My settings for the Electric Wizard tone on mode 2 is Level: 11 O'clock Gain: 1 O'clock Treble: 10 O'clock Bass: 3 O'clock. It is really Dopethrone and Come My Fanatics...
Had my eye on this pedal for years, watched tons of demos and finally ordered one yesterday from sweetwater while they’re on sale for $14. Came to watch your demo and it’s got me hyped to see what tones I can expect switching between high and low output pickups 🔥
@@adamn78 exactly. Doesn’t matter if it’s a $25 pedal or a $3000 piece of gear. I like to watch as many gear demos and read as many reviews of a product as possible before I make a purchase.
@thedoyleharcavy Same here, man. Nobody likes wasting money on something they end up disliking, no matter how much it costs. Having said that, I like what I've been learning about the SF-300 so far and am considering purchasing one from Sweetwater as well.
One of the things you'll notice whether it's an overdrive, fuzz or distortion pedal, the hi knob always makes everything sound super thin. Best setting for me has always been 9oclock or less and then adjust the treble on the amp to taste to bring back some clarity. Not sure how this pedal performs for fast parts because most fuzzes don't take fast playing very well. This problem is always easily solved by stomping on a overdrive placed first in the chain going into fuzz then into amp.
The Hyper Fuzz was my only drive pedal for years, it makes me really happy that this absolutely bonkers fuzz is getting so much love 15 years later :) granted, i only used it in Boost mode, which I think is really overlooked! Has anyone tried this with the Boss?? Factoid: i think this phenomenon arises due to the switch being "make before break", where the lead is never left floating between outputs. The alternative is for the switch to open ch1 before closing ch2 etc.
I used the HyperFuzz boost channel with a Turbo OD on the non-turbo channel, and Xtortion as my drive platform for probably 2 decades. It ROARED, but at the same time gave great harmonic definition without too much much dirt before the xtortion was engaged.
I love it man!!! You demo’d a pedal I actually own!!! I love my Super Fuzz, it sounds great and it was dirt cheap. I did have to wait for it, it was on back order for a couple of months when I bought it. I didn’t know about fuzz 1 1/2 though, that’s really cool. I’m gonna have to try that. Great video Eric!!!🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
@@EricMerrow Try 2.5 mode really crazy on its own, especially when stacked! Rat>superfuzz>Muff. really brutal like Sabbath on one end of the guitar and Jimi on the other!
All three are great. Each one does it's own thing. The 1.5 is really cool, but I'll have to go with 2. Electric Wizard all day! But I have been using 3 a lot lately to boost other pedals or boost the dirty channel of my amp. Great pedal!
Wait 'til the Behringer Waza Craft drops with a 1.5 mode switch by default lol I have one of these on order, can you wedge it between fuzz 2 and boost too?
I found setting 2.5 to be less useful bc the volume of the boost channel and fuzz 2 channel is really mismatched. But if you have the pedal, definitely try it out and hear for yourself!
Nice hack, Eric. It's like that Strat in-between position before the 5-way switch was invented. I just picked up one of these Super Fuzz pedals, it's a really cool piece of gear at a fantastic price.
Just got mine in yesterday. Ordered it back in January lol. Solid pedal. The boost is nice versatile option to push amps and other pedals and the Fuzz is super gnarly. I dig it.
Oh man, the Jazzmaster sounded so much better on that pedal. You paired up two beautiful sounds. Much better than watching that "The Bachelor" TV show when hearts break!!! 🤡👍😎🎸🤘.
I have been looking for that NIN bass tone and that's it. I use a compressor and overdrive going into the super fuzz on 1.5 mode with the bass dimed, and treble about noon. A noise suppressor at the end, and there it is. Warm, fuzzy, rumbling, with no extra noise. Another alternative is to get 2 SF300s and have one on boost mode, going into the other on 1.5, with a noise gate.
Haven't been able to get fuzz tones quite right but I've been trying to get them on a Schecter fretless that has Lundgren pickups in it. After watching this I think I'm gonna try putting one of my EQs in front of the fuzz and cut some of the pickup volume heading into the pedal.
@@bullfrogboss8008 chainsaw files he's got some effects. Why HM300 is Sweedish? In 1983 the HM-2 hit the market. Ever since many Sweedish player took granted and that is how the HM-2 from Boss gets cloned. Then HM300 copies. However, there are so many way to attain chainsaw mode and there are so many diferent ways in Sweedish death metal. However, that is a story of the past. I used Metal Zone and came up with chainsaw thrash, very agressive and punchy too. So the Super Fuzz would be another way to get that, but I don't know with what. Even the DS-1 gets chainsaw.
Ironic that 1.5 secret mode and the overdrive Boost that very few people talk about are by far the best features of this pedal! I'd love to have a nice boutique fuzz on my board, but I can't get it over my heart to cut this little gem. Tone-per-dollar probably the best pedal you can buy.
Eric, this is a cool and clever! Btw friends, I recommend trying Behringer pedals when looking at BOSS pedals. Typically you'll find the difference is the casing. If you're not gigging all over kingdom come, the Behringer casings will suit you.
@@EricMerrow Terrific! I started using BOSS pedals when I started out and they were my go-to brand. I've tried many others since. I've owned a few Strymons for example. What I've learned is to stay with what I really need from a pedal and that in itself can be cost-effective. I may have tried 7 or 8 chorus pedals before I decided the Behringer suited just what I needed. If I were recording for something truly professional, then my decision would likely change. I've written all of this for those that are new to pedals.
