None of my effects have a funny name

[JimmyM]

I'm bummed. I see you guys talking about the funny names of your effects, and none of mine have one. The closest I have is the Deluxe Electric Mistress, which isn't all that funny compared to Hairy Balls or Polish Love. I feel like I'm missing something. Does the name help you enjoy your pedals more? I feel like a boring old fart with pedals like Microbass II and VT and I want to live it up.

[(b)Assman]

It's usually the more obscure pedals that have the funny names. All of mine are more mainstream so no funny names either :P

But I could imagine screaming something like "TIME FOR ME TO KICK IN THE HAIRY BALLS" would be pretty classic.

[KarateKid25]

I enjoy the looks I get from people when I say things like 'Cream Pies are great' and 'I have a Swollen Pickle'... 'He's playing with a Big Muff' etc...

[Nyarlathotep]

Considering that I sold my Attack Goat, and just sent off my Hematoma, I don't either. Unless you consider the POG to be a funny name.

Actually the lady at the post office thought I was crazy when I said that I was sending my Hematoma to Optimus Prime......

Who knew that the leader of the Autobots needed my really bad bruise....

[TheMutt]

I don't know... The Big Muff still gets a lot of laughs from many people I know. There's so many tongue-in-cheek clones out there too: Wren and Cuff Pickle Pie, Way Huge Swollen Pickle, BYOC Large Beaver, Skreddy Pink Flesh, I'm sure there's a ridiculously endless list. As for me, the only other pedal that I have with a silly name is my Malekko Heavy Industry Barker Assmaster (AKA the B:Assmaster for short, but I like calling it the Assmaster ). Everything else is pretty boring name-wise.

[Nyarlathotep]

Saying something like "I run my Swollen Pickle into my Assmaster" would get some looks

[Surprise Panda!]

If feel weird talking about big muff to people who don't play bass/insturments

[Nyarlathotep]

You know, this muff talk is reminding me that I have never tried a big muff......

[The Lurker]

Fat Burner, Bottom Feeder, and Prunes & Custard?

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by DanielTulip

You know, this muff talk is reminding me that I have never tried a big muff......

I had one and sold it. It's a one trick pony for guitar and was absolutely horrible on bass. YMMV.

[Surprise Panda!]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

I had one and sold it. It's a one trick pony for guitar and was absolutely horrible on bass. YMMV.

Yeah I really don't like it on my bass

[thewickedcool]

I remember when I got my muff, I ran into my guitar player's house yelling at him to come check out my "big muff pi". His mother looked like she was going to faint.

[TheMutt]

Originally Posted by DanielTulip

Considering that I sold my Attack Goat, and just sent off my Hematoma, I don't either. Unless you consider the POG to be a funny name.

I guess my Hematoma would count as a silly name then.

Originally Posted by DanielTulip

Saying something like "I run my Swollen Pickle into my Assmaster" would get some looks

Originally Posted by Suprise Panda!

If feel weird talking about big muff to people who don't play bass/insturments

Since mine is rehoused, people who don't know what it is think that I made the pedal up and that it's disgusting that I would have a pedal like that. Quite funny really!

Originally Posted by DanielTulip

You know, this muff talk is reminding me that I have never tried a big muff......

TBH it's not very βΘИΞКЯŲŜĦÏИĞ. More of a treble-side fuzz with lots of low-end loss.

Originally Posted by The Lurker

Fat Burner, Bottom Feeder, and Prunes & Custard?

Looks like my Bottom Feeder would count as well. Guess I do have some funny named pedals. I just didn't think they were funny enough to mention.

Originally Posted by JimmyM

I had one and sold it. It's a one trick pony for guitar and was absolutely horrible on bass. YMMV.

Originally Posted by Suprise Panda!

Yeah I really don't like it on my bass

I'm apt to agree that the Big Muff is a one trick pony. Sure there's a tone knob, and a sustain knob, but it's gonna sound like a Big Muff no matter what setting you use. That being said, it's definitely a love it / hate it kind of effect. I have mine in a blend loop, so I don't suffer the low end loss. Personally I like it, but use it mainly when the guitarist wants to do some lead work to fill in the rhythm section. There are tons of clones (and now even an official EHX Bass Big Muff) that do not lose as much/any low end, and have many different sounds contained within. They're all worth a look at / listen to.

[Swift713]

I liked the Bass Big Muff when I tried it out. It may be a bit of a one trick pony but it's a pretty good trick.
Is Blueberry funny? Lazy Sprocket?

[Deluge Of Sound]

Bass Balls, Blue Box, Big Muff...

My pedalboard can get quite explicit when I start describing my signal chain:

"I put my Bass Balls behind my Big Muff for a nice low-end bubble, then I run that through a blue box..."

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by Deluge Of Sound

Bass Balls, Blue Box, Big Muff...

My pedalboard can get quite explicit when I start describing my signal chain:

"I put my Bass Balls behind my Big Muff for a nice low-end bubble, then I run that through a blue box..."

If you're trying to turn me on, it's not working

[B.C.]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

If you're trying to turn me on, it's not working

Horrifying...

[funkalicious101]

I just have the semi-silly Quasar.

[kesslari]

I'm bummed. I see you guys talking about the funny names of your effects, and none of mine have one.

Yeah, but you have Devo James Brown.
You win.

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by kesslari

Yeah, but you have Devo James Brown.
You win.

Dang it, you're right! Wow, now I feel a whole lot better!