Damn, the FU-2 sounds great! It's a lot less raspy and has a lot more mids than the FZ-2 and the SF-300 which really helps to fill out the sound. I never would have thought of using a Baxandall in place of the gyrator-based EQ in the original. Definitely a clever take on a great design!
Hello Jason, I think it goes without saying that I like the FU-2. I have seen your pedals featured on several YT channels, and, they always get great reviews. Looks like your really doing good, I'm happy for you, you earned it. You have been busy since I got to meet you almost a year ago, Thank you for taking the time to do so, a pleasure I might add. Wishing you every success. Watching in Willamina, Oregon. Best, Cass.
Oooh. I feel all warm & fuzzy for some reason. ;) Watching from Liverpool U.K. & I also heard that about the tooth in the spray can somewhere? On the Simpsons maybe or some where like that? Any band that rocks a fuzz pedal is alright by me. You also have a little fuzz on your face there! ;)
I love my Behringer pedals! Yeah they are made from plastic but the value for money is awesome man! I also have the gamechanger plasma which I just had to buy for my birthday treat because its like a fuzz pedal made by Dr Frankenstein! Expensive as shit though! They have a new one out in collaboration with Jack White & Third Man. The new one is even gnarlier! Gonna be skint again after buying that! Lol. ;) The super fuzz is so cool though for £20!
Loss of mids seems to be a real problem with alot of the iconic fuzzs. This is one reason I love my tc rusty fuzz, as it doesn't negatively tamper with the tone. It also cleans up well for fuzz so you can play chords, stacks well, but still gets filthy. It's no hyperfuzz though. I would love an FU-2 someday.
Indiana here. Favorite out of the 3 is the FU-2! We use it on a few songs on our EP, TEAM HOSS “Molten Riffs of Fury”. (Shameless plug) We currently are in the process writing 3 new songs with it! Best pedal we have on our boards. We have figured out that you have to learn how to play with that pedal and really emphasize its sounds on chords and notes. That pedal recently blew 2 of the dust cones right off my Celestions V30’s!!! We have just upgraded our speakers! Great video Jason! Thanks for making fantastic effects! Thanks for inspiring us with your circuit designs.
Fuzzlord Effects We purchased Eminence Swamp Thangs, Man O Wars and installed some vintage Peavey G12 Clones. 4 cabs total. My Mesa cab has the Swamp Thangs and Man O Wars in a X pattern. The other cab I’m using is a old Crete with Celestion G12’s. 2 other cabs are filled with V30’s.
Huntsville Alabama here. I’ve always loved Monolords tone. Empress rising is one of my favorite songs right now! I just ordered an sf300 yesterday so thanks for posting this video man! It was very helpful. I’m going to get the FU-2 and FZ-2 also because they all have subtle to wide differences in tones I could hear that I like out of them all.
Fuzzlord Effects no problem man! Love your vids. I’m obsessed with playing and listening to Doom, sludge, drone and stoner metal. So your vids are super informative and helpful to me!
Your Dad’s a trip, it’s one of the joys of parenting. Also clever in a way, a story like that would probably make you want to test the theory = scientific method.
I rock a SF300 on my board and dig it. Blasted it on stage just last night alongside Potion and Witchskull! Wont lie though, been tempted to hoon one of your FU-2's cause, as you say, the classic hyperfuzz can get lost in the mix a wee bit. I also rock a DOD carcosa, which I like a lot but doesnt tear a hole in ya pants like the hyperfuzz
@@FuzzlordEffects carcosa is a solid pedal. Can go from more of a distortion to full splutter fuzz. I have it set up for a pretty open sounding silicon fuzz vibe, which really works for big chords and open string stuff, then switch to either the sf 300 or an hm 2 for big fat low string riffs. Pretty good combo slamming into a crunchy valve head Will keep an eye out for fu 2 stock though. Can see that slotting into the that second spot
I use the Behringer mode 2 on my Laney AOR 50. Bass boost pulled on top of that through the gain channel. All the preamps pulled and boosted into an Orange 212 Super dark dripping with gain. As thick as a cement shake. That setup paired with my Peavey 6505+ , OCD overdrive, pushed mids and treble, engaged bright switch, also on the high gain channel into a Mesa 212. Lots of clarity and definition. All of this stacked up and blended together is ear porn. When im riffing both on the high gain, it'll make your wallpaper curl. Set wet/dry Also split into a bass emulator to a darkglass preamp and 210 bass combo... Doom!!! GasMule on Instagram if you want to hear it fired up
I first heard of the HyperFuzz from Fieldy from Korn. He used it all over Follow the Leader, and probably many other songs too. I actually just got the Behringer and I love it!
Hey, watching from South Jersey, LOVE both the FZ-2 and the Behringer SF300 I've been a big Electric Wizard fan for a long time so I got to go with those and honestly cant notice that much of a difference. I feel the FZ-2 may have a little tiniest bit more fuzz to it but not enough to make a great difference. Behringer SF300 Defiantly sounds almost identical. Just love that dense fuzz sound it gives off.
Electric Wizard is foremost in my mind with this type of tone. You really nailed it with the FU-2, it sounds the best to me, nice tight gnarly tone, I hope your very very proud of it. 👍👍
I'm convinced the Shin-ei Superfuzz/Boss Hyperfuzz is the best type of fuzz. I also still own an SF300 and owned a FZ2 and thought they were identical, some vids like this make them sound slightly different.
I want one of each. They all sound great. I didn’t ask about the rattle in the paint can. I burrowed my dad’s claw hammer and figured it out.I got busted at dinner when I could not for the life of me get the paint off my hands. Dad took me to the garage and dipped my hands in paint thinner. Yeah, in the 70s we did all sorts of ill advised and unsafe stuff-bb gun wars, wouldn’t be caught dead wearing a bike helmet, etc.
I think you accomplished your goals, 100%. In the end I prefer the OG, but that’s because of two reasons: 1. I have a very complicated setup of effects running in parallel and the sizzle,y… cybernetic sound slots in as the final component. 2. Make knobs go up and has Ministry.
