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This thread is intended to archive what each variant of Big Muff sounds like.

For Juansolo's list of component values: http://80.229.1.38/stompage/Muffs.htm (http://80.229.1.38/stompage/Muffs.htm)

I'll update the descriptions in this post with any descriptions posted below. So get to posting, people! :)

Ultrastoner
Designed by Juan to excel in the stoner rock sound.

1971 Triangle

Quote from: JuansoloA traced example of what it says on the tin. IMO one of the best sounding muffs out there. Can nail a lot of muff tones that people have in their heads.

Mad Professor Fire Red

TSM680

Quote from: JuansoloIt's rather aggressive. Tight on the lower stuff with a mild mid scoop. Yet it all stays nicely defined. Well, we like it anyhow.

Skreddy P19
Designed to cop Gilmour's tone on _Comfortably Numb_, if memory serves.

Skreddy Mayo
Designed to cop Smashing Pumpkin's tone on _Siamese Dream_

Skreddy ? Lady

Quote from: JuansoloThick sounding muff with a massive bottom end. Really rather lovely.

Dreamer

Ram's Head

Triangle

Civil War Russian

Green Russian

Third Edition

Violet Ram's Head

Foxy Lady

1971 Triangle - A traced example of what it says on the tin. IMO one of the best sounding muffs out there. Can nail a lot of muff tones that people have in their heads.

Skreddy ?Lady - Thick sounding muff with a massive bottom end. Really rather lovely.

Also that's an older version of the spreadsheet, the last one is here (http://80.229.1.38/stompage/Muffs.htm) for the mudbunny and associated boards. It also has all the notes attached.

If you're building on either Grind's Ultrastoner board, or our Yorkshire Pi board (there are a couple out there...), this spreadsheet (http://80.229.1.38/stompage/Muffsv2.htm) has even more.

FWIW my site is now on a Raspberry Pi under my TV and it appears to be super stable now (famous last words), so provided I don't change ISP, and I remember to keep logging into FreeDNS every now and then, juansolo.mooo.com (http://juansolo.mooo.com) should get you there and the spreadsheets live in Stompage under Muffage. That said, I haven't updated anything in ages... If anyone fancies adding to the sheets and wants to carry on, I'm happy to e-mail them over.

Welp, there goes every spendable dollar I'm going to make in 2020...

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Quote from: TheDude on January 26, 2020, 06:42:28 PM
Welp, there goes every spendable dollar I'm going to make in 2020...

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I had that same problem upon discovering KitRae's website. ;D

Keep replying with descriptions of how each permutation sounds, people! :)

IMHO opinion descriptions are fairly useless, because what sounds good to one sounds crap to another. They're also quite subjective. I've had guitarists say a pedal sounded spongy and I was like WTF does that mean and double WTF does that even sound like?

Might as well post youtube vids of Muff demos. A vid says more then a thousands words ever could. So here's a view Skreddy Muff vids:

Cognitive Dissonance III:


P19:


Top Fuel:


Lady?:


Mayonaise III:


Mayonaise II, Mayo and Cognitive Dissonance II:


Personally I like the P19 best for leads while I liked the Mayonaise III more for rhythm. And all my Muff builds were with the Skreddy mids switch mod, which I think should be mandatory on any Muff build. Especially since its such an easy mod that makes such a MASSIVE difference in a band mix.