Electro-Harmonix Triangle Big Muff Pi vs JHS x Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi 2
The Electro-Harmonix Triangle Big Muff Pi and the JHS x Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi 2 are both pedals sharing scooped, sustaining, bright. The Electro-Harmonix Triangle Big Muff Pi leans smooth and full.
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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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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- scooped
- sustaining
- bright
- fuzzy
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$87.01via Reverb
The Electro-Harmonix Triangle Big Muff reissues the original early-1970s V1 Muff, named for its triangular knob layout, delivering the thick, creamy fuzz that defined late-1960s and early-1970s rock with massive sustain and rich harmonics. Compared to other Muffs it is toppier, often raspier and more slicing, with a very scooped midrange and typically more sustain and brightness, which helps it cut through a band mix and stay articulate for leads while giving a nice crunch to power chords and palm muting. It nails the creamy, violin-like sustain and stringed-instrument bloom associated with soloists like David Gilmour and Carlos Santana. A thick, smooth fuzz-distortion hybrid that stays musical even at extreme gain, with Volume, Tone, and Sustain controls, it suits psychedelic, classic rock, and lead playing.
The JHS x Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi 2 is a fuzz pedal built from a previously unproduced dual op-amp Big Muff schematic, discovered by JHS Pedals founder Josh Scott in the garage of a former Electro-Harmonix engineer and brought to market as a joint release between JHS and EHX. Its dual op-amp clipping gives a wider, less compressed low-mid response than classic triangle, civil-war or ram's head Big Muff variants, trading the airy midrange scoop of vintage Muffs for a brawnier, more physically imposing grind. It offers the same sustained, saturated Big Muff character but with less-refined, woolier clipping texture. A limited Big Box edition was released through JHS alongside a standard Nano version.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Experimental
- Blues Rock
- smooth
- full
- harmonically rich
- saturated
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Busking
- Live
- Practice
- Studio