Non-humongous fuzz

[Psykel]

Heyo!
I'm in the process of putting together a new pedal board.
My current one is a Gator board with a ProCo Rat2, EHX Big Muff Pi, EHX Small Clone and a TC Electonic Flashback.
My new one will most likely be a Pedaltrain Jr and I will transplant my old pedals to it and add a TC Electronic PolyTune Mini and most likely a Hall of Fame.
The Big Muff is quite big tho and I'm looking for a smaller fuzz to fit on the more compact board (my Muff currently takes up about 1/4 of my current board).
I'm looking for something with a decent price tag - I'm not into boutique pedals.

On a side note, I'm considering cabling the new board with Lava cables. Thoughts on that?

 

[ericmeyer4]

Re: Non-humongous fuzz

Besides size of the enclosure what are you looking for in a fuzz?

If you like your muff you could always try the EHX Little Muff or if you are handy drop the Big Muff's circuit board into another smaller enclosure.

 

[Psykel]

Re: Non-humongous fuzz

Yeah, it's basically something with a similar sound to the Muff. I've been looking at the Akai Drive3 Fuzz, which seems quite nice. It basically got a Muff sound, a Fuzzface sound and a mix of the two.
I've been told the Little Muff doesn't sound too great compared to the full sized one. I have yet to try for myself tho.

 

[everdrone]

Re: Non-humongous fuzz

I was considering the little big muff or their newer muff, or the expensive dam meathead, but am happy I chose the black arts pharaoh instead at $150 and is not that much bigger than a normal pedal

 

[Franknfilms]

Re: Non-humongous fuzz

I too wanted a smaller fuzz pedal, ended up with the Tone Reaper and I'm very happy with it. http://proguitarshop.com/earthquaker-devices-tone-reaper-fuzz.html

 

[misterwhizzy]

Re: Non-humongous fuzz

I had a Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker for a while, and it's the same size as the little Big Muff. Give that a shot. It sounds just like you'd expect a Big Muff to sound, without the massive footprint.

 

[Agileguy_101]

Re: Non-humongous fuzz

Take a look at the Basic Audio Foxey Lady. It's based on the EHX Foxey Lady, the predecessor to the big muff, but with an added mids knob. I like it way more than any of the muffs I've tried. The good news is that is' the size of a Phase 90. The even better news is that they're only $160. The best news is that they're available from Prymaxe Vintage, who are always running some sale or another. I got mine new from them for under $145.

 

[stevie_bees]

Re: Non-humongous fuzz

I had a Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker for a while, and it's the same size as the little Big Muff. Give that a shot. It sounds just like you'd expect a Big Muff to sound, without the massive footprint.

That's what I've currently got on my board, and it's great!

 

[Psykel]

Re: Non-humongous fuzz

Looks like the Tone Wicker Big Muff is the way to go for me. Very nice price too.
Is it mini jack or coax power connector?

 

[stevie_bees]

Re: Non-humongous fuzz

It's the normal Boss-type power connector, not a mini-jack.

 

[Psykel]

Re: Non-humongous fuzz

Sweetness! Gonna get the Dunlop power brick for the new board and gotta make sure the provided mini jack cables lasts for the Rat and Small clone.