Over the course of '69-'70, Jimi Hendrix appeared at his most noted live appearances-Live at Woodstock, Live at Berkeley, and Live at the Fillmore East-using a mysterious red Fuzz Face Distortion with white knobs. That fuzz box sounded like a completely different animal from any of the other Fuzz Face pedals in Jimi's arsenal, snarling with a far more aggressive, biting tone.
The pedal itself has been lost to history, but its unmistakably unique tone lives on in the recordings of those three iconic shows, and Hendrix aficionados have tried to cop that sound for years. We are happy to say that their tonal quest can finally come to a glorious end.
Poring tirelessly over all of the different customized circuit designs Jimi used over the years, our engineers narrowed down this elusive fuzz tone to a version of the Octavio circuit that didn't have the octave up signal. Now, you can get the same Fuzz Face sound in a Phase 90-sized housing, including an all-new Tone control for sonic fine-tuning, featuring artwork from legendary rock artist Gered Mankowitz.
Summoning the raw germanium bite of one of Jimi's most famous fuzz tones in an intuitive, limited-edition chassis, the Dunlop JHM8 Gypsy Fuzz is a searing blast from the past. Modeled after the coveted Fuzz Face Hendrix used in his Band of Gypsys era, the Gypsy Fuzz dials in legendary snarling tone with a three-knob configuration and commemorative art. A piece of history in a pedalboard-friendly package.