Amir was the architect of that band. I wouldn't be surprised if it were both. The guitars on that album sound huge. Candyass is a great album. @@christophermcelroy9334
All of these pedals have a lot going for them. The Boss has great reliability, great tone, and a great size. The Behringer has the tone and size, plus it's an amazing price. And the FU-2 has those mids that will cut through a mix and sound MASSIVE. I like smaller pedals, and I need to pay off my mortgage, so would probably choose the Behringer.
As ever, great video. My preference goes to the Boss pedal, but the FU-2 sounds great too. Just a personal preference I think. Btw, watching from France 🇫🇷, and I can’t wait for the new slomatics lp ❤️
I ordered a Behringer SF-300. Because they are gaining popularity, I’m waiting for them to re-stock before my order is shipped. I also ordered an EQD Acapulco Gold (based on the Sunn Model T) to run it into. I’m psyched! I had to revisit this video ... again. I plan on running the SF-300 into the Acapulco Gold as a fuzz, and also as a boost. If both prove to be usable, it only makes sense to buy another, especially at roughly $25.
that FU-2 cuts through the mix big time! -would love to see video comparisons of other companys take on the FZ=2 ( Abominable electronics demon lung etc) Love supporting you guys! Southern MN! "monolord FTW"
I just got into Behringer pedals after buying and selling high end pedals and I love the Behringer line. I am a huge fan. People complain about the plastic parts but if you treat your gear with love they will be fine. If you break it, it's easily replacable. Damn, you can buy 2 at once for the price they are these days. I think all the pedals in this demo were great but my money still goes to Behringer. Cheers
Just found your channel, I don't have a lot of time to listen to TH-cam, but I think your Fuzz is the best in this video. I'm not sure if Matt from Sleep uses this pedal of not, but I can hear similar tones between it and the rift from Dopesmoker. I just got a Super Fuzz clone in the mail today! :O Cheers!
Good Job Jason! I'm here in Secaucus, NJ and tbh I like all 3. I personally prefer the FU-2 sound, and the Boss has this low end that is very gutsy. I heard the sound from Electric Wizard first, then Monolord. Also, Drugula is my go to play along song from EW so kudos for breaking out those riffs 🤘🤘
I bought a sf 300 yesterday… it’s absolutely amazing… no different in sound to the Boss equivalent.. just cheaper build quality. I’d highly recommend the sf 300 … buy one now before they vanish again … best £25 I’ve ever spent.
The FU-2 has the most presence, the SF-300 has a nice ooze, and the FZ-2 is the crispiest. I have an SF-300 and it's great. I also like fuzz 1, so I'd probably stick with the SF-300 or the OG, but for pure Fuzz 2 live, the FU-2 probably projects the best. For whatever reason, I think the SF-300 sounds gets the best actual Shin-Ei/Univox sounds.
FU-2 is probably one of the most interesting pedals that achieve that hyper fuzz sound. It is waaaaaayy more capable of pushing low end to mids compared to the fz-2. I think it's about as rad as it gets when it comes to fuzz. I also have an sf-300, which is dope too, and due to it's accessibility, extra amazing. Jason, you should also check out the Ex Oblione by Soundslice Fx in Quebec, Canada. I think it's right up there with your FU-2. It's different in that it's more of a clone of the fz-2 (at least I think it is, I am completely ignorant to electronics lol), with an added boost, high and low tone control, level and gain controls. Kind of like two stackable fz-2's in one enclosure, with massive amounts of low end. It's a deadly pedal and my favourite fz-2 clone.
All three pedals sound awesome. I own the sf300 and it is probably my favourite out of all the fuzz's I own, but then I'm biased cuz that dopethrone/empress rising low end fizz is just the greatest type of tone possible lol. But that being said I play a very simple pedal board, and the FU-2 is the only pedal on my wish list right now (cuz I'm pretty sure it's the pedal I need to get the tone in my head) but I'm always broke when a batch gets released......but hopefully one day I'll get lucky. And I'm pretty sure Vincent Houde from Dopethrone uses an FZ-2, and Dopethrone have a sick nasty tone. Cheers James (Bristol U.K)
I own a 1994 Boss HyperFuzz. It sounds very different than the way you play it. My settings are very different and I play a Gibson LesPaul standard tobacco sunburst made in 1991 with. My Boss FZ2 goes into an old Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Rev D made in july 1992 played in parallel (Lehle P-Split) with a Dual Rectifier Rev F rackmounted (chrome chassis + black diamond plate) made in october 1992. Here I use the clean channel. I push the gain of the heads at 12 o'clock and the master at 11. Treble at 13 o'clock, mids at 11, bass at 13. Then it goes in a 4x12 Bogner Cab 412ST loaded with Celestion V30s for the Rev F + a 4x12 Friedman 212/215 Checkered cab (2x 12" GH12H30 + 2x 15" Fullback) for the Rev D. Amps are loaded with 6L6's power tubes for the biggest low end as possible. So I guess the Recto make it warmer, fat and creamy as I like. The Boss is not so good with my Matamp GT120 MV. I have tested the Boss FZ2 versus the Frantone Peechfuzz (the best big muff ever to my opinion), the Friedman Fuzz friend witch is a warm fuzz, and the Doctor No Kafuzz (Black Sabbath tone). The Boss wins all the time. This is just huge and juicy. On Reverb, I've found a Jessup clone of the Superfuzz. This pedal sounds very close to the Boss FZ2. And you can switch from the Superfuzz tone to the Hyperfuzz one. But the Boss is better. Definitely the number one fuzz ever for doom, stoner and sludge. I hope Boss will build it again in the Waza Craft line...
Kie from Bromley Kent UK. The FU2 wins, I will get one, when money allows, but the Behringer does the job vary well. It also gives me time to save for an fu2
I feel like the FU-2 sounds stage and studio ready out of the box. The FZ-2 and the SF300 both could use additional EQ to adjust to taste. There's a band in Indianapolis called Tusk. Their bass player uses the SF300. tuskdoom.bandcamp.com/track/pale
This is great stuff Jason! 🤘 Watching from the Netherlands and I’d love to own a FU-2, but you already knew that haha! 😂 In this comparison the FU-2 stands out most to me. My SF300 sounds different than in this video, but I like to max out all the knobs on it. 🙈 Didn’t one of the guys in A Pale Horse Named Death also play a Fuzzlord pedal? 🤔 My dad has probably given me many similar answers, I just can’t remember.
