JAM Pedals "Lunar Muck" Red Muck mk.2

The JAM Pedals "Lunar Muck" Red Muck mk.2 is a Muff-style fuzz and distortion pedal with a dedicated boost section built in, engaged by its own footswitch. JAM Pedals describes the circuit as combining early Triangle and later Red Army/Civil War influences, covering singing sustain and dense saturation¹. It is one of several custom artwork editions of the Red Muck mk.2, each hand painted, with the same sound and different artwork across the range¹.

A Muff-style fuzz with a dedicated boost

The Red Muck mk.2 sits in the Big Muff tradition of fuzz pedals. JAM Pedals says the circuit combines early Triangle and later Red Army/Civil War influences, the names players use for different eras of the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, and that it covers singing sustain and dense saturation¹. For a player, that means a heavy, sustaining fuzz voice with a toggle to shift its clipping character.

The boost is the mk.2's distinguishing feature. The left footswitch engages a separately tuned section placed before the fuzz, and an internal trimmer sets its level, so the boost can push the fuzz stage harder without adding an external control to the top panel¹. The right footswitch engages the main effect¹.

The controls and footswitches

The two footswitches work independently: the right one brings the fuzz in and out, the left one brings the boost in and out¹. A toggle selects between the two clipping modes¹.

Two clipping modes

The mk.2's toggle selects symmetrical clipping, which JAM Pedals says matches the Red Muck mk.1, or asymmetrical clipping for a different response and harmonic texture¹. In plain terms, symmetrical clipping clips the signal evenly in both directions, the way the original Red Muck did, while asymmetrical clipping clips it unevenly, which changes the harmonic content and the way the fuzz responds to your playing. If you want the mk.1's voice, the symmetrical setting is there; the asymmetrical setting is what the mk.2 adds.

Custom artwork editions

The Lunar Muck is one of several custom artwork versions of the Red Muck mk.2 offered by JAM Pedals, described as same sound, different artwork¹. The range includes:

• "Feline" Red Muck mk.2²
• "Achenbach" Red Muck¹
• "Noufaro" Red Muck mk.2¹
• "Relic" Red Muck¹
• "White Mountaintops" Red Muck mk.2¹

JAM Pedals says every custom artwork pedal is a one-of-a-kind hand-painted piece, and the pedal you receive will differ in detail from the photos shown on the product page¹. The standard Red Muck mk.2 carries the same circuit without the hand-painted enclosure³.

Price, shipping and returns

The Lunar Muck lists at £294.00 GBP as its regular price¹. For UK buyers, JAM Pedals ships free, shipped DDP with 20% UK VAT and all duties included, so there are no extra charges on delivery¹. The maker offers a 30-day money-back guarantee: if within 30 days of receiving the product you are not satisfied and wish to return it, you get a refund no questions asked¹.

What players and reviewers said

Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo is quoted by JAM Pedals on the Red Muck: "The Red Muck immediately joined my pedal board. It is a great new favorite!"¹

gilmourish.com's verdict, quoted by Delicious Audio's Paolo De Gregorio: "I warmly recommend the Red Muck"⁴

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