Electro Harmonix J Mascis Ram’s Head Big Muff Pi Fuzz Pedal

£109.99

This is a New Electro Harmonix J Mascis Ram’s Head Big Muff Pi Fuzz Pedal from Electro Harmonix, listed in Fuzz Pedals on Just Pedals. Read More below.

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Here's what Electro Harmonix say about the J Mascis Ram’s Head Big Muff Pi

The J Mascis Ram’s Head Big Muff Pi fuzz pedal pays homage to the sonic center of the alt-rock legend’s iconic tone of equal parts thickness and clarity in a special edition white and violet finish.

“That’s my sound. The Muff is always on,” J says. “All distorted sounds begin with the Muff. That’s what I grew up playing so it’s kind of amazing to have my own signature one.”

Based on the highly coveted 1973 Electro-Harmonix V2 Violet Ram’s Head Big Muff, J’s signature Big Muff produces the indulgent fuzz and exceptional sustain used as his sonic center for decades.

The fuzz is sonically more articulate than other Big Muffs with excellent string separation and dynamics, which make it one of the most versatile Big Muffs. The pedal’s response feels smooth and aggressive making your leads scream and chords thunder.

Feel the fuzz of a guitar giant: the J Mascis Ram’s Head Big Muff Pi fuzz pedal from Electro-Harmonix.

Specifications

  • Circuit: Analogue
  • Bypass: True Bypass
  • Audio: Mono
  • Power Supply: 9V battery included (optional 9.6VDC-200mA power adapter not included)
  • Dimensions (in): 4.5 x 2.75 x 2.1
  • Current Draw: 2mA

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Electro Harmonix

In the current JustPedals catalogue, Electro Harmonix is represented by Fuzz Pedals, Overdrive Pedals and Octave Pedals. Current listings include Q-Tron+, Nano Clone and V256 Vocoder. That makes the range relevant to players looking for drive, gain and clipping, plus time-based effects and ambience. Check each model for its exact circuit or processing platform, controls, power requirements and connections, particularly where the catalogue includes both pedals and supporting gear.

Category

Fuzz Pedals

Fuzz pedals push a signal into intentionally non-linear clipping, often with strong sustain, compression and harmonic roughness. Designs range from gated splutter and octave-up textures to broad, woolly or saturated sounds, and they can react strongly to pickup level and guitar volume. Bias, tone, gain, input impedance and clean-up behaviour affect how playable the circuit feels. Some fuzzes prefer to see the guitar directly, while others tolerate buffers and complex boards. Check the power requirements, noise floor and useful volume-control range.

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Analogue

Analogue products use continuous audio circuitry for some or all of the signal path, so clipping, filtering or modulation arises from physical components rather than sampled algorithms. The label does not guarantee a particular tone; component choice, headroom, bias, noise and the surrounding gain stages still matter. Check whether the switching, presets, control section or cabinet stage is digital when the exact signal path is important.

Battery Powered

Can operate from an internal replaceable battery, usually with different available current and running time from an external supply. Battery chemistry, access and automatic disconnection through the input socket affect practical runtime and storage. High-current digital processing generally shortens battery life more sharply than a simple analogue circuit.

True Bypass

True bypass removes the effect circuit from the audio path when bypassed, usually by mechanical, relay or switching circuitry. This can preserve the direct signal but does not automatically solve long-cable loading, and it may create a pop or leave no buffer for the rest of the board. Check the actual switching method, trails or spillover, input and output loading and the number of other true-bypass pedals in the chain.