Opamp Muff Clones?

pintspiller

Any suggestions for wallet-friendly Opamp Big Muff clones? I invariably just return to using two channels on an amp, but still mess about with pedals occasionally. I fancy scratching a Smashing Pumpkins itch (have done for thirty years), but know it won't last. Hence th desire not to buy a genuine article.

LionAquaLooper

Not like the EHX Muff Op Amp reissue is expensive. Why not just get that instead of looking for a clone?? 

merlin

I have a spare EHX op amp muff if you need one. 

pintspiller

@LionAquaLooper @merlin I'm just tight and don't want to spend more than £30 for something I may only use three times

freakboy1610

There's a guy on Ebay called websmurfer that does all kinds of Big Muffs starting at £26.

Dave_Mc

freakboy1610 said:

There's a guy on Ebay called websmurfer that does all kinds of Big Muffs starting at £26.

Agreed, his pedals are great (and the prices are nuts, I dunno how he makes any money at all), but I have a bad feeling that an ICBM Big Muff isn't one of them, unfortunately. (Check to be sure, just in case I'm wrong! He does virtually every other variant of the Muff...)

stonevibe

I use one of these

Shipwreck

Not markedly cheaper but the MadeByMike IC Big Muff is pure Pumpkins

jellybelly

I get you're trying not to spend money, but if you get the EHX one for £50 (used), it'll be worth £50 down the line when you've not used it and decide to flog it!! The clones won't be...

pintspiller

Dave_Mc said:

freakboy1610 said:

There's a guy on Ebay called websmurfer that does all kinds of Big Muffs starting at £26.

Agreed, his pedals are great (and the prices are nuts, I dunno how he makes any money at all), but I have a bad feeling that an ICBM Big Muff isn't one of them, unfortunately. (Check to be sure, just in case I'm wrong! He does virtually every other variant of the Muff...)

I asked him and he doesn't. 

pintspiller

jellybelly said:

I get you're trying not to spend money, but if you get the EHX one for £50 (used), it'll be worth £50 down the line when you've not used it and decide to flog it!! The clones won't be...

I'm coming to the conclusion that this may be the best option.

I've fallen into the Mosky, Joyo et al rabbit hole about Opamp Muffs (and Rats) and its hard to cut through the BS and GAS when YouTube channels have poorly recorded amplifiers or are sponsored by the products they are testing.

LionAquaLooper

I have the EHX Op Amp reissue. I fully trust I won't have a problem selling this on one day (if I ever do). Trust me you won't regret it. 

rhinofeet

+1 for websmurfer. Don't think they do an op amp muff but the build quality feels better than ehx and the few I have bought have been great.

Dave_Mc

jellybelly said:

I get you're trying not to spend money, but if you get the EHX one for £50 (used), it'll be worth £50 down the line when you've not used it and decide to flog it!! The clones won't be...

Agreed- if it doesn't break! I think there have been a lot of complaints on here about EHX build quality (I haven't had any problems myself, though I haven't exactly been taxing mine with light home use.)

pintspiller said:

Dave_Mc said:

freakboy1610 said:

There's a guy on Ebay called websmurfer that does all kinds of Big Muffs starting at £26.

Agreed, his pedals are great (and the prices are nuts, I dunno how he makes any money at all), but I have a bad feeling that an ICBM Big Muff isn't one of them, unfortunately. (Check to be sure, just in case I'm wrong! He does virtually every other variant of the Muff...)

I asked him and he doesn't. 

Thought so, that's a shame I got a not-much-dearer Op-amp one from Svaha who also sold on Ebay, but unfortunately he doesn't seem to make pedals any more, at least that I can see. 

rhinofeet said:

+1 for websmurfer. Don't think they do an op amp muff but the build quality feels better than ehx and the few I have bought have been great.

That's my feeling too- I haven't tried the EHX reissues, but I've got the Nano Big Muff, and (from memory, I need to hoke it out to compare, so don't quote me on this!) to my ears the couple of websmurfer ones I have (the triangle and ram's head) sound way better than the EHX. Granted, I suspect the EHX reissue ones probably sound better than the Nano- the Nano does sound a bit middling, I only really got it to have "the real thing" (I got it before the reissues were released). I suspect my Biyang Muff sounds better! (Though I don't trust its build quality.)