These 7A versions were the same as the Version 7 Sovtek Big Muff described above, made in St. Petersburg, but with the more common color schemes. Later "Civil War" Big Muffs would use the same knobs. They were also given a new plastic battery door, though it still fit very loosely and was prone to falling out like the previous door. The military style wood crate with Russian lettering that these were packed in just added to the mystique. There were two different molds for the arrow-top knobs, each with a slightly different shape. A history of the Big Muff, from the Foxey Lady, to the Russian Sovteks, to the current USA re-issue. The Black Keys and Sonic Youth have other examples of this sound. Matthews discussed with them the idea of having a Big Muff made in Russia, but New Sensor did not have a lot of money at the time to invest in new tooling to make one. Kit’s Secret Guitar, Gear, and Music Page "Green Russian" Big Muffs used similar "arrow-top" gray knobs, but with a slightly different shape. They were desperately looking for any type of business in the consumer goods market. The enclosure bottoms were painted in the same green or battleship-gray colors as the Red Army Overdrive. It was made with cheap plastic input and output jacks, which were soldered directly to the circuit board, with no nut to secure them to the box. CLONES OR SIMILAR PEDALS - Stomp Under Foot CWM / Civil War Fuzz, Blackout Effectors Musket, Montgomery Appliances Civil War Fuzz, Wren & Cuff Box of War. They simply poked through two silver rimmed holes in the box. Often there is a gold colored "halo" around the printed graphics that appears over time, caused by the chemicals in the paint slowly discoloring the anodizing. All of the 1990s Sovtek Muffs (Civil Wars, Green Russians, Black Russians) had very similar component values, and had very similar sounds to each other, but the Civil War tone was special. These show both the hockey puck and black arrow-top knobs seen on the Red Army Overdrive pedal, likely produced at the same time. The input and output jacks were plastic sleeved, and soldered directly to the circuit board, with nothing else holding them in place. The paint was very poor quality and chipped and scratched very easily. I call these Russian made Big Muffs Version 7, since they were technically the 7th incarnation following the last USA made version. - Technically, this is the first Russian made Big Muff, though not marketed as a Big Muff. See DiscoFreq's Effects Database for a thorough listing of all the Big Muff clones and variants throughout the years. True Bypass: No Enclosure Size: 6 1/2" x 5 1/16 " x 2 3/4"/ 165mm x 128mm x 70mm (not including rubber feet) Changing these diodes can change the compression and gain of the pedal drastically: Silicon diodes: these are the original diodes used in the Big Muff. The Big Muff Pi (π), often known simply as the Big Muff, is a fuzzbox produced in New York City by the Electro-Harmonix company, along with their Russian sister company Sovtek, primarily for use with the electric guitar.It is used by bassists as well due to the Big Muff's squeaky frequency response. Nothing else held them in place. Shown above - The enclosure changed to a new mold with ridged sides for this version. This website is constantly updated as new information becomes available. His girlfriend, Irusha (who's father was co-inventor of Russia's hydrogen bomb) ran all of his operations in Russia. It is unclear if those originated as mis-prints or were simply extra stock lids left over from before the green color change was made. Matthews saw an opportunity to buy inexpensive integrated circuits (ICs) from them, and later vacuum tubes, to sell around the world. Most later Red Army Overdrive pedals were made with cheap, tapered gray plastic knobs with circular indicator arrows molded into the tops. THE LEGENDARY PINK FLOYD / DAVID GILMOUR "PULSE" BIG MUFF TONE - David Gilmour had a Civil War model Russian Big Muff for the recording of Pink Floyd's Division Bell studio album in 1993/94 and the subsequent Division Bell tour. for your version, or simply follow the red(+) and black (-) wires from the battery snap. The colonels liked the idea and agreed to pay for all of the set up costs. Listen to Pink Floyd's Pulse live album for some great examples of lead tones using this pedal. The numbers also appear on some of the early green boxed Big Muffs that followed this version, and many of those numbers are lower, indicating the numbering was resequenced. THE SOUND - See the Version 7A Civil War Big Muff description above or the Version 7C Tall Font Green Russian. Mike Matthews gave them a USA Big Muff as an example. THE SOVTEK