Electro Harmonix
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 Electro Harmonix Stereo Polychorus  US $270.00
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 1988 Replacement $50 BC 59aA Thies Crow EHX Above 21M BCS Cert UNC 60 Orig US $146.51
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 1975 $5000 Replacement NoteEHX US $147.48
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 Electro Harmonix POG2 Octave Guitar Effect Pedal US $182.50
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 electro harmonix smallstone phase shifter US $45.00
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 Electro Harmonix Hum Debugger US $26.00
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 Electro Harmonix The Wiggler Vibrato Tremolo guitar pedal Excellent cond A US $149.99
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 Electro Harmonix English Muffn US $90.00
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 ELECTRO HARMONIX NANO MUFF OVERDRIVE US $1.00
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 Used Electro Harmonix Stereo Pulsar Guitar Pedal US $80.00
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 Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb Pedal US $55.00
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 Electro Harmonix Memory Boy US $65.00
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 Electro Harmonix Big Muff fuzz distortion pedal US $25.00
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 Electro Harmonix XO Bass Big Muff Brand New In Box US $83.10
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 Electro Harmonix Cathedral Stereo Reverb Effects US $50.00
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 Electro Harmonix Bad Stone US $200.00
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The Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi Fuzz Pedal is one of the most popular and recognizable tones in rock and roll. The Big Muff was introduced in the early 1970s by Electro-Harmonix and soon after, many of the top artists in rock adopted this effect pedal and appropriated it's thick, rich sound as part of their own.
Among other artists, David Gilmour famously used the Big Muff on many classic Pink Floyd albums. Pink Floyd Animals, from 1977, features numerous lead guitar runs, accentuated by the Big Muff. Also in the 1970s, many classic Carlos Santana signature leads were recorded with the Big Muff. General characteristics of the pedal include increased distortion and sustain of the guitar tone, a smooth and fuzzy characteristic to the tone that separates it from clean guitar tone as well as the other instruments in a rock and roll band.
Electro-Harmonix was forced out of business in 1982 and for a period of a few years, the Big Muff was out of production. Because of this, original Big Muff effect pedals have become desirable and collectible while a handful of smaller boutique pedal manufacturers began developing their own versions of the Big Muff. In fact, many of these small pedal manufacturers became well known in their own right, and are in business today producing great guitar fuzz pedals. Here is a list of five great BM inspired boutique guitar effect pedals:
1. Blackout Effectors Musket Fuzz -- The Musket Fuzz, by Blackout Effectors is a versatile fuzz pedal that takes its inspiration from the early Big Muff sound. The Musket adds a lot to the party, with additional tone EQ knobs which allow the guitarist to further tweak their sound, especially controlling the amount of midrange that finds it's way to the amplifier. The result is a rich full sound which can be both vintage sounding as well as modern sounding, and can cut through the loudest rock band.
2. BMF Effects Aries Fuzz -- The Aries Fuzz, by BMF Effects is a virtual clone of the classic Big Muff. Less tweakable than the Musket Fuzz but still highly musical, the Aries sports very rich tone with wide frequency response. The result is a smooth sound with huge sustain and can be very desirable for lead guitar tone. In my opinion, this really comes close to David Gilmour lead tone.
3. MJM Guitar FX Foxey Fuzz -- The Foxey Fuzz is a silicon transistor powered fuzz pedal by MJM Guitar FX out of Montreal. The Foxey has a musical, distorted fuzz tone but isn't noisy like many early silicon fuzz boxes. The Foxey Fuzz has also improved upon the original Big Muff circuit by adding true bypass. This pedal is great for chunky rhythm tones as well as lead tones.
4. Earthquaker Devices Hoof Fuzz -- The Earthquaker Devices Hoof Fuzz pedal is modeled after the Russian made Big Muff but offers a tighter, cleaner fuzz tone than that pedal. Armed with a silicon/germanium transistor, the Hoof Fuzz allows you to tweak the tone knob, basically adjusting the amount of mid-range for each tone setting. The Hoof is also a very tweakable fuzz pedal.
