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tuna ketchup x:
Getting back to the subject of effects pedals, I have decided to invest in a Big Muff to go with the amp I just bought and the new guitar I will be buying/getting for Xmas in a few months. What's the best one? At first I thought I'd get the Little Big Muff because it will fit in the lining of my hardshell case, but then I read that Sonic Youth uses the Russian one. I looked at all three at my local guitar store; the Russian one is cheapest, but it is made of plastic. It is $20 cheaper than the LBM but they're all pretty cheap and it would be worth it to play the kind of stuff I play. And yes, I will probably playtest them first if I'm allowed, but three minutes of jamming won't make as much of an impact as people who use them everyday. What do you all think?
Beastmouth:
--- Quote from: tuna ketchup x on 31 Oct 2008, 13:28 ---Getting back to the subject of effects pedals, I have decided to invest in a Big Muff to go with the amp I just bought and the new guitar I will be buying/getting for Xmas in a few months. What's the best one? At first I thought I'd get the Little Big Muff because it will fit in the lining of my hardshell case, but then I read that Sonic Youth uses the Russian one. I looked at all three at my local guitar store; the Russian one is cheapest, but it is made of plastic. It is $20 cheaper than the LBM but they're all pretty cheap and it would be worth it to play the kind of stuff I play. And yes, I will probably playtest them first if I'm allowed, but three minutes of jamming won't make as much of an impact as people who use them everyday. What do you all think?
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What on earth sort of Russian EHX clone is plastic? I'd kill for one, because every week I trip on my Small Stone and those sharp corners hurt!
The biggest difference is between the russian and the American, iirc, and the main difference between the american regular and the LBM is that the little one's a tad bassier. The American models have true bypass, and so will make a racket when you turn it on or off. The russian one won't.
Ballard:
You make true bypass sound like a bad thing..
tuna ketchup x:
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What on earth sort of Russian EHX clone is plastic?[/quote]
Review on Musician's Friend: I'm not sure what the retail prices are in the US or wherever but I had to mark down the value because it costs about the same as an American Big Muff in NZ. Additionally the plastic on it is a bit shabby, but that's nothing a little modding can't fix.... (continues) Although now that I take a closer look at the specs on there it is described as a metal stomp box, so I lose for reading comprehension. The boxes were in a glass case so I couldn't see them too clearly. I hope I can test them first but I'm leaning toward the Russian based on Youtube clips.
Ballard:
Whoever wrote that most likely meant the knobs, not the enclosure. This is a Sovtek Big Muff.
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