All user reviews for the Electro-Harmonix Bass Big Muff Pi

Pedal distortion / fuzz bass legend, everyone knows (or so) this monster.
Adjustment levels, simple and efficient (at least to understand), one volume, one tone, sustain, and a 3 position switch.
An input and 2 outputs (one normal, one dry).
And the machine seems to be a real tank: test, we start off, magical, it still works (try a little extreme)

UTILIZATION

the simplest configuration, a branch is allumme the amp is played by fiddling the knobs and the switch and quickly found her a simpa (after finding the sound is a bit longer).
We can do without the manual (in English), but read it brings some clarifications, especially for the dry mode.
Super simple in comparison with other pedals with 5 or 6 knobs (the Boss ODB-3 for example)

SOUND QUALITY

So there you have to love the saturation disgusting, it's sending a very big win (even try a drop in scratches, you can go to a very brutal style).
The sound is rather special, but the sound of the big muff.
The sound can range from very severe (to the point of lacking definition) in acute (where you lose all the bass).
For the distortion, even sustain (the knob that controls the saturation level) almost a minimum, it sends a very heavy bottom I even speak.
In normal position, the sound was "normal" of the pedal, ideal puor those who want to radically change their sound from the clean, and that the serious cash pretty good (try yesterday with a group with his bass player looking for a very serious , Ibanez GSR200 with a serious boost to the bottom and a Hartke with eq I find particular: low to bottom, the rest zero, the big muff had the effect of redressing the high notes could be heard not without loss significant low frequency)
For the bass boost mode was the same sound, but with a serious stir boyeaux (sending too much bass for my taste)
The dry ets one I use all the time, it preserves the sound of the amp, adding that of the pedal, a feast with my ampeg SVT3 and my fender PRESION low 50's (regulation of amps: low acute , gain, master at noon, mid-bottom, bright switch to the pedal: volume 1:30, as the tone, sustain at 9 am, the sound is no shortage of potatoes in my punk / rock)

OVERALL OPINION

Used since August 2011 after trying the boss ODB-3 (good pedal, but missing a few balls for my taste) what attracted me is the sound that mnque no safe and beautifully made his taff in my bass sound (cec that either repeats or live, it is never turned off), the only damage that I put to the rule is that the hair should be already set its amplifiers.
Otherwise, the new price is quite affordable for a pedal of this caliber (80 €)

If I had the means, I'll test tube saturation (and I still even know if I have not taken the big muff), a choice again if it falls in the harbor, and saw the craft, I do not think it happens any time soon

It's a fuzz pedal for bass
Volume control, tone and sustain (same as gain or drive)
And also 3-position switch dry, normal, bass boost

UTILIZATION

Manual clear and simple config
Easy for users to adjust pedals confirmed for beginners can be looking at the manual to understand the use of the 3 position switch.

SOUND QUALITY

Then! the slap! the sound is great if you like playing the style of Muse stuff, or solos or even Cliff Burton do a lot of amazing solo with the wah for you will open a new world with your bass!
You can have a sound identical Cliff Burton especially on the album Master Of Puppets! Just put a lot of volume to the serious tone and sustain short hop and you're done! If you like the pedal is fierce solos for you! By increasing the sustain you can run to a new world! Really interesting

OVERALL OPINION

Since July, and yes I tried many things before the big muff guitar version but it was far less powerful ... I like the feature + is its versatility and the sound it makes is huge!
Yes I would do it again and choose the quality / price is worth it!

Input, Effect Out, Dry Out (which toggles the sound effects with sound clean through 2amplis)
3 knobs: Volume, Tone and Sustain
1 switch with 3 positions:
position from the top "Bass Boost" that adds to the low frequency distortion.
middle position "Norm" is the sound of the Big Muff's standard.
position of the bottom: "Dry" that adds to the clean signal distortion

UTILIZATION

Operation is simple, big muff 3potards of standard, you branch it sounds.
I put a note for the simplicity of it, but for this new switch that provides many more opportunities than other big muff for the use of a bass.

