Electro Harmonix Double Muff Fuzz Pedal

[Niggro07]

Fuck yeah! Love is like a Ramblin' Rose! MC5 beyatch!!!

[karlosdajackal]

I really have neglected this pedal for a while, must give it another whirl.

[SpaceDuck9]

Like the first puff, the Double Muff puts a smile on my fuzzy face.

[SpeciallyOriginal]

I heard Mean Street by Van Halen in there!! Awesome

[TheFunnyzach]

To me, i always thought of this as a smaller version of the Germanium muff they have out now. (even tho this came out first)

[PengkritikSound]

please demo Boss Fz-5 fuzz. pedal .

[timmy47]

why wouldn't they make the double switch into a footswitch? that seems like such an obvious thing to do and really the only thing wrong with this,

[IamtheWV17]

@timmy47 Be cool... custom it to hell and back!!! wire your own footswitch :P

[copythat7]

Does it work for bass

[thrashguitarmaster70]

@copythat7 Yep, I used to run it back when I played bass.

[JerrysDerby]

wich song does andy play at 3:00 ?

[JerrysDerby]

cant decide between this and the big muff, this has that really nice vintage overdrive but doesnt quite get enough to a fuzz, but the big muff has an excelent fuzz, can the big muff clean up a little bit for a nice vintage overdrive like this pedal?

[nhlturtle87]

@JerrysDerby the big muff can clean up to some extent, but i'd say get the little big muff because its the same thing as the big muff but smaller enclosure, the big muff has a fuzzyish sounding overdrive with the sustain rolled off and the guitars volume off

[xPsuedo]

@IsoMorphix

+1,000,000

[kimanistar]

@xPsuedo I have the nano version of this and the BM with tone wicker and I have to say they are 2 different animals.The BM isn't going 2 give u that that clean overdriven sound it's more like a vintage fuzz while the DBM is more like a really warm tube like overdrive with some saturated tone like distortion.I personally find a solid use for both.

[IsoMorphix]

I think guitarists take issue with "indie rock" because it places for less emphasis on guitar playing and more on song structure, and currently, synthesizers.

When we stop clinging to classic rock like it's some kind of sacred object then guitar playing can move wholly forward.

I'm sick to death of Clapton riffs. There, I said it.

[Khryztyan5]

after i read the description box, all i wanted was to eat a muffin

[unamilosavljevic]

Excellent review.

Thanks!



[fenix478]

RAMBLIN' ROSE ! ! !

[maritzayyy]

my fav is the big muff

[PopExpo]

i have this pedal and it is fucking loud.

[GuitarBlues3]

@PopExpo Fucking loud in a good way?

[rushpython100]

the way you say fuuuuuz makes my day.

[ZDALI14]

will this come do what the big muff does?

[RynePauley5150]

Your love is like! A rambling rooooose!



[1971SuperLead]

I just listen to 40 differnet fuzz pedal here on U Tube and this one and an original Univibe Super Fuzz ($600 is you can find one) are the only two that really inspired me. ....so far. I got to hand it to Electro Harmonix. If I could only use one effects company, I would go with E.H.

[SanctumStudios]

@1971SuperLead Yep EH Muff is great. Do yourself a favour and check out the Wattson Super Fuzz and the Earthquaker Hoof Fuzz for some 'amazing' and affordable fuzz : )

[1971SuperLead]

@SanctumStudios Ya,, they're OK. I like the BJFE SNOW WHITE FUZZ. Too bad they're expensive as hell.

[journeyquest1]

@1971SuperLead JMI Mk 2 Pro sounds very nice.

[lastrockgod]

can i get a "60s garage fuzz-sound" (the sonics, stooges, velvet underground...) with this??

and if not... what pedal would you suggest for that tone??

[gushkum]

@lastrockgod Yeah you could, but the pedal is very sensitive to what gear your using. You might want to check out the Germanium 4 Big muff pi also. They're both great i think the G4BMP sounds a little bit more garagey.

[frenzexperiment]

@lastrockgod this should work...for what I remember Ron Asheton used a Germanium version of the fuzzface and he often left his vox wah on (while not using it) just to create that signature tone...try a bunch of pedals (both silicon and germanium!) before you buy one and choose the one you like the best!

