SF300 Review

The SF300 effects pedal re-creates the whole variety of famous fuzz tones from the '60s and '70s, keeping the hippie spirit alive and vibrating in your guitar sound.

Ease of Use:	5.5
Sound:	4
Reliability:	3
Impression:	3
Overall rating:	3.9
Users rating:	3.2
Comments:	11

overall: 2.8

Featured review by: Gnomestar, on september 18, 2007

Price paid: $ 38

Purchased from: Melmusic

Ease of Use: This is a strange little peice of equipment, I bought it because I just wanted a cheap fuzz pedal to much around with and therefore chose Behringer as they usually make half decent stuff without breaking the bank. This pedal is a bit of a disapointment, it's almost imposible to get a nice fuzz sound out of it, infact most of the time it just gives off a weird metalic sound. It has 4 knobs to change teh sound, treble, bass, level and gain, it also has 2 different types of fuzz to choose between or a boost. The manual it came with was mostly in chinese which si weird as Behringer are german, what instructions it gave were minimal, mostly just how to put a battery in it and where to plug leads in. // 4

Sound: I'm using a Yamaha ERG121 and Danelectro 56 Pro plugged into a Fender HotRod Deluxe. The effects are quite strong and can be adjusted to make them weaker or stronegr depending on your preference. The soudns are odd and unreliable, sometimes it will just make a high pitched squeeling sound other times it gives a muddy, or metalic sound very unlike fuzz, the effects are very poor on this pedal and you're not likely to be able to copy any of your favourite artists, although you can come up with your own unique sound, a terrible sound but unique none the less. // 4

Reliability & Durability: It's completely random, That's its major problem, sometimes it gives off ok-ish fuzz but other times it becoems very strange, it you could depend on it to do the same thing everytime than it would be much better, some of the werid sounds it makes are kinda cool but you can't force them to appear. The pedal also has the problem that sometimes you stamp it on then it will refuse to stamp off and you have to actually pull the cables out to shut it up. I would certainly not use this at a gig unless I could get some reliability out of it. // 1

Impression: I play all sorts of rock, I bought a fuzz pedal so I could play music like kyuss, Fu Manchu and The Smashing Pumpkins, aswell as some of my own originals which tend to use fuzz. It's not very good for any of these bands songs, If it were stolen I'd save up and buy somehting mroe expensive that's gives a good quality sound, something like a Fender Blender or even a big muff. I love some of the odd soudns that come out of it but I hate that you can't depend on hem to happen everytime, it's just so damn unreliable! // 2

overall: 5

Reviewed by: joesamsnow, on may 30, 2008

Purchased from: Trad Music

Ease of Use: This FX pedal is pretty easy to use, simply push the pedal to turn it on and off. There is a Switch at the top right of the pedal, which switches between 3 modes (Fuzz mode 1, Fuzz mode 2 and Boost). Four knobs control the level, gain, treble and bass power. The manual however is pretty lame. It uses up masses of paper, for about 2 sentences on how to insert the battery in more or less every language. // 7

Sound: I use this pedal with my Cheetah 30w amp, and Stagg EU SURF-TB UK guitar. It gives a good, pure rock sound when set to Fuzz mode 1 or 2. Boost mode simply enhances the volume. This pedal gives quite noisy feedback on the Fuzz modes. When set to a low volume the effects sound pretty poor, but when loud they rock! With this pedal you can get sounds like Aerosmith, especially in their song 'Same Old Song And Dance'. Although this pedal has 3 modes, the fuzz modes sound pretty similar. Mode 1 is louder than mode 2, but mode 2 has more Fuzz. // 4

Reliability & Durability: This FX pedal uses a 9 volt battery, however if using it in a gig, always use the other power function, which in this case is a lead connecting the pedal to a 9V power outlet. If you do use a 9V battery, it can run out pretty quick, and in a gig this is not an option without backup. // 5

Impression: I play rock music, so this is an ok, low budget pedal for my style. I have been playing for 3 years, and this is my first pedal since I only got an electric guitar in February 2008, so I don't own any other pedals, however rated to the other ones I've seen, this is a good buy for it's price. If it was stolen or lost, I would buy a different pedal, as I think that more functions would suite me. My favourite feature is the first Fuzz mode, as it can make my playing sound just like one of my favourite bands - Aerosmith, however I wish it had more modes and options to choose. I would recommend this pedal to a beginner Who is just wanting to try out a low costing FX pedal. // 4

Comments

[Coldspiders13]

I might go check it out...
i have a think for strange noises.
If you really want a strange but good fuzz pedal, i would recommend saving up and investing in a zvex fuzz factory.

[rancidryan]

yey strange mettallic noises

[filthylittleboy]

uhm... learn how to spell.

[FrEaKGuItArIsT]

Yeah, Behringer seems to be kinda hit and miss with the not-too-expensive pedals.
I've got their Ultra Flanger, but it's quite good and I also had the same instruction problem.

they just kinda give you an average pedal and make you mess around it till you get what you look.

[Weybl Himself]

Then. Than. They are different words. Please leave the internet and return when you've learnt the difference.

[pig god 121]

why dont you just let a 3 year old mess with the tuning pegs and play through £34 amp Youd problebly get a better sound than this pile of crap

[DonJulio]

i got a behringer wah...it changes the sound of your whole setup dramatically...i think the trick with behringer is that youve got to mess around very long with the potis and everything to get a good sound...but i still wouldnt recommend that wah

[~Shred Hero~]

You guys cant expect much from Behringer. I mean you gotta admit, for $30 bucks they do give you something.... just not as much as more expensive pedals.

[higherworlds]

filthylittleboy :
uhm... learn how to spell.
POSTED: 09/18/2007 - 06:54 pm / quote |

learn how not to be an a--hole the rest of your life.

[skateandrock_13]

i got about 5 behringer pedals, they are OK for the money, but i think they are unusable in a live situation. I have this fuzz and if you mix it with another distortion by boss, digitech, it sounds terrible

[scruftyboy]

for £20 this is a good pedal,ive had one for a few months now,i like the sound,i use it with a tele and an arch top.if you dont like it spend more money