Yeah the bass player has one I believe! Or was it a Troglodyte pedal 🧐 Dont think we had the knobs maxed this time so maybe that’s the difference. Cheers and thanks for watching!!
I bought the FZ-2 years ago 2nd hand for around 100 Euro to, of course, imitate the Electric Wizard sound. Never knew there were clones of this pedal (let alone one that is sold for just 25 Euro's). Great to know!
Watching from Gresham, OR. Just bought a fuzzlord drone master! Love it, only feedback is I wish the cable jacks were on the sides vs on the top to keep my pedal board ceaner and and work nicer with my other pedals that all have cable jacks on the sides.
Very cool video Jason!!! To answer your question about which pedal I liked most? Sorry brother, I can’t really answer that, I liked them all. I have an SF 300 and a DOD Carcosa, they each have a different sound, the FU 2 seems to be a little more throaty if you will than the Hyperfuzz or the SF 300. Basically though if it’s a fuzz pedal, I’m into it!!! As far as lies my parents told me, well I can’t remember any, not because they didn’t do it, just because I can’t remember that far back. That said, when my son was very young, he’s 20 now, my wife told him that if he picked his nose and ate it that it would kill him!!! I’m not sure if that worked, but......!!! Anyway, great video as always!!! Pittsburgh out.
Prefer the scoop in your FU-2 man but I do love just using the boost with other pedals always a great watch! Clipped those shots together perfectly! Best way to find out what the rattle was is to smash it open with rocks man that’s what we did as kids xD
It sounds like the midrange on the FU-2 is shifted more towards the center than the other 2. However, where that might not be as desirable in a bedroom environment, that's the holy grail in a recording or live situation for fuzz pedals, as stereotypically, fuzz pedals are scooped and gets lost in the mix easily. It appears you guys tackled that on the FU-2 because it comes out a lot clearer in a mix without much fidgeting on the post EQ. However, if I want to scoop for the bedroom, you left the baxandall EQ sweep wide enough to get that sound too. Props!
hey jason - really like what you are doing over there... been considering a fu2 and / or fet120. i wonder, at some point, could you do a video showing a compilation of your pedals but with standard or d# tuning? i love heavy fuzz but my band doesnt downtune, seems all the good demos by you and your team are all down a couple steps. keep it up man!
I'm not a huge fan of the FZ sound but Jus and Thomas make them sound killer. I really like what the FU2 has going on. Much more meat to the tone but still has that upper octave bite that's so unique to the circuit. Great work, Jason. Behringer SF300 are getting harder to find and way more expensive than they're worth. I'll be ordering an FU2 for sure.
Funny seeing the comments about Fuzzlord mids when the pedals are all dialed in with bass and treble boosts and the SF300 is set with lower average mid volume. One thing is for sure, they're fuzzy! Cheers, D (egads, teeth? lol)
Hey jason still hoping to grab an FU-2 one day, I live in australia so whenever the pedals are in stock i have to get up 7am on a sunday (different time zones and all that jazz) and they are usually sold out lol, still gunna try next time, the pedal sounds amazing, very evil sounding
I couldn't have been more than 7 or 8. I told my uncle that I wanted to stay up long enough to see Santa Claus. He said it wasn't possible because if I spotted him..... he would spit tobacco juice in my eyes.
Electric Wizard ftw! Both the Boss pedal and the FU-2 pedal sound great. Your pedal is tighter though. Probably easier to record with. I took a look at the super fuzz circuit and it's pretty whacky, but that octave up transistor pair is a neat trick. Great stuff!
Hi Jason! First of all thank you very much for the channel I really like it. I wanted to ask you what you think about stacking the SF300 with other pedals ?, if it can be interesting and with which pedals you recommend it. I have tried to put behind it a vemuram jan ray (tube screamer type) and I like it a lot, it resembles mode 1 but richer. I also put a pharaoh (Rams head big muff) behind it and it sounds very sludge :) Do you have any advice to make it sound better? Thank you very much for the wonderful videos, greetings!
Back in 97/98 i used to use one , cant believe I sold it for fricken £30 (roughly $45), bought the Behringer version a couple of years back, but still miss the OG FZ2 I had
From what I observed between the FZ-2 and the SF300 was that they would have only slight differences for 2 reasons. 1. Obviously tolerances will be there. Boss's pedals of that day were completely through-hole and used 1% and 5% tolerances on resistors and 10% and 20% tolerances on capacitors (ceramic/film and electrolytic respectively). Behringer has most of their boards pick and placed with surface mount components (with some parts still through hole, like electrolytic caps and large value film caps). These tend to have tighter tolerances, especially on the smaller value caps, which can be 5% and lower, depending on the value. 2. But probably, the main difference would be the transistors, especially in the case of the octave circuit where the collector and emitter pins are tied together. Boss used some obnoxiously low HFE transistors (somewhere in the area of 50's for gain) on this pedal (2SC3378's, if I remember correctly). Most modern BJT's have gains higher than this (in a lot of cases, much higher than this), and that is where Behringer would have had some engineering challenges. If they use typical high gain BJT's like 2N5088 style or even 2N3904 style (surface mount equivalents), then you risk it lacking sustain and sounding kind of mushy. So, using the lowest gain NPN transistors would have been key to keeping the sound heavy, saturated, and smooth, while keeping the sustain. They were able to get some SOT-23-3 footprint transistors, but they are not quite as low in gain as the Boss ones. But they got it lower than what I would have thought. Okay, I am done nerding out on this pedal's schematic.
So first off they all sound awesome. I'm gonna order the bheringer. To my ears the Boss sounds the closest (obviously) the bheringer sound the nastiest in a good way, and yours sound the most interesting and full, like it sounds like it's coming through it's own stack - and I need one.
Why does every boutique FZ2 clone skip the boost mode? It's one of the best parts of the pedal. There's more to that pedal than just sounding like Electric Wizard.
