An Electro-Harmonix Russian Big Muff Pi can be seen here on his 2000 Californication tour pedalboard.
moreChris has been using this pedal since Muse's beginnigs, and he currently owns at least 3 of them. It is one of Chris's most used pedals, so many of his album and live bass sounds include the Big Muff.
moreAccording to the Sonic Youth website, Lee Ranaldo used a Russian Big Muff Pi in Sonic Youth's MURRAY STREET SUMMER TOUR. Full article [here](http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/eq/lee.html)
morePedals: Big Muff (Russian), Pro Co The Rat, Fender Blender (vintage), Robotalk (envelope follower/filter), MXR Dynacomp & Dunlop Crybaby.
moreMentioned by drummer Mick Harris. He used it on 100% on the Peel sessions and probably on the FETO album and tour.
moreSome pictures taken of an Explosions in the Sky concert. Where Munaf's pedals are, there is a Russian Big Muff Pi.
moreA Electro-Harmonix Russian Big Muff Pi can be seen next to Russell's [Danelectro Reel Echo](https://equipboard.com/items/danelectro-reel-echo-tape-simulator-pedal) in this image. You can confirm that this is Russell's board by checking out this [overhead](http://cdn.pastemagazine.com/www/blogs/1000words/2011/09/26/P1012322.jpg) shot of the same basic layout.
moreJamie shows his pedal collection in his Xiu Xiu studio tour for Dear God, I Hate Myself, starting at 7:35 in the video.
morePicture of Brandon's pedalboard at the end of their gig in Paris 2018/04/012. As you can see, the big muff is a boutique model placed first in the fx chain.
morestart at 8:03 and youll see this pedal right after a morley wah and mxr micro flanger
moreVisual proof - you can see the Big Muff Russian one in from the left top corner.
moreCan be seen at 0:50 mark. Used as a distortion for Hybrid Rainbow Solo section.
moreIn this photo you can see Nicole Estill's minimal pedal set up consisting of a Black Russian Big Muff and a Sansamp Bass Driver DI.
moreLuke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip used an Electro-Harmonix Russian Big Muff Pi from 2007-2017. However the back plate which held the battery had fallen off and the version he had did not take a power supply. He decided to sell it to a friend down the street for pretty much a gift price $15. He needed $15 to buy a Christmas present and figured that price pretty much was a Christmas present to his friend. Luke only used the pedal live but a few times live and it appeared on no Positive Mental Trip recordings. That being said Luke loved the pedal and practiced with it a lot at home and if he could have powered it with a power supply would have used it a lot live. Luke currently uses an Way Huge Russian Pickle for big muff sounds. He had a Metal Muff but gave that to a friend also but plans to own another Metal Muff soon. “Although all Big Muff pedals are less like a fuzz and more like a distortion they are kinda grey area.The large box Metal Muff w/top boost I gave my friend is definitely the least like a fuzz and the most like a distortion. I love that pedal because it has 2 gain stages and the top boost can cut through a mix like a razor blade. Honestly though I love all the MUFF sounds. Eventually I plan to have some version of the triangle, rams head, op-amp, etc etc.. I borrowed the JHS Muffuletta for about 7 months and I really liked being able to compare the different sounds and really liked the JHS take on the MUFF as well. Getting it to cut through a mix can be difficult but that’s what ugh EQ is for right ? There’s a reason David Gilmour has all those BOSS GE-7’s right ?”
moreElectro Harmonix Big Muff Pi Russian
I love this thing so much! It's hard to describe how it differs from the standard Big Muff; the fuzz is a little less thick (I mean that in the best way possible!). Just go look it up. The circuit in this thing is apparently nearly identical to the Bass Big Muff.
I use it to pretend to be Dan Auerbach...it's surprisingly versatile for other sounds/styles, though!
This unit's in & out jacks, the easily-loosened tri-pole switch, and the curved shell without interior support make it unreliable under solid stomping. The sound, however, is as good as the legend is inspired.
this was the first big muff I ever owned circa '96.... I gutted mine and built another effect into the box. I had the intact and function PCB in the wooden box for a long time and recently I took it out and housed it in a spare box... plugged her in and Is till hate this pedal. This is one of the worst sounding muffs. I've realized I don't actually like big muffs, but even going past that distaste these black Russian muffs sound like ass.
Need that extra unf to the sound.
The sound behind Iconic songs. With a hint of Russian.
Its not just a Big Muff Pi! Its darker, deeper and harder!
As I possibly could never get a green muff, this is the Black Keys kind of tone and it has one of the best tone knobs I've ever seen.
one of the best dirt pedals ever. not quite a fuzz, not quite an overdrive, not quite a distortion, but more of a mix of all of that in one with some outrageous sustain. Simply, I've got a ton of people listening to me play and wondering how im getting that really intense and then really gentle distorted sound that can get extremely fuzzy too. And when I say it's from the same pedal it blows people's minds. So glad I grabbed one of these back in the mid 2000s when they were 50 bucks and considered a cheaper, shittier version of the Big Muff. My my my how they were wrong.
I have went through numerous fuzz pedals trying to find the right one and this is the one I have stuck with the longest. I love this thing! I stacked it up against all the other Muffs and Muff clones I've had several times and it just kills all of them. It's big and rich with a smoother top end and more low end compared to normal Big Muffs. So what if it doesn't have a 9v input? So what if it's big and clunky? Considering how good of a sound you can get out of it, It's well worth it!
I modified this fuzz by replacing a transistor or two with some from a 1969 Fuzz Face and it sounds like a freight train off the tracks with my Les Paul's 59 Standard Humbuckers. Its an incredible sound, i defy anyone to have a better fuzz sound than I do.
I sold this one to a guy.. who lived in Moscow. The irony.
Bit too dark for me but still interesting.
CK.Worm and Simon Lykkebo use Russian Big Muffs, Mikas Merrild uses af reissued 1979 Big Muff.
Dark and fuzzy.
Just got this pedal a few days ago.....It has an awesome distortion tone and plenty of adjustment for tonal variety! I love it....it sounds amazing!
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