Behringer Compressor/Limiter CL9 Classic Effects Pedal

Excellent value. My only fuzz, and the only one I need. Fuzz, for me, is just for playing around by myself at home, so this one scratches the itch. Rare these days, to be satisfied at this price.

Perfect!...Thanks much!

I've never really owned a fuzz pedal before, but have tried a few. Out of most I've tried, I've come across the Big Muff the most. It didn't really strike me as a good flavor of distortion to have until recently. Even my Boss Hyper Metal HM-3 is considered by some to be a fuzz pedal by some folks, but it isn't 100% there, certainly.My budget being what is it right now, I didn't want to spend a lot for a fuzz pedal. There are loads of fuzzes available for $100 or less, but this model is essentially three pedals in one. That's what attracted me to it, along with a few reviews in YouTube. Not to mention the bargain basement price.The three modes can be accessed via a switch on the right side of this pedal. The two fuzz modes (in my view) don't perfectly emulate any one pedal, but are extremely useful nonetheless.FUZZ 1 is a creamy, midrange filled sound. It doesn't get too bright, until the TREBLE knob is pushed past 3 o' clock. This fuzz could make even anemic single coils sound rich and thick. With humbuckers, it's actually quite clean in silences until the gain is past about 2 o' clock. I love the way this fuzz sputters when notes and chords decay. It seems to work best with power chords (root-5th note), and single notes. If you play complex chords, you'll hardly notice them; if you try to play them, use as little gain as possible.FUZZ 2 is more in line with the Big Muff. It has a scooped midrange, which makes things sound dark and sinister. With the increased bass and treble, complex chords work slightly better here. This fuzz also has more sustain than FUZZ 1, so it buzzes longer. This makes it great to use alongside a guitarist that's using a looser sounding high gain tone that isn't necessarily fuzzy. (Head era KoRn comes to mind for me...)The third option is ultimately what made my purchase worthwhile. BOOST. This mode is a clean boost with a flat midrange level. It actually distorts a little, but that's only after cranking the EQ and GAIN knobs all the way up. The resulting buzz does sound a bit like a slightly overdriven non-master volume amp (or a master volume's clean channel fully cranked). Still, throughout most of its gain and volume range, BOOST does a good job of staying clean. This would be great for pushing an amp into overdrive, or extending the gain of a heavily distorted sound. It might also be useful for a tiny volume boost for cleaner guitar tones, or just to maintain a stronger signal for a path full of effects.Overall, I like the tones this pedal spits out. I've only had it a few hours, but I love what I'm hearing so far. The build is similar to the other Behringer pedals I have, a NR100 noise reducer, and a TO800, their overdrive that sounds like a Tube Screamer. With this more recent pedal (built on June of 2010), the knobs seem slightly sturdier than before. I'd still not abuse them too much, though. As always, really abusive stompers might want to look elsewhere (or find a way to put the guts inside a custom built tank).You can't go wrong with the bright blue LED, either! Makes it easy to see on a dark stage, along with the dayglo orange pedal color.

Great performance at a good price.

Very versatile. Boost and two Fuzz modes, and a in between mode ... able to get lots of good sounds/use from this pedal, awesome as first in chain with dual gain stages. Plastic feel, def not super tough, but works and sounds great.

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I was initially impressed with this pedal but upon further use I discovered that, unless I crank the gain pot all the way up, the pedal absolutely destroys my sustain. Like to the point where it severely limits the usefulness of this pedal, which is a shame because it would otherwise be a very useful product.I probably just got a bad one but I feel burned either way because it is too late to return the pedal. It is a cheap lesson but I will be testing gear a lot more thoroughly in the future. First thing I do will be checking sustain on the next cheap pedal I buy and I am already researching alternatives to several Behringer pedals I had planned to buy. I already did buyI guess I get to find out whether Behringer's warranty is actually worth anything. At least they have a US RMA address. No idea if they pay for inbound shipping so that could be another $10 added to the cost.

This is the best Boss Fz-2 clone on the market. Worth the price to try out, mod, rehouse or just play some Electric Wizard riffs