Which GGG muff variant should I make?

Thunderscreech · #1 07-29-2009, 02:04 PM

I think I'll be getting a GGG kit, to give me something to do with my soldering iron.

I know I want the muff, but I'm not sure what variant to make.

I could make the GGG-tuned version, but I also like what Godstomper does with the Green Russian Muff, so I'm not sure.

I welcome any input, constructive or otherwise on the subject. After all, you are all fellow Denizens of the Effects forum.

And give me a good reason as to why.

MAMMOTHvolume · #2 07-29-2009, 02:05 PM

rams head!

Thunderscreech · #3 07-29-2009, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MAMMOTHvolume

rams head!

Hmm...how does it compare to the others?

dannybuoy · #4 07-29-2009, 02:10 PM

Does the kit come with all the parts needed to build any of them? If so, get a breadboard and prototype them all to see which you like best!

Thunderscreech · #5 07-29-2009, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by dannybuoy

Does the kit come with all the parts needed to build any of them? If so, get a breadboard and prototype them all to see which you like best!

Yes it does.

That requires me getting a bread board...

but I guess it would be a sound investment in the long run...

rcubed · #6 07-29-2009, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Thunderscreech

Yes it does.

That requires me getting a bread board...

but I guess it would be a sound investment in the long run...

It would probably cost you around $15 for one big enough for a Muff circuit. Not that bad of an investment.

I did the GGG-tuned circuit and then changed the tone stack for a mids boost. Recommended.

rratajski · #7 07-29-2009, 04:59 PM

Tell us what you want...

More mids, less mids, more bass, less bass, more grit, less grit, etc etc etc!

Thunderscreech · #8 07-29-2009, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by rratajski

Tell us what you want...

More mids, less mids, more bass, less bass, more grit, less grit, etc etc etc!

Good idea.

A fuzz that isn't too muffled and mixed under, but retains some sort of sharp, gritty, grindy edge. Something that has an unsettling edge of evil to it.

Sort of a more stoner Godflesh, if you will.

I doubt this will make any sense. This might help some, as will this, if that's even possible with one pedal.

I might have to break down and just do the breadboard and see what I like.

rcubed · #9 07-29-2009, 09:48 PM

Well obviously the first clip is the Russian Muff. You can do the Green Muff specs with the GGG kit. If you don't want it very muffled but still want some low end, then I'd recommend more mids. The Godflesh song doesn't sound very Muff-ish to my ears. After the GGG kit, I'd recommend getting a DS-1 for cheap and modding it for something that could get similar to that clip.

rcubed · #10 07-29-2009, 09:52 PM

Oh yeah, check the clip I did of mine: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7558089

I have a mids knob. I start with it counter-clockwise for the scooped sound and then bring in more and more mids as I go (along with playing with the tone knob).

rratajski · #11 07-30-2009, 07:03 AM

Don't forget about this mods page for doing fun things with your muff: http://rkerkhof.ruhosting.nl/Taas/Mods/Big%20Muff.htm

rcubed · #12 07-30-2009, 07:21 AM

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Don't forget about this mods page for doing fun things with your muff: http://rkerkhof.ruhosting.nl/Taas/Mods/Big%20Muff.htm

Good call. All the mods for making your Big Muff into a Supercollider (and more) are on that website.

Thunderscreech · #13 07-30-2009, 12:05 PM

I think I'm going the breadboard route. After all, it's like a Lego set, sort of, and I like Legos...

Besides, the pedal is 65 bucks + shipping and the breadboard isn't that much more, and electronic stuff can be had at radio shack or similar for cheap, and then I'll be able to get what I want, soundwise.

Thanks for that idea guys.

Din Of Win · #14 07-30-2009, 12:12 PM

Oh man... i gotta say thanks rcubed and rratajski. Those links gave ME some serious ideas.

Good luck Thunderscreech as well.

The only GGG muff i have seen and heard in person was the GGG tuned muff, and even stock it sounded very good!

Hoover · #15 07-30-2009, 12:40 PM

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The only GGG muff i have seen

LOL! Sorry, I nearly spewed Mountain Dew all over my computer screen when I read that! I have absolutely no idea what "GGG" means in the context of a bass fuzzbox, but I do happen to know there's a German porn producer named John Thompson who has a line of adult films marketed under the "GGG" monicker. I believe in his case that's an acronym for "German Goo Girls".

Lots of GGG muff in those videos!

Din Of Win · #16 07-30-2009, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoover

LOL! Sorry, I nearly spewed Mountain Dew all over my computer screen when I read that! I have absolutely no idea what "GGG" means in the context of a bass fuzzbox, but I do happen to know there's a German porn producer named John Thompson who has a line of adult films marketed under the "GGG" monicker. I believe in his case that's an acronym for "German Goo Girls".

Lots of GGG muff in those videos!

Hahahaha... this is why the effects forum is the best place to release your inner gutter-mind. I mean... with pedal names like Cream Pie and Swollen Pickle you've gotta be pretty darn dense to not giggle some.

FWIW, GGG in this case is how the website General Guitar Gadgets is commonly abbriviated.

MAMMOTHvolume · #17 07-30-2009, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Thunderscreech

Hmm...how does it compare to the others?

from your other post i think you should go for the russian the rams head has more low end and more fuzz than the others its one of the more creamy sounding.