Black Arts Toneworks Sarcophagus vs Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
The Black Arts Toneworks Sarcophagus and the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi are both pedals sharing fuzzy, scooped, bright. The Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi leans smooth and saturated. Current prices: $406.22 vs $75.01.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.40% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- fuzzy
- scooped
- bright
- full
- sustaining
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$406.22via Reverb
$75.01via Reverb
The Black Arts Toneworks Sarcophagus combines the Pharaoh and LSTR fuzz circuits in a single enclosure with dedicated controls for each circuit. Both circuits operate independently or simultaneously, allowing players to blend the middy, singing Pharaoh character with the scooped, bass-heavy LSTR character for a custom high-gain fuzz voicing. Suited for players who rely on both the Pharaoh and LSTR individually and want a unified platform covering both characters with one pedal. Made by Black Arts Toneworks.
The Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi is one of the most iconic fuzz pedals ever made, first released in 1969 and known for thick, creamy distortion with enormous, violin-like sustain. Its three controls are Volume, Tone, and Sustain, and its multi-stage clipping produces a smooth, saturated wall of fuzz with a characteristically scooped midrange. It ranges from singing lead tones that bloom and feed back musically to dense rhythm walls and lighter retro fuzz. A staple across psychedelic rock, stoner, doom, shoegaze, grunge, and alternative, it has been used by David Gilmour, Jack White, Billy Corgan, J Mascis, and Carlos Santana among many others. The Big Muff is prized for sustain and thickness rather than tight articulation, and its smooth voicing keeps chords musical where a typical distortion would sound harsh.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- stoner rock
- noise rock
- Psychedelic Rock
- Shoegaze
- Grunge
- Alternative Rock
- Rock
- smooth
- saturated