[minedarea]

@lastrockgod I think the Velvets used a Vox Tonebender on White Light/White Heat. They had an endorsement deal with Vox at the time. Most of their garage sounds came from their Vox amps, though.

[unfamous13]

RAMBLIN ROSE

[JayPee28]

I wish they made it with a footswitch instead of a switch to switch between the 1st and 2nd Muff circuits, would make it so much easier when playing live. Anyone know if anyone does mods for this sorta thing?

[thomasjeeh]

holy SHIT, this thing is pretty much everything i hoped the big muff would be!

[ThePyroHobo]

What is the song at 2:47?

[Gregrg7]

I wish this pedal had a few more controls like tone and volume. and maybe 2 switches to turn on both muffs. THAT would be GREAT!!!!! I'd pay whatever for that!

[actionfleet]

actually in the moment i prefer this one rather than my big muff:)

[prkl6]

I want all the fucking pedals you demo! This is next on the list =)

[Alaska1925]

now they've made a new version of the double muff, a nano version... not listened to it yet, but I prefer this classic version; looks more vintage

[PeterRosenqvist]

This pedal is VERY VERSATILE , it goes from light overdrive to extreme fuzz.

[HajrudinPranjga]

can't decide what muff I should buy the double muff or the little big muff, or the big muff pi

[ragnatoad]

@HajrudinPranjga The Little Big Muff is basically a Big Muff, but in a smaller diecast box and it can work with an adapter. The Double Muff is two Muff Fuzz pedals in one box. The Big Muff has great distortion and sustain, the Double Muff I would assume is more of an overdrive/distortion pedal. So it depends on what you're looking for. :)

[bubbabeau07]

@HajrudinPranjga only one solution...save up the money and get all three lol

[actionfleet]

@HajrudinPranjga big muff pi or double muff doesn't matter it's rather what you want to play in my opinion the pi is better for grunge and stoner rock while the double muff is way better for classic rock and blues

[pluggedteddy]

The more you feed it, the more it grows!

[Alaska1925]

this is actually the only real fuzz pedal that EHX is producing at the moment... what a pity!!!

[minedarea]

@Alaska1925 I take it you haven't hear the Germanium 4 Big Muff Pi, then.

[stratmaniac]

put a super hardon in front of a double muff and it'll be a threesome!

[MrSkAtEfReAk12]

Do you have to put it before (Guitar-DB-Wah-Amp) or after(Guitar-Wah-DoulbeMuff-Am­p) the wah?

[Kraboobee]

@MrSkAtEfReAk12 I think wah should always come straight after guitar

[buckethead30001]

I have this pedal, and is very versatile. You can get a nice and clear overdriven tone and if you turn it up a little you can get a classy fuzz sound. I can use this to for pushing the tubes in my amp to a nice and unique distorded sound. is so versatile yet so affordable. I love this pedal!!

[buckethead30001]

I have this pedal, and is very versatile. You can get a nice and clear overdriven tone and if you turn it up a little you can get a classy fuzz sound. I can use this to for pushing the tubes in my amp to a nice and unique distorded sound. is so versatile yet so affordable. I love this pedal!!

[sotelid]

@MrSkAtEfReAk12 he is using 65 Amp Soho

[MrSkAtEfReAk12]

@sotelid Thanks!

[MrSkAtEfReAk12]

What amp do you use?

I know you say it in the video, but it's not completely clear...

[jimzer]

saying you play in an indie rock band is like saying you're studying at uni.. wtf r u studying at uni??

great review loved the jangly clean-up bit!

[Mindelt4]

:D and it sounds awesome!

[Mindelt4]

Double muff alll the waayy!

[ProGuitarShopDemos]

@Mindelt4 ..across the sky!! :)

[DaMnMeSsEdUpKeYbOaRd]

@ProGuitarShopDemos Its starting to look like a Triple Muff :)

[Orieus]

@DaMnMeSsEdUpKeYbOaRd hahahahah

[CheatSlav]

@ProGuitarShopDemos ..smoke weed and flyy!