SOUND QUALITY

Norm mode: the sound of a big muff standard fuzz enough fat
Bass Boost mode: I was a little disappointed, I expected more bass added. Nevertheless, this mode provides more fat distortion. the sound is very good, but do not abuse the tone and sustain knobs in this mode here, otherwise the distortion becomes uncontrollable.
Dry Mode: that happiness! My Precision bass (Mexican Standard) with the volume and tone background, it feels really punch my Plow through the big muff, it's really huge! I have no favorite settings, they are all really good ...

OVERALL OPINION

I have a tc electronic vintage distortion that simulates the tube, and I needed a Big Muff for a little more modern stuff and hardcore, while keeping my tc electronic tips for vintage / indie. I bought a Russian, the sound was good but the loss was considerable low ... impossible to play in a group with. so I sold it to a friend guitarist to learn that the bass big muff was out. And in this new big muff, I find the grain of the Russian, better defined, with more possibilities and of course no loss of bass fishing and in "dry" ... what more? : D

Fuzz bass with three mode (dry, normal and low boost), and 3 knobs (volumen, tone and sutain)
analog pedals (EHX thank you)
between a jack, two output (one for the other's respect for its clean)

UTILIZATION

Very practical format
it was soon the sound you're looking (as far as we want the fuzz), but we must understand the fonctiionement of the beast that is slightly DIFFERENT from that of her older sister amricaine ... well bone up your English and read the instructions ^ ^

SOUND QUALITY

After mastering the pedals that's exactly what I wanted, I am a follower of the "Muse" and compares the version amricaine guitar is finally good bass!
I play with a Fender Deluxe Aerodyne, a Rocktron compressor, a cry baby and a bass amp Ashdown Mag 300-115
I do have preferences for a Dry mode where you can hear the sound clean, has added precision to the sound of

OVERALL OPINION

I have since it came out
I love how dry but others are good too
I tried all the models that I could (Boss, Ashdown, Digitech, Danelectro), but j'aodre EHX
qualitpris the report is very good for such a factory pedals
I would do, of course, this choice

pedal fuzz / distortion to LOW
Volume control, tone and sustain.
Swith Bass Boost / Dry
2 outputs (dry and its effect)
(I buy a power supply spot)

UTILIZATION

very simple configuration for a user to pedal confirmed plan to read the manual to understand the system of dry 3-position switch for a novice.
the settings are easy as long as his bass and his / her amps are set.

SOUND QUALITY

The sound of the Big Muff fuzz is, and nothing to do with the sound produced craddas no lower than the guitar (I still do not understand why all these that the bassist was using before).

For my part I use a Cort A4 and an Ashdown MAG 300H + stack
410t MAG MAG 115T Deep Cabinet and Deep Cabinet. The sound is as I wanted.
I even try on my Roland Cube-60 Bass and the sound is there.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since its release, I try it for guitar and there were no pictures, there's not much to complain, may be powerful enough clicks the switch when it is active ( not in treatment but the mechanism even read)
value for great price, if it was a remake.

This is a pedal fuzz / overdrive analog.
3 connection: IN, OUT and Dry
Metal case, it looks robust.

UTILIZATION

So I just get a lot for galley to find the right sound, or rather what I want.
This pedal is very good when the screaming, but when it comes to just warm up the atmosphere, well it's not that great.
Mode can be reached by dry mixing with the sound effect and sound effect without compromise.

SOUND QUALITY

I use it with precision habits and an amp ashdown ABM 500.
It was a very good sound quality when you do muse. on the other hand por pieces of black or blur it was too extreme.

OVERALL OPINION

Pedal very good in his field (fuzz) but quickly finds its limits when he asks for less. However I find the sound better than odb3 boss sounds like a swarm of bees.
A remake a choice I will take this pedal in conjunction with a tube screamer or a pedal in this style.

I'm a big an of Electro Harmonics pedals. They are so simple and in expensive and yet so many people over look them as legit effect pedals. They do seem to come in big boxes and you can buy them at Guitar Center but they have a real analog purity to them that in my mind set them apart from many of their competitors.

Much like the original Big Muff for guitarists this pedal is aimed at bass players who are in need of a little fuzz distortion. This pedal has similarities and differences to its founder but the fuzz is still the main attraction. The layout is as follows....

