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:
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:04 pm
by sp3k
that looks really nice! do some gut shots
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:10 pm
by George
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:55 pm
by onedaycloser
Ahahahaha. Awesome lot of Mike pedals, his work is ace. I want more than my MkII ToneBender I got from Lorez.
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:25 pm
by Dave
Love the graphics on that there pedal - kudos to benecol and Mike. bring on the demo!
What's the details on this pedal?
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:49 pm
by taylornutt
sp3k wrote:that looks really nice! do some gut shots
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:55 pm
by Fran
Looks great, far cry from the early Saltbooster days
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:00 pm
by taylornutt
I had the graphics and layout based on the original Civil War Big Muffs
Original Civil War Big Muff
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:57 am
by NickS
..but it's not the same without Mike's cheery face on it! It's like Frosties without Tony The Tiger.
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:21 am
by ekwatts
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?
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:12 am
by Mike
Fran wrote:Looks great, far cry from the early Saltbooster days
hahah OI!
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 2:29 pm
by 71Smallbox
That looks awesome! Mike, are those transistors in sockets? How do you decorate your pedals, silkscreen or some kind of transfer?
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 3:30 pm
by Mike
Yeah I socket the transistors on some muffs to tweak for sound.
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 6:15 pm
by theshadowofseattle
Thank god George's post is gone. I kept having to scroll superfast to avoid seeing it.
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 7:16 pm
by luciguci
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:
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 7:20 pm
by theshadowofseattle
FUCK ON ME
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 9:31 pm
by taylornutt
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.
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 9:42 pm
by HNB
I would go Jaguar. The rhythm lead switch is awesome with fuzz.
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 2:25 am
by taylornutt
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.
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:18 am
by taylornutt
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.
