Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Octave Fuzz

Octave Fuzz Jimi Hendrix System

by Dunlop / MXR







The specially modified circuitry that adds an octave overtone to the fundamental fuzz effect. This gives the unique edge heard on many of Jimi's solos.

FEATURES

Two external control knobs; one controls volume, while the other controls tone.
The red LED indicates when the unit is on.
Powered by the Dunlop ECB-003 and/or 9 volt battery.
4-1/4" x 2-1/4" x 1-1/4"
1.0 lbs.
Black


REVIEW
by dolphinstreet.com


The Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Octave Fuzz is a wacky toy. It can produce some very cool tones. It has modified circuitry that adds an octave overtone to the basic fuzz tone. The result is a unique fuzz tone that is similar to what Jimi Hendrix used on many of his solos.

A fun efffect to play with, it does an octavier type of effect together with a fuzz. It is a really weird pedal, but it is cool to use occasionally. It's supposed to mimick Jimi Hendrix sound, but I don't think it's quite that close. Jimi could play chords with his octavier sound, but the Dunlop Octave Fuzz works best for single-note playing.

One thing that would make this pedal better is a switchable octavier effect. The fuzz tone in this pedal is fun to play with, but since the octavier effect is always on, you are limited to these far out fuzz octave tones. That is of course fun in itself, but a pedal like the Octa-Fuzz by Fulltone would be more versatile, since it allows you to switch the between octa-fuzz and just fuzz.

I like the use my Wah with this pedal. By putting the Wah after the Octave Fuzz, you can get some screaming wicked tones. I never tried this combination until I heard Eric Gales - I noticed he was using an octavier effect and then he would suddenly kick in the Wah. Sounds great! You gotta try it if you havent.

The Jimi Hendrix Octave Fuzz is a fun pedal for single note playing. You can get some really cool sounds out of it, but it is a one-trick pony. If you use it sparingly and wisely, you can have a blast with it. I like it, but I don't use it that much since the effect it produces isn't often that usable in a cover band (unless you play a lot of Hendrix!). Fun toy.


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