hmmmmm, maybe an XO big muff pi would be a called the “Small Muff Pi”.

It would go along with the small stone and small clone name.
Just kidding though. the big muff pi has to be in a big case or it won’t be one.

I would like the XO pedals with the input jacks on the top. it would be so much better because the pedals would be small and you could put them right up against each other so you save space on your pedalboard. Anyone agree?

Rubbish to ye all. A Big Muff by any other enclosure would sound as sweet.

OK, so here’s the solution I propose solution: EHX makes XO enclosures that are small and practical, and then the people who feel the need for a larger pedal can put their Muffs in old refrigerator boxes, and paint “Colossal Muff Pi” on it. Problem solved.

What i think EHX should do is supply little adaptors that you connect to the end of a barrel style plug which goes to the classic style mini-jack plug so you can use a regular power supply with the pedal without any extra hassle.

Ibanez do this with their classic pedal reissues such as the TS-808.

They should also keep the old style chassis version of every pedal they convert to XO in production to allow people to choose which to go for, provided this is feasable.

Hi! i just found this forum, i have been toiling over this same issue for a while, and this is the place to talk about it. There is still room for the classic chassis with a bigger price tag, i feel. look at all the boutique pedals out there. I too really like the aesthetics and size of the classic box (being a keyboard player, and needing them at arm’s reach) but it goes beyond fashion and the gratifying size of the knobs with every tweak, they reissued all these rad “vintage” pedals versions only in the tiny format, while they should have offered bigger, real, counterparts , just like they’ve always done. My real issue on top of all this is the size of those $4 diecast boxes would suggest the use of (more) surface mount devices instead of IC’s and discreet components, keeping me further away from getting an equinox mod done to a small stone. ( not like i could do it to one of the reissued classic’s anyway), It’s ironic, The use of smaller pcb’s w/ more SSD’s could have led to a new line of EHX modular effects w/ complete CV control ( cream dream! ) It would be effective for them to make , no power supply, a board hanging off a rectangle piece of silk screened metal. aghhh!! please heed my call! It would be nice to have the option to mod any of the new pedals coming out, just about all of the old pedals can be modded in some way, but this makes that hope go out like a fart in the dark.

nah, it’s cool….there’s a lot of folk on here that are passionate about the big old boxes too.

I guess at the end of the day ehx is a buisness and they do whatever is best for the company. I certainly wouldn’t want to see a return to the days where you couldn’t buy new ehx pedals, over the last 10 years EHX has really grown as a pedal company in a time when there is more competition than ever. I guess the bottom line is that most people aren’t prepared to pay $100-$150 more….or simply can’t.

EHX need to compete with the other big pedal manufactueres like MXR, Boss etc….and to be honest I think they are more than doing that at the moment. For years people have be telling EHX to make their pedals in smaller cases, with barrel type power inputs and I think if they hadn’t they might not be in the position they are now….and pedals like the Hazarai and Voice Box may not even exist.

I don’t work for EHX by the way, this is all just my opinion/speculation/thoughts!

those are some great points, thank you guys for this forum , this is very therapeutic for me. *hyperventilates into paper bag * Although, these being premium analog pedals priced to compete with the sterile, boring japanese clones , you could hardly call that competition! *he he* Anyone parting with their cash can see and hear the difference right away. Thanks and Happy tweaking!!!