Deluxe Bass Big Muff Pi : Fuzz tone from gentle scratch to full-scale massacre!

11 years ago

What can I say? You can really dial out anything! When I watched it's demo from EHX, I said, OK, what I'll need is Tone at max, Blend at max, sustain at max, everything at max to get that really thick, booming, aggressive sound I though I'd fancy. Guess what! I was wrong. Even for my extreme metalhead ears, the maximum settings are waaaaay too much :) I didn't like the recommended settings either, so I had to find my tone with it which needed some time, but it was worth it! Juicy little fuzz pedal.

If you are interested in what I use:

Volume at twele o'clock

Blend at four o'clock

Tone at twelve o'clock

Sustain at a little more than three o'clock

Gate at eleven o'clock, but this varies from setup-to-setup, I was relieved to hear that it makes no dominant change in the sound.

Crossover ON:

Both filters at nine o'clock.

But you can really dial out any tone you want. I'd highly recommend this over the standard BigMuff, on the first hand because of the Gate, without it your ears would explode, because it brings through a lots of noise...but a friend of mine explained, that to get the exotic Muff sound, it has to be nosiy...and on the second hand, because of the crossover section. It increases your tonal possibilities, but can be disabled if you don't need it. Very useful.

Image Electro Harmonix Deluxe Bass Big Muff Pi

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Electro Harmonix
  • Released in 2013
  • Average price : $152
  • Dimensions : 120mm x 146mm x 63mm
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