellent video...

[@Jeffrey9In4Chains]

I think it was a tie. the nano sounds brighter and the NYC sounds warmer.

[@gonebymidnight2881]

NYC version definitely sounds slightly less compressed and organic. I’m however impressed with the nano.

[@monocultureband]

Nano sounds slightly brighter

[@ltxoutdoors4097]

the vintage sound on point to point welded amps gets lost ...keep it vintage i'll say

[@joeysgear1419]

Jesus that treble knob being higher on the Nano is driving me nuts.

[@chrishmmm2202]

I like the NYC model- it’s such a familiar sound- a bit more wooly than the Nano.

[@stubonics]

First off, JJ, I love you.. . Big one has more the pumpkin sound, but the nano I think wins. I Have a Little Big Muff, but use a swollen pickle. I would consider the nano though.

[@bbuteo]

3:48 the tone knob on nano was touched by your foot making go from 12 o'clock to 1....lol so my previous comment was wrong...ya they are similar!

[@eduardocastro4364]

siiiiii yo me di cuenta de este error de ecualización. todo el mundo comenta que el nano suena con mas treble y es porque el potenciometro esta en 1 y en bigmuff está en 12 . Saludos!!!

[@thegoat9796]

The nano is more distortion than fuzz and the normal has more fuzz than the other

[@toddthomas4761]

I felt the same...

[@megamountainman5230]

I think the NYC has slightly more attack.

[@KeithLenn]

I agree - sounds like the slightest of all boosts...

[@danielmelvin4525]

I thought it had less but maybe I don't know what attack is. It seems the nano sounds like your picking harder. Where as with the NYC you can change your attack or articulation to get more out of it where as with nano it's all right there, but that's with levels set the same I'm sure you set something back a bit on nano it wouldn't sound as if your picking harder.

[@vlarsoni]

I want both

[@michael_caz_nyc]

Nano is Better. NYC model sounds like: Bees in a Tin Can. Nano = More Creamy. Its also more Quiet and True Bypass.

[@keithfisher7333]

Yeah...I like the mids from the nano. The one complaint about big muffs is scooped out mids which the NYC has. The nano has a lot more focus and clarity in the mids which, to me, is wonderful.

[@paolochilardi8672]

punk rock nano for sure 🍺

[@hendrixg]

Nano all the way!

[@KevinMillard68]

cool

[@jotalagarta]

Who the hell is buying you those tshirts man xDD

[@67Stu]

Would have been great if you didn't unintentionally nudge the tone knob to the right on the Nano box.

[@michelvondenhoff9673]

At €79 nothing to complain about the Nano. Throw in a RAT and BD-2 and you're all set to rock and roll 😊

[@PAULLONDEN]

Aren't distortion pedals not mostly used for solos and single note bass strings "Satisfaction" type notes ? Those open sustain chords would sound better through an overdrive tube amp . Sorry...but this is mostly how dilettantes would play their fuzz pedal .

[@enthnd03]

the nano is hotter and a bit cleaner, but the nyc muff is bassier. hmm decisions, decisions, might just trade in the nyc

[@Beermaker2000]

He's got the tone rolled off on the NYC more than the Nano, that's probably why it sounds bassier.

[@caplippi]

Isn't that first song a foo fighters song?

[@AimedSumo]

caplippi it’s a smashing pumpkins song

[@dezionlion]

muffs sound better with humbuckers!

[@sebastianricorivas305]

Not trying even put tone closer one to another... b

[@kevinpaul1719]

Same thing.

[@OrkhanJulfa]

Not huge difference. Bigger one sounds warmer. Smaller is brighter.

[@ishaanalagh4295]

Old pi sounds more balanced.

[@TinManSixtySix]

NYC wins! More bottom, more highs = more lively. But... the right way to do a shootout is with a good A/B box or a true bypass looper. Even your little cord between the two muffs may have had a slight impacton the whole thing. You do deserve a thumbs up, though. Keep rocking!

[@bloodySunday77]

This is completely false. As far as I know, both pedals are true bypass, and beyond that the cable between them in terms of impedance is so small that has no potential whatsoever to make a difference tone-wise, even if it is the worst cable known to man.

[@dramius]

Not completely false. True bypass doesnt mean zero affect on tone. Every added connection, wire, switch, etc, can have an affect on tone. Sometimes negligible, but Ive heard it be pretty noticeable..

[@BillDerBerg]

No way any nano or mini pedal is going to sound identical to it's larger box version

[@Lespaulman987]

Have you seen the inside of a big muff? It's mostly empty space lol

[@BillDerBerg]

@@Lespaulman987 the circuits and the board make a sonic difference. Let's hear how a nano sized version of the Triangle Muff sounds compared to a full size reissue and an original from 1971. I bet it will sound like a Chinese Donner or NuX version

[@Strangel72]

I hear a big difference. Wtf? And I like the Big one better.

[@thebreakfastmenu]

Fastest pedal stompers in the west! Honestly that's a hell of a skill and I'm jealous you're able to do that without tripping over your own feet... Unless that cozy rug is there as a safety net?

[@Motocicleiros]

Sounds the same for me.

[@jimmymarchisotto8152]

Wow the bigger NYC sounded bigger and fatter but not by much. The nano just looses something.

[@rogeriosartori555]

Oh. Fur!

[@edneyhelenedossantos1875]

NYC sounds way better, nano sucks it's too bright, hears a bit spitting

[@aaronsg71]

Big box

[@vintagepipesnightmares]

The problem is the horrible shiti amp!!