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Fulltone vs Big Muff ?

  • 02-10-2010 01:37PM
    #1
    eoin1981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 158 ✭✭


    quick question

    does the Fulltone '70 fuzz clone have a similar sound to the Electro Harmonix Big Muff

    Or whats the difference?

    Thanks

    Eoin


Comments

  • #2
    punchdrunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭punchdrunk


    not at all! the '70 is a silicon fuzz face clone (think dave gilmour fuzz),the muff is a much thinker,and less controlable sound

    i'm a huge fuzz face fan :D


  • #3
    Blackhorse Slim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭Blackhorse Slim


    Gilmour has been using a Big Muff since 77 - he currently uses 3 of them! Before that he used a Fuzz Face, so, ah - compare DSotM (fuzz face) with The Wall (Big Muff).

    http://www.gilmourish.com/?page_id=79

    I'm a big Gilmour fan :D


  • #4
    punchdrunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭punchdrunk


    don't forget he still has a FF,
    its an analogman Sun Face clone ;)


  • #5
    Sandvich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭Sandvich


    He uses a Ram's Head I think. I have a Russian and have an M9 with a Big Muff model and I've never been able to get too close to his tone, even though mine is modded.

    Gilmour is just a master of tone in general, a lot of that is to do with Pete Cornish modding everything he owns though. The same for a lot of guys like that, Franka Zappa had some of the best tones ever, and had a lot of modded stuff.


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