Electro-Harmonix Triangle Big Muff Pi Distortion/Sustainer Effects Pedal

Electro-Harmonix has reissued the original Version 1 Big Muff, and it’s dripping with vintage Electro-Harmonix DNA and tone. Dubbed the Triangle Big Muff because of the layout of its Volume, Sustain and Tone controls, this is the one that started it all. The Triangle Big Muff is a faithful recreation of the original circa 1969 circuit, now housed in a pedalboard-friendly, die-cast chassis.

Electro-Harmonix founder, Mike Matthews, says: “The Big Muff Pi is the pedal we are best known for, so I wanted to commemorate EHX’s 50th anniversary (1968–2018) by rereleasing V1, the very first Big Muff. Original pedals are now selling for hundreds of dollars, and this reissue absolutely nails that creamy, violin-like sustain and musical tone at a price a working musician can afford.”

The Triangle Big Muff features the following nods to convenience: an LED to indicate effect status, true-bypass switching and the option of being powered by a 9-volt AC adapter.