The Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi 2 with Tone Wicker is not a polite fuzz. The “Tone Wicker” isn’t a gentle EQ boost; it is a set of sonic bolt cutters designed to rip the blankets off your amplifier.
The NYC builder pioneered this feature to solve the Big Muff’s most famous problem: the “mid-scoop” that buries you in a mix. The Wicker switch removes specific high-frequency filters from the circuit, adding two stages of aggressive, razor-blade top-end bite .
First seen on the now-discontinued standard Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker, EHX took the concept of a classic Russian or NYC Muff and injected it with steroids. By flipping the switch, players discovered they could finally get harmonics and “raspy, sustaining distortion” that cut through a live band without losing the legendary thickness. It made the Muff viable for leads and complex chords again.
Now resurrected on the Big Muff Pi 2 with Tone Wicker, this feature has been dialed in even further. With the new 3-position switch (Half/Full/Off), you can go from a stock, wooly 1970s op-amp grind to a modern, full-frequency assault.
When you flip that Wicker on, you aren’t just adding treble – you are unleashing the chaos.
And if you are wondering what “Wicker” means…
In electronics, a solder wick is a braided copper wire used to remove old solder from a circuit board. It “sucks up” or “cleans away” unwanted material.
This directly describes what the Wicker switch does to the Big Muff’s sound:
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The Action: The Wicker switch removes or bypasses specific high-frequency filters (capacitors) in the circuit.
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The Result: This “cleans away” the dark, smooth blanket of the classic Muff, letting harsh, raspy, and biting treble frequencies “shine through.”