BLUE AND GRAY “CIVIL WAR” RUSSIAN BIG MUFF π - VERSION 7A, Circa 1993-1994 It was esentially the same product as the RAO, with different silk screened graphics, and shipped in the same military style wood crate with Russian lettering. Early green boxed "Civil War" Big Muffs were identical to this pedal, only with different silk screen graphics. The reason for this could have been simply due to the factory having a surplus of 1nF caps, but there were several cap types used through the years, indicating that was not the reason. The Sovtek Big Muffs were the exact same pedal, just with different graphics. Last update December 2018. Note the hand written red serial numbers on some of the boards, and military style wiring harness. Identical to the Red Army Overdrive (RAO), only with different graphics. This version is also the same pedal as the later blue and gray colored Civil War (versions 7A and 7B). The green color varies, and the paint was very poor quality, but gave a battle, worn tank-like appearance. Shown above - A promotional Russian Big Muff and letter sent to Guitar Magazine in July 1992 by Mike Matthews, promoting "One of the first reissues of the legendary Big Muff Pi". NOTE: This website is constantly updated as new information becomes available. Two versions of the circuit were made, but the only difference was the feedback/filter capacitors. SOUND CLIP 3 - Civil War Big Muff tone only and TC Nova delay. These knobs are also found on the green boxed "Civil War" Big Muff. Shown above - Another example of the last V7, HISTORY OF THE BIG MUFF PART 2 - The Sovtek Green Russian Big Muff, Kit’s Secret Guitar, Gear, and Music Page. The RAO was given smaller 390Ω emitter resistors for a lower gain sound, and a less mid scooped tone stack. They had a slightly grittier, less smooth tone. These Green Civil War transition Muffs are very rare, but are essentially the same as the previous Civil War editions made in St. Petersburg, only with a slightly different, retooled enclosure box. It is unlikely the number is sequential for the entire production of this version. Power: 9V battery only. The bass and treble of the tone varies slightly from unit to unit. The risqué name appealed to US customers who found it very cool to own a pedal made in Russia, and the myth circulated later that these were made from scrap Russian military parts did not hurt either. These knobs are also found on the green boxed "Civil War" Big Muff. While there are many Big Muffs in the world, there are very few, say, Big Muff V1 Triangle pedals in existence, which drives up the prices. Website and contents ©2007 and ©2010 Kit Rae. SOUND CLIP 2 - Civil War Big Muff - Signal chain = Boss CS-2 -> CW Muff -> TC Nova delay -> Boss CE-2 chorus in L channel. This has led people to refer to the color as yellow or golden, though the original pedal was not this color when new. A Russian "peace dove star" logo was marked on the jack panel. It may look like it, but this form of corrosion was due to improperly sealing the anodized coating. POWER - Power was from a 9V battery only. I assume one set was low gain and one set high. All rights reserved. After Perestroika the Soviet military industrial complex had collapsed in Russia many of the former military factories were now out of work. A red LED light shows when the circuit is on. The gray arrow-top knobs were used again, but this was a different mold than before, with less taper at the top. The anodized surface of the top panel was sometimes not sealed properly leading to very ugly corrosion patterns, making some of these Big Muffs appear to have actually been in the Civil War! You can see a few examples in the photos below (email a photo if you want to join the club). It was released approximately a year after the, pedal, and Sovtek Muffs with this color are very rare. Guitar stuff, gear stuff, soundclips, videos, Gilmour/Pink Floyd stuff, photos and other goodies. Some people have called this the Big Muff II, confusing the mathematical symbol for Pi for the roman numeral II, but it was intended to be the Pi symbol, as indicated by the horizontal line above the II. This is probably the rarest of all the Russian made Muffs due to the ultra cool graphics on the top panel and the small number that were manufactured. This time it was entirely made in Russia. There were several variations on the Civil War Big Muff color schemes in the mid 1990's as the colors transitioned into the all-green enclosures most commonly seen on later Version 7C Big Muffs. The top panel was anodized a silver-gray, or "champaign" color, with dark blue or dark green printed graphics.

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