Not really my thing

I mean its cheap, but i cant find a sound that i like. Maybe its me that struggles with fuzz pedals, but i really dilike it. In the other hand behringer make cheap good stuff at the cost of the plastic case. So maybe its good ok for starters but not worth in the long run (specially if you are going to stomp it repeatedly).

Pure Aggression

"It's the most aggressive guitar I've ever heard." - Oz on Anderton's Youtube video, "What is the Ultimate Pedal for Doom Metal? | Winner Stays On: Fuzz Pedals!"

I originally bought this pedal based on a recommendation from Eric of NirvanaGuitars (on Youtube) who was trying to recreate Kurt Cobain's guitar tone from his demos on a tape he created called "Fecal Matter" back in 1985. Since the Behringer Super Fuzz is cheap, I decided to just get it for fun to also recreate that tone, yet I still use it till this day and do not regret my decision in buying it.

This pedal has three main modes: Fuzz 1, which offers a "wubby" mid-range fuzz tone, Fuzz 2, which is more nasally and treble-based, and a boost option which I now use all the time to add more richness and crackly gain to my current, beginner LT25 amp, sort of like a temporary band equalizer/tube screamer.

I should also mention that it has two secret modes, one in between Fuzz 1 and Fuzz 2 which combines the features of both fuzz tones, and one in between Fuzz 2 and Boost which gives off a loud, fuzzy boost to the amp's current tone. Note that the more expensive Boss Hyper Fuzz FZ-2, the pedal the Behringer Super Fuzz is based off of, does not have these modes, automatically making this superior in comparison.

I understand that this pedal may sound too harsh to some people and is not applicable in every music genre, as suggested by the critic reviews on Equipboard who prefer more polished fuzz tones like that of the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff for softer forms of rock and metal. I can definitely see where they are coming from, hence why I gave this four stars.

But if you like crazy, in-your-face fuzz tones, then look no further to the Behringer Super Fuzz!

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Great for the price obviously not the worlds best price but its cheap and does the job

I think it's a great pedal for the cheap price it I sold at and you can get plenty of sounds out of it, be shoegaze or heavy tones like metal and sludge etc...

Cheap box, cheap pots, great circuit.

I missed my vintage superfuzzz... okay, when I had a ton of vintage fuzzes before they became collector's items I used to own an original, early 70s univox superfuzz with pink and blue cosmetics and in a fit of frustration with how finicky she could be with different guitars and amps I sold her for a huge profit (also, the footswitch was sketchy as hell and she had to be run on a looper for reliable switching, but as her value rose I was afraid to replace ANYTHING inside her with new, functional parts even if they were drop-in replacements).. see my review of the univox.

I knew that the boss fz2 hyperfuzz was a modified univox and discovered that even though boss discontinued the hyperfuzz, the vile Uri Behringer copied the fz2 as his superfuzz. I got mine for 25 bucks shipped on ebay.

As expected the box is crap. The knobs are tiny and hard to access. The pots are chintzy and stiff. Features are gain, treble/bass (the big selling point for this superfuzz or the hyperfuzz as the vintage superfuzz has no tone controls and can be picky with amps and guitars as a result), volume and a mode switch that does flat mids and scooped mids like the univox and a clean transistor boost in mode 3 like the fz2. Forwhatever that's worth, boosts are a dime a dozen, why bother unless 3 way switches are cheaper in bulk than 2 ways!

The sound quality is surprisingly great. It could go toe to toe with my vintage pink/blue univox with treble and bass controls flat at 5. Same exploding attack seguing into compressed octave favoring highs but with some skronky 1 octave down as well, same ring moddy quality with the guitar's tone controls rolled back... super hendrixy and not over the top like a Foxx Tone Machine and its descendants like the Dano Fish 'n Chips. Better low octave tracking than my vintage unit too. Scooped mode sounds good for bass and is tameable for guitar with the bass and treb controls. Drop the bass and treb controls in scooped mids mode and you will get a stronger octave effect with your guitar's controls wide open without the silly, over the top scoop sound, flat sounds are achievable for great solos that cut a dense band mix. I am shocked! This thing delivers way more than I expected at a higher price point.

Pleasantly shocked here. Now the real skinny...

Cons:

1) not true bypass, the bypass sounds okay, probably jfet buffered like better Boss pedals (not sure what bypass circuit the fz2 hyperfuzz got). But it eats some top because it has the Univox nominal impedance of 500kohms versus a non-jumpered tube amp which is a reactive 1megohm. Then again we never whine about the impedance drag from a jumpered plexi at a nominal 500k, so is it a big deal? But that's a variable impedance based on the tube's voltage/current draw, so it sounds better than a fixed 500k to most ears. Its a small thing and easily remedied. See, I am running my Behringer Superfuzz in a true bypass loop anyway.

