All user reviews of 5/5 for the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff PI

Well, well, well
one volume, one tone and sustain a knob, which plays on the level of drive
pretty simple at a glance

UTILIZATION

So easy to use, but hey, there's only 3 buttons ....
the manual is useless

SOUND QUALITY

And the bin is like all, must love
especially since the sound of the fuzz is quite special
personal, love, and I think that the super sounds
a drooling, it was a kind of super cras in his grave, it is not at all clean
the sound varies, by turning the knob of tone, of Manir quite enjoyable
is a tuft of fuzz at the super super loud fuzz
and then turning down the volume of the guitar is kept normment dynamics
a must

OVERALL OPINION

If I had to buy another fuzz has a Zvex could be, but otherwise no regrets for buying an EH amricaine, it sounds really great

3 buttons rglages, trs so simple. One can hardly miss the buttons ave this size!

UTILIZATION

Easy to use, like all pedals, turn the knobs and it works!

SOUND QUALITY

Volume, effective background has really sounds trs fort, has adapted according to the clear sound.
The tone is very fat goes from very serious to super sharp, but keeps out the cot fat fuzz, not at all aggressive
The sustain is the rate-distortion. Near the minimum, dj greasy, and funding is really fat but still rev pretty clean anyway. But happened to 3 / 4 I can not find a lot of diffrence until the end of the race knob .. I put personal background, with a marshall lamps, love, and I even added an overdrive that an equalizer, and my god sounds! Well it's pretty typical to say that the pop rock and we must avoid the mtal not aggressive enough I think ....
I have a fender mustang and therefore has a marshall lamp trs go well, APRS with humbuckers in my squier jagmaster I do not like for cons, the sound is puffy I find, it comes likely the microphones ...
I put 10 for the quality of sound, APRS is subjective, must love that sound.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 4 years I think, and I chose it because it's really the sound I was looking for, APRS DIFFERENT MODELS essays. I also have a Turbo Rat fuzz but I like less, too "rtro" I got.
I had sometimes buzz, I do not know if it s the fact that I have all my pedals connected to the same power supply, which is nevertheless stable. I tried with a pile right on the Big Muff, and other mains, but the buzz still silent l.. I really do not know where that came from ... A friend also had a problem of buzz ...
Report quality discount, especially since it has fallen a bit over time I believe it.
Otherwise they could have put it in a smaller box with a multi effect pedals and 2 or 3, began to close ...

Well I'll see prcedemment rpter other if
just say that the box is too large for the bcp circuit hh
but good design is the EHX, we like them like that: D

UTILIZATION

Simple 3 buttons (one volume ...)
no manual, do not ... have remained or have psychological problems because engines that everyone can do his ear as an ITS we are not deaf like Beethoven
So easy edition: p

SOUND QUALITY

Indeed effective, draft and fuzz desire (if not take another one fuzz pedals is a fuzz, if you want the precision you take a distortion or overdrive and microphones simple!)
with guitaree also available for bass, so good physical versatility
jai tried the 2 and 2 have a good sound
Finally, its pretty typical when legendary Big Muff: p

OVERALL OPINION

PRSD Jlutilise since one year, jai lgtps thought before the acqurir and good jen vmt'm not disappointed!
its very typical as I have said and decide whether we play with the tone knob
yeah ben jai pa essay lot of models so ...
good value for quality is to buy when prices doccaz: p a bit expensive when 60 mm, hand made it's worth a 30 while Peter! but hey the more the sound is ...
yep I do it again with xp this choice

I put 9 because nothing is perfect
Tchawa

Big Muff Fuzz (Pi) Made in America

A 9V power adapter jack (small)

3 potentimètres: <ul> volume </ul><ul> tone </ul><ul> gain </ul>

True Bypass

and then the button that makes noise: D

UTILIZATION

Easy

With only three pots that can not be very difficult to adjust (all very good progressive). Of course, adjustment is required. Easy to find her, to get one that suited me I sat down I try to turn ... and yep it's the fuzz and I have not even turn the knobs with your foot ... But many (if not all) sounds are good, there is no sound, we must have the (s) own (s) that's all. But no manual (to say what "this is dirty and there is very dirty" it had included).

Also used on bass!

SOUND QUALITY

Screaming, fuzz ...

