FAVORITE FUZZ?

[grillman]

Your description applies 100% to my Chicago Stomp Works Green Russian Clone. (Except for the size) It's a straight ahead clone, no mods, and its wondrous. Small enclosure, under $100. So far, I haven't met a fuzz I didn't like.

Is that the one you are refering to ? I've heard good things about it and I might pull the trigger.

 

[jbybj]

Is that the one you are refering to ? I've heard good things about it and I might pull the trigger.

That's the builder, Chicago Stomp Works. Mine is a bare aluminum enclosure, one of his frequent $50 deals. Hard to beat. Quality build, great service, and killer tone.

 

[Teijo K.]

The Russians probably aren't even sure what all they used in their Muff pedals. "But Commissar, it is hard to work with mismatched parts and big boxes!" "HA! In Russia, pedals build you!" But if you want modern analogs...

- Stomp Under Foot makes a whole selection of pedals based on the various Muffs. Their Green Russian is a Bubble Font clone; the Ram's Head and Civil War (which you can get as a dual unit) follow those versions of the Muff. Those are just the ones I know about off the top of my head.

- Wren & Cuff makes their Tall Font Russian, which is exactly what it sounds like: a Tall Font clone. I personally don't like the mismatched knobs (Muffs always had three identical knobs) but that's a minor beef.

- Black Russian Muffs are still commonly available for reasonable prices on Reverb. If you want a modern version, I am told that the EHX Bass Big Muff is based on the Black Russian. I owned a BBM for a while and wasn't blown away by it, but YMMV.

I had a Russian made Bass Balls and it was kind of a mess inside. But compared to a bass guitar made in the USSR I had, it was an epic display of finest craftsmanship.