Guitar pedal question

[futuresoptions]

I have a Big Muff Pi and a Swollen Pickle both on my wish list. I am thinking that the Big Muff Pi (with tone wicker) would probably do everything that the Swollen Pickle would do and give about the same kind of sound. Am I right? Should I take the Swollen Pickle off my list? Or Should I keep the Swollen Pickle on the list and just add it to my pedal board?

[VaSteve]

Oh my.... Take this over to TDPRI.com and ask. They'll have 90 opinions. I have a bunch of pedals I make them all sound the same with my crappy playing.

[Nostril Cheese]

Have a listen to this. I use it running into my Deluxe Reverb.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by futuresoptions

I have a Big Muff Pi and a Swollen Pickle both on my wish list. I am thinking that the Big Muff Pi (with tone wicker) would probably do everything that the Swollen Pickle would do and give about the same kind of sound. Am I right? Should I take the Swollen Pickle off my list? Or Should I keep the Swollen Pickle on the list and just add it to my pedal board?

Are you talking dirty? Big muff Pi and swollen pickles!

[campbellcj]

Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese

Have a listen to this. I use it running into my Deluxe Reverb.

My son has one of those (Fulltone Fulldrive 2 MOSFET) on his board and it's really nice, although obviously it's an overdrive and boost versus a fuzz which I think is what the OP is after.

I think the swollen pickle and big muff are both fuzzes, right? Unless you're into collecting pedals or have a giant board I'd just get one or the other but I do not have either so can't recommend which. I have the Wren & Cuff Tall Font Russian fuzz which is fabulous.

Also I noticed your Floyd avatar. The Wampler Velvet Fuzz is supposed to get really close to Gilmour's tone and the Youtube demos I've heard were sweet. I have a Wampler OD that is great and they will be high on my list for future pedals if I want/need more.

[Rick Lee]

I sometimes use a Joyo Vintage Overdrive, which is a direct copy of the old Ibanez Tube Screamer, but for 1/3 of the price. I've had them side by side and there is no difference in sound. But both my heads have more gain and OD than I'd ever need. I use the pedal to dirty up the clean channels once in a while.

[Gogar]

Big Muff and Swollen Pickle are -similar- pedals. I can't really imagine a situation where you would need both. If picking one, I would probably pick the swollen pickle. Big Muff is a classic sound but it's a one-trick pony. Swollen pickle is a 1.5 trick pony.

What are you using for your regular Overdrive or Distortion?

[ramonesfreak]

Skip both and get a black arts pharoa fuzz. Much better than both. It replaced the muff on my board for good

[IROC]

Originally Posted by Gogar

Big Muff is a classic sound but it's a one-trick pony. Swollen pickle is a 1.5 trick pony.

+1. I've got an old Russian Big Muff and it does one thing really, really well.

I always loved the early Smashing Pumpkins sound (which I believe started off with Big Muffs, but ended up transitioning to Creamy Dreamers). Fire up that Big Muff and crank out some Pumpkins "Mayonnaise"!!!

[cockerpunk]

for all your petal needs:

Resonant Electronic Design

for fuzz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9eRhS1H4ek

[craigster59]

You can also buy a Klon Centuar.... Klon Centaur Overdrive Pedal | eBay

Or save yourself $1,635.00 and buy an EHX Soulfood

[futuresoptions]

Thanks for all the input guys! After reading through everyone's comments, I think that I should elaborate a little further....

I am very happy with the over driven sound of my 3210 going through my 1960 Cab for my style of playing, I don't really need a tube screamer etc... My pedal board will be very minimal...

It will have the following pedals:

Dunlop Crybaby Wah (already have)

Marshall Foot Switch (Changes channels on amp - already have)

Big Muff Pi (Will be on the board regardless, all my hero's had one and I want one It is currently in transit)

Tuner (I am still trying to determine which one to purchase, I want the toughest, most accurate that I can purchase at a reasonable price)


So there you have the extent of what I want on my pedal board. I sort of want the Swollen Pickle on there, but I can't decide if it would really make sense to purchase it or not considering that I will already have the Big Muff...

Please forgive my OCD

[futuresoptions]

Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese

Have a listen to this. I use it running into my Deluxe Reverb.

If I had a Deluxe Reverb, I would want that pedal as well... It sounds exactly like my Marshall 3210 Lead 100 Mosfet heads that I use!

The Lead 100 Mosfet is basically a SS version of the JCM 800.

[Cajundaddy]

Big Muff is a Classic and I'd hit it, but Swollen Pickles are for wankers.

My my that does sound dirty.

[futuresoptions]

Originally Posted by Cajundaddy

Big Muff is a Classic and I'd hit it, but Swollen Pickles are for wankers.

My my that does sound dirty.

Swollen Pickle is coming off the list!

[WolfeMacleod]

I've got several pedals.. a FullDrive, a Tonebender I built myself, a Catalinbread "RAH" and a couple others I can't think of right now. Haven't touched them in a while.

In fact, I haven't touched an actual amp in over a year, despite having several great, classic amps.

I went with one of these a while back. Super impressed... and I really don't like digital stuff at all.