Description
Dunlop’s Authentic Hendrix ’68 Shrine Series Fuzz Face takes the pedal that helped define Jimi Hendrix’s tone and dresses it in artwork lifted straight from John Van Hamersveld’s celebrated 1968 Shrine Auditorium concert poster. It’s part of a broader Shrine collection covering the Uni-Vibe Chorus Vibrato, Band of Gypsys Fuzz, and Octavio Fuzz — the core effects Hendrix relied on to shape some of rock’s most instantly recognizable sounds.
Housed in Dunlop’s compact MXR-style enclosure, this reissue keeps the classic Fuzz Face circuit intact while adding conveniences players actually want on a modern board: a status LED so you can see the effect state at a glance, and a standard power jack so you’re not tethered to a 9V battery. That smaller footprint matters for pedalboard builders juggling limited real estate, letting you slot vintage-flavored fuzz into a chain without sacrificing space for other essentials.
Sonically, expect the Fuzz Face’s signature character: a touch-sensitive, harmonically rich fuzz that cleans up nicely when you back off your guitar’s volume knob and thickens into full-on saturation as you dig in. Placed early in your signal chain — ahead of wahs, modulation, or time-based effects — it reacts directly to your pickups and playing dynamics rather than sitting as a static distortion box.
- Authentic Fuzz Face Distortion circuit
- Custom Shrine Series artwork by John Van Hamersveld
- Compact MXR mini housing
- Status LED indicator
- Standard power jack
For players chasing the same fuzz textures Hendrix wrung out of his rig, this pedal offers a direct, tour-worthy link to that tone in a board-friendly package.
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