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BIG MUFF LINKS, SOURCES, RESOURCES, and SCHEMATICS

RESOURCES

Where did I get all of this information? Primarily from my own Muff collection, those of others who have been gracious enough to loan me their pedals, send photos to me, or pass along information. Reading Ron Neely's Electro-Harmonix articles are probably what got me interested in Big Muff history in the beginning. My research covered just about every Big Muff or Electro-Harmonix article or Mike matthews interview I could get my hands on. The people who designed the circuits also graciously contributed info to this site - Mike Matthews, Bob Myer, Fran Blanche, Howard Davis, and others. Other Muff knowledge came from numerous conversations with Muff owners and collectors through various guitar and gear forums over the years, as well as studying photos of thousands of Big Muff auction on ebay (the ones I stopped myself from bidding on!) and picking the brains of their owners. These were also some handy references - History of the Muff article by Kevin Macy, several Vintage Guitar Magazine articles, and a Music Trade magazine article on Mike Matthews.

Below are some other resources, but be wary - many of the resources below will have information that is incorrect or incomplete. I have tried to verify or cross reference everything on my website so it is as accurate as possible. If you find any errors that you can verify or have any additional information, please email me and let me know. I want this page to be as informative and accurate as possible for us Big Muff junkies.

Guitar Effect Pedals - The Practical handbook by Dave Hunter/Backbeat Books. Good Electro-Harmonix effects overview and great interview with Mike Matthews.

The Stomp Box by Art and Dave Thompson/Miller Freeman Books. Good stompbox effects overview and another great interview with Mike Matthews.

Bye, Bye Miss Big Muff Pi - Part 1 - Very good article by the "EH man", Ron Neely

Bye, Bye Miss Big Muff PI Pt. 2 - Even more of that very good article

Gilmourish.com Big Muff Buyer's Guide - Excellent reference if you are into the David Gilmour / Pink Floyd Big Muff sound

Electro Harmonix Home Page - official website

Electro Harmonix Big Muff Page - official website

The Sovtek Big Muff: A History In Pictures - Article

The Original Big Muff vs the American Reissue - Article

Of EH, Mosrite and Guild - Article

Big Muff Pi Versions and schematics - Pistones.com. Note that much of the information about versions and transistors used is incomplete or wrong.

Discofreq's FX Site - Muff photos and information

The Big Muff Museum - Muff photos

Pedal Heaven - Muff photos

The Comprehensive BIG MUFF Thread - Harmony Central - a lot of Muff talk. Some links don't work

FORUMS / COMMUNITY

Electro Harmonix Forums

The Gilmour Gear Forum - An excellent forum for all things David Gilmour. Some good threads about the Big Muffs from people who use them.

The Gear Page - Look up the Big Muff threads.

SCHEMATICS AND MODS

Big Muff Schematics, Articles, and Modifications - Dana's excellent Big Muff website with schematics for all the vintage USA and Russian made Big Muffs, instructions for many mods, and articles about the Big Muff circuit. Dana is also an administrator on the EHX forums.

The Free Information Society - Big Muff Schematic

Big Muff Pi Versions / Pistones.com - Big Muff Schematics. Note that much of the information about versions and transistors used is incomplete or wrong.

Inside a vintage triangle Big Muff - Pix from SingleCoil.com

Big Muff Pi mods and tweaks - great mods

General Guiatr Gadgets - Big Muff Projects

General Guitar Gadgets - Big Muff mods, materials, and schematics to make most versions

Big Muff Rehousing

Ronsound - Effect Repairs and Repros

The EH Man's Electro-Harmonix Extravaganza/Ronsound

BIG MUFF CLONES AND MUFF-TYPE PEDALS

Skreddy Pedals - Very cool Muff and fuzz hand made pedals by Marc Ahlfs of California. The Skreddy Mayonaise (Marc's first pedal) was an exact clone of a unique Triangle Big Muff. His later version, the Mayo, was a more aggressive version of the Mayonaise . His Pink Flesh was a muff tuned for Pink Floyd's The Wall tones. The Top Fuel is for the 90s to current Gilmour tones, and the Lunar Module nails the Dark Side of the Moon fuzz tones very well. The new Pig Mine is geared towards the Animals Muff tones, but sounds very similar to the Pink Flesh.

Stomp Under Foot - Matt makes very accurate hand made clones of all of the vintage Big Muff models and his prices are very reasonable. He also creates some of his own spins on the Muff circuit. Matts CWM is a near perfect clone of a Civil War Big Muff.

Blackout Effectors - Muff type pedals hand made by Kyle in Ashville, NC. The Musket is one of the most versatile Sovtek Big Muff clones one the market, with a very wide range of tones. Highly recommended.

Tym Guitars - Tym Guitars is an Australian guitar and effects shop. Tim makes clones of a few different vintage Big Muff models, with some very cool pedal art, and he has worked on J Mascis Big Muffs! (Dinosaur Jr.). Great Mosrite guitar history on the website too.