Beh is said Fuzz, and it is difficult to do better. I'm pretty vintage, and even distortion too: The Kinks to play it more than enough for me, but this beast is seduced me! At rhythm is not too this, I think he's great, but solo and very dirt I have a Vox AC15 and a Jaguar (vintage I said no?) And quite frankly, in the Fuzz Above this is just enough!

Low level, I am very groovy, round and clear so when I tested it on my bass I made "mouaip". That said, it is good enough (I think I'm not a fan of distos bass) above the minimum gain, a special grain that sounds pretty good, but tastes good ...

OVERALL OPINION

UaUuUh!

I use it for over a year. My favorite is the reality of Fuzz and quality. Before I try like everyone else (I think) but the Boss is not the same ... And then I try other real Fuzz also very good, (but) more expensive and then it's Big Muff Big Muff. I bought 60 euros a good pedal for the price! I think even if we do not really want, and you have 60 euros too (it's never too much I know) it is a bad buy it even advisable.

This piece of fuzz a good analog for those who know not what c is c is very difficult to explain my guitar teacher described the jazz fan in the baths "the big muff fucking c is yucky!". the connection is a simple unit for the sector j have still not managed to find one but the batteries last longer if you remove the jack in use after chak

UTILIZATION

We can not find it simpler! Are three large buttons to not find them to be a little more than a big switch con kitsch well all this makes you a nice reputation in repeated with the group (including the style, but do it with the end of tank or what) I know if there is a manual TFW but in any case there is no need!

SOUND QUALITY

Then c is the fun! I l or reused virtually that with overdrive or a delay.seul c is not great but when you do not care the distortion with a good micro serious impression on al be in the Smashing Pumpkins James Iha and between Billy Corgan c is enormous! sustain is infinite kasiment nimporte on which note the low E string c is huge! I use the loop with other effects of EHX and Ibanez (delay wahwah tube screamer doctor q etc) and ca rings on a ibanez sas32 mounted duncan

OVERALL OPINION

I have the past year now I can not be separated m time of my brother the pike for its low and I feel naked! Is enormous c c ets are simple ka Guell see the other guitarist in my group when I put it with the ui distos lot of eyes is powerful c

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UTILIZATION

Simple configuration ... you turn the knobs until it finds the sound for and presto:

- Volume: say anything
- Tone: not perfect but effective enough to draw sound
- Sustain: The range of the same distortion is fairly small (I can not make the difference between the knob halfway or background) but there is plenty to do.

The knobs are hard to turn what is really a good point, it will not change its perfect rglage by moving the pedals or walking around his foot over his pedalboard.

A small nanmoins default: the power plug is in the format mini-jack that is no longer current trs, forced to use a adptateur to power via a power supply 'garland.

SOUND QUALITY

This is indeed a fuzz (or rather a hybrid of fuzz and overdrive) so yes it's filthy from DEFINITIONS / draft and so we lose frquences but it is the the charm of a fuzz! Try before you buy impractical (I conois perfectly pedals that can not appeal).
Like almost everywhere else, according to the guitar sound is variable, I use it with an EMG 85/60 esp climbs and a strat us (microphones so simple), the whole branch in Peavey Classic 50 (all lamps) .

- Esp With the pedals alone is not enough and too much fuzz overdrive my taste, but uses a lightweight overdrive downstream (H & K tube factor in my case) the sound is glove! A well cradingue (but not too), this little fawn's "dcrochage Velcro" every big shot mdiator ... your exact solo is terrible.

- With this strat diffrent, the sound is too clump when I muff the couple with the tube factor but only uses your exact trs is convincing. You can really do to Hendrix, Jack White, Frusciante and Gilmour (with a small delay found a really dirty dlicieusement solo "time") to name a few ...

You can also put a clean boost upstream to gain power in his try.

OVERALL OPINION

I put 9 / 10 the pedals because it is good but not perfect sr Fuzz makes a good trs his office. The ratio quality price is right no more but this is not the ruin.

- What are the effects or types of effects available?

They say it is the queen of Fuzz ... my ears tell me that "fuzz", of course ... but "overdrive" too!

- What technology is used? (Analog, numrique, lamp ...)

Analog hard-!

- Are they ditables? Via an editor Mac / PC?

