Super fuzz
The Super-Fuzz is an effects pedal in the pedalboard of a rig for electric guitar and electric bass and was first manufactured at the end of the 1960s by Univox , which was bought by KORG in 1985 . Over the years, different versions of the Super-Fuzz came on the market, which differed in color and housing.
Structure and sound
The Super-Fuzz has a sturdy metal housing with a "balance" control (for the volume), an "expander" control (for the amplification) and a switch with which you can switch between two different sounds. The typical super fuzz sound is very aggressively distorted.
Well-known bands who (te) use the super fuzz
- Mudhoney
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- Dinosaur Jr.
- FIREHOSE
- The Who
- Queens of the Stone Age
- Fu Manchu
- Cream
Reference box
- Mudhoney named their album " Superfuzz Bigmuff " after these two effect devices, as they were essential for the sound of her and other grunge bands of the time.
- The companies Behringer and Voodoo Lab also have effect devices with the name Superfuzz.