Buffalo FX Patriot -Sovtek Civil War Big Muff tribute pedal

[Atomic Playboy]

A friend mentioned to me a few weeks ago the track Sorrow from the Pink Floyd album A Momentary Lapse of Reason. Specifically that the opening guitar riff was recorded on a small amp and replayed through Pink Floyd's quad PA System in an LA stadium.
Once I started researching it I found that the live versions from the PULSE tour I liked so much better than the recorded version.
This led me to the website Gilmourish.com where all of Dave's live and recording setups are detailed.
Already owning since I ordered it from the factory in 1983 a Fullerton '57 reissue Stratocaster in black which is mint+ condition still it being the guitar I have owned the longest, 31 years and light as a feather and a tone monster, I love the stock pickups and even with this recent Gilmour influence I don't plan on swapping them out for EMG's!
All this leads to an incredible pedal which is around the seventh version of the EH Big Muff.
This one is from when they were Sovtek and are nicknamed "Civil War" due to the paint scheme on the case..blue and grey or Civil War colors.
These pedals are huge sounding and a specialist manufacturer named Steve Painter who is British though living in France has built a previous germanium transistor version (more a Fuzz Face replica) and a replica of the Color Sound Tone Booster 18V pedal. Also The Ram's Head with NOS BC239c transistors.
Under Fuzz pedals he offers the Germanium Fuzz V2 and the CV111 Silicon Fuzz.
Having come up in the day with original DA Fuzz Face and original Pro Co Ratt pedals, the smoothness and sustain of the Big Muff has always intrigued me.
Plugging the Patriot pedal in, it is 100% hand built as are all of Buffalo's products. The Patriot uses special Russian diodes featured in the Sovtek Muffs.
http://www.buffalo-fx.com/
This pedal without delays or compressors, choruses or Tube Drivers or rotary speaker effects absolutely nails the much sought after Gilmour sound from this era.
This was when Dave was using the red '83 '57 reissue Strat with the EMG SA's.
Here are some demos and some live Floyd:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOCifhZ ... i9NjsGEyUA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtj67QG ... UA&index=7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObZR6kd ... i9NjsGEyUA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4AkFvP ... UA&index=9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUQWkSU ... A&index=15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3pJr0Y ... A&index=10
I cannot more highly recommend a pedal, buying old Big Muffs is chancey at best and they all sound different.
Atomic Playboy

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Any Gilmour heads out there or is it only old geezers like me...lol.
Seriously this pedal is the real deal, just sayin'.
AP

 

[pulse1420]

I bought the Patriot this week and I can honestly say that it is without a doubt the closest I'll ever get to replicating DG's tone from 1994-present. It just doesn't get any better than this. I currently use this pedal on its own but I'm considering adding the Buffalo FX Power Booster and a Boss DD2. Trust me, you're not the only "Gilmour Head" out there. He's the reason I started playing the guitar and my biggest influence as a player. Huge fan. Check out Gilmourish.com if you haven't already. It's by far the best resource for all things David Gilmour as far as gear and tone.

 

[Worship60]

Been playing guitar now going on 40 years. In that time I've had some amazing pedals, but they have been far and few between. Mostly buying them after listening to YouTube videos, only to be disappointed, and learned along the way that some pedals work for certain amps and some don't. So I've become extremely careful and learned not to jump at the next big craze amongst us tone junkies. Bought the Patriot and folks, this is the real deal. With my EJ strat and Germino Lv 55 I am certain this pedal is the best I've had the pleasure to play. Haven't tried it with my Gary Moore les Paul, but I'm afraid of city ordinances concerning nuclear after shock.

 

[Worship60]

Wow vociferously, I can't compete with that, you win