What? What PC? Command post? Putaing Cong?

- What is the connection? (Audio / MIDI)

1 input, 1 output, a power supply (not included)

- Is this a rack or rack MODEL?

Pedals!

UTILIZATION

- The configuration gnrale Is it easy?

Uh ... I would say that mold would use it!

- The edition of sounds and effects is it easy?

Yes ... since you said yes!

- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...

What manual? What was the point?

SOUND QUALITY

- Effects are they effective, suitable and adequate ralistes?

As I said above ... is called a Fuzz pedals that a max overdrive following the rglage, the guitar and amp used!
With a super clean channel ... it sends the wood as I like!

- Which instruments do you use?

SG Standard, Koch Twintone! The Panard!

- What are those you prfrez, you dtest?

I use it sparingly ... all of my config micro SG is a perfect match with shuffled with a Small Clone and I am the head of a weapon of wood!

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?

For a long time ... and as the Small Clone ... I had sold and I came back! The pots viexu what!

- What is the particular feature you like best and least?

(+): The well sr ... trs ct its versatile too! It may sound like very modern vintage too!
(-) Of experience, I think we need to couple it with an amp with great clean channel ... the foot is ... otherwise, it may eat a lot of sound and s'parpiller a little

- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?

Boss, Ibanez, Marshall etc ... I return to EH! Never the ... trs but personal! Must try!

- How do you report qualitprix?

Today, it is presqu'imbattable!

- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ...

Yes, the evidence ... j'tais party and I came back

I would say it has many sounds that are fuzz, saturation and overdrive. Basically it is when even a fuzz pedals and this is the best o it provides.
The PDAL is mtal manufacturing, it is also quite heavy which makes it sound trs, 3 knobs (volume, tone and sustain), switch on / off (a little too hard and quite a turn noisy), an input and an output jack.

UTILIZATION

With 3 knobs, it is faster around the bte and quickly found its own rglages, no need for manual

SOUND QUALITY

I use the big muff on the clean channel of a Laney TF100 (on channel saturated sound becomes too rough and incontrlable)
you can get three tones:
- With the tone knob 1 / 4 and sustain blok, we obtain a saturation trs trs consistent round like "SANTANA"
- With the tone knob a little over 50% and sustain blok, we get a super fuzz vintage of great quality very dirty type "HENDRIX"
- With the sustain knob has half results in a slightly less convincing overdrive I think.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2 years
The +: the quality of its product, the robustness of the pedals
The -: one thing, the switch is too noisy and is hard enough to activate
For 70 euros it is a quality of pedals I advise everyone!

Volume, Tone gain.

+ Good quality manufacturing
+ 3PDT switch, so it's a TRUE bypass

9V power supply from mini-jack.
PDAL-quite cumbersome.

UTILIZATION

I have the knobs prfr of the Russian version that can turn the tips of their feet without falling.

if the manual is nothing, there is nothing complicated ...

is not made to play rock'n'roll.

SOUND QUALITY

A TRY BEFORE YOU BUY! we like it or not.

I play on a branch on a tl VS65R Marshall (hybrid), I tried the TAR, turboRAT, DS-1, BSIAB and others, I find that the Big Muff is one that is better for simple microphones.

The sound palette is not wide, I have a sound. I vary the gain for a few times its a little more dgueu.

It is the distortion of the Smashing Pumpkins, Cherub Rock Listen titles, Zero to get an ide.

US version is more lgrement prcise the Russian, but the diffrence is not at all empty. I have less background noise with the Russian ... weird right? Fortunately, the noise disappears when I play.

The grain is rather unique, a claque unless a rat and gave her a very "smooth".
You can not just play with.
I also use it with my bass and trs trs trs trs work well.

+ LE's
Sustain Terribas + '!
+ Allows for a rather large distortion with simple meicros
- A lot of background noise ...
- A single sound

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for one week and I thank EH Designed to have a distortion that works for both single coils !!!!!

Purchase of AF for 55, I would do without this choice hsiter Report qualitprix INTERESTED trs.

I tried Russian, there is almost no diffrence.

L I pass, see other review

UTILIZATION

The setup is super complicated, takes at least 10 tank for dipping the trick! in addition there is no manual is frankly stingy given the price of the bte!

