Hello again:

After making some more sound tests, I’ve found the final rig for my pedalboard using the Double Muff, which is:

Guitar -> MXR Blue Box -> EH Double Muff -> Fulltone ’70 -> EH Frequency Analyzer (big box) -> EH Pulsar Tremolo (big box) -> Ibanez DDL-20 Delay III -> Boss DD-2 -> Amp (Sovtek “regular” MiG 100).

Here’s where Double Muff shines, no matter you use single or double modes. Most important, the sound remains intact and doesn’t lose solidness. Also, it gives you a wide range of gain and output volume.

With this setting, I’ve managed to “boost” the MXR Blue Box with Double Muff or Fulltone’70, even getting more boost using the three at the same time. Also, If I engage distortion first and Blue Box after, Blue Box also gives more “doom” thanks its two octave down without causing volume drops.

The rest of the boxes also gives their particular “boost”. The EH Frequency Analyzer, especially when used with the bass filter engaged makes a sonic mayhem. EH Pulsar Tremolo, gives its touch too, but performs at best when the playing dynamics match the tremolo pattern to get the best results, so the raise and fall of the wave is fully emphasized.

Delays also, increase the volume amount. Despite being digital, early 80’s digital delays have a different taste than today models. In particular, the earliest version of Boss DD-2, the Made in Japan “Blue Label” with the huge delay chip its a transition among DM’2 & 3 and DD-3.

Long live to Double Muff!

Regards.

Nacho

I think a reissued double muff would be an awesome idea.

It could be ‘double sided’ (a bit like a holystain), split down the middle with one muff on each side and a switch for each.
Each could have it’s own volume/tone/sustain knobs.

In fact, you could have one side with a subtle overdrive style sound and one with a harsher more distorted character (similar in concept to a Visual Sound Jekyll & Hyde) to switch between and/or blend together how you wished.
Playing live, it could be a godsend!

Any thoughts?

i’m getting one in 2 weeks. So does it have to go before the tuner??

unless you like a harsh, brittle sound, you should put it first in line.

fwiw, i’ve actually come to appreciate the ‘bad’ sounds when you’re trying to cut through. if you listen to the guitar solo in david axelrod’s ‘holy thursday,’ that is actually somewhat akin to what the double muff sounds like when run after a buffered pedal (although im pretty sure that guitarist just used a wah in the toe down position).

certainly not a good rhythm sound, but try putting the dm everywhere in your chain to see where it works best for you.

guitar solo starts at about 3:36 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h04Tc-WzvUk