Didn’t have to watch long to notice a difference in all 3. The boss sounds nice. Heavy fuzz, but gets a tad muddy like that. FU-2 same fuzz, but totally retains the clarity and the notes sound more alive and distinguished. The super fuzz sounded like it had less volume or push as the other two, but I liked how it sounded better than the Hyper. FU-2, Super, and then Hyper. That’s my ranking.
Great video! I have a Boss FZ-2 and find that it needs a clean amp to sound best. Also, it seems to get muddy when the bass on my amps is too high. How does the FU-2 handle an amp with a little breakup?
I think that was the main pedal they used on the whole "Psychocandy" album. My understanding is that they had it modded so it could achieve unity gain or more. They have sounded great on recent tours, and I think they're using those Shin-ei pedals again. Don't quote me, it's just what I've read...
Nice effort with that FU2. Anyone you know used it on bass? I am really liking the Behringer just for its astounding bang for the buck. But your effort with a tone stack that can boost the low end comes across to my brain & ears subjectively as the most musical
Hell yeah the Beringher is the real deal!! I pick it over the Boss hyper fuzz. It has so much more dynamic to it!! And believe I hate change and still love a lot of boss pedals but the SF300 takes it in this case. Now of course the Fuzzlord FU2 is an amazing pedal that rips hard!
Ithaca NY. I was looking for the Beringer fuzz for a while after watching your demo. Never in stock anywhere. Then a dude up the road from me posts one for sale on fb marketplace, lol.. $20 never used. SCORE!!! Monolord is awesome. I start my workouts listening to empress rising and go from there. Can't get anybody around here to come and jam doom, stoner with me... Send musicians!!!! Lol
They all have their places. Not to kiss ass but the FU-2 has the tone I'm looking for.. It also beats out both the Boss and Behringer. Thanks Jason. I have the SF300.
I love my SF300. Don't see it ever coming off my board.
Such a cool pedal!
I absolutely love your track "Demons Call" Absolutely heavy as fuck. I spent like.. an hour trying to learn it by ear on bass.
does it stack well with ODs?
@@profile1251 id suggest putting the OD before the fuzz.
I have the other beheringer fuzz and it's just as good!
Awesome video, Jason! Love the FU-2.
If your channel did some Kyuss covers that would make me cream
Nut Quaker will do some. What songs?
@@DoesItDoom Whitewater would be amazing or Gardenia. Or maybe Thumb, or 50 Million Year Trip.
Oh yeah? FU2!
Seems like the FU-2 has a bit more mids than either the FZ-2 or SF300, but the SF300 is fizzier than either. Great demo!
Glad you liked demo!!
Native Eats fuzz mode 1 is haram
@@chuckwood2858What kind of chucklehead nonsense is this 💀
But, so does Mode # 1 on the other 2 pedals. Mode #2 is scooped.
In Germany its early morning and i couldn't find a better way to stand up by watching/hearing this! So big thumb up!
Cheers! So glad you watched it!
Man u really nailed it with the FU-2. u took the best of that fuzz sound and gave it more bite and modernized it.. FU-2 sounds awesome!!
Thank you!!
Damn, the FU-2 sounds great! It's a lot less raspy and has a lot more mids than the FZ-2 and the SF-300 which really helps to fill out the sound. I never would have thought of using a Baxandall in place of the gyrator-based EQ in the original. Definitely a clever take on a great design!
Thanks Matthew! Fun to hear the difference yeah??
Hello Jason, I think it goes without saying that I like the FU-2. I have seen your pedals featured on several YT channels, and, they always get great reviews. Looks like your really doing good, I'm happy for you, you earned it. You have been busy since I got to meet you almost a year ago, Thank you for taking the time to do so, a pleasure I might add. Wishing you every success. Watching in Willamina, Oregon. Best, Cass.
Thanks so much for watching, Cass! Cheers!
funeralopolis still takes the cake
The best
Great demo Jason! Love the warmth and overall character of the FU-2 and blows the others out of the water.
Thanks Jered!
Cheers from Campinas, Brazil.
The Fuzzlord sounds amazing.
there’s a distinct midrange in the FU-2 that’s lacking in both the Boss and Behringer pedals, interesting. All 3 sound awesome!
Cheers Cat!!
Fuzzlord Effects no worries man!
Oooh. I feel all warm & fuzzy for some reason. ;) Watching from Liverpool U.K. & I also heard that about the tooth in the spray can somewhere? On the Simpsons maybe or some where like that? Any band that rocks a fuzz pedal is alright by me. You also have a little fuzz on your face there! ;)
I love my Behringer pedals! Yeah they are made from plastic but the value for money is awesome man! I also have the gamechanger plasma which I just had to buy for my birthday treat because its like a fuzz pedal made by Dr Frankenstein! Expensive as shit though! They have a new one out in collaboration with Jack White & Third Man. The new one is even gnarlier! Gonna be skint again after buying that! Lol. ;) The super fuzz is so cool though for £20!
Loss of mids seems to be a real problem with alot of the iconic fuzzs. This is one reason I love my tc rusty fuzz, as it doesn't negatively tamper with the tone. It also cleans up well for fuzz so you can play chords, stacks well, but still gets filthy. It's no hyperfuzz though. I would love an FU-2 someday.
Indiana here. Favorite out of the 3 is the FU-2! We use it on a few songs on our EP, TEAM HOSS “Molten Riffs of Fury”. (Shameless plug) We currently are in the process writing 3 new songs with it! Best pedal we have on our boards. We have figured out that you have to learn how to play with that pedal and really emphasize its sounds on chords and notes. That pedal recently blew 2 of the dust cones right off my Celestions V30’s!!! We have just upgraded our speakers! Great video Jason! Thanks for making fantastic effects! Thanks for inspiring us with your circuit designs.
Thanks a lot Adam and that recording turned out so good! Very clear and great tones. What speakers did you get?
Cheers Adam!
Jason
Fuzzlord Effects We purchased Eminence Swamp Thangs, Man O Wars and installed some vintage Peavey G12 Clones. 4 cabs total. My Mesa cab has the Swamp Thangs and Man O Wars in a X pattern. The other cab I’m using is a old Crete with Celestion G12’s. 2 other cabs are filled with V30’s.
Huntsville Alabama here. I’ve always loved Monolords tone. Empress rising is one of my favorite songs right now! I just ordered an sf300 yesterday so thanks for posting this video man! It was very helpful. I’m going to get the FU-2 and FZ-2 also because they all have subtle to wide differences in tones I could hear that I like out of them all.
Thanks so much for watching! Cheers!
Fuzzlord Effects no problem man! Love your vids. I’m obsessed with playing and listening to Doom, sludge, drone and stoner metal. So your vids are super informative and helpful to me!
Your Dad’s a trip, it’s one of the joys of parenting. Also clever in a way, a story like that would probably make you want to test the theory = scientific method.
Hahah, very true! Thanks for watching!
And empress rising for me 2. Best riff to test new gear.
Cheers Dennis!
I rock a SF300 on my board and dig it. Blasted it on stage just last night alongside Potion and Witchskull! Wont lie though, been tempted to hoon one of your FU-2's cause, as you say, the classic hyperfuzz can get lost in the mix a wee bit. I also rock a DOD carcosa, which I like a lot but doesnt tear a hole in ya pants like the hyperfuzz
I’ll have to check out the Carcosa sometime. SF300 such a cool pedal
@@FuzzlordEffects carcosa is a solid pedal. Can go from more of a distortion to full splutter fuzz. I have it set up for a pretty open sounding silicon fuzz vibe, which really works for big chords and open string stuff, then switch to either the sf 300 or an hm 2 for big fat low string riffs. Pretty good combo slamming into a crunchy valve head
Will keep an eye out for fu 2 stock though. Can see that slotting into the that second spot
also, FZ2 boost mode is the most underrated boss thing ever. HUGE BOOST HUGE EQ CONTROL
I use the Behringer mode 2 on my Laney AOR 50. Bass boost pulled on top of that through the gain channel. All the preamps pulled and boosted into an Orange 212 Super dark dripping with gain. As thick as a cement shake.
That setup paired with my Peavey 6505+ , OCD overdrive, pushed mids and treble, engaged bright switch, also on the high gain channel into a Mesa 212. Lots of clarity and definition. All of this stacked up and blended together is ear porn. When im riffing both on the high gain, it'll make your wallpaper curl. Set wet/dry Also split into a bass emulator to a darkglass preamp and 210 bass combo... Doom!!! GasMule on Instagram if you want to hear it fired up
Thanks so much for watching and sharing! Cheers!
Seems like some smooth Muffy magic going on with the FU-2 mixed with the velcro. Sounds deliciously wicked 🤘
Cheers Andre!
Just got my SF300 the other day.. I LOVE IT
I first heard of the HyperFuzz from Fieldy from Korn. He used it all over Follow the Leader, and probably many other songs too. I actually just got the Behringer and I love it!
I never knew that!!!!!
Long live monolord !!! anything by monolord is great empress rising was my introduction to the boss fz2 sound
What a great song right? Cheers Avery thanks for watching!
Fuzzlord Effects it’s a masterpiece to my ears hope to one day see them play live and you ever heard of 1000mods there a amazing band from Greece
Hey, watching from South Jersey, LOVE both the FZ-2 and the Behringer SF300 I've been a big Electric Wizard fan for a long time so I got to go with those and honestly cant notice that much of a difference. I feel the FZ-2 may have a little tiniest bit more fuzz to it but not enough to make a great difference. Behringer SF300 Defiantly sounds almost identical. Just love that dense fuzz sound it gives off.
Electric Wizard is foremost in my mind with this type of tone. You really nailed it with the FU-2, it sounds the best to me, nice tight gnarly tone, I hope your very very proud of it. 👍👍
I really appreciate that and thank you!
Monolord :) Empress rising / Rust. Got myself a FZ-2-style pedal immediately after I discovered Monolord.
Nice!!!
Sw FL checking in, brand new to guitar. Love the channel and learning more every video. This one I learned i need the fu-2 xD
Pretty sure Therapy? used the hyper fuzz quite a bit. I grew up listening to them, big fan.
I'm convinced the Shin-ei Superfuzz/Boss Hyperfuzz is the best type of fuzz. I also still own an SF300 and owned a FZ2 and thought they were identical, some vids like this make them sound slightly different.
The tone section of the FU-2 sounds incredible.
Thanks James!
I want one of each. They all sound great. I didn’t ask about the rattle in the paint can. I burrowed my dad’s claw hammer and figured it out.I got busted at dinner when I could not for the life of me get the paint off my hands. Dad took me to the garage and dipped my hands in paint thinner. Yeah, in the 70s we did all sorts of ill advised and unsafe stuff-bb gun wars, wouldn’t be caught dead wearing a bike helmet, etc.
Hahahaha the good old days. So..... were there tooth fairy brand rattles in there?!?
I think you accomplished your goals, 100%.
In the end I prefer the OG, but that’s because of two reasons:
1. I have a very complicated setup of effects running in parallel and the sizzle,y… cybernetic sound slots in as the final component.
2. Make knobs go up and has Ministry.
Amir Derakh used the Boss Hyper-Fuzz on the first Orgy record 'Candyass" that record has great thick guitar tones.
I remember reading it was Ryan.
Amir was the architect of that band. I wouldn't be surprised if it were both. The guitars on that album sound huge. Candyass is a great album. @@christophermcelroy9334
All of these pedals have a lot going for them. The Boss has great reliability, great tone, and a great size. The Behringer has the tone and size, plus it's an amazing price. And the FU-2 has those mids that will cut through a mix and sound MASSIVE. I like smaller pedals, and I need to pay off my mortgage, so would probably choose the Behringer.
It’s a good one (:
Can’t wait to get my white FU-2 into my rig! Bringing thunder down from sky upon Southern Ontario, Canada.
Thanks so much for watching! Cheers!
As ever, great video.
My preference goes to the Boss pedal, but the FU-2 sounds great too. Just a personal preference I think.
Btw, watching from France 🇫🇷, and I can’t wait for the new slomatics lp ❤️
Cheers!
I ordered a Behringer SF-300. Because they are gaining popularity, I’m waiting for them to re-stock before my order is shipped. I also ordered an EQD Acapulco Gold (based on the Sunn Model T) to run it into. I’m psyched! I had to revisit this video ... again. I plan on running the SF-300 into the Acapulco Gold as a fuzz, and also as a boost. If both prove to be usable, it only makes sense to buy another, especially at roughly $25.
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that FU-2 cuts through the mix big time!
-would love to see video comparisons of other companys take on the FZ=2 ( Abominable electronics demon lung etc)
Love supporting you guys!
Southern MN! "monolord FTW"
Thank you! Would be fun if some other companies sent their versions over.
Stephan carpenter from deftones apparently used the hyper fuzz on around the fur
Really?? That’s awesome!
Audhumbla by Monolord is my favorite and the reason I got that Behringer pedal
Now he uses hiero effects copy. Check him pedals, it is very good
He has a fuzzlord pedal also (; cheers and thanks for watching
I just got into Behringer pedals after buying and selling high end pedals and I love the Behringer line. I am a huge fan. People complain about the plastic parts but if you treat your gear with love they will be fine. If you break it, it's easily replacable. Damn, you can buy 2 at once for the price they are these days. I think all the pedals in this demo were great but my money still goes to Behringer. Cheers
Also, that Behringer Super Fuzz is fucking ridiculously badass sounding.
Thanks so much for watching! Cheers!
Just found your channel, I don't have a lot of time to listen to TH-cam, but I think your Fuzz is the best in this video. I'm not sure if Matt from Sleep uses this pedal of not, but I can hear similar tones between it and the rift from Dopesmoker. I just got a Super Fuzz clone in the mail today! :O Cheers!
Thank you for sharing. I have been using the SF 300 . Also a Shin Ei style Hey buddy by Anvil FX. Florida .
Thanks for watching!!
I have the SF300 and love it. I'm hearing a bit of a mid hump that I'm loving on the FU-2, though. Something really cool there going on.
Good Job Jason! I'm here in Secaucus, NJ and tbh I like all 3. I personally prefer the FU-2 sound, and the Boss has this low end that is very gutsy. I heard the sound from Electric Wizard first, then Monolord. Also, Drugula is my go to play along song from EW so kudos for breaking out those riffs 🤘🤘
Thank you!! Glad you liked the riffs also (:
I bought a sf 300 yesterday… it’s absolutely amazing… no different in sound to the Boss equivalent.. just cheaper build quality. I’d highly recommend the sf 300 … buy one now before they vanish again … best £25 I’ve ever spent.
The FU-2 has the most presence, the SF-300 has a nice ooze, and the FZ-2 is the crispiest. I have an SF-300 and it's great. I also like fuzz 1, so I'd probably stick with the SF-300 or the OG, but for pure Fuzz 2 live, the FU-2 probably projects the best. For whatever reason, I think the SF-300 sounds gets the best actual Shin-Ei/Univox sounds.
I appreciate the super descriptive review!!! Each pedal has some cool qualities 🙏
My favourite band who uses an FZ-2 is definitely Electric Wizard, but My Bloody Valentine and a few other shoegaze bands use it too.
I didn't know MBV used them! Cheers!
FU-2 is probably one of the most interesting pedals that achieve that hyper fuzz sound. It is waaaaaayy more capable of pushing low end to mids compared to the fz-2. I think it's about as rad as it gets when it comes to fuzz. I also have an sf-300, which is dope too, and due to it's accessibility, extra amazing.
Jason, you should also check out the Ex Oblione by Soundslice Fx in Quebec, Canada. I think it's right up there with your FU-2. It's different in that it's more of a clone of the fz-2 (at least I think it is, I am completely ignorant to electronics lol), with an added boost, high and low tone control, level and gain controls. Kind of like two stackable fz-2's in one enclosure, with massive amounts of low end. It's a deadly pedal and my favourite fz-2 clone.
I'm new to the channel and love it, keep it up Jason
All three pedals sound awesome.
I own the sf300 and it is probably my favourite out of all the fuzz's I own, but then I'm biased cuz that dopethrone/empress rising low end fizz is just the greatest type of tone possible lol.
But that being said I play a very simple pedal board, and the FU-2 is the only pedal on my wish list right now (cuz I'm pretty sure it's the pedal I need to get the tone in my head) but I'm always broke when a batch gets released......but hopefully one day I'll get lucky.
And I'm pretty sure Vincent Houde from Dopethrone uses an FZ-2, and Dopethrone have a sick nasty tone.
Cheers
James (Bristol U.K)
Thanks so much for watching! Cheers!
I own a 1994 Boss HyperFuzz. It sounds very different than the way you play it. My settings are very different and I play a Gibson LesPaul standard tobacco sunburst made in 1991 with. My Boss FZ2 goes into an old Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Rev D made in july 1992 played in parallel (Lehle P-Split) with a Dual Rectifier Rev F rackmounted (chrome chassis + black diamond plate) made in october 1992. Here I use the clean channel. I push the gain of the heads at 12 o'clock and the master at 11. Treble at 13 o'clock, mids at 11, bass at 13. Then it goes in a 4x12 Bogner Cab 412ST loaded with Celestion V30s for the Rev F + a 4x12 Friedman 212/215 Checkered cab (2x 12" GH12H30 + 2x 15" Fullback) for the Rev D. Amps are loaded with 6L6's power tubes for the biggest low end as possible.
So I guess the Recto make it warmer, fat and creamy as I like. The Boss is not so good with my Matamp GT120 MV. I have tested the Boss FZ2 versus the Frantone Peechfuzz (the best big muff ever to my opinion), the Friedman Fuzz friend witch is a warm fuzz, and the Doctor No Kafuzz (Black Sabbath tone). The Boss wins all the time. This is just huge and juicy. On Reverb, I've found a Jessup clone of the Superfuzz. This pedal sounds very close to the Boss FZ2. And you can switch from the Superfuzz tone to the Hyperfuzz one. But the Boss is better. Definitely the number one fuzz ever for doom, stoner and sludge.
I hope Boss will build it again in the Waza Craft line...
Sounds like a rad setup!
Fu2 costs more and has less controls than the behringer
@@bsmith8166 But doesn't react the same to my amps :)
Kie from Bromley Kent UK. The FU2 wins, I will get one, when money allows, but the Behringer does the job vary well. It also gives me time to save for an fu2
Cheers Kie! Behringer a totally fun pedal
I feel like the FU-2 sounds stage and studio ready out of the box. The FZ-2 and the SF300 both could use additional EQ to adjust to taste. There's a band in Indianapolis called Tusk. Their bass player uses the SF300. tuskdoom.bandcamp.com/track/pale
Thanks so much for watching and sharing! Cheers!
This is great stuff Jason! 🤘
Watching from the Netherlands and I’d love to own a FU-2, but you already knew that haha! 😂
In this comparison the FU-2 stands out most to me.
My SF300 sounds different than in this video, but I like to max out all the knobs on it. 🙈
Didn’t one of the guys in A Pale Horse Named Death also play a Fuzzlord pedal? 🤔
My dad has probably given me many similar answers, I just can’t remember.
Yeah the bass player has one I believe! Or was it a Troglodyte pedal 🧐 Dont think we had the knobs maxed this time so maybe that’s the difference. Cheers and thanks for watching!!
Yeah, that’s definitely the difference. It’s really massive sounding that way, through my amp.
I bought the FZ-2 years ago 2nd hand for around 100 Euro to, of course, imitate the Electric Wizard sound. Never knew there were clones of this pedal (let alone one that is sold for just 25 Euro's). Great to know!
The SF300 sounds great yeah?!? Cheers Stefan 🤘
Watching from Gresham, OR. Just bought a fuzzlord drone master! Love it, only feedback is I wish the cable jacks were on the sides vs on the top to keep my pedal board ceaner and and work nicer with my other pedals that all have cable jacks on the sides.
Hi Jason! I think the 3 pedals are awesome, thanx for the cool video.
Btw, I'm from Brazil 😉
And your dad was very imaginative hahaha... I questioned that, but my auntie told me that was a marble for mixing the paint
A marble makes sense (:
Cheers Fernando thank you for watching glad you liked video!
Dopethrone has to be my favorite song with the FZ-2 so punishing!
Great choice! Cheers!
Love the mids on that FU-2
FU2! Thats hilarious! well done, that gets my vote.
Very cool video Jason!!! To answer your question about which pedal I liked most? Sorry brother, I can’t really answer that, I liked them all. I have an SF 300 and a DOD Carcosa, they each have a different sound, the FU 2 seems to be a little more throaty if you will than the Hyperfuzz or the SF 300. Basically though if it’s a fuzz pedal, I’m into it!!! As far as lies my parents told me, well I can’t remember any, not because they didn’t do it, just because I can’t remember that far back. That said, when my son was very young, he’s 20 now, my wife told him that if he picked his nose and ate it that it would kill him!!! I’m not sure if that worked, but......!!! Anyway, great video as always!!! Pittsburgh out.
Thanks so much for watching and sharing, haha! Cheers!
Prefer the scoop in your FU-2 man but I do love just using the boost with other pedals always a great watch! Clipped those shots together perfectly!
Best way to find out what the rattle was is to smash it open with rocks man that’s what we did as kids xD
Thanks so much! And did you find teeth??? Have to know haha
Fuzzlord Effects lmao nah just some useless metal balls xD
It sounds like the midrange on the FU-2 is shifted more towards the center than the other 2. However, where that might not be as desirable in a bedroom environment, that's the holy grail in a recording or live situation for fuzz pedals, as stereotypically, fuzz pedals are scooped and gets lost in the mix easily. It appears you guys tackled that on the FU-2 because it comes out a lot clearer in a mix without much fidgeting on the post EQ. However, if I want to scoop for the bedroom, you left the baxandall EQ sweep wide enough to get that sound too. Props!
Thank you so much Erik!
@@FuzzlordEffects , nah, no worries. I know its a pain to get fuzzes to not always scoop.
hey jason - really like what you are doing over there... been considering a fu2 and / or fet120. i wonder, at some point, could you do a video showing a compilation of your pedals but with standard or d# tuning? i love heavy fuzz but my band doesnt downtune, seems all the good demos by you and your team are all down a couple steps. keep it up man!
Good idea for a future demo video! Will try to make that happen in future
I'm not a huge fan of the FZ sound but Jus and Thomas make them sound killer. I really like what the FU2 has going on. Much more meat to the tone but still has that upper octave bite that's so unique to the circuit. Great work, Jason. Behringer SF300 are getting harder to find and way more expensive than they're worth. I'll be ordering an FU2 for sure.
Funny seeing the comments about Fuzzlord mids when the pedals are all dialed in with bass and treble boosts and the SF300 is set with lower average mid volume. One thing is for sure, they're fuzzy! Cheers, D (egads, teeth? lol)
Hey jason still hoping to grab an FU-2 one day, I live in australia so whenever the pedals are in stock i have to get up 7am on a sunday (different time zones and all that jazz) and they are usually sold out lol, still gunna try next time, the pedal sounds amazing, very evil sounding
Thank you so much for watching and making the effort to grab a n FU-2! Cheers!
I couldn't have been more than 7 or 8. I told my uncle that I wanted to stay up long enough to see Santa Claus. He said it wasn't possible because if I spotted him..... he would spit tobacco juice in my eyes.
Hahaha! Thanks so much for watching and sharing!
Awesome! Very interesting.
Cheers!
Jeff Buckley and Joey Santiago from Pixies were/are both known to use one of the old FZ-2
Fuzzlord FU-2 is pretty magicaL, damn ! Heading spinning over here
thanks Steve!
That tooth fairy story was awesome. Cool video!
Cheers!
My favorite Hyperfuzz riff is hands-down “Audhumble” by Monolord
Thanks so much for watching! Cheers!
Electric Wizard ftw! Both the Boss pedal and the FU-2 pedal sound great. Your pedal is tighter though. Probably easier to record with. I took a look at the super fuzz circuit and it's pretty whacky, but that octave up transistor pair is a neat trick. Great stuff!
Hi Jason! First of all thank you very much for the channel I really like it.
I wanted to ask you what you think about stacking the SF300 with other pedals ?, if it can be interesting and with which pedals you recommend it. I have tried to put behind it a vemuram jan ray (tube screamer type) and I like it a lot, it resembles mode 1 but richer. I also put a pharaoh (Rams head big muff) behind it and it sounds very sludge :)
Do you have any advice to make it sound better?
Thank you very much for the wonderful videos, greetings!
Sometimes a boost like tube screamer works good in front!
Ryan Shuck the old guitar player from Orgy used one for the bands first album "Candyass" thats where I found out about the FZ-2.
It was a big part of Orgy's sound..and I think Deadsy used it too.
I didn’t know that! Too cool 🤘
Orgy definitely used the FZ-2. I thought Deadsy uses a ProCo Rat though.
Back in 97/98 i used to use one , cant believe I sold it for fricken £30 (roughly $45), bought the Behringer version a couple of years back, but still miss the OG FZ2 I had
Thanks. I love the hyper fuzz. I bought one in...🤔, '95 ish ...(?) I used it with a strat standard. ...I think my nephew has it...
Actually like the FU-2 the best. Think the 2 best fuzz lord pedal sounds are the FU-2 and drone master. Would love to be able to buy one in the Uk.
Thank you!
Haha! That tooth fairy story is fucking hilarious! Peace Jason.
Cheers Sam
Your dad sounds like a good dude 👍🏻❤️
From what I observed between the FZ-2 and the SF300 was that they would have only slight differences for 2 reasons.
1. Obviously tolerances will be there. Boss's pedals of that day were completely through-hole and used 1% and 5% tolerances on resistors and 10% and 20% tolerances on capacitors (ceramic/film and electrolytic respectively). Behringer has most of their boards pick and placed with surface mount components (with some parts still through hole, like electrolytic caps and large value film caps). These tend to have tighter tolerances, especially on the smaller value caps, which can be 5% and lower, depending on the value.
2. But probably, the main difference would be the transistors, especially in the case of the octave circuit where the collector and emitter pins are tied together. Boss used some obnoxiously low HFE transistors (somewhere in the area of 50's for gain) on this pedal (2SC3378's, if I remember correctly). Most modern BJT's have gains higher than this (in a lot of cases, much higher than this), and that is where Behringer would have had some engineering challenges. If they use typical high gain BJT's like 2N5088 style or even 2N3904 style (surface mount equivalents), then you risk it lacking sustain and sounding kind of mushy. So, using the lowest gain NPN transistors would have been key to keeping the sound heavy, saturated, and smooth, while keeping the sustain. They were able to get some SOT-23-3 footprint transistors, but they are not quite as low in gain as the Boss ones. But they got it lower than what I would have thought.
Okay, I am done nerding out on this pedal's schematic.
I think you are spot on (:
I like the FU-2's slightly more pronounced mids. Gonna have to get my hands on one.
Cheers!
The Fuzzlord sounds best to me
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For the money ya can’t beat the sf300 but the fuzzlord FU pedal is anxiety in a box and is simply amazing
I have a SF300 and like it but FU-2 is better for my taste. I am also big fun of drone master. You make great pedals 👏👏👏
So first off they all sound awesome. I'm gonna order the bheringer. To my ears the Boss sounds the closest (obviously) the bheringer sound the nastiest in a good way, and yours sound the most interesting and full, like it sounds like it's coming through it's own stack - and I need one.
Cheers Dan!
All of these pedals sound great. I have the SF300 and love it. Should check out the JHS Supreme fuzz. It’s based on the old Super Fuzz pedal.
Why does every boutique FZ2 clone skip the boost mode? It's one of the best parts of the pedal.
There's more to that pedal than just sounding like Electric Wizard.
If you like it that you can always use the original. The Fuzzlord FU-2 is not a clone as can be heard in demo 😊 Thanks for watching
Didn’t have to watch long to notice a difference in all 3. The boss sounds nice. Heavy fuzz, but gets a tad muddy like that. FU-2 same fuzz, but totally retains the clarity and the notes sound more alive and distinguished. The super fuzz sounded like it had less volume or push as the other two, but I liked how it sounded better than the Hyper. FU-2, Super, and then Hyper. That’s my ranking.
Thanks so much for watching! Cheers!
The FU-2 sounds amazing :^0
Thanks so much for watching! Cheers!
Great video! I have a Boss FZ-2 and find that it needs a clean amp to sound best. Also, it seems to get muddy when the bass on my amps is too high. How does the FU-2 handle an amp with a little breakup?
"Taste The Floor" by The Jesus and Mary Chain uses the Shin-ei fuzz wah, I think. It sounds awesome.
Didn't know that!!
I think that was the main pedal they used on the whole "Psychocandy" album. My understanding is that they had it modded so it could achieve unity gain or more. They have sounded great on recent tours, and I think they're using those Shin-ei pedals again. Don't quote me, it's just what I've read...
@@FuzzlordEffects The FU-2 sounds great! Can't wait to get my hands on one, though I won't use it for doom, but noise-pop. Thanks for your videos!
Nice effort with that FU2. Anyone you know used it on bass? I am really liking the Behringer just for its astounding bang for the buck.
But your effort with a tone stack that can boost the low end comes across to my brain & ears subjectively as the most musical
I like the FU-2’s added mids. It sounds much bigger and more open than the SF300 and the FZ-2 because of that.
Hell yeah the Beringher is the real deal!! I pick it over the Boss hyper fuzz. It has so much more dynamic to it!! And believe I hate change and still love a lot of boss pedals but the SF300 takes it in this case. Now of course the Fuzzlord FU2 is an amazing pedal that rips hard!
Ithaca NY. I was looking for the Beringer fuzz for a while after watching your demo. Never in stock anywhere. Then a dude up the road from me posts one for sale on fb marketplace, lol.. $20 never used. SCORE!!! Monolord is awesome. I start my workouts listening to empress rising and go from there. Can't get anybody around here to come and jam doom, stoner with me... Send musicians!!!! Lol
Thanks so much for watching! Cheers!
They all have their places. Not to kiss ass but the FU-2 has the tone I'm looking for.. It also beats out both the Boss and Behringer. Thanks Jason. I have the SF300.
Thanks so much dude! Cheers!