What's The Difference? Jim Dunlop Fuzz Face and Electro Harmonix Big Muff

There are 2 titans when it comes to fuzz; the Big Muff and the Fuzz Face. But how are they different? Well I hope to answer that question in this video. I am using a Big Muff Pi, a Big Muff Triangle reissue, MI Effects Blues Pro, Buffalo Fx Stiletto, Jim Dunlop Germanium Fuzz Face and Silicon Mini Fuzz Face, Way Huge Swollen Pickle 3, PastFx Patriot and Roshi Pedals Elf Sustainer.
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0:00 Intro/clean tone
1:02 Germanium Fuzz Face
5:20 Silicon Fuzz Face
8:10 MI Blues Pro
11:01 Buffalo Fx Stiletto
14.17 Big Muff Pi
19:09 Big Muff Triangle
16:44 Elf Sustainer
22:30 Way Huge Swollen Pickle
25:50 Pastfx Patriach
28:00 Fuzz Face/ Big Muff Comparison
33:49 My Thoughts

[@coldwar1977]

this guy's demos are always worth your time!! great job!

[@grbguitar11]

Very Cool, Interesting results. Thankyou

[@Chasetenny]

Great video man! I enjoyed watching this as I am exploring different fuzzes and still deciding which will be my first!

[@joeurbanowski321]

Thanks.. I’m not gonna trade my BMuff for the FF…. You just saved me time and money.!👍🏼

[@_MetaL]

Amazing Video! that Elk Sustainer tone tho damn! maybe a extended tone demo of that? and boosted tones/guitars amps etc.

[@timmales9530]

The ELF is the Fuzz I hear in my head. Thanks for this video.

[@JasonAyalaSpare]

It's amazing, I don't think the video audio did it justice.

[@heentlasaa9974]

I have a Gibson ES335TD and a Stratocaster, The Bridge Pickup on my 335 gets High End & the Neck has a Fatter Tone, Bass Players that want more Bottom Pluck Closer to the Neck and by The Bridge for High End. I found on the 335 and Bass, finding the Balance between the 2 was a Task Worthy of Pursuing for the Sound you might Prefer on different Sections of Songs. You already Know Every Guitar has it's own Sound.

[@filipedoria9561]

In general, Muffs sounds more like a "true distortion"...if you want a true fuzz tone, FF are more loyal

[@matt-peterfry4286]

Great video! Thanks mate!!

[@Alfgunnarp]

Nice video. I have never gotten to like fuzz, I have a BigMuff on my board just for "Comfortably Numb", but other than that... Many other people make fuzz sound nice though, so maybe it IS in the fingers?

[@henrythehoover4363]

you just have to know how to play fuzz, 90% of making fuzz sound good is simplifying what you're playing

[@NewFalconerRecords]

I beg to differ about the two titans, there are three, and the Tone Bender is King of them all -- and without the Tone Bender you wouldn't even have a Fuzz Face. But a great video as always nonetheless,

[@lostgroovemusic8494]

Tone bender fuzz is very important fuzz they reckon Hendrix used a tone bender in late 1966 and early 1967 and like it. Also Tone Bender is the Jimmy page tone. They reckon all fuzz faces Hendrix played were never stock cause he didn’t like the stock fuzz face pedal. Voodoo chile when he recorded it in May 1968 they reckon Mike Matthews made him an early fuzz which was a big muff before it was a big muff and sold on in shops before he put it out.

[@NewFalconerRecords]

@@lostgroovemusic8494 click onto my channel if you like. I've just done a review of a Tone Bender style pedal and I do a bit Led Zep. I always enjoy Middle Aged Gear Junkie's videos, he gets conversation going and that's good.

[@NewFalconerRecords]

@Zen Tone Benders were a three transistor circuit, Fuzz Faces were two. But there was a brief two transistor Tone Bender and that's where the connection is. Other people much smarter than me can explain it better, but the Tone Bender was first.

[@JasonAyalaSpare]

I agree about the importance of the tone bender, however, they were never mass produced.

[@NewFalconerRecords]

@@JasonAyalaSpare Yes, very true, they never had consistent flow of production. I love how the early units were basically Lettraset with nail varnish over the top. They were the original "boutique" builders.

[@michaelfowler3187]

The stiletto omg!

[@JasonAyalaSpare]

Yep, that was my favorite Fuzz Face style pedal.

[@mke7605]

I always thought I preferred FF over the big muff until I got a big muff deluxe. I think I prefer the smoothness over the more Velcrowy sound of the FF. The big muff has replaced my FF as main distortion pedal.

[@JasonAyalaSpare]

They are 2 different textures.

[@evamalmberg]

Hej! Jag äger ingen Fuzz, men har länge varit nyfiken på den stora Fuzzface du testar. Vi vill ju alla låta lite som Hendrix ibland😊 Här i södra Sverige är nu hösten här och det är mysigt. Tack för denna video!

[@JasonAyalaSpare]

Hej Eva, det tog mig ett tag att vänja mig vid fuzz, men jag måste säga att jag föredrar fuzz face-stilen. När brukar det börja snöa där du bor?

[@evamalmberg]

@@JasonAyalaSpare Okej! Du, det är redan snökaos i stora delar av Sverige, och här nere i den södra delen väntas den första snön i morgon måndag

[@JasonAyalaSpare]

Wow. Det snöar aldrig här. Det är svårt för mig att föreställa mig. Jag har aldrig sett snö.

[@evamalmberg]

@@JasonAyalaSpare Har du aldrig sett snö?? Oj! Har du inte varit i Skandinavien nån gång? Jag menar, du pratar ju svenska. Det ligger ca 5 cm i min trädgård nu o det är KALLT😊

[@heavymetal6910]

I have always thought fuzz sounds horrible and this video confirmed it for me. It just sounds like a bloated mess.

[@JasonAyalaSpare]

I'm not a huge fan, but if I want something to sound undefined or loFi it can work well.

[@VirtousoForGod]

The fuzz face is fuzz and the big muff is more distortion

[@antonyfaulkner8649]

Your Amp Overdrive Channel sounds like it's played on a Kazoo. Never a good start.

[@miguelfernandes333]

Blues Pro: That is not a Bias control, it is a tone control. So unfortunate to influence people with negligent info...