Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Fuzz Pedal Comparison

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.com/store/deta...
You can purchase the Op-amp Big Muff Pi pedal here: www.sweetwater.com/store/deta...
You can purchase the Green Russian Big Muff Pi pedal here: www.sweetwater.com/store/deta...
You can purchase the Nano Big Muff Pi pedal here: www.sweetwater.com/store/deta...
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.com/store/deta...
#Sweetwater #Electroharmonix #EHX

[@djlimitededition385]

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

[@mateuszdolinski4206]

i hope thats sarcasm

[@donkeevney]

I agree

[@michaelscott2269]

What….!

[@obelisco1089]

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

[@crapseven]

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]

Amen!

[@domf7705]

I am waiting for Cherub Rock to start

[@ShredShed]

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]

based.

[@endriu55]

"siamese dreaminess" lol what do you mean?

[@JumpingTurtle77]

Endriu 5 it’s an album with lots of muff

[@mattlazer902]

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

[@markoz777]

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

[@ianbruce9960]

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

[@avgmaster1]

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

[@tg8603]

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

[@modelcitizen1977]

Still prefer the Op-amp.

[@avgmaster1]

So does Billy Corgan ! !

[@dejongeblondegod]

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

[@tonepilot]

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.

[@Bendoverstoke]

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

[@RCMusic718]

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! 😄🤘

[@noahs7132]

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

[@focusonjunta]

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]

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

[@jakemertz2660]

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

[@stephenchow5161]

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

[@lunarscorpio3987]

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.

[@wayne2150]

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!

[@nathanbernhardt6807]

Which one is most useful for lead?

[@Infinighost]

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

[@markdoyle531]

Thought the same thing

[@smalllhank]

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

[@nclsrfn]

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

[@Oodlenoots]

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

[@nclsrfn]

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

[@dancaravetta5425]

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

[@TheParanoidAndroid79]

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

[@ProCoRat]

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

[@mattduncan3947]

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

[@cyb3r3vil30]

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!

[@thebreakfastmenu]

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

[@pastorkev777]

The Russian and Op Amp are my favorites.

[@blahblah034]

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]

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

[@TheSpoonwood]

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

[@cdreyes81]

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

[@vladragnarrson5466]

My thoughts exactly

[@shannonhondo260]

#metoo

[@steveramz]

LOVE THIS! Thank you!

[@absinha6209]

Nice comparison Don!

[@thecosmonaut9322]

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

[@chrisradzion2148]

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.

[@hanoota]

Now i want all of them!

[@johnfritzenjr.1240]

Triangle

[@bisaillion]

That was great! Thanks

[@epitaph3988]

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.

[@HiltonKing]

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

[@mattgilbert7347]

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

[@zwoelf160]

Great Demo... Thx :-)

[@mykhedelic6471]

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]

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

[@mykhedelic6471]

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

[@Muppio]

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

[@RhythmGrizz]

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

[@thisandthat1233]

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

[@obversedd]

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]

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

[@homagetogreathistoricalsin9711]

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

[@maxlegault2588]

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]

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

[@therapist6328]

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.

[@NicholasGreenwood]

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]

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

[@JohanSegeborn]

Great playing and presentation!

[@Nosferatu981]

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

[@itchyvinyl]

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

[@osirisoliveira1947]

Fantástic. Thanks.

[@BigJackGameplays]

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

[@DatMetalBoi75]

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

[@KStarDid]

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

[@m.thousands1848]

Triangle and Op Amp were my faves

[@xenod1066]

AWESOME!

[@monkeyxx]

Damn, Don, that hair be lookin good

[@paolochilardi8672]

the triangle one for sure 🍺

[@j.6359]

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

[@elvis_chen]

op-amp rules

[@RhythmGrizz]

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

[@portlandshomlessproblem1728]

RhythmGrizz the new one sounds pretty good too

[@jodysanders1111]

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

[@F____T]

Thx!

[@avgmaster1]

What did Kevin Shields use??

[@CertifiedSunset]

Triangle and OpAmp for sure

[@RicardoGordo]

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

[@sweetwater]

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, [phone] ext. 1732

[@RicardoGordo]

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

[@78sevenfold]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4DTo5aGlLiKrJo I think this is a pretty good video for comparison. Although, I do prefer the method in this video of using the looper.

[@neilsimmonsVOA]

Which big muff was used in the intro reel??

[@mustyguitar]

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

[@johnloughner6572]

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

[@manson90x22]

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

[@jazzblasterrr]

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.

[@tylerthompson1842]

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

[@wiisports7146]

Op amp for sure🔥

[@timreichert9982]

EHX Germanium Overdrive for me 🔊

[@NACHOOFF]

thanks

[@JosephCee]

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.

[@vonjunzt4130]

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."

[@georgepatterson7499]

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]

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]

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

[@chrisradzion2148]

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]

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

[@thebluesprosecutor875]

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

[@StratoCatster]

Green!

[@jonduke3919]

The green one for sure.

[@Jerry111]

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

[@therewasascene]

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

[@AetherGhoul]

nice now im going to build the clones ok jsjs

[@lukysutansyah5468]

Intro this video using muff ?

[@carlmurillo9584]

Does any of these pedals oscilate with wah?

[@sweetwater]

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, [phone] ext. 1632 ,[e-mail]

[@A.I-GAMING]

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

[@vinnievintage7725]

The muff in the end always plays us. Lol.

[@crapseven]

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

[@hawg427]

Triangle is my favorite then the Green one. Don or anybody that has a UA OX, what is up with some of the reviews I have been reading that complain about the Rigs portion of the OX and having to use it with Bluetooth?

[@jwilliamcosby]

Triangle!

[@wayfaerer320]

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

[@curtisburns]

Triangle is the most versatile.

[@chuchiri]

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

[@davidbuzzin426]

👍😉🇺🇸❤OP-AMP (tone off)

[@OW79]

The wicker Tone version should have been there too.

[@mateoatehortua3716]

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

[@the-np4mr]

Damn I may be sold on the triangle

[@ResaAdilaksana]

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

[@agirotto1]

I like the Ram's Head.

[@hangzhoujack]

Triangle and the Russian for me!

[@FFLarrosa]

I put an overdrive before the russian sounds killer

[@3tmbn429]

Triangle 🔻2020

[@neudan7788]

Someday EHX will relies an early 2000’s (Fran Blanche)/ Mogwai small box version muff with the Schottky diods and I will be the first to buy it!!!

[@stevef8945]

Anybody know how these compare to the Flatiron Fuzz?

[@sweetwater]

Hi, Steve. The Flatiron Fuzz is more close in sound to the old ProCo Rat pedals than a Big Muff. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me anytime. Thanks for the interest! Chris Arnold, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1709, [e-mail]