With original late-70s Op-Amp Big Muffs selling for exorbitant prices, Mike Matthews decided to take the power to the people and reissue the classic pedal at a price that players could afford! The circuitry of the new Op-Amp Big Muff —sometimes also referred to as the IC or V4 Big Muff— has been faithfully re-created while several practical enhancements have been added including a compact, die-cast chassis and true bypass switching.
The pedal relies on op-amps rather than transistors and three gain stages rather than four, to create its signature sound. It’s a sound that’s been described by noted Big Muff collector and historian, Kit Rae, as: “a huge, crushing Big Muff sound with more crunch… great for grungy, wall-of-sound distortion, heavy rhythm playing and heavy leads.”
Specifications:

SE ELECTRONICS IRF
YAMAHA TRBX305 MUST
DADDARIO ACCESSORIES PWCP09S TRI-ACTION CAPO HÕBEDANE
AKG WMS40 MINI DUAL VOCAL & INSTRUMENT KOMPLEKT ISM2/3
TAKAMINE GD71CE-BSB ELEKTROAKUSTILINE KITARR
HOHNER SPECIAL-20 KLASSIKALINE A-MAJOR SUUPILLID
YAMAHA TRBX-204 BRIGHT RED METALLIC
VOX V846-HW WAH WAH PEDAAL HANDWIRED TRUE BYPASS
TAKAMINE GN20-NS AKUSTILINE KITARR
K&M 23550 MIKROFON.BAR BLACK
SHURE BETA57A
DUNLOP 204SI REGULAR MEDIUM KNUCKLE TEMPERED GLASS SLIDE
BOSS OS2 OVERDRIVE DISTORTION
BOSS ACSPRO ACOUSTIC SINGER PRO
BOSS RC202 DESKTOP LOOPER
DADDARIO ACCESSORIES CHROME SLIDE LARGE
YAMAHA DC7 DISKLAVIER GRANDPIANO POLEERITUD EEBEN PREOWNED + STAGG PB85PE PINK
ADAMS REVOLUTION TIMPANI 20 HAMMERED COPPER
YAMAHA APX T2 OVS
STAGG TRI-8 TRIANGLE
AKG C544L SPORTS HEADSET MIKROFON
CLAVIA NORD LEAD A1
SHURE AONIC 215 TRUE WIRELESS G2 EARPHONES SININE
YAMAHA FX 370CTBS ELEKTROAKUSTILINE KITARR, TOBACCO SUNBURST
ORANGE CRUSH 35RT KITARRI COMBO AMP
MXR M193 GT-OD
TAMA QC8 QUICK-KOMPLEKT CYMBAL MATE, ÜKSIK
FENDER VINTAGE STRAT TREMOLO BRIDGE
AKG WMS40 MINI INSTRUMENT KOMPLEKT ISM2
BOSS BC2 COMBO DRIVE
BOSS MD2 MEGA DISTORTION 