A unique take on the 1972 Triangle Big Muff!

Wren and Cuff’s newest design, The Good One, is the product of a deep dive in the haystack of variables that make up vintage Big Muffs.

The Good One is based on a Triangle Big Muff circuit, the pedal’s very first generation.

And, in the estimates of some experts, they are the most varied Muffs of all, which is saying a lot!

In 2020, Matthew Holl, Wren and Cuff’s owner, received a very old Triangle for restoration.

And, because the pedal wasn’t working at all, he had an especially close look at the whole circuit.

What he found was an unexpected amalgam of unusual component values and inexpensive ceramic disk capacitors (which are more likely to be microphonic than their metal film counterparts). What he heard, though, was uniquely awesome!

Approximating those sounds, and the component values that made them, meant that Holl used a mix of new and old components.

A heavy, yet articulate take on the Big Muff!

Though vintage Big Muffs can vary greatly within a given production run, Triangle Muffs have a reputation for articulation and clarity.

Those attributes definitely make up part of The Good One’s personality, but they are far from the only distinguishing characteristics.

Unlike a lot of Big Muffs, The Good One’s controls yield copious variations on its basic voice.

In various combinations, the Tone and Sustain controls can make The Good One’s voice sound snarly and filtered like a Wah, tight, and buzzing like a primitive 1960s fuzz, or scorchingly blown out.

Compared to a few favorite Big Muff clones, The Good One’s Sustain control has a noticeably greater range of color.

The Good One is the kind of Muff-style fuzz that Muff skeptics and newbies can embrace!

And, if the music you make transcends classic Muff sounds, you’ll find many cool textures here to utilize and experiment with.

Wren and Cuff The Good One Fuzz features:

• Wren and Cuff’s take on a unique 1970s Triangle Big Muff.

• Tone and Sustain knobs yield copious variations on its basic voice.

• Loaded with vintage ceramic disc caps and carbon comp resistors.

• Heavy duty folded steel enclosure.

• True hardwire bypass.

• Power: 9V DC (5mA).

• Dimensions: 5.5" x 3.5" x 1.6".