The NYC original. The USA Big Muff Pi is the distortion that Hendrix and Santana, up to the top contemporary guitarists and rock legends, rely on for its rich, creamy, violin-like sustain. A timeless piece, the Big Muff Pi has been defining the sound of rock guitar for almost 40 years. From Pink Floyd to The White Stripes, everyone wants a piece of the Pi!
True bypass
Singing sustain with attitude
Crushing distortion
Adjustable tone
9-volt battery included
Optional 9DC-100 power supply available
It's a little known fact, but a few years back we produced a very limited run of
Big Muff Pi pedals customized for the experimental Scottish band Mogwai, thought you might enjoy seeing one...
This is just plain cool -- look for the
Big Muff Pi at exactly 1:00 into the clip -- but don't blink! If you do blink, here it is:
A short excerpt from the documentary film "Fuzz: The Sound That Revolutionized The World" in which Electro-Harmonix founder Mike Matthews tells the story of EHX's first product, the
LPB-1.
Mike also reveals the origins of "Muff," which we take care to use very sparingly: Bass Big Muff Pi, Big Muff Pi, Big Muff Pi (Russian), Double Muff, English Muff'n, Little Big Muff Pi, Metal Muff, Micro Metal Muff, Muff Overdrive, and Pocket Metal Muff (all featured in our Distortion, Fuzz, Overdrive category).
The clip also features Chris Ross (Wolfmother) and ends with J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) showing off his unbelievable Big Muff Pi collection.
Here's a short experimental video by Radiohead's Thom Yorke -- look carefully, and you'll spot his
Frequency Analyzer,
Stereo Polychorus, and
Big Muff Pi.
Fourteen year old YouTuber cville57 plays Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" (ed note: Pink Floyd's David Gilmour made heavy use of the
Big Muff Pi and
Deluxe Electric Mistress). Be sure to catch the switch at 2:00 -- cville57, you rock.
Behold: J Mascis' (Dinosaur Jr.) Muff Museum. Why have just one
Big Muff Pi when you could have 20? Kids, don't try this at home!
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