NPD - Made By Mike Civil War Big Muff (with Demo)

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 6:15 pm

I have been wanting to get some different varieties of Big Muffs into my lineup. I really like the Sovtek Muffs from Russia so I asked Mike to make me a Civil War Big Muff.

It's such a smooth sounding Muff. It's like a Green Muff but without the gritty mid range. The sustain really rings out under your fingers. Each guitar reacts differently to the pedal. The Mustang is very direct and clear sounding. The Fender Coronado II is in feedback heaven, but it's the good feedback that is coming from the Sustain the BM is producing. My Baja Tele and Jaguar like it as well.

Stay tuned for video demo. I plan to do a shootout between this Civil War BM and my EHX Black Russian, which sounds similar to the Green Muff.

Unboxing photos:

sp3k · Post by **sp3k** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:04 pm

that looks really nice! do some gut shots

George · Post by **George** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:10 pm

onedaycloser · Post by **onedaycloser** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:55 pm

Ahahahaha. Awesome lot of Mike pedals, his work is ace. I want more than my MkII ToneBender I got from Lorez.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:25 pm

Love the graphics on that there pedal - kudos to benecol and Mike. bring on the demo!

What's the details on this pedal?

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:49 pm

sp3k wrote:that looks really nice! do some gut shots

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:55 pm

Looks great, far cry from the early Saltbooster days

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:00 pm

I had the graphics and layout based on the original Civil War Big Muffs

Original Civil War Big Muff

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:57 am

..but it's not the same without Mike's cheery face on it! It's like Frosties without Tony The Tiger.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:21 am

NickS wrote:..but it's not the same without Mike's cheery face on it! It's like Frosties without Tony The Tiger.

Or that singing kid from a few years back, yeah?

Post by **Mike** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:12 am

Fran wrote:Looks great, far cry from the early Saltbooster days

hahah OI!

71Smallbox · Post by **71Smallbox** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 2:29 pm

That looks awesome! Mike, are those transistors in sockets? How do you decorate your pedals, silkscreen or some kind of transfer?

Post by **Mike** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 3:30 pm

Yeah I socket the transistors on some muffs to tweak for sound.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 6:15 pm

Thank god George's post is gone. I kept having to scroll superfast to avoid seeing it.

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 7:16 pm

theshadowofseattle wrote:Thank god George's post is gone. I kept having to scroll superfast to avoid seeing it.

yOU THOUGHT WRONG MOTHERFUCKAAAAA

George wrote:

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 7:20 pm

FUCK ON ME

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 9:31 pm

I am trying to figure out which guitar(s) to use demo the Civil War Big Muff. The problem is every guitar I use sounds amazing with it.

My Bronco sounds so crisp and rings out, not to mention the fun with the Bronco trem. This guitar is quickly climbing my guitar depth chart.

The Mustang with the low output pickups is a little more subdued than the Bronco, but so rich and full. Then there is the Baja Tele and Jaguar to think about. Maybe I can work a couple different guitars into the mix.

The Coronado II is just messed up feedback awesomeness. I am trying to figure out my video setup and a song list and I will get a video up soon.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 9:42 pm

I would go Jaguar. The rhythm lead switch is awesome with fuzz.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 2:25 am

NickS wrote:..but it's not the same without Mike's cheery face on it! It's like Frosties without Tony The Tiger.

I thought about doing the Mike Logo instead of the words "Big Muff" with the split color, but I still like the final result.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:18 am

Demo using my 1973 Fender "Very Berry" Bronco. I did a little shootout with my EHX Black Russian. They cover a lot of the same sonic ground, but the Civil War definitely smoother mid range. Mike really nailed it on this pedal.

Please forgive the playing gaffs. The fingers seem to work great until it's time to turn on the camera.

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