SOUND QUALITY

Sound quality? Ben a fuzz or something more dirty blues to choose from ... In any case adchire serious!

OVERALL OPINION

What I like least? May be a bit fragile paint on the hood ... but hey what matters is the sound, and on this discomfort is not the trs good! May even be too: a Squella can leave to have a serious passion for dvora muff. So when in doubt consult your Physicians! For cases without hope there is even a double muff ...

After a few months of practice, I'm a little too dirty lass finally has the sound of a sudden he comes out of something that Relva boiled over as the zik ... Finally got a subjective question ... So I do not use more sparingly ...

- Analog fuzz pedals
- Three pots: volume, tone, sustain
between power supply 9 volts

UTILIZATION

Extremely simple setup, no need for manual

The edition is very easy course, but with these three pots are a billion possibilities, must spend much time to get what you prefer! (also hard to know ...)

by the power supply against the MODEL ncassaire is not standard, the company is mini jack

SOUND QUALITY

I use it with amp on Jazzmaster Fender Hot Rod DeVille All Tube
the sound is very very big, very very saturbr /> is not the slight crunch drive you get with it!
I used to beginners in its main distortion but I abandon the IDE because the sound is rather synthetic When we increase the tone to the treble
The sustain is very knob fficale, turns back gives a virtually continuous note!
now I use it very sparingly rather trying to get something very spcial with ... because you can not say that this is not one of pedals qualitbr /> In conclusion for the sound I would say it is rather good provided you have correctly identified the object and Russia use it as you want!

OVERALL OPINION

I have used it for 6 months
- I prefer it's very saturated gain sound very typical big muff (very big your fat)
Do I like the least is the big buzz that DGIG ds that the triggers, and the fact that it is very very versatile little
-70 Euros say anything at Thomann
-With experience, so I was looking for my main distortion I would take re not, it is very intrrssant cons of having a rack of pedals among its

-The problem since I rgl the big buzz! in fact it was an alim dfaillante in my rack that was PDAL has! now that I replace the PSU with a PSU dfaillante of quality I have no problem at all!

- A fuzz (beautiful.

- From analog (that is ca real)!

- An input, an output and a power supply.

UTILIZATION

Simpler than a you die!

A gain, a tone and volume!

A manual of 356 pages in small and described without illustration but it is Necessary for the machine matriser NOOOOON srieusement I laugh? you need a manual for three button?

SOUND QUALITY

Effective? to say the least this is a killer pedals! infact you can turn the pots at random and the sound that comes out is always a rgal for the ears!

The tone is super ca prcis can not be said of all the tones that we find in his life as a musician gain and volume is such a pleasure prcis and AC makes some p dales with 5 or 6 buttons can s'avrer prcise less than this.

I use a Gibson Les Paul and a half MODEL mikael kelly amp box at a marshall 4x12 cabinet with celestion greenback is VOX AC30 CCH a head or an ENGL powerball

and whatever the guitar or the head it sounds wonderful!

idalie for Solos quite sufficient power or greasy chrords

OVERALL OPINION

I use it recently but it's become a dj PDAL indispenssable me

I prfre? its simplicity yet with a terrible sound that kills you retue APRS and you are dead!

Before I try to buy a lot of pedals and distos boss gt3, 5.10, and no sexual n'tait as the Big Muff in fact I like it as much as the heads of my distos amp (vox and engl)

report quality price is right trs in 70 for the sound that comes out of the pedals is reasonable trs

I would do if the choice?? But with eyes closed, my friends, in fact I wonder if I'm not going CRER the sect of worshipers of the big muff!

Bn srieux if like me you ask, but what hell I might as well try distos pedals of the 50 of this store and try the Big Muff and harder ... try out without having bought.

Fuzz-Analog,
-Volume Control (not a Blend between signal and effect, just volume effect: for when the pedals is enabled the direct bye bye!)
Tonalitbr-/>-Sustain
Between -1, 1 output jack 1 / 4,
9V-location.
A minijack-in power supply and an ON / OFF button (not included and not readily available (in Royez anyway), [not the button, the power supply!])

Nothing complicated!
8 because we regret not having a knob to Dry Out as the POG!

UTILIZATION

Config simple, easy edition, the manual is a sheet that explains nothing! But you one really need being told how a Fuzz with 3 buttons??

