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Demystified: The Big Muff Pi

Understand it. Shape it. Make it yours.

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Demystified: The Klon Centaur

Learn the circuit, craft the pedal, create the music.

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Big Muff – Next Steps & Bonus Content
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Time
~30 minutes
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Number of lessons
4

Wrap up your build and see what’s next. This module covers playing, recording, and amp-matching tips—plus reflections on what you’ve built and where you can take it from here.

Big Muff – Troubleshooting & Testing
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Time
~50 minutes
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Number of lessons
3

When things don’t go as planned, this module has your back. Learn how to trace audio issues, use your multimeter with intent, and fix the most common DIY pedal problems—so your build ends up working, not just looking cool.

Big Muff – Circuit Assembly Techniques
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Time
~2 hours
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Number of lessons
4

Bring your build to life. This module walks through platform choices, clean soldering, full pedal assembly, and proper enclosure wiring—everything you need to take your circuit from prototype to stage-ready.

Big Muff – Big Muff Pi Prototyping & Breadboarding
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Time
~4 hours 30 minutes
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Number of lessons
9

Build it, tweak it, break it, rebuild it. This module guides you through breadboarding the full Muff circuit, exploring transistor selection, filtering, gain shaping, and clipping styles—plus tools and layout tips to help you find your perfect variant before you ever solder a thing.

Big Muff – Big Muff Pi Circuit Analysis & Simulation
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Time
~2 hours 15 minutes
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Number of lessons
7

Break down the Muff stage by stage—from input to output. This module dives deep into clipping behavior, tone stack filtering, gain shaping, and variant differences, with simulations that let you see and hear how each change affects the sound—before you ever touch a soldering iron.

Big Muff – Fundamentals of Electronics for Pedal Builders
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Time
~4 hours 50 mins
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Number of lessons
11

From Ohm’s law to signal flow, this module lays the groundwork. You’ll learn to read schematics, understand core components, simulate circuits, and grasp key concepts like clipping, gain staging, and impedance—everything you need to decode how pedals actually work.

Klon Centaur - Introduction
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Time
15 minutes
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Number of lessons
3

Introduction to the Klon Centaur Course

Big Muff – Welcome & Course Overview
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Time
~30 minutes
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Number of lessons
3

Meet your guide, map the course, and get inside the Big Muff’s legacy. Learn what you’ll build and why it matters—from circuit basics to modding strategies that actually make sense.

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