2) shoddy case and pots

3) doesn't look as cool as the 2 tone Univox superfuzzes

4) purchasing it gives $10-15 bucks to the vile Uri Behringer, who is a creep and a thief. If he were an Aerican or subject of QE2 I would even call hima traitor... Oh well.

pros:

1) sounds right, will do live at leeds, beasties, pumpkins, mudhoney etc ... will also cop hendrix tones with a strat, wah and marshally amp

2) has additional boost mode (though why bother)

3) did I mention you can get one for $25 versus over 50 bucks to build your own univox clone stock or with a big muff style tone control, 100 bucks for a FZ2, or$ 300 to $1k for a working univox, jax, Ibanez (shin-ei icensed this great circuit a lot of places)? Not to mention the assfucking the couple boutique builders who copy this simple circuit will give you for their copy.... hint, bring your own lube.

4) much smaller than original shin-ei and Canadian units, reasonably smaller than boutique copies, slightly smaller than Boss FZ2

5) boss 9V negative tip battery jack

6) sturdy enough for set and forget use in an effects looper...

7) has THE sound (I had a real univox guys, its close as hell and the tone controls finish the job making it fine tunable) plus a lower noise floor than the original Univox fuzz. Without ABing it I am still wowed. Plenty close for stage work and way more versatile thanks to the baxandall tonestack.... maybe less gainy due to the extra gain eaten by the tonestack, but maybe that's accounted for by a hotter Q1, its the 2nd transistor that stands a better of chance of shaping the sound anyway! And like I said, the vintage Panasonics are nothing special.

8) way cheaper than a Watson or black cat clone, don't believe the hype, there is nothing special in a univox superfuzz, and assuming you use good germanium resistors for the full wave rectification/clipping (they do). The vintage panasonic transistors get a lot of attention, but given that the wave is clippedoff by diodes for the octaving effect the transistors don't play a big role in the circuit unless the gain is at 1 or less. For all I know Behringer used the right Panasonics, they are still readily available and cost nothing.

9) better signal to noise ratio than a vintage, 2 knob unit (not sure about Boss version)

If you don't intend to stomp on it and you wanna do 70s Who, certain Smashing Pumpkins, some Mudhoney, Beasty Boys sabotage bass in addition to a fakey Hendrix octave. Really great sound, low noise floor, just wow.

absolute fuzz

I, so far have had good experiences with this pedal, I like the different modes, and the nice little boost it can give, some people may not like the plastic exterior, saying it feels"cheap", yeah duh, its 25 dollars what did you expect? imo this is a great intro to fuzz for beginners who may not want to drop hundreds of dollars on a pedal just yet

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Magnificent Clone of the Boss FZ-2

Yeah the enclosure is plastic, but it holds up pretty well. The circuit is a direct clone of the Boss FZ-2, a classic fuzz pedal used by many doom bands. The original circuit was based on the Univox SuperFuzz. The sound can be sculpted with the active bass and treble EQ.

Mode 1: This is more like the classic Univox, but with a more pronounced mid range. The EQ can be used to extend the frequency response, keeping the mids pretty intact. Great vintage sound, with tons of grit and character.

Mode 2: In this mode, the fuzz is really really scooped, and expecially useful on bass. The bass and treble knobs are a bit more useful, and it's the sound of many bands like Electric Wizard.

Boost: This pedal is also a pretty versatile boost. The EQ is still active in this mode, and it offers up to 24dB of gain IIRC.

MODE 1.5: I found that keeping the switch between the Mode 1 and Mode 2 position creates a fuzz with a pretty linear frequency response. It's quite fiddly and won't hold up in a live situation, but it's an interesting property of this pedal.

gnarly as fuck

you know what? i really like this one, this was my first sense of distortion/fuzz when i got this on my birthday awhile ago and i just overall loved that aggressive tone i could get with it along with other absolutely violent settings, i loved it so much i even slapped a Michael Myers sticker on it n' shit.

sometimes i could get that weird car-engine-crash kinda sound with it and that weird deftones fuzz-type deal if i get it just right, along with some other pretty mean and gnarly stuff, this one by far is pretty good, again, behringer is pretty great :)

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gnarly as fuck

you know what? i really like this one, this was my first sense of distortion/fuzz when i got this on my birthday awhile ago and i just overall loved that aggressive tone i could get with it along with other absolutely violent settings, i loved it so much i even slapped a Michael Myers sticker on it n' shit.

sometimes i could get that weird car-engine-crash kinda sound with it and that weird deftones fuzz-type deal if i get it just right, along with some other pretty mean and gnarly stuff, this one by far is pretty good, again, behringer is pretty great :)

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this pedal helped me get the sound i was looking for

i really like this pedal, it’s perfect for noise and guitar too i guess, idk i just make noise. i got the crackling sound of the likes of vomir out of this pedal.

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Well known value pedal

Great as a boost and fuzz. I like a decent fuzz now and again but it is a fantastic boost for high gain sounds.

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