Hey everybody. I trust most opinions here so I'd like to ask this. I'm researching a fuzz pedal and I've come down to a few.

1. Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi
2. MXR M173 Classic 108
3. Fulltone Catalyst

Any experience with these? Opinions?

My gear is a Custom tube amp based on the Fender Princeton of the late '50s with a MXR Carbon Copy playing an American Standard Strat Stock. Thanks.

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-Kirk

GUITARS
'12 Sonoran Acoustic - black (dated 10/31/12)
'13 Standard Strat
AMP
Vox ac4c1-bl
PEDALS
Compressor
Big Muff
Vox Stomplab 1G
Carbon Copy Delay

I know you didn't ask about this particular pedal, but I really like the Way Huge Swollen Pickle. Highly versatile, sounds great through a Blackface amp and the "true bypass" really does little to impede or alter your signal. Sorry I couldn't/didn't speak to the others.

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"Go wash an elephant, if you wanna do something big."

65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue
2006 American Deluxe Strat
2009 National Steel Body Tricone Cutaway
2009 Highway One Texas Telecaster
Mustang III amp
Fulltone Gold Standard Cables

I use the Little Big Muff Pi as its a lot more pedal board friendly than the gigantor series plus it has accents of the russian muff ion there too along with the NYC.

Its great and creamy and has that amazing wall of sound thing goin on.

I recommend you try them all and youtube has a few good shoot outs between diff kinds.

CC

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Fender Stratocaster (parts build)
Fender Telecaster 72 Custom RI
Fender Telecoustic Deluxe
Gretsch Electromatic Pro-Jet
Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus
Gibson ES-135
Zenith Type-17
Marshall 70's JMP Superbass 100w
Blackstar HT-5

play them and you will see.
i freakin love the big muff tho, all of it's variations within the species... it's just outrageously fat and fuzzy. you don't want a fuzz to be well behaved

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"...Compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees, I am an Apeman."

Thanks everybody. I ordered the Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker based on YouTube videos. Many good comparison shoot-outs there. One of my criteria is a true bypass as well. Thanks for the suggestions and opinions. Rock on my fuzz face brothers and sisters!

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-Kirk

GUITARS
'12 Sonoran Acoustic - black (dated 10/31/12)
'13 Standard Strat
AMP
Vox ac4c1-bl
PEDALS
Compressor
Big Muff
Vox Stomplab 1G
Carbon Copy Delay

I'd try the EH English Muffin. It does the Big Muff Pi and a lot more. It's tube driven and the tubes are user replicable.

That does look nice. A bit out of my price range at the moment (read unemployed). I've always been intrigued by Seymour's tube pedals. They are even more $.

I'm returning a Boss SD-1 that just sucks my tone and doesn't really make me happy until my amp is cranked. It does add a smooth creaminess to the mix at that level. The money I get back will help pay for the Muff. I'm looking for something that will breakup at lower volumes. Thanks for the heads up. on the English Muff’n. Maybe someday. In the meantime I hope the Muff with wicker fits the bill.

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-Kirk

GUITARS
'12 Sonoran Acoustic - black (dated 10/31/12)
'13 Standard Strat
AMP
Vox ac4c1-bl
PEDALS
Compressor
Big Muff
Vox Stomplab 1G
Carbon Copy Delay

Fulltone Catalyst is great for a real fuzz (not distortion/overdrive).

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I've had a Big Muff Pi since 1970,I've tried others but none can give me the violin like sustain the Muff can.Many bands I've played in did Hendrix covers and the Muff can handle the tone quite well(If only I could play one tenth as well).The only distortion effects I've used are the Muff and the Marshall Guvn'or.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

I've had a Big Muff Pi since 1970,I've tried others but none can give me the violin like sustain the Muff can.Many bands I've played in did Hendrix covers and the Muff can handle the tone quite well(If only I could play one tenth as well).The only distortion effects I've used are the Muff and the Marshall Guvn'or.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

I have no idea why I never saw the humor before now. Never made the connection, I guess.

A fuzz pedal named Big Muff Pi.

Now that's what I call a woman tone.

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

Hey 63Supro,
does the English Muffin do dynamic, uncompressed, early overdrive sounds too?
I been looking at them but can't find one to play yet, nobody has them in stock right now.

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"...Compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees, I am an Apeman."

i like russian muff and swollen pickle.

I have had a Big Muff for the longest and nothing has really changed my mind about it.