# Russian Big Muff Pi

> This gain entry consolidates documented Russian Big Muff Pi variants, controls, settings and roles across dated guitarist pedalboards.

- Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/russian-big-muff-pi/
- Machine-readable index of the archive: https://pedalboardarchive.com/llms.txt
- Evidence and reconstruction conventions: https://pedalboardarchive.com/methodology/

- **Category:** Gain
- **Types:** Fuzz, Sustain
- **Also known as:** Black Russian Big Muff V8, Electro-Harmonix Russian Big Muff
- **Controls:** Sustain, Tone, Volume
- **Identification:** The model is identified.
- **Documented appearances:** 1 board, 1999

The Russian-made Big Muff in its heavy black enclosure, the last version built in Russia.

## Documented boards

Each row is an observed appearance on a dated board. A position is only an observed one where that board's order evidence says so.

| Artist | Board | Date | Positions | Order evidence | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John Frusciante | Californication era board | 1999-06-08 | 4 | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/john-frusciante/californication-era-board-1999/ |