Electro Harmonix Deluxe Big Muff PI

Powerful, direct sound

This was my third muff in my pedal collection, after previously getting the Green Russian and Rams Head (both of these are great too, but I need other external pedals to shape their sound to my taste). I’m looking for these long sustaining lead tones. Usually fuzz tends to get brittle and losing tightness which I don’t really like, but this pedal has great mid frequency control, which can tighten those low ends and make melodies cut through the mix. I boost it sometimes with a tube screamer or with an EQ pedal to further sound shaping and it has become my main lead pedal. I usually plug it into a slightly overdriven clean pedal platform amp, like the Marshall Origin 20 head, or Laney and it’s pure joy to my ears.

Muffs are made to be loved

This pedal is so nice builted and its super easy to use find your sounds gate out the noise, use the expression pedal to cut through the mix in a band.

Electro Harmonix Deluxe Big Muff PI

Love the this, makes a big difference on my rig

Awesome

Love everything about it, sounds great , really solid , wild range of sounds.

Wonderful sci-fi sounds

I bought the Big Muff Deluxe because of the MIDS function, controllable with an expression pedal

I love the sound, giving "movement" to your chords

very versatile lots of options in this unit

A Beast of a Fuzz Pedal

Another great Big Muff in the serious off classic pedals produced over the years. Dirty, rich sound all over.

Excellent fuzz

If you want a fuzz just get it.

Very good sound and many options. Noise gate is amazing but it cuts a bit the sustain.

Very good for stoner rock.

Good distortion pedal

Big Muff is a good distortion pedal, however it can get out of hand sometimes. It's easy to lose control over the sound it fabricates.

The King of Big Muffs!

This pedal is an amazing deal! I have always been into big muffs but the original design and variants are not always very responsive when you're dialing in your tone.

What I love about this pedal is that you get the classic NYC Muff sound if you only use the 3 classic knobs in the normal mode.

For added versitility, the bass boost function really gives my single coils depth.

The attack really helps bringing clarity into chordal work. I also use fuzz pedals while playing some chords or filling certain passages and with a regular Big Muff, there would be no note clarity for more complex chords. Not with this unit, chords are much clearer with the attack knob maxed.

Due to the nature ofbig muffs, they are really noisey. With the added gate knob, this is no longer a problem. It is extremely sensitive and I usually use it before 3 o'clock. If I want really prominent staccatofuzz sound, I just pump up the gate knob and get really gated fuzz sounds.

Another inovative feature I really like to use is the Mids part of this pedal. I have at least three ways I like to use it: As a normal mid boost, as a clarity enhancer or as a dramatic effect. You can really sweep through those mid frequencies and dial just the right amount.

If used with an expression pedal, it yelds some some frequency sweeping sounds just like a wah would. I usually set it and leave it but you can change it on the fly should you wish.

I woudn't change anything to this pedal. It's clear, noise free, fairly priced , has a low current draw and is realiable and durable.Amazing sound and quality we have come to expect from Electro Harmonix.