5. Way Huge Swollen Pickle Fuzz -- Way Huge Electronics, part of Dunlop, has reissued the Swollen Pickle and this fuzz provides a full, BM style sound. Also, tweakable, the Swollen Pickle can add mids for a vintage sound or scoop them for a more modern sound. The Swollen Pickle sounds great on both chords or single note runs.
Fuzz pedals were some of the original guitar effect tones and are still highly popular. When you think of great guitar rock and roll, most likely a fuzz was used in getting that loud distorted rock tone.
Phil Vickman
Fat Tone Guitars
http://www.fattoneguitars.com
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Electro-Harmonix Pedal Bag $39.95 Electro-Harmonix Pedal Bag |
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Electro-Harmonix Headphone Amp $44.85 Electro-Harmonix Headphone Amp |
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Used Electro-Harmonix The Worm $79.99 In Store Used USED ELECTRO-HARMONIX THE WORM |
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Used Electro Harmonix Lpb-1 $39.99 In Store Used USED ELECTRO HARMONIX LPB-1 |
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Used Electro Harmonix Catherdal $179.99 In Store Used USED ELECTRO HARMONIX CATHERDAL |
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Used Electro Harmonix The Worm $89.99 In Store Used USED ELECTRO HARMONIX THE WORM |
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Used Electro Harmonix Lpb1 $39.99 In Store Used USED ELECTRO HARMONIX LPB1 |
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Used Electro-Harmonix Wiggler $99.99 In Store Used USED ELECTRO-HARMONIX WIGGLER |
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Used Electro Harmonix The Worn $79.99 In Store Used USED ELECTRO HARMONIX THE WORN |
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Used Electro Harmonix Qtron $59.99 In Store Used USED ELECTRO HARMONIX QTRON |
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Used Electro Harmonix Metalmuff $49.99 In Store Used USED ELECTRO HARMONIX METALMUFF |
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Electro-Harmonix 6V6EH Tubes Quartet $73.99 Electro-Harmonix 6V6EH Tubes Quartet |
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Electro-Harmonix 6V6EH Tubes Duet $21.99 Electro-Harmonix 6V6EH Tubes Duet |
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Electro-Harmonix US40DC-100 Power Adapter $11.99 Electro-Harmonix US40DC-100 Power Adapter |
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Electro-Harmonix US12AC-1000 Power Adapter $12.99 Electro-Harmonix US12AC-1000 Power Adapter |
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Electro-Harmonix V256 VOCODER PEDAL $200.66 Electro-Harmonix V256 VOCODER PEDAL |
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Electro-Harmonix 12AX7EH Preamp Tube $12.99 Electro-Harmonix 12AX7EH Preamp Tube |
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Electro-Harmonix 24V Power Supply $9.99 Electro-Harmonix 24V Power Supply |
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Electro-Harmonix US9DC-500 Power Adapter $9.99 Electro-Harmonix US9DC-500 Power Adapter |
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Electro-Harmonix 9V Power Supply $9.99 Electro-Harmonix 9V Power Supply |
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Electro-Harmonix Us40dc-100 Power Adapter $11.99 Electro-Harmonix US40DC-100 Power Adapter |
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Electro-Harmonix Us9dc-500 Power Adapter $9.99 Electro-Harmonix US9DC-500 Power Adapter |
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Electro-Harmonix 6V6eh Tubes Duet $21.99 Electro-Harmonix 6V6EH Tubes Duet |
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Electro-Harmonix Us12ac-1000 Power Adapter $12.99 Electro-Harmonix US12AC-1000 Power Adapter |
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Electro-Harmonix 6V6eh Tubes Quartet $42.99 Electro-Harmonix 6V6EH Tubes Quartet |
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Electro-Harmonix V256 Vocoder Pedal $200.66 Electro-Harmonix V256 VOCODER PEDAL |
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Electro-Harmonix 12Ax7eh Preamp Tube $12.99 Electro-Harmonix 12AX7EH Preamp Tube |
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Used Electro Harmonix Micro Synthesiser $199.99 In Store Used USED ELECTRO HARMONIX MICRO SYNTHESISER |
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Used Electro Harmonix Poly Chorus $264.99 In Store Used USED ELECTRO HARMONIX POLY CHORUS |
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Used Electro Harmonix Voice Box $179.99 In Store Used USED ELECTRO HARMONIX VOICE BOX |
