Browne Amplification T4 Fuzz vs Electro-Harmonix 1973 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2
The Browne Amplification T4 Fuzz and the Electro-Harmonix 1973 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2 are both pedals sharing bright, transparent, mid-forward. The Browne Amplification T4 Fuzz leans smooth. The Electro-Harmonix 1973 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2 leans fuzzy. Current prices: $179 vs $114.30.
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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.49% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Classic Rock
- Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- bright
- transparent
- mid-forward
- sustaining
- tight
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$179via Reverb
$114.30via Reverb
The Browne Amplification T4 Fuzz is a four-transistor fuzz pedal designed by Dave Brown to maintain note clarity and midrange presence while retaining the sustain and saturation of the Big Muff Pi topology. The circuit uses a flattened EQ curve compared to a standard Muff for extra midrange content, with the character closest to the Ram's Head version but with a more focused midrange, less low-end murk, and a sweet clarity in the top end. Made in Kansas City, USA.
The Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2 is a germanium-topology fuzz variant from the early-to-mid 1970s, prized for a smoother, more articulate voice than other Big Muff versions. It has a throatier, midrange-sparkling character with less low-end weight but excellent note separation on chords, and effervescent, sustain-rich lead tone that sings on single-coil pickups and turns smoother and more vocal with humbuckers. It is closely associated with David Gilmour's Comfortably Numb solo tone, and also suits looser, grungier alt-rock fuzz textures. Its gain control set around noon produces some of the smoothest high-to-mid-gain fuzz in the Big Muff family.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Blues
- Blues Rock
- Shoegaze
- Alternative Rock
- Stoner Rock
- Metal
- Punk
- Experimental
- smooth
- fuzzy