I'm trying to decide how to design a Big Muff clone I'm making for fun, but I'm stuck deciding whether I should go with the standard configuration of one knob that does a low pass and high pass filter in opposite directions, or add two seperate knobs, one for a high pass filter and one for a low pass filter
Do you prefer one "tonestack" or one bass and one treble control
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Chistopher
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It really depends. Consider that a tone stack will never have a neutral position and will always be coloring your sound. The tone control is what makes a big muff mid scooped
Mikelamury
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I also find it easier to dial in my sound with separate controls, there are some sounds you just can't get from a singular tone knob without further sound sculpting down the line.
Rex_Rocker
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Controversial pedal nowadays!
beaubrummels
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For a Big Muff, one knob is fine. We're talking about fuzz here. Most of your treble and bass is already gone. Imagine combining a high pass and low pass at the same time on a fuzz.
Rex_Rocker
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I would go for treble/bass controls myself. Especially if you're feeling experimental. Plenty of straight-up Biff Muff clones or variants out there. Try something different if this is a build of yours!
On a Big Muff? I always thought Muffs were considered scoopy wall-of-sound kinda fuzzes. That's why they work so well for bass. Complete opposite of a Fuzzface.
Chistopher
malapterurus electricus tonewood instigator
Most of your treble and bass on a Big Muff is already gone because of the tone control. The tone control on a big muff is a high pass and low pass filters facing opposite directions on the same knob. Turns it full CCW you only have bass and mids, turn it full CW you only have treble and mids. Put it at noon, you've got half treble, half bass, and a pretty decent midscoop because the corner frequencies overlap.
Chistopher
malapterurus electricus tonewood instigator
I'll raise you one better, my new proprietary "tap tone". You press a button, and make a noise at the precise EQ curve you want your guitar to have.
Artie
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Substitute a "Resonance" control for one of those two parametric EQ's, and you have the Palladium.
NegativeEase
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More knobs is always better -because more knobs
Demanic
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Well, I could deal with that. I would love to hear the Palladium run straight into a power amp.
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It sounds really good. I tried it into a PS 700, and then into a 4x12.
Demanic
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I would settle for a single parametric eq, if the bass and treble were Baxandall.
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Demanic
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Wow. Do you have any clips?
I'd love to hear that, especially given that you probably use different gain than I.
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Artie
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A few years ago, I snagged a Line 6 SpiderValve 112 combo for dirt cheap when a local music store was closing its' doors. It's a Line 6 front end, going into a Bogner all tube power amp, into a Celestion 12" speaker. There's a pre-out/power-in jack. I run the Palladium direct into the Bogner tube section, bypassing the Line 6 stuff. (Which I don't hate.)
t's an amazing combo. The Duncan front end with the Bogner tube power.
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No, it was at NAMM, before the doors open. I was able to crank it for a few minutes, and it sounded fantastic.