The mode switch on mine has been shorting out for some time now so the only way I can get it to work is actually in the 1 1/2 mode and boost mode. Still a great pedal. Unbelievably doomy!
While I'm kinda on the fence about 1.5 mode ... plus I'd suggest ... just call it mode 3 ... aka 1 + 2!equals ... I'm sure others have tried this ... but you can use the exact same inbetween setting with mode 2 and the boost, and that's oddly interesting, as you get quite a weird mix ... of your clean sound +boosted+ so well defined plus a underneath fuzz ... the downside is that boost at least on the admittedly only a few setting I tried amplifies the noise floor so is a rather noisy affair ... but I would say interesting enough to ay with, plus a noise/gate ... may help
Anything with the p-90's. A lot of songs were recorded in the past using p-90s. So many it's mind blowing. Though on stage a lot of players will use their regular sg/les paul double coils to break through the mix as well as decrease the feedback
@@EricMerrow no problem, it's wild thigh how a 1 watt amp with a switch built for 1/4 watts are hand built for seasoned players who record and want that full tube tone without all the volume, and they overdrive so fast. This is how creamy smooth p-90 sounds can be recorded and sound HUGE. I read an article that Jimi Hendrix played an Epiphone Wilshire when recording several tracks, but played the strat on stage most times. I've seen him play live on a documentary. It's ( Wilshire) dual p-90s, with a great design to reach screaming tones through small tube amps and mic'd for recording.
Sorry mate, but this aint my kind of music, but you obviously love the genre. I appreciate your insight into the SF300 so I gave you the thumbs up.. Rock on....
I'm gonna try this Eric! But I coincidentally I may have accidently discovered this with my toe last night lol trying to go from Fuzz 1 to Fuzz 2. I mostly live in boost, but it's a great pedal. Sorry Boss, should've kept making them, your loss! :P
@@EricMerrow The gain control also sets the level of the boost, and the level control doesn't affect the boost at all so it's possible to find a sweet spot with a nice blend. It'll always be boosted though so it's best to think of it as a boost to drive your amp with a bit of fuzz mixed in.
I just received one a few days ago. I like the mid heavy selection (#1) most except it’s more mids than I would normally want. The scooped sound (#2) I don’t like much at all. Only way I can keep 2). from sounding buzzy is to turn the treble down a little more but the mid heavy one has endless sustain and a great aggressive sound. Thanks for revealing the secret mode, I would’ve never thought of it. With both on it sounds almost like it’s smoothing out the mids by raising #2) and lowering #1). The secret mode is definitely the best!
@@EricMerrow Just got a chance to try the secret mode! Maybe it doesn’t have quite as much gain but is definitely better plus has more clarity and overall better tone.
This is very awesome.thankbyiu very much.theres a guy selling these pedals with aod he has done to them they is exactly what this truck does.ut combined both fuzz 1 an 2.and he charges 85 to 90 bux per pedal.now all I gotta do is spend $20 and wait 2 months and I'll have the same sound...without mods
The boost really clears up the sound especially with a digital pedal that is already kinda muddy. I can pretty much get all the tones I want with that combo.
@@EricMerrow Thanks. They say that patience is a virtue.......that I don't have much of. Haha. I'm normally a Prog-Metal guy with some Thrash and Death Metal influences but recently discovered a few Doom bands and began the search for getting that sound. I came upon the video you did previously and promptly ordered it.
I cannot say how the pedal would sound with that amp as I have not tried the black star amp. However, this pedal is really fuzzy and gainy so I bet it would be a fun pedal to run into any amp!
Try experimenting with all the settings -- this may never get to be your favorite pedal, but it has a lot going for it. Try it with all settings at halfway and go in both directions - sometimes less is more... especially the gain and level. It is better than all the fuzzes that sound like "velcro." (Altho some people love the velcro sound)
The video is fine but it's yet another Behringer demo video where Behringer is mispronounced. It's Behringer with a hard g sound like in girl and not a soft g sound like in giraffe. It's a German name and despite the fact that the English exonym for Germany has a soft g soft, the soft g does not exist in the German language. In case you're not sure, there is a video from Behringer where they address this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-p6xFATEj3Z4.html
Great question! I was using my SG with a bit hotter bridge pickup, and it seemed to be hitting a threshold of some sort so it kinda sounded a bit muddy. When I switched to my Jazzmaster, it sounded and felt quite a bit more normal. If your pickups are hot, I’d just recommend trying to utilize the volume knobs. I’m sure that would help! Thanks for watching!
Thanks! Once when I first got it, I got an amazing tone with this pedal, but never got it again, so I mostly use it in Boost mode, which I actually really like. I wonder if I had it in 1.5 and didn't realize it??? Gonna try it!
@@EricMerrow Yeah, it is kind of weird. I haven't really played around with it, but I bet playing with the knobs can get something decent out of it. I am going to fiddle with it and see what I can do with that setting.
There is! However, it sounded a bit unbalanced in my opinion. Because the fuzz was being overpowered by the clean boost. But it might be perfect for someone’s application!
There tons of factors to high end harshness. You could turn the treble down, yes! You could also turn your instrument’s tone control down. There are of course the amp’s EQ controls which could be tuned - speaker selection makes a big difference and then mic placement can heavily affect the sound as well.