True bypass
Tailor your drive/distortion sound with sustain, tone and volume knobs
A dry switch that mixes your dry bass with the Bass Big Muff Pi's distortion
Mini switch for bass boost EQ switch that reintroduces your low frequencies when tone is set for high frequencies
Based on the Russian Big Muff
Tough and compact die-cast chassis
9-volt battery included
Optional 96DC-200BI power supply available
On/Off switch
Controls for Volume, Tone, and Sustain
Dual outputs
Rugged metal chassis

UTILIZATION

Very simple use in that it has three knobs and a mini switch. As you add tone is will change the darker feeling to a brighter tone much like a guitar tone knob would do. The more you add the sustain it will distort even more. Even adding the volume up will get he pedal to distort a little bit as you move it clockwise. The flick of the bass boost switch will of course add a bass frequency in case of needed bottom end when playing in a band. Sometime the bottom can drop out and this switch will help it you need that. To me I don't think it is necessary and it kind of makes the bass tone a little unnatural. Plus you have the option of that mini switch to add dry signal and mix it with the effected signal. This is much like a wet/dry setup that guitarists use.

SOUND QUALITY

The original Big Muff and Bass Muff have similarities but I think the bass version has a slightly tighter tone. It retains the bottom end a bit more where I don't think the Big Muff does as well. The Big Muff does retain the bottom end but it seems the bass carries it just a tad bit more.

I like to keep the tone knob around noon and the volume as desired with the sustain around 1:00-2:00. This pedal in general is only used sparingly. It is more for certain type of songs with heavy bass riffing and so it is only used occasionally. This is the setting I have found to be my favorite.

I used this with a Rickenbacker 4003 and an Ashdown Klystron amp into an Ampeg 8x10. Great set up and sounds fantastic with this pedal. I really got a good driving tone already with my rig and then when I hit this pedal it takes my tone into an aggressive rock tone.

OVERALL OPINION

A great pedal if you need a high quality bass fuzz tone that delivers tonal variations in a simple box. I like this pedal as well as EI's Bassballs which I'll do a review as well. I love the value you get out of this pedal. You can pick it up for about $80, and at that price you can afford to make a mistake if you don't like it.

I recommend this pedal to any bass player looking to enhance his sound with a distortion/ grind box and who is on a budget. Great pedal for the money and a great pedal for the tone.

The Electro-Harmonix Bass Big Muff is a version of the classic distortion pedal that is specifically designed for bass guitar. There are plenty of versions of the Big Muff, but I believe that this is the only model that is for bass rather than guitar. I don't know how long ago they started making these, but when compared to how long the regular Big Muff for guitar has been around, I believe this is a fairly new creation. The pedal has 1/4" connections for input as well as both a dry and effected output. The pedal can be powered by either a nine volt battery or power supply. It also has true bypass, but isn't rack mountable in any way since it's a stomp box.

UTILIZATION

There's not much at all to using the Electro-Harmonix Bass Big Muff. It's a really simple pedal as you'll be able to see just from looking at it, as it's just got parameters for volume, tone, and sustain, just like original Big Muff and most of it's subsequent releases. It also has a bass boost switch, which is of course unique to this version of the pedal. I haven't had a look at the manual for this pedal, nor do I think I ever will.

SOUND QUALITY

The Electro-Harmonix Bass Big Muff has an absolutely creamy distortion sound. It's not unlike the Big Muff for guitar in that you'll get a very rich and full sound with a ton of sustain (and certainly some noise mixed in there!). In general I'm not the biggest fan of bass distortion, but a client brought this pedal in and I have to say that it did sound pretty incredible. I was really impressed with the overall thickness of the distortion and also with the seemingly endless sustain possible with this pedal.

OVERALL OPINION

If I were looking to buy a distortion pedal for bass, the Electro-Harmonix Bass Big Muff would most likely be my first choice for a few years. The first reason has to be the absolutely killer tone, but coming in a close second is the price, as this is very reasonable and will probably be affordable to all players. Electro-Harmonix makes some of the best pedals in the game, and the Bass Big Muff is a great example of their versatility in quality.