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  • January 29, 2013 at 6:51 pm #82835
    metalfury
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    Hi Guys,

    Due to some over enthusiastic clicking on Ebay I’m now the owner of two Little Big Muffs.

    I’ve noticed that one has the volume on the left and the other on the right.

    I’m assuming that there was just a change to the product at some time as I’ve seen both versions pictured online.

    My question is one ‘better’ that the other for any reason? Either due to usability, sound, quality etc?

    Looking inside it looks like the circuits are quite different as one has a lot more capacitors compared to the other. But I don’t know if that really makes any difference.

    I’m guessing that the one with the volume on the left is the later model as this is the one featured on the EHX site?

    Any thoughts would be appreciated :-)

    February 1, 2013 at 3:13 pm #118720
    adrianm
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    Hi metalfury. As you mentioned most Little Big Muffs have their pots arranged volume – tone – sustain. However, the first few thousand Little Big Muffs that EHX made in 2006 had their pots arranged sustain – tone – volume. Like you I recently picked up an older STV Little Big Muff.

    I’ve noted a few differences between the two. The STV version has considerably more sustain, and gets much louder as you turn the volume pot up. The STV version is also much bassier. To be honest I’m happy to have both versions to mess around with. I really like the voicing on the newer VTS version, it’s got a tighter low end.

    They’re both cool, neither one is better, it all comes down to personal preference.

    February 1, 2013 at 5:59 pm #118721
    metalfury
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    Thanks adrianm for your thoughts,

    I’ve not been able to crank my amp up with them yet, so I hadn’t really noticed any difference. I did notice that the older one was louder, however I wasn’t sure if it was just the sensitivity of the pots at low volume.

    I’m off to the rehearsal room tonight so plan to give them both a blast!

    Thanks for the reply :-)

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