Mass Production Muff Clones

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:04 pm

I've got the Donner version en route. Will report on sondz.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:06 pm

Behringer VD-1 Vintage Distortion

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:08 pm

Biyang Fuzz Star - same as the Akai, GFS, and a dozen others with that 3 mode switch. The switch really just does volume stuff. I just shipped mine to Richard, but I dug it.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:10 pm

Guyatone HD-2. Tone is wired as being permanently halfway, which is where it belongs anyway.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:11 pm

MOEN FUZZ MOO

Looks ridiculous. Haven't played one though. Sounds powerstarved with certain settings according to youtube demos.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:14 pm

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:17 pm

I couldn't get that thing to sound like a muff if my life depended on it. DID NOT LIEK.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:20 pm

Yeah, imma catch some flak for it but I traded a NYC BMP for it straight up because the muff wouldn't fit on that pedalboard I sold your nephew. It sounded so much the same to my less trained ears in the store at the time.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:22 pm

I still have the octoplus you sold him.

Concretebadger · Post by **Concretebadger** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:28 pm

I'm still on the lookout for a Muff clone that can do palm mutes. I tried building my own to a Ram's Head circuit that Mike posted up ages ago and it works fine apart from a gated decay, which hints at mismatched trannies or some other stupid soldering mistake. It has plenty of volume on tap but won't kick my MBM IC muff off my board and I'm not sure I can be arsed to fix it with so many other things to get done.

I don't buy into the idea that ram's head/triangle era are inherently *better*, but the more transparent, crisper sound is something I'd like to use every now and then. Are any of these cheap-and-cheerful boxes clones of those early units, or are they based off the Russians and modern reissues?

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:30 pm

Mooer/Donner/Eno is triangle muff.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 1:39 am

Maxon Fuzz elements "Earth" (Ram's Head Muff)

TL;DR, so listen at :35 and 2:10

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theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 3:07 am

ULTRA JUST CRUSHED IT

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 4:23 am

This one got a few of us feverishly wanking back in the day on JS. I remember Matt and Sia[meseDreamer] were really fond of them. Based on gain-reduction mod for green muff...? Aimed at Pumpkins fans when the green and black Sovteks were all you could get, in any case.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 5:45 am

theshadowofseattle wrote:ULTRA JUST CRUSHED IT

AND I WANT THEM ALL, don't you?

So glad to see that The Japanese Maxon is still so meticulous and thorough in designing/building these things, their pedals are always expensive but you're guaranteed to get good stuff. Among the bunch, the Bee-Baa and Scrambler Clones in particular sound exactly as I remember hearing the ones I've played/owned.

jagsonic · Post by **jagsonic** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 9:44 am

pretty good and pretty cheap is this thing:

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 11:38 am

Excellent info here Shad, Andi and all - I'll include all this info in the 'list of cheap pedals' thrad when I can be arsed.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 12:21 pm

Nick wrote:

SHAD: I have one of these lying around that I'll sell you. Say, $100?

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 9:24 pm

theshadowofseattle wrote:DID NOT LIEK.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:33 am

theshadowofseattle wrote:Behringer VD-1 Vintage Distortion

This is a turd in a metal box... shockingly bad pedal.