SOUND QUALITY

Then the quality! I had an accumulation of the pedals on my GT6-B, and see nothing! is 100 times better! we get a little sustain trs trs looooooooooooooong and dirty, a very acute Fuzz TRS deaf

the volume knob does the volume effect RULES and no direct signal is heard from the pedals when it is active resulting in a loss of your branch if you forcment Instrument> Effects> Amp , so he better put it in the effects loop of the amp but still there even when a loss lgre when we set off!

EDIT: problem with rgl plaant the Big Muff in the loop A of a Boss LS2 and leaving the loop B empty. You put the two LS in "A + B mix" and the knob A becomes the volume of the WB and the volume knob B signal Direct! Magic!
Otherwise, it does bypass the sound ABSOLUTELY NOT! THANK YOU Uncle Tom, thank you!
No "pok" has the engagement.

I use it with a Jazz Bass Ash American Deluxe Saddle button on a head and a SWR SM 500 SWR Goliath III cabinet is simply gnial!

Some speak of a standard breath! WRONG! in the instructions it says:

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>To Achieve icts long sustain, the Big Muff Pi HAS very high maximum gain. This
Requires That pickups and shielded cables Be Well and Properly grounded to Avoid
When excessive hum high sustain control settings are used. "</span>
It is on everyone does not speak English, I do. Lol.

It is therefore prcis that the pedals are used with instruments and microphones well insulated and shielded cables and quality that the amp must be put earth! sre if it is played with a scraper, an amplifier has two jacks and balls in a house that is 100 years old will not help!

Again, 8 Dry Out a cause of which is not the

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2 months for real, four-year accumulation (Phew, it's over this time l!), I love it, I have not tried other models, c is it that I had a t love at first sight like with my Jazz Bass!
Report QualitPrix-amazing! 70 euros is given!
I do it again this choice without hsiter! I can not do without!

It's simple, 3 knobs, volume (important when you are apart ...), tone, the difference, and which sustain the spirit of the pedals! Clearly, the 3 trs rglages are efficient and can find the sound that goes well, which is a good trs.
Alim in jack, large aluminum box in a box made of wood, coating sky below, vintage all the way, it's science fiction era trs David Vincent!

UTILIZATION

This is strictly for overuse, so it's to rock and my friends, it's a strat srieux.Idal is hendrixien, hit the nail if c ' is rgl.
Super low volume rglage 10am 11am 9am, but the foot is 15h 11h 15h to go ... because the sustain level is trs cool when pushed. The Tone was soon screaming going south, it is best to stay-in.
word, no breath, sound, big sound, gender or crmeux acid is as gots, trs pais, with a fine attack, a sound that becomes deaf, harmonic , erratic but not too much like a fuzz face. The trs rglages are effective and can have a big fuzz or overdrive trs sweet as another kind trs aggressive hypersaturation 80s. The sustain is to go as low taking the guts, class.

SOUND QUALITY

Start with a one amp lamps is the best config for the pedals. It grows excs the good bourgeois strat well wishes and sweet that will become ever Screamer! Only default, it is somewhat invasive in a pedal board, but it's a bit like her, invading and beautiful once, in the upscale excs. It's a fuzz, not a nice boost!
Again, the Tone is SETTING THE trs questionable or screaming if pushed to extreme rglages but it is also used to make a fuzz of its kind ... a 80's bad for a well done.

OVERALL OPINION

This is more consistent, less nervous and medium plus contrlable a fuzz face. In short, a fuzz of great class, a real with a real analog sound. In between, it is less exclusive and more versatile.
I bought it on ebay 40 euros there prs two years, it's cheap for the enjoyment indfniment renewal!
Arrange to be alone for an hour and drop you a high volume, Start neck pickup, big muff calls and play with a bit of sensuality ... close the eyes. Think that you could be in another life and you will understand why one day you learned to play guitar electric.
10 of 10 on the scale of fuzz, if you only have 5 has to do everything.

Manufactures in the United States is nothing less than the "fuzz" based on four legendary advantages of distortion team of silicon transistors. Technically we should talk about a distortion even if the Costs It has to do a fuzzy monster. : P

Three (roughly enough to mumuse with toes XD) well ractifs knobs, Volume, tone and sustain. Playing it as much on a sustain itself as the crtage signal and thus the violence of the effect.

