Super Fuzz

The Super Fuzz I have is the Orange and Blue version. I don't know how the other 2 versions sound. 2 settings: Boosted Mids and Scooped Mids. The scooped mids has more gain and retains/boosts bass fequencies very nicely.  In this setting, the octave overtones are more pronounced. Especially when you roll of your tone on a pickup. The superfuzz does this cool high attack ultra-compression when you strike a note. I always use this setting. The boosted mids is more "harsh" and, to me, sounds like there's less gain. It can be overdrive-like on minimum settings. I don't tend to use this setting much. As with the general population of fuzzes, there will be noise on more extreme settings or with noisy pickups, but not outrageous. I haven't had any tone suckage problems with the Super Fuzz in bypass. I use humbucking and P-90 guitars and this sounds great with both. It's a very managable fuzz pedal that doesn't compromise your guitar or amp. The reason I give the Super Fuzz a 10 in sound quality is partly due to how unique this fuzz is. It doesn't sound like a Big Muff, a Fuzz Face, or a Tone Bender. The other reason is that considering it's a 30 year old fuzz, it completely blows most "boutique" fuzzes away. Then again, tone is subjective.

This is why super fuzzes are still living after 30 years. Little tanks. ( It actually kinda looks like a goofy car from Blade Runner). I don't buy pedals to let them sit on a shelf. I play (as in GIG) with this. I've already done roughly 10-12 shows with it no problem. I would love to get another if prices weren't in the 400's or if someone could make a decent clone. I guess the price on these will never decline. However, this pedal IS built to last. If yours breaks, call up Analogman. If you ask me, he's THE vintage pedal guru. Even Gilmour calls him up to touch up his pedals.

No effect is necessarily easy to use. Sit down with it, tweak the knobs, figure out where it should go in the signal chain, what guitars sound better on certain settings, bla bla bla. Nevertheless, I got a good sound out of it right away.

This is THE most unique fuzz I've ever played and I've had the pleasure of being able to play lots and lots of different pedals (only other couple I could justify keeping include a Big Cheese and a Fuzz Factory). The only other fuzz that ever really stood out was the Maestro Brassmaster (I wish I could've bought it). Sounds remarkable on bass (along with the brassmaster). This is my pride and joy. Just buy it already.