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frontpage Posted by doublehelixx | Staff • Jun 6, 2024
frontpage Posted by doublehelixx | Staff • Jun 6, 2024

Electro-Harmonix Germanium 4 Big Muff Pi Overdrive & Distortion Guitar Pedal

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Various Merchants have Electro-Harmonix Germanium 4 Big Muff Pi Overdrive and Distortion Electric Guitar Effects Pedal for $79.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter doublehelixx for finding this deal.

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  • Features:
    • True bypass
    • Gain control
    • Bias knob for putting your sound right at the edge of break up
    • Volts knob for reducing battery voltage
    • Countless germanium variations at the touch of a knob
    • Tough and compact die-cast chassis
    • 9-volt battery included
    • Optional US96DC-200BI power supply available (sold separately)
  • About this deal:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Various Merchants have Electro-Harmonix Germanium 4 Big Muff Pi Overdrive and Distortion Electric Guitar Effects Pedal for $79.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter doublehelixx for finding this deal.

Available from:

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • Features:
    • True bypass
    • Gain control
    • Bias knob for putting your sound right at the edge of break up
    • Volts knob for reducing battery voltage
    • Countless germanium variations at the touch of a knob
    • Tough and compact die-cast chassis
    • 9-volt battery included
    • Optional US96DC-200BI power supply available (sold separately)
  • About this deal:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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zoysiamo
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For folks who remember the Big Muff sound or are looking for something of that sort, this pedal is not that at all.

This pedal is basically two Fuzz Face pedals with extra tweakable controls added. It's a high-gain two-transistor fuzz (i.e. Fuzz Face) going into a low gain two-transistor fuzz/overdrive.

From the most comprehensive website on Big Muff variants:
"This is literally a fuzz tone lab. No deep, scooped mids, or huge Big Muff tones here."

https://web.archive.org/web/20230...Germanium4

Edited with archive link because Kitrae's site is down.
Anonymous
8309 Posts
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Want it, don't need it.
Cartier
2030 Posts
399 Reputation
Omg i had a big muff back in '83! Um, the pedal.

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Jun 7, 2024
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Annieclayface
Jun 7, 2024
30 Posts
16 year old me would've loved this
Jun 7, 2024
1,904 Posts
Joined Dec 2004
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awdawg
Jun 7, 2024
1,904 Posts
About time my Muff alert goes off.
1
Jun 7, 2024
135 Posts
Joined Nov 2014
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ridebmxms86
Jun 7, 2024
135 Posts
Me trying to see if people actually like this thing and it's all muff jokes 🙄
Jun 7, 2024
2,268 Posts
Joined Aug 2007
Jun 7, 2024
ultraviolette
Jun 7, 2024
2,268 Posts
Quote from ridebmxms86 :
Me trying to see if people actually like this thing and it's all muff jokes 🙄
I came here for the muff jokes.
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Pro
Jun 7, 2024
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fritzo
Pro
Jun 7, 2024
3,929 Posts
Have to warn the newbies- this is not going to be an easy pedal to jump into. It's going to be noisy, and germanium fuzz does not react well with filter effects. You'll need to really dial it in depending on the type of pickups you're using, and most likely you'll want a noise gate for the residual hum inherent with germanium circuits.
Jun 7, 2024
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kenstogie
Jun 7, 2024
3,469 Posts
A 70s muff.... 1470s hmmm ... Like Fidel Castrol eating a London Broil.... Thanks to SLynch for so many laughs ...
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ebolaboi
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twss!!

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Jun 7, 2024
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zoysiamo
Jun 7, 2024
765 Posts
Quote from Kashen :
Broken link.
It looks like every link to their website is down, that wasn't the case yesterday.

Anyway, it was written by this person:
https://www.thegearpage.net/board...t-11916510
Jun 7, 2024
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drslovak
Jun 7, 2024
639 Posts
I would love a big muff but I'm not sure about this one
Jun 8, 2024
7 Posts
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Crispysonofa
Jun 8, 2024
7 Posts
Quote from nicedog :
This is a 14 years old product, is it still worth buying?
If you are asking this question, then you definitely don't need it, yet. Young grasshopper.
Jun 12, 2024
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PurpleCemetery9110
Jun 12, 2024
7 Posts
Great fuzz, run the distortion hot, high volume, 11-12 o'clock on the volts, and mid gain/low volume on the overdrive side. Turn your pickups all the way down and slowly bring it up to you're liking. My pickup volume is usually at around 3-4 w/humbuckers. Does not do so well with active pickups, at least that I could dial in.
Last edited by PurpleCemetery9110 June 11, 2024 at 05:48 PM.

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