Electro-Harmonix Nano Metal Muff vs Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff
The Electro-Harmonix Nano Metal Muff and the Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff are both pedals sharing sustaining. The Electro-Harmonix Nano Metal Muff leans scooped and crunchy. The Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff leans fuzzy and mid-forward. Current prices: $78.28 vs $98.74.
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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.47% — somewhat different
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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.$78.28via Reverb
$98.74via Reverb
The Electro-Harmonix Nano Metal Muff is a compact high-gain distortion pedal delivering aggressive metal tones with the characteristic Muff-derived harmonic density and bottom end. It features Distortion, Tone, and Volume controls in the nano footprint, providing a range from moderately heavy crunch to extreme saturation suited for metal riffs and lead playing. A mid-scoop voicing gives it a scooped, modern metal character. Well suited to heavy metal, hard rock, and high-gain applications where a compact, single-purpose high-gain distortion with established tonal character is needed.
The Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff reissues the early-1970s Ram's Head Muff, known for a creamy, articulate fuzz with exceptional sustain, rich harmonics, and a distinct mid scoop suited to soaring leads and thick wall-of-sound rhythm. It is growlier in the midrange than Russian-style and triangle Muffs, with smoother, more sonorous sustained notes, splitting the difference between a triangle's silicon fizz and a Russian Muff's smooth contours. It has less low end than many Big Muffs, making it tighter, more controlled, and more articulate, with the mid scoop present but balanced enough to preserve string definition. Famous for screaming leads and long, violin-like sustained bends in the David Gilmour vein, it sits between classic fuzz and distortion. With Volume, Tone, and Sustain it suits psychedelic, classic rock, shoegaze, and lead-focused players.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Metal
- Alternative Rock
- Hard Rock
- Classic Rock
- Shoegaze
- scooped
- crunchy
- saturated
- fuzzy
- mid-forward
- smooth