We are analogue pedals prsence a pure juice, few CONTRL, did what we asked to do and that&#39;s it (for the delight of the noisy).

Also note, the prsence a true bypass and an LED RED!!

All condensed in a housing mastoc, trs charismatic, seemingly robust could no problem organizing your pedalboard in its scope but give him a mouth of hell)

After going a lil less on canvas prsence as a power supply socket of an old mini jack, has the amricaine, who has asked to buy some adapters.

Knowing that those who would gns for the last two points can fall back on the Little Big Muff. / \ I compared the two with a friend possdant other and they sound significantly diffrent, we still do not understand why ...

UTILIZATION

Sound of the trs typ Muff as we find our happiness pretty quickly if you know what to expect. Through 5 minutes of rglages, quickly found "the" sound befitting our ears.

The volume allows you to weigh the db of boost you have in triggering the bug. It may be helpful to get out of the mix when you play a solo, and you can always return it if you have a rhythm, regardless of the amount of "sustain" addition.

The tone covers a wide range, the bass sound is the extreme, even the humming nasal tuft in SETTINGS trslgers around 12 hours we have a well with a wide prdominance of serious.

Sustain allows you to have a sound like a more extreme vintage. Before / around 12 o&#39;clock we find the sonoritsa Santana, Hendrix. APRS is a 12 hours a fuzz IDAL for rhythmic grunge / garage style Mudhoney over 3 hours it turns into the big sound crados, which wakes the acute and rained harmonics. It becomes a master in the sport and rhythmic ca CLEAR serious about solos.

Let those who find it lacks controls console themselves because its tempra ractif still allows enough even to do some more research if the DSIR. Whether playing the equalizer on the amp, the volume of the guitar (it even has a lot Ragit trs low volume, ca provides a relatively espce crunch exploitable) but have not RVer, does not mean ractif versatile sound that typ caractriel Big Muff, ca propelled out of the mix ... ... But it will not please every ear.

The manual is on a sheet of paper ...

SOUND QUALITY

To be effective in the east. You get what you want, large enough to sustain pt to go to a pizza cafcommander / go to the toilet during a bend ...

Clearly it&#39;s the fuzz exception is dirty, it&#39;s heavy, has a peak in brief death DGIG ca! Metallic / not for the sensitive

RULES I like it (a tone chouilla below 12 hours and sustain hair APRS 15h) it serves me as serious as vibrant as sharp squeaks or I walk on the sleeve of my Jazzmaster Classic Player Special. I usually play on a Vox Valvetronix, but that&#39;s nothing compared to what I could get by plugging in two MI 60 all lamps. I use it mostly on the bridge pickup, it gives me obviously more precision to master the craft. I also tried with a Telecaster amricaine and also suits him perfectly.

Once again, it&#39;s a really CHARACTERISTICS better know what it is before you buy.

The breath is the only problem I do not play when it really can be Submitted by the SETTING THE PDAL (more volume / = more sustain out of breath). Note all the same I play a Jazzmaster, the electrical installation of my old apartment did a lot of noise and the fact that I could not test it other than in spices Survolt es (computers, wifi, other amps, the other a scratch oversized go deaf drummer ...).

As for those who love the sound of the pedals but that does not support his breath should not do without it because it fits well with a trs pti cheap noise gate. I tested with the noise gate to a friend Harley Benton and ca rsoud quivoque not the problem.

In short if the breath scares you, or you know the prdispositions your guitar in the Contents, go your way, buy or make a noise gate with it! ^ ^

OVERALL OPINION

I&#39;ve had one month and I love to madness. I had to search a bit before finding the sound I wanted, I found it and I am satisfied with TRS. I tried all the Big Muff in the range (the Little Tone Wicker and version) as the tone wicker accessory really nice, but ultimately difficult to use in groups (violent boost volume) too much worse (j &#39; pe will try to bypass my tone alone), the Little with his slightly differ and (DLIR kid) a case which certainly is more convenient but not the trappings of kitsch former I port my choice of the most classic Fuzz.

Pay 68 euros, it&#39;s still reasonable for a fuzz of this magnitude, even if for any distortion pedals.

Of course I would do this choice even if I wish I could get hold of an old Russian Big Muff ...