“More aggressive, more physical, more raw and in tune with the animal kingdom”
A schematic, lost in the shuffle, resurfaces with the help of JHS Pedals supremo Josh Scott, and presents us with a fresh slice of Pi
Guitar World Verdict ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
It’s a pedal fished from the dustbin of history to set up the next chapter in EHX’s fuzz legacy, and could be the versatile war dog your pedalboard is waiting for.
PROS
+ A fresh take on the Big Muff sound but still worthy of the name on the box.
+ Well put together and excellent value.
+ Momentary and latching silent footswitch.
+ Takes a battery.
CONS
– There’s nothing to get mad about at this price.
WHAT IS IT?
The Big Muff PI 2 is the fuzz pedal that almost never was; a schematic lost for half a century, until Josh Scott, rummaging around the Electro-Harmonix archives, unearthed it.
They were there to piece together the history of the company, but when you find an original circuit schematic, hand-drawn by the inventor of the Big Muff, Bob Myer, you have to at least ask the question of EHX supremo Mike Matthews as to whether they should put it to work.
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SPECS
- Launch price: $122 | £125 | €119
- Type: Fuzz pedal
- Controls: Volume, Tone, Sustain
- Features: Soft-touch relay switching, momentary/latching operation, dual op-amp circuit
- Connectivity: Standard 1/4″ I/O, center negative power supply input
- Bypass: True bypass
- Power: 9V DC or battery / current draw 15 mA
- Dimensions: 146.05 x 87.63 x 69.85mm
- Weight: 242g
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