Electro-Harmonixeffect·fuzz
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
Thick, sustaining fuzz with a distinctive scooped mid character. David Gilmour's signature lead tone pedal. The sound of Comfortably Numb, Time, and countless Pink Floyd solos.
Modeler equivalents
- helix
- Triangle Fuzz
- quad_cortex
- Fuzz Pi
- tonex
- Search ToneNET for 'Big Muff' (Tone Model capture)
- fractal
- PI Fuzz
- kemper
- Muffin
- katana
- Muff Fuzz (Booster)
Recipes using this gear
Field notes on the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
All field notes →Big Muff vs. Fuzz Face: Two Fuzzes, Two Completely Different Circuits
A direct comparison of the Big Muff and Fuzz Face circuits: how they work, how they respond to guitar volume and picking dynamics, and which one belongs in your signal chain.
Big Muff Settings Guide: Every Variant, Every Sweet Spot
Big Muff settings for every variant (Triangle, Ram's Head, Op-Amp, Russian, Nano) with sweet spots for shoegaze, rock, doom, and Gilmour tones.
RAT vs. Tube Screamer vs. Big Muff: Three Classic Pedals, One Amp
The RAT, the TS808, and the Big Muff are three different philosophies about what distortion should do. Same amp, same guitar; here's where they overlap and where they completely diverge.