1. Big Muff – ‘vintage’ model w/tone bypass
2. Big Muff – IC model w/tone bypass
3. Stereo Memory Man
4. Graphic Fuzz (original ‘classic’ version)
5. POG2
6. Small Clone
7. White Finger compressor
8. Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai
9. Germanium OD
10. Pulsar
11. Micro Pog
12. Deluxe Memory Man
13. Bass Big Muff
14. Little Big Muff (XO)
15. Small Stone
16. LPB-1
17. Soul Preacher
18. Muff Overdrive
19. Mole
20. Stereo Electric Mistress
21. Bass Balls (NYC)
Seriously though, the two op-amp ones are only subtly different – I have a slight preference (in isolation) for the V4 but in a band mix I doubt there’d be any perceivable difference… but then some people would say that is the case with ALL Big Muffs.
They’re both (predictably) perfect for Pumpkins tones.
The V6 is the fuzziest Big Muff I’ve ever used (inc. clones) and is probably my favourite of the 3.
Have you changed anything else in your set up recently?
More/different pedals in the chain? A different amp? Maybe you’re running your amp totally clean whereas you used to have it a bit crunchy? That sort of thing…
What I’m getting at, is that maybe the pedal has always done it but you didn’t notice before as other factors were masking the problem.
I had something similar happen with an old Vox pedal of mine; I had never noticed before, but I suddenly noticed a lot of effect bleed-through. In the end I replaced the switch and re-wired it to get better isolation.
You know, sometimes I think I own far too many pedals, and shouldn’t be thinking of buying more (Hot Tubes currently). On those times, it’s always good to come over this thread and see that I’m wrong.
I just hit the 13 mark…
Hey This is my pedal setup, and also my first post.
Either Fender Telecaster/Epiphone Dot into
EHX Little Big Muff
EHX Small Clone
Dunlop Crybaby
Tokai Metaldriver (Essentially a much improved tube screamer clone)
Then into the amp, a Carlsbro TC60, and with a
WEM Copicat IC300 in the FX Loop
I like it. :thumb:
I’ve never really liked tubescreamers, but the Metaldriver has always intrigued me for some reason.
I haven’t posted in here for ages, so here are a couple of recent pics:
(I haven’t had anything resembling a fixed set up for quite a while now, I just grab whatever pedals I feel like using on any particular day.)
Old-school Graphic Fuzz – not a fuzz at all though, it’s more of a classic overdrive to my ears.
With my Epi Casino and old-ish Fender Vibro Champ.
(And a Lovetone Cheese Source is just sneaking into the picture.)
Guyatone Parametric EQ (early 80s, MIJ)
Big Muff (V6, Tone-Bypass, c.1979/80)
Boss TU-3
February 22, 2011 at 4:09 pm
in reply to: POG#114432
I find the POG tracks well enough for me; it’s not as precise as the Micro POG or POG2, but I tend to like effects with some imperfections (they fit with the way I play! ).
My first impressions (I only got the pedal today) are that the POG does ‘better’ (more authentic) organ and bass tones than the POG2. The POG2 is, at times, a bit hi-fi sounding whereas the POG has a bit more colour to it. The one thing I miss from the POG2 is the attack slider, but I’m not going to complain.
how’s the PN-2 stack up to the Stereo Pulsar or the Alesis Ampliton? think it’d be worth it for me to snipe one on ebay if i’ve got one of the others?
also, what’s the compression ratio on the vox compressor? is it a ‘clean’ compressor or more dynacomp-y?
I used to have the big box Pulsar but haven’t used the Stereo XO version; I had a bit of a love-hate relationship with the Pulsar – it could do some great things but also had some issues that irritated me.
I’ve also had lots of the other more common trems (Boss TR-2, Danelectro etc) and highly rated boutique tremolo pedals (Catalinbread, Empress, Red Witch, Demeter etc) and the PN-2 is my clear favourite.
I like the PN-2 so much I have two of them – until recently I had three!
The Vox Compressor is a re-badged/re-housed (with minor tweaks) 1970s Guyatone Driving Box, which itself was a tweaked Dynacomp, I believe. I have the Guyatone too (Guyatone are my favourite effect company – I hope that doesn’t get me kicked off this forum! :lol:).
So yeah, it has a definite Dynacomp character – I haven’t used a vintage MXR to be able to compare personally, but I’ve read numerous reports which suggested that the Guyatone/Vox versions are ‘better’.
I prefer using small selections of pedals and making the most of them – I rarely use more than 4 pedals at a time these days… but I do have 60 or so pedals that are in regular rotation.