Electro Harmonix Bass Big Muff used with guitar

Golden_Sonic · Post by **Golden_Sonic** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:56 pm

I did some researches to see if there was any black russian big muff clone around so I read on bigmuffpage.com/ that the Bass version is based on the Green Russian Big Muff (that has the same circuit of the Black version). I saw two videos on youtube, the first made by germanndude and the second by JJ Tanis (he compares the Green Russian with the nano bass version), and the bass version is played with guitar (single coils) in both the videos. I like how it sounds with guitar (it could be the fuzz I looking for! Good and cheap). What do you think? Here are the video:

-Germanndude
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-JJ Tanis
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theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:52 pm

I use mine with guitar and the bass boost always on. It sounds huge.

YuriK · Post by **YuriK** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 10:16 pm

Does it have more mids than the newer muff pi?

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:10 pm

Guitar player in my band uses it for fuzz. Sounds great.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 12:57 am

YuriK wrote:Does it have more mids than the newer muff pi?

Iont know man. It sonds kool don't make it weird

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 2:06 am

yuri gotsta have his creamy mids d00d hes got them bl00z

YuriK · Post by **YuriK** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 2:35 am

I just want it to be heard is all
The new muff is too scooped for me.

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 3:23 am

solution: use the clean blend or put a tube screamer/rat in front of it or use an equalizer

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 3:26 am

YuriK wrote:I just want it to be heard is all

Turn up.

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 2:48 pm

daftsupernova wrote:yuri gotsta have his creamy mids d00d hes got them bl00z

$Â£â‚¬Â¥ he only playz FenderÂ® StratocastersÂ©. Â¥â‚¬Â£$

WayToHip · Post by **WayToHip** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 10:03 pm

After watching the demos and side by sides, I think getting a bass big muff is a good idea, it sounds more trebley than a green muff, but you're comparing a 20+ year old pedal to new.

And if you're getting lost in the mix using a pedal, turn up.

Post by **Doog** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 10:32 pm

WayToHip wrote:After watching the demos and side by sides, I think getting a bass big muff is a good idea, it sounds more trebley than a green muff, but you're comparing a 20+ year old pedal to new.

And if you're getting lost in the mix using a pedal, turn up.

Mids are where guitars sit in the frequency spectrum.. if there's not enough mids in YO TOANS, you'll just be buried by the rest of the band; no amount of rumble and fizz can change that.

Sure, you can peg the mids on your amp, but if you use other non-Muff sounds (clean tone, other dirt boxes, whatevs), it's gonna be like Honkcity up in there.

Concretebadger · Post by **Concretebadger** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 10:48 pm

^Yup. Both sound pretty good for guitar, but the original Russian sounds darker and smoother than the bass RI. TBH I don't think the extra top-end sizzle of the RI would be of much benefit in a band setting. When mixing down, I find myself rolling off the highest and lowest frequencies of guitar and bass tracks, because they take up room in the mix without being heard. The raspiness of a fuzz and the lowest rumbles of a bass compete with things like cymbals and kick drums, so I have to lower the overall volume to compensate. The smoother sound of the Russian might sit in the mix a bit better.

That said, the extra gnarly rasp of the bass RI muff might sound rad for a fuzz bass solo though.

YuriK · Post by **YuriK** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 11:41 pm

Doog wrote:
WayToHip wrote:After watching the demos and side by sides, I think getting a bass big muff is a good idea, it sounds more trebley than a green muff, but you're comparing a 20+ year old pedal to new.

And if you're getting lost in the mix using a pedal, turn up.
Mids are where guitars sit in the frequency spectrum.. if there's not enough mids in YO TOANS, you'll just be buried by the rest of the band; no amount of rumble and fizz can change that.

Sure, you can peg the mids on your amp, but if you use other non-Muff sounds (clean tone, other dirt boxes, whatevs), it's gonna be like Honkcity up in there.

this
This what i mean. If I'm recording something where im only playing with a muff, I will turn the mids to 12 and everything else to 0. It actually sounds good, well, to me it does.

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:05 pm

this one of the speakers in u cab, yuri?