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Band of Gypsys Fuzz Face Blues Jam

Dunlop

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Over the course of '69–'70, Jimi Hendrix appeared at a few of 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 Hendrix'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 Hendrix used over the years, Dunlop's engineers narrowed down this elusive fuzz tone to a version of the Octavio circuit that didn't have the octave up signal. After making a few tweaks, they nailed it.

Now, you can get the same Fuzz Face tone Hendrix used to woo the masses at some of his most famous performances. It comes in a pedalboard-friendly Fuzz Face Mini housing, complete with an AC power jack and an on/off status LED.
Dunlop Band of Gypsys Fuzz Face Mini Guitar Effects Pedal
Dunlop Band of Gypsys Fuzz Face Mini Guitar Effects Pedal
Dunlop Band of Gypsys Fuzz Face Mini Guitar Effects Pedal

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  • Capture Hednrix's elusive live sound from Woodstock, Berkeley and Fillmore East
  • Based on Octavio circuit without octave up signal
  • Pedalboard-friendly size
  • On/off status LED
  • Includes AC power jack

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All pedals - one year parts and labor warranty.
Trigger capo - one year warranty.
Picks - 30 day warranty.
Straps - 90 day warranty.
Strap locks - one year warranty (must follow instructions).

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Reviewed by 9 customers

  • Great Fuzz tone in small compact design

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted5 years ago

    byShiggidy

    fromGrayson, KY

    Had a lot of different Fuzz pedals through the years. I love this one mainly because of the size. Doesn't take up too much space of the board but still captures that vintage Fuzz tone we all know and love. Will you sound like Hendrix?!? Well that all depends on your playing, but it will get you closer to the tone.

  • A great reproduction of a spectacular sound!

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byJimmy D

    fromFL

    I use this in my rig when I get into my Band of Gypsy's mood. The sound is amazing and a fantastic replication of an iconic sound.

  • Low Fuzzy Goodness

    5

    submitted6 years ago

    byRoosterboy

    fromLake Forest

    Love the tone of this pedal. First one I got stopped working right away and had to return to GC.

  • Sounds like Jimi at the Isle of Wright

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted7 years ago

    byJESSE

    fromUndisclosed

    I'm running this pedal through a 100 watt Sovtek Mig 100. I have the pedal connected to a Fender Strat guitar, into a Dunlop Wah, then into a Fulltone Deja Vibe and then into a Ibenez Ts-9, set up as a slight boost and then into a MXR Carbon Copy Delay pedal and then into the amp with the Master and Volume on 3. I leave the BOG pedal on all the time and use my guitar volume to go from pretty clean at 3, to gain rhythm at 5-6 and balls to the wall lead gain at 8-9 (10 is too much). I was surprised that the BOG pedal was able to go after the Wah with no buffer in between them. The tone is good and this setup reminds me of Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wright. The BOG pedal is set at vol 10.5 o'clock and fuzz at 2.5 o'clock. I really like using my guitar volume to change dynamics/gain like Jimi used to do, and this pedal really makes that easy to do.

  • Only 2 knobs, but so many hidden sounds!

    5

    submitted9 years ago

    byJay Jacks

    fromBirmingham, AL

    I'm a 3-5 day a week gigging musician and I also own a commercial recording studio, so it's easy to say that I know good gear when I hear it. This Fuzz Face easily holds its head high among the best of the best. It outed my vintage Dallas Arbiter on tone, and destroyed all the other Fuzz Faces in my collection for being able to remain versatile on different guitars and amps and still sound INCREDIBLE on all of them! Not easy to do - most FF's are finicky or have sweet spots. This one has boatloads of sweet spots and will respond musically and magically to every pick, strum, and volume change. Buy this thing - you wont regret it!

  • Love this!

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted9 years ago

    byMelvin

    fromundisclosed

    Very good product! works like the reviews says.

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  • submitted4 years ago

    asked byJ.Michael

    fromChicago

    do I need a ftsw jack on my amp,to use this?

    do I need a ftsw jack on my amp,to use this?

    Open Reply - Thomas
    No. Please give us a call if you would like some help 877 687 5403Please give us a call if you would like some help 877 687 5403

  • submitted6 years ago

    asked byRob h

    fromPalm beach florida

    What type of transistors are in this model fuzz face unit? Silicon or germanium? Bc 108 or bc 109 if silicon?

    What type of transistors are in this model fuzz face unit? Silicon or germanium? Bc 108 or bc 109 if silicon?

    Open Reply - Beau
    This effects pedal comes with Silicon transistors.

  • submitted6 years ago

    asked byRob h

    fromFLORIDA

    Does this fuzz face contain the bc109 transistor used by David Gilmour?

    Does this fuzz face contain the bc109 transistor used by David Gilmour?

    Open Reply - Ronald
    No. It comes with the NKT275 transistors