DISCLAIMER
The information in this blog is the result of years of hands-on research and direct comparisons. I have done my best to ensure accuracy, but revisions and undocumented variations exist. If you have verified information that differs from what is presented here, I welcome the input. Ram’s Head, Civil War & Tri-Muff are registered trademarks of Stomp Under Foot. Stomp Under Foot has no affiliation with Electro-Harmonix or New Sensor Corporation.
INTRO
I fell in love with the Big Muff around 1988. While most players were chasing metal tones through Marshall stacks, I was drawn to underground bands like the Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., and Mudhoney. A big part of that sound was the Big Muff.After finding some similar looking Big Muffs in a local music store, I was curious as to why they sounded completely different from one another. That discovery sent me down a long road of collecting, tracing circuits and comparing components.Over the years, I have documented well over a hundred different Big Muff schematics spanning 1969 through the early 1990s. In this blog, I will share as much as I know about the history and evolution of the circuit and describe, to the best of my ability, how each version sounds. I will also compare the different circuits and explain which versions I feel best represent each era.