Pedals that stack with the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi

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All 142 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence

Ibanez Tube Screamer

Ibanez

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)

The Screamer's mid-forward boost tightens the Big Muff's thick, creamy sustain ahead of it.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Cusack Music Screamer

Cusack Music

38% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)

Feed a scooped signal into Cusack Music Screamer and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Orange Series Phaser

Orange

34% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi's fuzzy voice out front: Orange Series Phaser goes after Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi in the signal chain so its mid-forward voice doesn't muddy it

Comes later in the signal chain

Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro

Pigtronix

28% match

$119via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)

Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro leans toward mid-forward, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Amptweaker AT Fatrock

Amptweaker

23% match

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

Run mid-forward into Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi for more fuzzy on top

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Keeley Super Phat Mod

Keeley

21% match

$136via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi's smooth balances out the bright tone

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Boss TR-2 Tremolo

Boss

16% match

$85via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi's smooth balances out the bright tone

Comes later in the signal chain

Catalinbread Epoch-Set

Catalinbread

16% match

$217.58via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

The Epoch-Set's warm tape echo trails the Big Muff's thick, creamy sustain into a wash of repeats. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Universal Audio Golden Reverberator

Universal Audio

15% match

$329via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep Universal Audio Golden Reverberator after Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Vertex Steel String MkII Clean Drive

Vertex

13% match

$179.99via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Where this leans bright, Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi answers back smooth

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Amptweaker Fat Rock

Amptweaker

13% match

$269via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Run Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Electro-Harmonix Battalion Bass Preamp

Electro-Harmonix

10% match

$123.73via Reverb

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

ThorpyFX The Bunker

ThorpyFX

9% match

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

NuX Drive Core Deluxe MKII

Nux

9% match

$74via Reverb

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

One Control OC Tornado

One Control

9% match

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Shin's Music Dumbloid B

Shins Music

9% match

$419.12via Reverb

What Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

TC Electronic Grand Magus Distortion

TC Electronic

9% match

$33.90via Reverb

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Walrus Audio Fundamental Series Drive

Walrus Audio

9% match

$79.99via Reverb

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Demon FX Microtube D7K "Bass" Preamp

Demon Fx

9% match

$78.80via Reverb

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

Catalinbread Mountain Edition Adineko

Catalinbread

9% match

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Mooer 018 Custom 100

Mooer

9% match

$77.03via Reverb

What Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes later in the signal chain

NuX NAP-5 Stageman Floor Deluxe

Nux

9% match

$117.54via Reverb

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying