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Anywhere out there that has a breakdown of what each superfuzz sounds like? FY-2, 3, 7 or whatever. I played the BYOC and really liked it. Now I'm curious what's out there and what each sounds like.

FY-2 isn't a Super-Fuzz. That's the gnarly Shin-ei Companion fuzz with only a pair of trannies (C536 F7Gs?)
Super-Fuzz is FY-6, with 6 trannies -- I've seen loads of different transistors in there. Different versions -- really only the v1 and v2, and the Uni-Fuzz.
Although you'll see them with a million different brand names and they also pop up in the Shin-ei built Fuzz Wahs as the FY-8 = superfuzz 6 trannies + 2 trannies for the wah (but so does the FY2).

Here's the Uni-Fuzz (hard-wired AC plug), v2 Univox Super-Fuzz and v1 Shin-ei branded FY-6 Super-Fuzz.


Ibanez Standard Fuzz is a variant though.
I think the Ace Tone FM-2 might be related too.

They all kinda sound like this
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DUiUObY5SQ[/youtube]

Aside from Wattson, SolidGoldFX does a clone, so does Creepy Fingers, didn't Black Cat have one too? I have Paisley Super-Fuzz w/ 2n3904s in it, which will rip your face off.




Of course the VoodooLab Super Fuzz is actually a Jordan Bosstone.

Try a Standard Fuzz if you can too -- very similar, I thnk it's only a diode or two different.

This isn't really too helpful but the Creepy Fingers Harakiri sounds badass!

Superfuzz is one of my favorite fuzz tones ever; original versions go for RIDICULOUS $$$.
Don't seem to be many options for clones; the Wattsons are sick, as I'm sure the Creepy Fingers are. Will have to check out the SolidGoldFx.
GGG has a Companion Fuzz kit (the FY-2 mentioned above; as on Radiohead's "Myxamatosis") but the only Superfuzz PCB I've ever found is from Pigeon Fx in the UK. I ordered one recently, we'll wait and see...
Believe it or not, someone wrote a great wikipedia page for it;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Univox_Super-Fuzz

I have the Black Cat Superfuzz in the older enclosure, and it sounds really great. By itself, when stacked, volume knob up, down. It's really grown on me. I am thinking of replacing it with a Jupiter Effects Superfuzz nonetheless. I know Florian is a great builder, and I would probably get some money from selling one and replacing it with the other and not have to compromise in quality.


Pedalporn:



If you're interested, send me a pm and I'll give you the dude's email address. I've had him build the secret santa doom machine for bubstance. Ask him about quality etc. I am pretty sure it would not be a disappointment.

That looks HOT.

phantasmagorovich wrote:I have the Black Cat Superfuzz in the older enclosure, and it sounds really great. By itself, when stacked, volume knob up, down. It's really grown on me. I am thinking of replacing it with a Jupiter Effects Superfuzz nonetheless. I know Florian is a great builder, and I would probably get some money from selling one and replacing it with the other and not have to compromise in quality.


Pedalporn:



If you're interested, send me a pm and I'll give you the dude's email address. I've had him build the secret santa doom machine for bubstance. Ask him about quality etc. I am pretty sure it would not be a disappointment.

Beautiful. Have you had a chance to play/hear one?

devnulljp wrote:Of course the VoodooLab Super Fuzz is actually a Jordan Bosstone.

Wow. That's frakked up, and they're up-front with it right on their web page. They used to sell probably the same exact thing as the "Boss Tone." I'm guessing someone had a good copyright and/or trademark claim, compared to everyone and his brother selling a Super Fuzz.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD1EgqLmW_g[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83ugegLIuKw[/youtube]

Sounds massive enough to me!

What about the malekko omicron fuzz, its based on a superfuzz right?

Florian/Jupiter is a super nice guy to deal with, he does some great work...hopefully he's back on track to releasing his own stuff soon.

The malekko is a good choice for super fuzz on the cheaps.

Gone Fission wrote:

devnulljp wrote:Of course the VoodooLab Super Fuzz is actually a Jordan Bosstone.

Wow. That's frakked up, and they're up-front with it right on their web page. They used to sell probably the same exact thing as the "Boss Tone." I'm guessing someone had a good copyright and/or trademark claim, compared to everyone and his brother selling a Super Fuzz.

Voodoo is basically squatting the name, which is lame. They threatened legal action against wattson for using the name "super fuzz" on a fuzz that was in fact, a super fuzz.

devnulljp wrote:
Ibanez Standard Fuzz is a variant though.
I think the Ace Tone FM-2 might be related too.

Those two circuits are really similar to the Superfuzz circuit. Just a few different parts/component values but same general circuit. The Ibanez/Bruno fuzz has a jfet at the input and is supposed to sound a little grittier. I built an Acetone Fuzzmaster and it's fucking great. I left out the midscoop filter and have a switch that goes between germanium diodes and then some other type of silicon diodes that sound great. Really fat really fuzzy...

Gone Fission wrote:

devnulljp wrote:Of course the VoodooLab Super Fuzz is actually a Jordan Bosstone.

Wow. That's frakked up, and they're up-front with it right on their web page. They used to sell probably the same exact thing as the "Boss Tone." I'm guessing someone had a good copyright and/or trademark claim, compared to everyone and his brother selling a Super Fuzz.

And the fucked up thing is they turned right around and did the cease and desist thing to Wattson, which is why the Wattson Super-Fuzz is now just called the Wattson Fuzz.

Behringer do a Super Fuzz. Alas it's a Boss FZ-2 clone. I guess Behringer are too big to be intimidated by Voodoo Labs. Or perhaps this is a geographic thing. Nothing amazing about the components in the FY-6, but the high parts count always put me off building these. They do sound great though. Really like the FY-8 fuzz wah (or hurricane fuzz if you like) variant of this pedal too.

As mentioned before, FY-2 is completely different, gnarly obnoxious fuzz yadda yadda.