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January 23, 2009 at 10:42 pm #91516julianModerator
I always got my tone bypassed and wicker on.
I’ve got a Big Muff next to it for the traditional scooped tone, and a Bass Big Muff for a much darker tone with some clean blended in next to it.January 23, 2009 at 11:30 pm #91519Ned FlandersModeratorQuote:Quote:Hey Rick, don’t forget the vintage muffs, specifically the 1978 opamp model and the 1981 3034 model had tone bypass. They have that same sound the wicker has in tone bypass mode.Not arguing with you but it is different than any Muff that I have heard when the tone is bypassed. Being here, I think that I have been able to go through every vintage Muff from the beginning on.
You are right about the early models that have a tone bypass. The difference is that the Wicker takes on an entirely different character with a much more organic and contemporary tone.
I love all of the Big Muff incarnations because they all stay true to the Big Muff tone. Pretty amazing actually. Yet the Wicker is just different.
I agree with everything you say and maybe it is me but the tone bypass is just an amazing punch and it keeps a uniform attitude no matter how soft or hard it is hit.
Oh, I definitely like the tone bypass on my muffs, so much so that I added it to my RI NYC. My favorite tone bypass muff would be my 78 opamp version because this version is crunchier than any transistor version anyways and then when you bypass the tonstack it gets even crunchier.
On the BMPTW I generally have the wicker and tone on, I’ve been using it ever since I got it, its easily one of the best sounding BMP’s ever made even in normal mode. I love BC550C transistors and was glad to see the BMPTW uses them.
January 24, 2009 at 12:08 am #91522CostchParticipantMeh, no BMTW for me.
February 20, 2009 at 7:05 pm #93710donthefoxMemberI just tried it out yesterday through an Orange Tiny Terror combo, and I am in love. I can’t wait to get my hands on one! Soon, soon!!!
February 20, 2009 at 7:18 pm #93713julianModeratorOh I bet it sounds awesome into an Orange
February 20, 2009 at 7:24 pm #93716donthefoxMemberIt sounds sooooo fat, then, turn the tone off, fat and rough, then the wicker allows you to use more complex chords…. mmmm…. I have a horn.
February 20, 2009 at 7:32 pm #93718FUZZ (EHX Staff)MemberThe Tone Wicker Muff is just an out of control fuzz box that you can tame just by grabbing it from the peak of saturation and controlling it to the point of peak distortion… the fuzz is just so good. the highs and lows can really do you in.
February 20, 2009 at 9:01 pm #93731Ned FlandersModeratorIn normal mode its definitely one of the best big muff revisions I’ve ever heard.
February 25, 2009 at 9:36 pm #93953BlueSteelParticipantOf course a week after i buy my RI Big Muff Pi, i hear about this pedal.
April 4, 2009 at 10:56 pm #95278StratoholicMemberI just got mine. I love its’ monstrous sound. Very unique and classic. The white painted chassis is really slick. I hope EH paints more of its’ boxes. The gain from disengaging the tone is immense! Really fun, yet serious pedal. I’m an EH fan now forever! Also purchased a HG and EM classic but they have not yet arrived.
April 4, 2009 at 11:00 pm #95279StratoholicMemberI must be dense – where does the “wicker” come from? More wicked?
April 5, 2009 at 6:17 am #95288julianModeratorI think of a solder wick, but I might be wrong. So the wicker wicks the tone circuit from the Muff, taking it away like a solder wick does to solder.
I also think of it like a little wicker basket that separates your tone out or something like a sieve.
Honestly I’ve got no clue. I just know what it does.
April 5, 2009 at 8:03 am #95290JordanLikesToRockMemberQuote:I think of a solder wick, but I might be wrong. So the wicker wicks the tone circuit from the Muff, taking it away like a solder wick does to solder.I also think of it like a little wicker basket that separates your tone out or something like a sieve.
Honestly I’ve got no clue. I just know what it does.
The Wicker switch doesnt take out the tone control, thats what the Tone switch does. You are confused. :freak:
April 7, 2009 at 12:13 am #95387julianModeratorApril 8, 2009 at 12:51 am #95428StratoholicMemberNo, I mean the name… where did EH come up with the name Wicker?
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