Product details
In 1966, the British distributor Arbiter Electronics released the pedal that would change the face of the music world, the Fuzz Face.
The Fuzz of its master.
Jimi Hendrix is probably the artist most closely associated with the sound of the Fuzz Face, the one who inspired guitarists around the world to take an interest in this modest pedal whose circuitry is almost as simple as its settings, limited to a volume and a gain (called "fuzz"). Among its various versions, the one that remains most closely associated with Hendrix is the 1969 Fuzz Face, the first silicon version heard on the "Electric Ladyland" album.
Too faithful a reissue!
It is this version, richer in gain than the first one with germanium transistor, that Dunlop reproduced under the name of JHF1 (for Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face 1). In the name of fidelity to the original model, this reissue has a huge size compared to the tiny circuit it houses, a reminder of a time when pedals were simply placed on the ground and stability was the key word. It was therefore logical to propose a reduced version, the FFM3 (Fuzz Face Mini 3), to integrate it more easily into a modern pedalboard.
The battery in the Face.
To complete the package, the FFM3 also incorporates two modern features that were sorely lacking in the JHF1: a 9V power jack (handy in a pedalboard with an MXR DC Brick style power supply), and a battery door that is easily accessible on the side of the pedal, so you don't have to unscrew the base. True Fuzz Face aficionados know that this model sounds its best when battery powered, and some even claim to hear differences in sound between two brands of batteries! You be the judge...
Features :
- Display : Led
- Power supply : 9 V battery, DC 9 V
- Power supply included : No
- Category: Fuzz
- Switch : On/Off
- Inputs: Jack
- Format: Pedal
- Number of effects: 1
- Settings: volume, fuzz
- Outputs : Jack
- Technology : Analog
- True bypass : Yes
- Complementary Specs :
- BC108 silicon transistors
- Optional power supply : 9 V battery or MDU ECB003E adapter