TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I am sure many of you guitar folk will agree with me that the Big Muff is one of the best sounding distortion/fuzz pedals out there. But a sad day looks to have occurred in terms of my pedal board - my early 2000's NYC reissue Muff is decreasing in volume. I suspect that this could be due to old or over-used components. I've gigged this pedal a lot over the years! So this means that I am in the market for something to replace it. I do like the sound of my NYC reissue, but as with so many EH pedals, each iteration of the Big Muff sounds so different, so it's a gamble to buy the newest small box equivalent. Plus, there are a million small boutique builders out there. What do people like? I'm keen on something that isn't too fizzy and has lots of sustain and low end. This is for Seas, Starry as I'm all about my Dream Box for Das McManus. Tempted to go for North Effects due to their excellent value and build quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 North make lovely things, I also like Fredric Effects: www.fredric.co.uk - their Harmonic Percolator is ace, would guess that their fuzzes will also rock. There's this chap as well: www.raingerfx.com - Son of Freakenstein looks up your street. Or stick with Mike and get him to build you something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I'm pretty sure my Big Muff Pi is a late 90s/ early 2000s NYC. Haven't used it much and would probably sell it if you wanted to go for the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted November 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 (edited) North make lovely things, I also like Fredric Effects: www.fredric.co.uk - their Harmonic Percolator is ace, would guess that their fuzzes will also rock. There's this chap as well: www.raingerfx.com - Son of Freakenstein looks up your street. Or stick with Mike and get him to build you something?Those Fredric effects look very nice, the raingerfx website is inaccessible at my work. I will have to peruse some videos when I get in. It might be a shout to chat to Mike, it all depends on cost. Edited November 18, 2014 by Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veldt666 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 If I was to replace my Muff, I'd probably get a Fuzz war. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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colb Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 If I was to replace my Muff, I'd probably get a Fuzz war.I got Flights one when I was on holiday - It's a beast of a fuzz. I prefer the Muff kinda tone, the Fuzz War's a lot more distorty rather than smooth sustain - but it's a great sounding pedal. Hella expensive over here compared to the alternatives though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted November 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Thinking about this - http://north-effects.co.uk/violet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted November 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Ooooohhh!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Those are both good - so are all the other ones, there is only one solution.BUY ALL TEH FUZZIES.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted November 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 So, I spoke to Mike at MadebyMike and he's happy to make me a custom Violet Ram's Head Muff with added volume boost. Cash back! It'll be the same size as a Dream Box and now all I have to think about is custom graphics! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 What's your build time on that Jan? I custom ordered something in August and got told 18 weeks..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted November 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 18 weeks as well. I know thats a long lead time, but I'm happy with his work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Aye he's a good builder - my dream box is a crackin piece of kit, he seems to be a GBOL as well. If you need a shot of a good sounding NY PI Muff in the meantime, mine is sitting idle until we do our EP in Jan... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted November 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 If you need a shot of a good sounding NY PI Muff in the meantime, mine is sitting idle until we do our EP in Jan...I might take you up on that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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