[LetsGetHighOnMorris]

@ProGuitarShopDemos that was perfect lol

[KeTeVemCovers]

@Mindelt4 LoL PGSD replied

[Mindelt4]

Double muff allll the waaayy!

[angusyoung98]

In The Beginning...There Was The Muff Fuzz

[lauriedepaurie]

Dunno 'bout the muff part of the name. I'd use it more as a chunky overdrive (rythm) tone as apposed to the big muff's full blown leads. Doesn't mean I don't like it, just means I'll buy this, AND a big muff pi tone wicker :o).

[1970chevelle]

mc5 fuck yes

[lammyb]

The tone and sustain rock!

[ftesk8rock]

MC5!!! I'm so set with people soloing out for 5 minutes on a demo and not hearing how the pedal sounds playing cords. Not everybody is Hendrix fan... Did he just say that?! Yes I did... NO GAIN, NO PAIN!!! TURN IT UP TO 10!!

GREAT DEMO!!!

I will be purchasing this pedal...

[Zsoli20]

This is the cheapest and the best sounding pedal what i ever had in my life.

[hendog93paulafan]

@Zsoli20 whatdo you think about the Satchurator?

[jezmundberserker]

(3:49) "Will I live tomorrow, well I just can't say...."

[aektzis91]

id prefer this over a big muff i imagine, using this on top of an amp with mild-breakup would give a great fuzz tone without too much whoof or muddy gain. awesome!

[Goldleader727]

This would be a bit better if it wasn't all blues riffs. I wan't to hear more of the low end. I like to play doom metal type stuff.

[jezmundberserker]

@Goldleader727: In that case, I'd suggest you tried the Digitech DF-7. You can get all the doom you want with that one. The EH stuff is designed was made for those craving that 60s-70s rock sustain.

[JackRemeta]

@Goldleader727 yeah thats why i'm lookin at these and I never get like a chorded low end review.

[8iamretarded8]

@Goldleader727 this is SOOO good on neck pickup, gives really fat sound without losing musicality

[VariousArtists2007]

MC5!

[nova62400]

"just one muff fuzz"?

[MrBingo9er]

wow im gonna go broke (gonna?? lol) i wish they would quit showing me this stuff ''just say no''~ lol love it i want it im gonna get it

[willstrevel]

@MrBingo9er dude this is only like, 60 bucks

[Snypro]

this is fucking gorgeous!! I cannot believe how cheap this pedal is!

[hellraider707]

if i put a volume booster in front of this will it get fuzzier does it still clean up in double mode

[mynmyself]

@hellraider707 i have the nano muff, is the same is just having one of the two muffs here... i use it with an lpb1 in front of it and it gets much nastier, much more punchy and you can clarely see the gain aujment as well as a tone change

[hellraider707]

if i put a booster in front of this will it be even more fuzzy

[unclelight]

FAT!!! Thumbs up!

[bigfish0886]

Nice MC5 at the start!

[TheHankGrizzly]

Sold.

[PESIMAX]

I don't need a new fuzz, but playing rambling rose has sold this.

[rafazu41]

THIS PEDAL IS THE SHIT

[hackett999]

would you say get this or the the Boss DS-1?? both sound really nice, but im struggling to decide!!

[rafazu41]

@hackett999 Dude ill say this one all the way

[hackett999]

@rafazu41 thanks! ill get this then, both sound good but this just owns

cheers.

[ChineseR0ck]

haha Ramblin Rose

[psychkoala]

@ChineseR0ck

The more you feed it, the more it grows !

[jighead81]

wow that thing is awesome, thanks andy

[artzeh]

would this be good for QotSA?

[andy92811]

This thing sounds very nice. Cleans up a lot better than its older brother.

[soldat182]

what would be better for indie rock: big muff or double muff?

[MoonlightShadowlolz]

Big muff. I first got the double muff. I sold it within a week and bought a Big Muff. I make indie too with a telecaster and I love the Big Muff. (1 tip: it sounds best with all knobs at 6 o clock. Don't use it like most distortion pedals: tone 3 o clock and dist 12 o clock. )

[sux0rz]

indie rock isnt a fucking genre!

[Hellad00d]

@sux0rz what would you call it then?

[gabe32194]

@Hellad00d Garage Rock?

