Electro-Harmonix 1973 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2 vs Tru-Fi Floyd Fuzz
The Electro-Harmonix 1973 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2 and the Tru-Fi Floyd Fuzz are both pedals sharing sustaining. The Electro-Harmonix 1973 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2 leans bright and fuzzy. The Tru-Fi Floyd Fuzz leans smooth and full. Current prices: $114.30 vs $199.95.
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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
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- sustaining
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$114.30via Reverb
$199.95via Reverb
The Electro-Harmonix 1973 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2 is a reissue of the violet-colored Ram's Head Big Muff Pi from the early 1970s, one of the most sought-after vintage Big Muff variants. The Ram's Head generation of Big Muffs (produced between 1973 and 1977) is known for its singing, sustained fuzz tone with a bright, harmonically complex character distinct from earlier Triangle-version and later NYC-version designs. Players including David Gilmour have been associated with the Ram's Head Big Muff tone, and the reissue aims to faithfully reproduce the vintage circuit.
The Tru-Fi Floyd Fuzz is named for Pink Floyd and David Gilmour and is built using original vintage-style transistors and through-hole components rather than modern surface-mount parts, offered in five distinct versions covering different eras of the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff lineage. The Tri-Angle version recreates the original, milder EHX design; the Ram's Head version delivers classic 1970s fuzz distortion; the Creamy Dreamer is a late-1990s design with more gain; and the Red Army and Russian versions revisit 1980s reissues of the classic Big Muff circuit. Reviewers describe it as a fat-sounding, classic Muff-style fuzz built to withstand heavy live use. Suited to classic rock and psychedelic players chasing specific eras of Gilmour-associated Big Muff tone rather than a single generic fuzz voicing.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Shoegaze
- Alternative Rock
- Rock
- bright
- fuzzy
- scooped
- smooth
- full