The Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version is a Tru Fi fuzz pedal, currently around $199.95. Close alternatives include the Source Audio Kingmaker and the Electro-Harmonix Percolator. It pairs well with the Fender Vibrolux 6G11 and the Magnatone 280.

Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version

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The Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version is a smaller-format, hand-built USA clone of the Univox Super Fuzz, a uniquely aggressive and retro fuzz circuit using two germanium diodes for octave fuzz generation and square-wave clipping. Controls cover volume, fuzz amount, and a blend pot that replaces the original's tone switch, while full-wave rectification produces both upper and lower octave harmonics along with natural compression and a mild ring-modulator-like texture. This compact version solves practical issues found on vintage originals, including adding a master volume and quieting a noisy circuit, while fitting a smaller pedalboard footprint than the standard-size version. Suited to players chasing the distinctively aggressive, octave-laden vintage Super Fuzz sound in a more space-efficient enclosure.

What stands out

  • “while full-wave rectification produces both upper and lower octave harmonics along with natural compression and a mild ring-modulator-like texture”

    — from the listing

  • “Standout strength is a genuinely musical take on a famously wild vintage circuit, addressing the original's practical shortcomings like a”

    — from the community notes

  • “a uniquely aggressive and retro fuzz circuit using two germanium diodes for octave fuzz generation and square-wave clipping”

    — from the listing

  • “This compact version solves practical issues found on vintage originals, including adding a master volume and quieting a noisy circuit, while fitting a smaller pedalboard footprint than the standard-size version”

    — from the listing

  • “Reviewers specifically call it one of the more musical takes on the Super Fuzz circuit they have played, suggesting Tru-Fi's boutique refinements meaningfully improved on the original's rougher edges”

    — from the reviews

Trade-offs

  • “Regarded as an angry, mean-sounding fuzz with genuinely unique octave and ring-modulator-adjacent texture , distinguishing it from typical Big Muff or Fuzz Face style pedals”

    — from the community notes

  • octave
  • aggressive
  • octave fuzz
  • natural compression
  • musical
  • ring modulator
  • full
  • fuzz
$199.95View on Reverb

Price updated Oct 24, 2026

Genres the Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version is commonly used in

  • Experimental
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Noise Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Alternative
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Stoner Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Psychedelic Rock
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  • Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version

Fender Vibrolux 6G11

amplifier

22% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)

Put Fender Vibrolux 6G11 in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward modulated

Comes later in the signal chain

Magnatone 280

Magnatone

21% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)

Magnatone 280 layers modulated onto an already fuzzy signal

Comes later in the signal chain

Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp

Gibson

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp stacks modulated on top of the fuzzy already here

Magnatone 510

Magnatone

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Magnatone 510 stacks modulated on top of the fuzzy already here

Pedals that stack with the Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version

Death By Audio Space Bender

Death By Audio

24% match
$270via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)

Keep Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version's octave voice out front: Death By Audio Space Bender goes after Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it

Comes later in the signal chain

Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition

Walrus Audio

22% match
$199.99via Reverb

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)

Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition stacks clean boost on top of the fuzzy already here

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Walrus Audio Ages

Walrus Audio

22% match
$199via Reverb

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)

Run fuzzy into Walrus Audio Ages for more clean boost on top

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Walrus Audio Mako D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay V1

Walrus Audio

15% match
$269via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)

Keep Walrus Audio Mako D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay V1 after Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version in the signal chain, clear of Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Walrus Audio Melee Wall of Noise Black

Walrus Audio

15% match
$290.88via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → octave)

Run Walrus Audio Melee Wall of Noise Black after Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version in the signal chain, clear of Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Jackson Audio Bloom V2 Compressor/EQ

Jackson Audio

12% match
$263.20via Reverb

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

What Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version brings here leans toward octave — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Subdecay Octave Theory Octave Modulator Synthesizer

Subdecay

tonal match
$199via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Subdecay Octave Theory Octave Modulator Synthesizer goes in front of Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version — pitch tracking is cleanest before anything colours the note

EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things

EarthQuaker Devices

$291.55via Reverb

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Boutique & premium upgrades

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“is a smaller-format, hand-built USA clone of the Univox Super Fuzz”

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Source Audio Kingmaker

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Electro-Harmonix Percolator

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Shared character: big muff, one octave, mix

Suhr Rufus, Black Edition

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version?+

The closest matches in character are the Source Audio Kingmaker, the Electro-Harmonix Percolator, the Suhr Rufus, Black Edition. Budget picks: EarthQuaker Devices Fuzz Master General V2, EarthQuaker Devices Fuzz Master General, Dunlop MXR Octavio Fuzz JD-M267. Boutique upgrades: Fulltone OF-1 Octafuzz, Univox Super-Fuzz, Beetronics Octahive Shop Hot Rod.

What pairs well with the Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Vibrolux 6G11, Magnatone 280, Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp — Put Fender Vibrolux 6G11 in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward modulated.

How much does the Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version cost?+

Around $199.95 (live listing price, updated Oct 24, 2026).

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