Electro-Harmonix Bass Big Muff

[whoatherechunk]

man why o why.

Man, the Bluebeard sounds the best...

And the Supercollider still lets me down. It's got huge lows, but the highs just aren't there.

 

[Coeball]

dam I want the bbm NOW.

 

[teedub]

Not that it will really be necessary, I'll post some more clips when mine arrives.

 

[Coeball]

It arrived hurray, however there does not seem to be that much difference between each of the settings.

 

[RCCollins]

getting this soon. prolly tomorrow

 

[OhThePeacock]

Surprisingly the only one out of the muff shoot-out that I didn't necessarily like was the Swollen Pickle clone. And from some other clips I didn't like the bluebeard but from these now I do. Grygrx, you give me GAS like no other man has before.


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[joelc1319]

Grygrx, you give me GAS like no other man has before.

oh my!

 

[Coeball]

GAS will be the end of my bank account.

On a more serious note: does anyone know a setting were the "bass bost" sounds good?

 

[Captain_Arrrg]

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IME it works better the higher the tone knob is set.

 

[Coeball]

thanks, I personally really don't like the blend setting, however I have not had much chance to play around with the pedal. So I might come round to it.

 

[vigor&kandor]

i just got mine today and i think, in normal mode, it sounds pretty much as close any two big muffs can when compared to my 90's Green Big Muff. using the same settings i got almost the exact same sound from both pedals. Normal mode works fine for me, but dry mode could show some useful things. The bass boost mode is just to much for me.

 

[Captain_Arrrg]

I like dry with the sustain at around 9 o'clock and the volume very low. Just a little fuzz to warm up what I'm doing.

 

[RCCollins]

I GOT ONE I GOT ONE I GOT ONE WOOOO!

the poor early demos had discouraged me, and I wound up getting an El Grande because I ran across one sooner. Well, that one is up for grabs now (here and elsewhere) because the BBM has exceeded my expectations.

It compares very favorably with the sound of every other muff I've ever used, except the tone knob is is more useful for bass!

I'm especially enthusiastic about the "dry" mode. A blend knob might have been nice... but maybe somebody will come up with a mod for that?

 

[Captain_Arrrg]

In dry mode, the volume knob controls the amount of wet signal. Not optimal but sufficient enough for me.

 

[Alcyon]

In dry mode, the volume knob controls the amount of wet signal. Not optimal but sufficient enough for me.

Is that true? I was under the impression that the ratio between wet/dry was fixed and the volume controlled only the overall volume.

 

[fireincairo]

It arrived hurray, however there does not seem to be that much difference between each of the settings.

Really? Maybe yours is messed up. With mine, the difference in settings is quite obvious.

 

[fireincairo]

i just got mine today and i think, in normal mode, it sounds pretty much as close any two big muffs can when compared to my 90's Green Big Muff. using the same settings i got almost the exact same sound from both pedals. Normal mode works fine for me, but dry mode could show some useful things. The bass boost mode is just to much for me.

I agree on all counts. It actually works great on a guitar, when dialed in right.

 

[fireincairo]

Is that true? I was under the impression that the ratio between wet/dry was fixed and the volume controlled only the overall volume.

Yes, the when in dry mode the volume acts as a mix. If you dial it all the way down, you have your clean signal and you're pretty much at unity gain. As you dial it up, it adds more and more fuzz and volume to your signal.

It's a fantastic pedal, and if people aren't impressed with the video clips they should try one in person.

 

[Captain_Arrrg]

I agree on all counts. It actually works great on a guitar, when dialed in right.

WARNING: treble guitar content!

 

[Captain_Arrrg]

It's a fantastic pedal, and if people aren't impressed with the video clips they should try one in person.

You know the Russian Big Muff. The instrument in your hands is a bass. This should be a no brainer.