Boss Fz-2 boost clones?

Reverend

Any ideas on pedals that sound like the boost circuit of the hyperfuzz?

ICBM

Behringer SF-300 Super Fuzz. It's a dead-on copy - I've got both and they sound identical.

jdbwales

I’ve always been intrigued by this too - is there anything ‘special’ about the FZ2 boost or is it just a massive clean boost with tone controls? Is there any clean boost (only) that would do the same job?

ICBM

jdbwales said:

I’ve always been intrigued by this too - is there anything ‘special’ about the FZ2 boost or is it just a massive clean boost with tone controls? Is there any clean boost (only) that would do the same job?

It goes through the first couple of transistor gain stages so it's likely that it's not entirely clean and is doing something a bit 'special', although I haven't scoped it.

The Behringer only costs about £20 new anyway, so I'm not sure there's any advantage in not having the fuzz part, even if you don't want it.

builttospill

The FZ-2 is a favourite of James Dean Bradfield and the CS-3 I think? @jdbwales ;correct me if I’m wrong? I love the gain boost on the FZ-2, definitely past 12 o’clock there’s a quite a bit of grit. I have the gain set fairly low and use it to boost my OD-1. It sounds bloody huge

DesVegas

That Behringer has a super eq too, especially on the boost side