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  • August 17, 2011 at 7:56 pm #81864
    TakeABiteOfThePi
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    Hi, does anyone have any settings for the Big Muff (NYC Reissue) that are close to that of;
    -Jimi Hendrix (in particular Purple Haze)
    -Jack White
    -Kurt Cobain

    I’m using an Ibanez GAX30 into a cr*ppy 10 watt Crafter amp
    Any help would be much appreciated :)

    August 18, 2011 at 2:03 am #115731
    rhomaremmy
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    can you define any further the Formica Countertops ? I am still in vague about the topic though.

    August 18, 2011 at 12:59 pm #115733
    Kitrae
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    The amp is as important as the Big Muff for the tones, so the BMP settings will vary from amp to amp. All three of those guys used clean Fender or Fenderish type tube amps. Small solid state amps like you have unfortunately do not blend with Big Muffs very well, so you may not have much success.

    Most people set the sustain around 75% and the tone around 10:30-12:00 (o’clock). Kurt used a Boss DS-1 and DS-2 mostly. Lithium is the only song I hear a Big Muff on, and the sustain is probably maxed. Jack’s tone and sustain are around 1:00, though I have seen pix where the sustain is down around 7:00, which makes sense for some of the quieter songs. Purple Haze was played with a Roger Mayer Octavia. You won’t get that sound with a Big Muff.

    August 18, 2011 at 7:19 pm #115735
    TakeABiteOfThePi
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    O.K. Thanks

    August 25, 2011 at 11:13 pm #115680
    MK Ultra
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    Quote:
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    Small solid state amps like you have unfortunately do not blend with Big Muffs very well, so you may not have much success.

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    I just got a BMP w/Ton Wicker and ran it on an old Peavey Rage 108 SS Amp and I thought it sounded great. Granted, you are right in that it will be hard to replicate the sounds he was looking on a SS amp, but you can get some great sounds none the less. :)

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