The Suhr Rufus Reloaded is a Suhr fuzz pedal. Close alternatives include the Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz and the EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Hybrid Fuzz. It pairs well with the Magnatone Twilighter Stereo 22W Head and the Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo.
Suhr Rufus Reloaded
Suhr · pedal
The Suhr Rufus Reloaded is a versatile fuzz that behaves as much like an overdrive or distortion as a traditional fuzz, staying clean and transparent where most fuzzes turn harsh at high gain. The fuzz control sweeps a wide tonal range, from historic late-1960s fuzz voices through to the thicker, more aggressive grunge-era sounds. A full three-band EQ shapes the output without compromising the underlying guitar and amp tone, which is unusual for the format. The Reloaded edition adds an extremely dynamic and tactile octave-up mode, selected on the fly by holding the multi-function footswitch to switch between Normal and Octave voices mid-performance. Works on guitar or bass, and is considerably more versatile than a typical fuzz.
- fuzz
- distortion
- high gain
- eq
- bass
- overdrive
- clean
- transparent
Genres the Suhr Rufus Reloaded is commonly used in
- Grunge
- Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Stoner Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Punk
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Noise Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Suhr Rufus Reloaded
Magnatone Twilighter Stereo 22W Head
Magnatone
28% matchInto the Twilighter's lush, glassy clean vibrato, the Rufus Reloaded's high-gain fuzz gets to be the only thing doing any dirty work.
Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo
Magnatone
27% matchRun the Rufus Reloaded into the Magnatone's American breakup and its transparent EQ shaping keeps the fuzz articulate instead of washy.
Magnatone 510
Magnatone
tonal matchMagnatone 510 stacks modulated on top of the fuzzy already here
Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp
Gibson
tonal matchGibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp stacks modulated on top of the fuzzy already here
Magnatone 280
Magnatone
tonal matchPush the Magnatone 280's stereo vibrato with the Rufus Reloaded's high-gain fuzz and the pitch-shifting swirl gets real harmonic meat to work with.
Laney World Series 100 SC
Laney
tonal matchLaney World Series 100 SC stacks modulated on top of the fuzzy already here
Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W Head
Magnatone
tonal matchMagnatone Super Fifteen 15W Head layers modulated onto an already fuzzy signal
Magnatone 460
Magnatone
tonal matchMagnatone 460 layers modulated onto an already fuzzy signal
Pedals that stack with the Suhr Rufus Reloaded
Z.Vex Super Hard On
Zvex
60% matchThe Super Hard-On's clean JFET boost pushes the Rufus Reloaded's high-gain fuzz-distortion further into saturation.
JHS Emperor
JHS Pedals
55% matchChase the Rufus Reloaded's high-gain fuzz with the Emperor's chorus and the modulation has real harmonic content to move through.
Electro-Harmonix Small Stone
Electro-Harmonix
35% matchRun the Rufus in front of the Small Stone so the high-gain fuzz gets swept by the phaser instead of drowning its vowel-y sweep.
Strymon BigSky
Strymon
31% matchThe Rufus Reloaded's high-gain fuzz-distortion gives the BigSky's own ambient, shimmering reverb a real gain stage to trail rather than just space. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Beetronics Fatbee JFET Overdrive
Beetronics
30% matchStack the Rufus Reloaded's fuzz on top of the Fatbee's meaty jfet crunch for a fuller, grungier gain layer.
Electro-Harmonix "Ram's Head" Big Muff Pi V2
pedal
30% matchStack the Rufus Reloaded's high-gain fuzz-distortion with the Ram's Head's own edgy Muff distortion for two very different flavors of heavy.
EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder
EarthQuaker Devices
29% matchStack the Rufus Reloaded's high-gain fuzz after the Plumes' transparent, low-gain boost for extra push without losing that open, articulate front end.
Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer
pedal
29% matchRun the Rufus Reloaded's high-gain fuzz after the Orange Squeezer's subtle compression so the saturation tracks a consistent, already-controlled signal.
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz
Behringer
73% similarityShared character: one_octave, full, fuzz
EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Hybrid Fuzz
EarthQuaker Devices
72% similarityShared character: full, fuzz, middle
Sonicake Rude Mouse Distortion
Sonicake
71% similarityShared character: full, fuzz, high_gain_settings
Benson Amps Portable Distortion 424 MKII
Benson Amps
70% similarityShared character: wide_tonal_range, fuzz, high_gain_settings
Suhr Rufus, Black Edition
Suhr
70% similarity“is a cosmetic variant of the Rufus Reloaded fuzz”
Suhr Rufus
Suhr
70% similarity“Suhr states the current Rufus shares an identical circuit and tone with the discontinued original Rufus Reloaded”
Catalinbread Katzenkonig
Catalinbread
70% similarityShared character: one_octave, full, fuzz
Boss JB-2
Boss
70% similarityShared character: full, middle, transparent
Beetronics Octahive Dual FS
Beetronics
67% similarityShared character: one_octave, fuzz, middle
JHS Colour Box V2
JHS Pedals
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Electro-Harmonix Nano Operation Overlord
Electro-Harmonix
94% similaritysimilar tone character
EarthQuaker Devices Zoar V1 Dynamic Audio Grinder
EarthQuaker Devices
94% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Suhr Rufus Reloaded?+
The closest matches in character are the Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz, the EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Hybrid Fuzz, the Sonicake Rude Mouse Distortion.
What pairs well with the Suhr Rufus Reloaded?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Magnatone Twilighter Stereo 22W Head, Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo, Magnatone 510 — Into the Twilighter's lush, glassy clean vibrato, the Rufus Reloaded's high-gain fuzz gets to be the only thing doing any dirty work..
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