weeks on loan from a friend,
any Muff I’m going to try
from here on out will have a
lot to live up to. According
to Kit Rae’s famous Big Muff
Page the Tall Font
the crispy clear high end
is more prominent there,
as opposed to the pedal
with the boost engaged,
which widens up the mids
and adds girth to the tone.
Rolling off the volume cuts
“…had the same circuit as
the treble and creates a dark
the transition Green Civil
and warm overdrive sound,
War Big Muffs. Some first
perfect for rock or metal
edition Tall Fonts had the
rhythms. To test out how
exact same pcb, parts, and
this Muff can cut through a
clear/gray plastic jacks as
mix, I run it through my TC
the V7B green Civil War.”
Electronic Ditto X2 looper. I
It goes without saying this
rolled off my guitar’s volume
Muff had a lot to live up to, and disengaged the boost
and let me tell you, it didn’t for that characteristic warm
disappoint.
overdrive, and I played
As many Muff veterans
a little passage for the
will tell you, pairing a Big
rhythm. With that going, I
Muff with a booster is a
flipped on the boost and
classic and almost essential
rolled my guitar volume
combination to really
back up. The Elephant Skin
squeeze the most out of
cut effortlessly through the
your Muff. The Elephant
glorious sludgy rhythm,
Skin saves on both pedal
which is usually very difficult
space and power supply
to do when playing rhythm
taps by running the thing at and lead on the same pedal.
nine volts, and by including
To anyone looking for a
the two independent boost versatile, well-featured,
and Muff circuits in one
uncomplicated and wellbox. Running them at the
priced Big Muff, this pedal
same time opens up the
has without a doubt won me
frequencies, giving more
over, and if you’re a fan of
articulation and space to the any Big Muff, I’m sure it will
tone. However, running the win you over too.
Muff solo is no slouch either,
WHAT WE LIKE
Clean, clear articulate.
Nice huge bottom end,
wide mids, and a very
crispy/detailed high end.
Boost and Muff sections
are independent, and
sound great stacked
together. Highly versatile
and sounds incredible.
CONCERNS
None.
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