Electro-Harmonix 1973 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2 vs Mojo Hand FX Colossus Fuzz
The Electro-Harmonix 1973 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2 and the Mojo Hand FX Colossus Fuzz are both pedals sharing sustaining, bright, mid-forward. The Electro-Harmonix 1973 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2 leans fuzzy. The Mojo Hand FX Colossus Fuzz leans full. Current prices: $114.30 vs $159.
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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.48% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- sustaining
- bright
- mid-forward
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$114.30via Reverb
$159via Reverb
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.
The Mojo Hand FX Colossus is a Big Muff-style fuzz with added flexibility, including a mids control to combat the typical Muff scoop. Used by Eric Gales, it delivers a thick, saturated, sustaining fuzz that can cut through a mix better than a stock Muff. It suits blues-rock and rock lead wanting massive, singing fuzz with usable midrange.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Shoegaze
- Alternative Rock
- Stoner Rock
- Metal
- Punk
- Experimental
- Blues Rock
- fuzzy
- full