Famous Big Muff bass lines

[bigchiefbc]

Guys, what would you say are the most famous/iconic bass lines that used some variant of the Big Muff?

I know Cliff Burton used one for Anesthesia, the solo in Orion, the intro to For Whom the Bell Tolls, etc.

As for Muse, what tracks are thought to be just Big Muff (i.e., no synth)?

Also, I know that Robert Sledge used one in a bunch of the BFF songs (One Angry Dwarf, Battle of Who Could Care Less, etc etc)

 

[Jared Lash]

Well, you already mentioned Robert Sledge, but personally I think the song that best shows him using his Big Muff is Army.

 

[rockstarbassist]

Lots of Dirk Lance lines have Muff all over 'em. "Morning View" in particular, even though didn't totally love the songwriting as much.

 

[Mr_Pleb_Mgoo]

Guys, what would you say are the most famous/iconic bass lines that used some variant of the Big Muff?

I know Cliff Burton used one for Anesthesia, the solo in Orion, the intro to For Whom the Bell Tolls, etc.

As for Muse, what tracks are thought to be just Big Muff (i.e., no synth)?

Also, I know that Robert Sledge used one in a bunch of the BFF songs (One Angry Dwarf, Battle of Who Could Care Less, etc etc)

Hysteria sounds like it's got no synth to it.

 

[Smurf-o-Deth]

Two more muffy Sledge jams: Kate and Song for the Dumped, which features the sound of his bass coming unplugged.

 

[bigchiefbc]

Well, you already mentioned Robert Sledge, but personally I think the song that best shows him using his Big Muff is Army.

Yeah, I forgot about Army. Good call.

 

[bigchiefbc]

Hysteria sounds like it's got no synth to it.

kaputsport talked to Chris himself, who verified that Hysteria has the Deep Impact blended with the Muff.

 

[rr5025]

Supermassive Black hole might be just muff, same with Citizen Erased. I also think Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want might be just muff. Those are off the top of my head I'm not really familiar with the other guy though.

 

[bigchiefbc]

Supermassive Black hole might be just muff, same with Citizen Erased. I also think Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want might be just muff. Those are off the top of my head I'm not really familiar with the other guy though.

Thanks, I'll give those a listen.

By the way, I'm not just looking for those three guys. I was just saying I already know that those three used Muffs. I would love to hear about more guys that I didn't even know used a muff, or that I just forgot.

 

[xray]

SP?
Wolfmother?

 

[vegas532]

There is Muffy riffage all over Juan Alderete's Distortion Felix stuff.

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[pandaman37]

wolfmother has no bassist, i thought.

 

[Beginner Bass]

They do. It's currently Ian Peres.

 

[kaputsport]

Citizen Erased is more than a Muff... I think Deep Impact into Muff...

Back then, they didn't play to backing tracks, or have a keys guy (Morgan).

United States Of Eurasia is muff...

Same with New Born...

 

[slurpy]

im not sure about the new wolf mother bassist but the old one (chris ross) used an NYC muff and an english muffin

 

[crapusername]

if an english muff'n counts then the dude from the raconteurs uses one .
Mark Stuermer (sp?) uses one with the killers, or at least used to!

 

[hall1k]

if an english muff'n counts then the dude from the raconteurs uses one .
Mark Stuermer (sp?) uses one with the killers, or at least used to!

The dude from the Raconteurs is Jack Lawrence iirc. Not trying to be smart, just thought I'd save everyone a google.

 

[JacobE]

wolfmother has no bassist, i thought.

they do in the original line up the the bassist swaped between keys and bass,

i think its the same set up now with the new line up to

 

[Mr_Pleb_Mgoo]

kaputsport talked to Chris himself, who verified that Hysteria has the Deep Impact blended with the Muff.

That would explain why I had so much trouble getting the tone right then, could never get the low-end tight enough with the muff distortion!

 

[Swimming Bird]

Exit Music (for a film) by Radiohead. I believe the bass fuzz is a muff -- awesome bass line.