[anationsleeps]

@sux0rz I KNOW! when will people learn this?! indie is not a genre of music.

[MrBonzo09]

@sux0rz indie rock is a fucking taste confusion :D

[pencildives]

@MrBonzo09 Indie rock is any independently produced rock music. Talk about confusion

[seb23490]

@sux0rz its a disgrace

[bobert995]

@sux0rz yeah indie is just for independant which is anything other than popular music.

[A7Xmetalrocker]

@sux0rz It's a sub-genre of crap.

[antBELGRE]

@soldat182 i had the same question - i play in an indie rock band. after searching it a bit, i believe double muff is much better for indie rock. it's more like an ovedrive-fuzz. pi is more like a distortion.

cheers

[dazpatreg]

Ha ha a pedal called a 'muff fuzz'! I have to have it! and there's a 'muff pie' and a 'big muff'! I have to have them all!

[volcano9980]

I love both this and Big Muff.

EHX rocks

[hotwerkMusic]

The Big Muff w/ Wicker kills this thing. Normally i have to use a seperate boost pedal to get the sound I want. That blows this out of the water.

[dmonk82]

Nice Pedal but i wonder why EHX didnt just put a second foot switch to punch in and out of the 2nd setting kind of like the fulltone GT-500 I like the tone and think i will get this. Def going to add a second switch to flip back and forth.

[ThereIsARain]

He plays, "Ramblin Rose!" Oh my gosh. I'm buying my gear from them exclusively now just because of that.

[coughlintm]

this isn't true bypass, correct?

[HOUMETEGUH]

it is true bypass

[GuillermoSmyser]

normally I don't think muff things sound good but this is nice.

[Gregrg7]

They couldn't fit a TONE KNOB on this thing? odd..

[vaiserious]

use the eq on your amp. :D

[FluffyMan2121]

This is a boost, not an overdrive

It has no tone knob because it boost the entire spectrum of frequencies, and all tone knobs in overdrives really do is roll off the top end

[martinluke1]

Most pedal tone stacks are passive, which knocks off a lot of volume, often calling for a gain make-up stage afterwards, this rises the overall noise floor of your setup, and if every pedal you're using has a tone stack in it, you're going to get an awful lot of noise at the end. I build a lot of pedals myself, and I never include a tone control, it's pointless as nearly all amps have active 3-band EQ built in.

[WhosgotfeedbackMusic]

dont like this as much as big muff but EHX rule!

[larvamato]

The trick with this pedal is to keep it first in the signal line or at least behind true bypass-pedals. Otherwise it won't work and the tone is horrible, ear-rippingly trebley. I only have a TBP-tuner (Korg Pitchblack) before it in my effects and it sounds just fine.

[yvolha]

should I buy the double muff or the big muff ?

[saodmv]

theyre a lot different

[theKohai]

Buy a big muff or little big muff

The double is too cold... It's a big shit, I think

[yanofolk]

double muff

[Syntox]

That's what SHE said

[araziooo]

fantastic pedal....W electro harmonix

[JmAA7192]

I had one of these pedals it sucked, imo.. get the regular big muff. thats

[TheNatedogg56]

Does anyone know a pedal that will get a similar sound to The Beatles' "Revolution"?

[coughlintm]

try a mjm brit bender(2 nob) or other tone bender clones.(i think mkII)

[TaffyRaphie]

i want the answer to that too

[lzybm]

does this exact pedal work for a bass guitar of 4 or 5 strings?

[jamesstone123]

to be honest, almost all guitar pedals will work with basses too. Fuzzboxes for guitar sometimes sound better on bass :)

[arthursibum]

Got one, love this pedal !!!!!

[punkrockxzz]

ramblin rose! fuck yea.

[granvals159]

maximum muffiness

[abcccccdd]

what fuzz/distortion pedal do you think would be best for led zeppelin and cream tones?

