EHX Bass Blogger vs. EHX Bass Big Muff

SamWebsterbell · #1 12-27-2009, 07:33 PM

What to get, what to get.
Tried both these pedals, like both, kinder similar and have no idea what to get, only got enough money for one.
Please advice!

cm261 · #2 12-27-2009, 10:20 PM

The fuzz on the bass blogger is just fine, the overdrive is useless. The best thing about the bass big muff is the 3 position switch, allowing you 'normal', 'bass boost', and 'dry' options, the best of these IMO being the dry, which makes the pedal fantastic IMO. If I were you I'd get the Bass Big Muff, absolutely no contest.

jumbo_steelie · #3 12-28-2009, 01:32 AM

I played both in the store and came home with the BBM. So I voted that way...

Swift713 · #4 12-28-2009, 07:04 AM

I would get the BBM and take out the tone stack

BassBrass · #5 12-28-2009, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by cm261

The fuzz on the bass blogger is just fine, the overdrive is useless. The best thing about the bass big muff is the 3 position switch, allowing you 'normal', 'bass boost', and 'dry' options, the best of these IMO being the dry, which makes the pedal fantastic IMO. If I were you I'd get the Bass Big Muff, absolutely no contest.

Here's a 180, I love the drive of the blogger and never touch the fuzz (I like the Wounded Paw Attack Goat for that). The drive of the blogger has an envelope suggesting a tuba or string bass and a low end punch, as well as a hint of upper octave...I hardly use it alone, but as the 1st effect in my chain it's what it does to Other effects that's really amazing. Blogger drive into Blowtorch (torch on, 1/2 blend, drive:noon, mid switch 750 or 2k, added eq's to taste) is my synth sound, like a moog sawtooth...it even helps tracking into a MXR Octave Delux, that initial Blogger low kick... I'm still searching for the right "normal" overdrive on bass (lately a blended Dirty Bomb which defeated an OCD yesterday) but the Blogger is one of those pedals I'll always use. On Drive, that is.
I have a BBM for home use, it's ok...Attack Goat easily defeated it for space on my main board. Modded Badder Monkey into BBM is stupendous...by itself it's smooth, but the fuzz kind of sounds pasted on top of your non-effect sound.

Valerus · #6 12-28-2009, 10:51 AM

I can't believe people have voted for the Blogger

RCCollins · #7 12-28-2009, 11:00 AM

i have never used a blogger, but I never got all the hate I see in these forums. It seems to me that for a vintage vibe, you could do way worse - OD and fuzz in one pedal. I wouldn't buy a Blogger for Doom or anything (and I know it is not daisy chainable), but if I had a solid state amp with no pedalboard and i wanted some old school OD and fuzz, hey the Blogger is a lot cheaper than a BBM and a Barber LTD or whatever... knowwhutimean?

edit: and from what I've heard, the Blogger sounds pretty good in wither mode. Not breathtaking, but not half bad at all

CrispyDelicious · #8 12-28-2009, 11:45 AM

Neither >_>

**Bryan R. Tyler** · #9 12-28-2009, 11:47 AM

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Crispy hates puppies and Santa Claus too.

TheHegemon · #10 12-28-2009, 03:03 PM

I have the BBM and I love it. I'd buy it just for the Dry mix mode.

SamWebsterbell · #11 12-30-2009, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by CrispyDelicious

Neither >_>

so what else then, if your gonna say that atleast suggest something else.

SamWebsterbell · #12 12-30-2009, 06:34 PM

tried both again today still can't decide.
like them both, tried a boss ODB3 aswell that was alright, but more pricy.
also tried the Digitech bass drive, sounded ****.

So really need some help. Cheers.

Tupac · #13 01-09-2012, 08:30 PM

Are you a bassist or a guitarist? If you answered latter, you want the Blogger. The Big Muff completely abandons all low end, the Blogger is THE PERFECT way to distort while retaining it. I just love that thing!

Bassmike62 · #14 01-09-2012, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cm261

The best thing about the bass big muff is the 3 position switch, allowing you 'normal', 'bass boost', and 'dry' options, the best of these IMO being the dry, which makes the pedal fantastic IMO. If I were you I'd get the Bass Big Muff, absolutely no contest.

+1

BBKINGBASS · #15 01-09-2012, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Tupac

Are you a bassist or a guitarist? If you answered latter, you want the Blogger. The Big Muff completely abandons all low end, the Blogger is THE PERFECT way to distort while retaining it. I just love that thing!

If its the USA muff but the bass big muff has all the low end you need since it has a clean blend

Laurent · #16 01-09-2012, 10:03 PM

I love the EH Bass Muff and think the Blogger sounds terrible.

I bought it, tried it and returned it as fast I could.
If you are looking for an overdrive/distortion there are better options than the Blogger.
The Bass Muff is a different story, it's a very good Muff and the best value Muff.
Muff is what EH does very well - I would not say they invented it but they sold more Muffs than anybody else.

bass_lord_mutha · #17 01-09-2012, 10:09 PM

M-U-F-F! MUFF! MUFF! MUFF!

So yeah, go with the BBM

Bala10 · #18 03-10-2013, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tupac

Are you a bassist or a guitarist? If you answered latter, you want the Blogger. The Big Muff completely abandons all low end, the Blogger is THE PERFECT way to distort while retaining it. I just love that thing!

Can you help me?
I have this new band with just me on the bass and a drummer. so i use for example, on chorus, a lot of power chord, so i am looking for a pedal witch can do a good distortion in a fuzzy way, without getting bad quality while doing power chords... what pedal do you think it's nice for it?

tks

rskxqjjw · #19 03-10-2013, 07:36 PM

The best thing about the bass big muff is the 3 position switch