Monday, September 29, 2008

EHX Big Muff (Russian)

I'm not a fuzz fan despite owning a few pedals; I don't use them in isolation (on days when my drive is fuzzy) but boosting it with a distortion unit. Before Duncan's Lava Box came along, I always rely on my Russian Big Muff for more definition. Ironically, those of us who prefer a fuzz unit would be attracted to the ill-definition but not me...

A quick peek into the Russian's innard reveals a very simple circuit at work. It is then the component difference (from its American counterpart) which account for the tonal difference. And, em... maybe much of the void in there accounts for that as well...

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