[alohastewie]

cranked up tube amp

[joed424]

russian big muff

[Nickjuuh1989]

well, maybe a Rat Distortion, or a few overdrives in serie? i have a Rat Distortion, Maxon OD808, EH single muff fuzz and a Diamond Overdrive, well, you can create everything you want, harder, louder, thicker, everything you want, just play with it, and you'll find out (:

[TacooGrill]

big muff

[rockingroove112]

well clapton used a fuzzface i think and page used a tonebender

[Dave9494]

I think you should try out the proco rat 2 if you haven't bought one already

[gcapris90]

This one was my first choice. For real. Fucking amazing feeling of a Distortion with that little Fuzz touch. Hendrix Style. Grampa Rock. xD ! But, fortunately (Or not o.O !?), i bought a 25 years old Ibanez SD-9 Sonic Distortion. Awesome. But it's not a ''smooth'' distortion like the Muff Fuzz. It's more agressive. But it fits right in ! Maybe, when money comes in, i'll buy one of those. In Brazil, instrument prices blow your money out of the pocket quicker than cumming. =/ ! Well .. that's it !

[myfavealbum]

I'll get one, Boss distortion sucks.

[redbird963]

not all Boss distortion pedals suck

[faztwalk]

@myfavealbum Ever heard John Frusciante play a DS-2? Fuck, you can take away all boss pedals, but leave the DS-2.

[jbh219]

This has to be the first in your pedal chain or the sound will be compromised.

[jamesstone123]

unless you have a distortion pedal that is heavier. High gain pedals first, otherwise the sound of this would be drowned out if you used both.

Say if you had a tubescreamer and a big muff. Big muff first.

[adrianmer666]

great for rock and roll music

[caiaum2]

Awesome for deep purple songs!

[stewie9793]

Well personally I think the me-70 sucks lol....but this would definately give you a good grunge tone. Cobain used a big muff(not the same, but similar) and a rat for his main distortions.

[inkeye1]

Actually, he use a Boss DS-1 and SansAmp Original for his main sounds live. In the studio, there was a Rat and a Big Muff added to certain tracks.

[Blackdogli]

very good !!!

[JmAA7192]

I had thispedal, don't get it, It doesn't sound good at all, especially combined with other pedals! IMO though!

[Nickionick]

If got a new Fender Blues Deluxe. Would the double muff sounds good with it?

[stewie9793]

the big muff sounds good with mine, but thats a totally different beast

[ilovemyfender1]

any pedal sounds good with a blues deluxe IMO

[vintagedrgonzo]

man if only there was another stomp button to switch between single and double. that would make this the best drive/fuzz pedal ever.

[Abandonedmachine]

It's über easy to mod it to do that

[Mancind]

How would this sound if you combine it with a Boss Distortion pedal?

[ilovemyfender1]

to mancind) like crap

[d00derson]

They should've named this the Orgasmatron with extra shaft action.

[frenzexperiment]

ahahaha he's playinn' MC5's Ramblin Rose in the beginning,coooll!!

[marcelcruzeiro]

Oh, thanks for the feedback. with the volume rolled down, it sounds amazing!

[praecantrix]

is the muff overdrive the same as this pedal set on single?

[marcelcruzeiro]

Wait... what did he do at 3:50? There are 2 distinct sounds there... the first one, a lot glassy and then it gets more midrangey... I'm looking for that first tone, how did he achieve that, I didn't get what he did. Was he using the guitar's vol pot?

[ProGuitarShopDemos]

That's the volume on the guitar rolled back. A lot of folks like to hear if a fuzz cleans up when you turn down the guitar volume, and this one does.

[jeba189]

How would this pedal sound through a Marshall MG100DFX Combo?

[Noirie93]

It would sound well shit, MGs are treble trucks

[ihavenoname93]

hey guys how would this pedal work for a solo boost on an already overdriven amp?

[AHHAniceguitaa]

if you used all of the fuzz possible on this pedal and a moderate amount on the amp itd sound so distorted that it could be mistaken for a synth

[Pagegata]

I knew this guy was the riff-meister, but I never expected to hear "Ramblin' Rose" by the MC5. I guess it's the most appropriate thing one can play with this pedal, though.

[PopExpo]

i have the big muff pi usa model, and this pedal seems much more useful to me than the my big muff pi usa. the tone on the double muff seems very tame which fits my style. i don't even use the my big muff anymore, its more a "just to have pedal now. I love using the big muff for my bass rather my guitar though.

Oh and i bought mine for 5 bucks at a pawn shop!