The JAM Pedals "Noufaro" Red Muck mk.2 is a fuzz and distortion pedal built on Big Muff lineage, with a boost section built in ahead of the fuzz circuit. JAM Pedals describes the circuit as combining early Triangle and later Red Army/Civil War Muff influences, covering singing sustain, dense saturation and multiple compression levels1. It sits in the same family as the maker's other gain pedals, alongside the Rattler 2 distortion and the Tiny Amp Destroyer.
Controls and footswitches
The mk.2 carries three knobs and two footswitches. JAM Pedals sums the knobs plainly: "Level sets output, Tone shapes the frequency balance and Gain controls saturation"1.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Level | Sets output level |
| Tone | Shapes the frequency balance |
| Gain | Controls saturation |
| Toggle | Selects symmetrical or asymmetrical clipping |
The right footswitch engages the main effect. The left footswitch engages a separately tuned section before the fuzz, which acts as a boost, and an internal trimmer inside the pedal sets that boost's level1. Because the boost sits before the fuzz, kicking it in pushes the fuzz circuit harder as well as lifting the volume.
The boost level is set by an internal trimmer, so changing it means taking off the back plate rather than turning a top-panel knob.
The two clipping modes
A toggle selects between two clipping arrangements. The symmetrical setting matches the Red Muck mk.1, so players who knew the earlier pedal get its voicing directly. The asymmetrical setting gives a different response and harmonic texture, effectively a second fuzz character in the same box1. Clipping arrangement is one of the main ways Muff-style circuits are voiced, so the toggle covers more ground than a simple tone shift.
Custom artwork versions
The Red Muck mk.2 is sold in a range of hand-painted versions. JAM Pedals lists the "Feline" Red Muck mk.2, "Lunar Muck" Red Muck mk.2, "Achenbach" Red Muck, "Relic" Red Muck and "White Mountaintops" Red Muck mk.2 as "same sound, different artwork"1.
Every custom artwork pedal is a one-of-a-kind hand-painted piece, and JAM Pedals says the pedal you receive will differ in detail from the photos shown1. A B-stock version of the standard Red Muck mk.2 is also listed by the maker2.
Buying from JAM Pedals
The Noufaro Red Muck mk.2 carries a regular price of £294.00 GBP on the maker's product page1. For UK orders, JAM Pedals ships DDP with 20% UK VAT and all duties included, with no extra charges on delivery1. The maker offers a 30-day money-back guarantee with a refund no questions asked1.
Sources (2)
- “Noufaro” Red Muck mk.2, JAM Pedals (www.jampedals.com)
- Red Muck (B-Stock), JAM Pedals (www.jampedals.com)
