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09/05/2004 2:00 pm
bought an electro harmonix us big muff last year after hearing how great it can sound on quite a few records... but to be quite honest, it sounds rather poor!
at first i though it might be a dodgy one, but my mate alex has one and his sounds just as disappointing. Playing it through a 60 watt marshell 2x10 so its not like i dont have the punch to deliver a solid sound, with the muff on though everything goes a bit fizzy and there is probably only one half decent sound from the thing... a one trick pony?
anyone else feel similar or different?
rob
09/05/2004 5:09 pm
The Big Muff was one of the first distortion boxes. We didn't even call it distortion back then. We called it a Fuzz Box because that's what it sounds like. It is a very dry sounding distortion.
They also had the Little Muff. It was a small box with a 1/4" jack that plugged into your input jack on your amp. It had a gain knob and on/off switch. Same sound. At the time it was the best there was but cannot compete with today's distortion.
People who buy the Big Muff are trying to recapture those early sounds. So, that's the sound you're gonna get.
Try rolling off the highs on your amp and boosting the lows. You might get a better tone.
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09/05/2004 5:45 pm
The absolute epitome of the fuzz sound is Satisfaction by the Stones. Very dry and tight (please no smutty jokes, I've heard them all)
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09/05/2004 6:22 pm
Is that a solid state or tube Marshall? open or closed back? I'm forever on this Quest for sound and tone. While on this quest I experiment with trying anything and everything I can. if possible just for fun anyway, if its a closed back, set the amp on a clean overdrive(it will be loud)(preamp volume about 7 to 9 and the power amp volume about 4 to 7, you want turn the amp to wards the wall (this will block the dB's a little) or an attenuator would work, then you wouldn't have to turn it around.
Now plug the Muff in and just adjust till find a sound or tone you like. You just never know maybe worth a try. Turning the amp around with a closed back should allow you to run the amp harder without the volume blowing your ear drums. This is an old 4x12 box trick we used in small honky tonks to keep from getting bottles thrown and the air pressure from blowning pictures off the walls....lol
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10/05/2004 2:04 am
you might want to get a boss ds-1
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Topic starter
10/05/2004 12:07 pm
using a 60 w marshall valvestate 2x10 open back... considering closing it up at the back for more of a punch.
cheers for the ideas... i think i was looking for that nice smooth fuzz sound like reelin in the years... mine is to sctratchy and fizzy though.
o
regarding the boss ds1, tried it, tis ok, but i have a marshall jackhammer which i think gives a more realistic, thicker sound.
will stick at it anyway :)
10/05/2004 3:38 pm
The big muff thru a marshall is more of a hendrix sound, not The Dan. You can manipulate the sound of the muff nicely by hammer ons and pull offs, bending the strings, toggling the pickup selector, and using a Wah pedal. The feedback is the key. Working the feedback by using those tone controls is the magic.
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12/05/2004 12:58 am
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12/05/2004 6:49 pm
I love the sound of a muff fuzz som much that I am making my own at the moment.... if you have the time and patience, it is well worth the $10!!
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