Dunlop Fuzz Face Shoot Out w/ Jeorge Tripps & James Santiago

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Presented here courtesy of Dunlop's Jeorge Tripps and James Santiago from Voodoo Labs, is an informal in-depth look into the sounds and features of all the members of the Fuzz Face family currently available from Dunlop Manufacturing.

Many thanks to Mr. Santiago for performing and providing us with this demo.

EFFECT PEDALS FEATURED IN THIS DEMO:

JBF3 Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face
-Adds sustain and fuzzy thickness.
-Hand-wired circuitry with matched NOS Russian military germanium transistors.
-Features classic grey Cliff jacks and Omeg pots.
-Housed in a polished copper finish that will patina over time.

EJF1 Eric Johnson Signature Fuzz Face
-Designed after Eric's personal prized Fuzz Faces
-Features hand-selected BC183 silicon transistors (for higher gain)
-Custom vintage-style hammertone finish
-Custom reproduction '68-'69 knobs

JHF1 Jimi Hendrix ™ Fuzz Face®
-Meticulously faithful reproduction of Jimi's 1969-70 Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face.
-Features the toneful BC108 silicon transistor. Carefully matched to the original specs.
-Original Fuzz Face knobs and vintage turquoise hammertone finish

JDF2 Fuzz Face®
-Built to the exact specifications of the Original Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face.
-Features original Germanium PNP transistor design
-Ruggedly constructed to the original vintage specs.

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If you want to jump around you should be able to click on the times below...:

Basic test
2:07 - 2:35 - Bonamassa GE (mp3xx?)
3:11 - 3:38 - Eric Johnson Si BC183
4:00 - 4:42 - Jimi Hendrix Si BC108
4:59 - 5:35 - Standard JDF2 GE NTE158

Lead test
5:58 - 6:02 - Bonamassa (Ge)
6:03 - 6:05 - EJ (Si)
6:06 - 6:09 - JH (Si)
6:10 - 6:13 - Std (Ge)

Lead Test 2
6:15 - 6:18 - Bonamassa
6:18 - 6:22 - EJ
6:22 - 6:25 - JH
6:26 - 6:30 - Std

Lead test 3
6:40 - 6:43 - JB
6:44 - 6:47 - EJ
6:48 - 6:50 - JH
6:51 - 6:55 - Std

Full-Range lead
7:09 - 7:17 - JB
7:18 - 7:25 - EJ
7:26 - 7:33 - JH
7:33 - 7:40 - Std

Vol Rolled back
8:04 - 8:09 - JB
8:10 - 8:13 - EJ
8:14 - 8:18 - JH
8:19 - 8:24 - Std
8:25 - 8:32 - JB
8:33 - 8:37 - EJ
8:38 - 8:43 - JH
8:44 - 8:50 - Std

W/ a Les Paul
Lead
9:06 - 9:11 - JB
9:12 - 9:16 - EJ
9:17 - 9:21 - JH
9:22 - 9:27 - Std
9:52 - 9:54 - JB
9:55 - 9:57 - EJ
9:58 - 10:00 - JH
10:01 - 10:04 - Std
10:06 - 10:08 - JB
10:09 - 10:11 - EJ
10:12 - 10:15 - JH
10:16 - 10:19 - Std
10:22 - JB
10:25 - EJ
10:28 - JH
10:31 - Std

Rhythm
10:35 - JB
10:40 - EJ
10:44 - JH
10:48 - Std

Fuzz on 10
11:18 - 11:59 - JB

[MindsetMotivors]

All beautiful children but the EJ has the special gift that stands out :)

[SweetSpotGuitar]

"Silicon", not "silicone." One is for boost, one is for bust. :)

[mckay]

Great demo. My Fav list is:
1: Eric Johnson FuzzFace
2: Jimi Hendrix FuzzFace
3: Dunlop Standard FuzzFace
4: Joe FuzzFace
All of them are great (especially the under congratulationed Dunlop Standard Fuzz, a lot of people are biased against them for some reason). But there can only be one winner. Eric!!!

[BESkala]

I like the Hendrix the best. Most toneful, sizzling, tight, and most midrangey. Love it! It's the only one I bought for now, but I'm thinking about getting the Bonamassa too. Thans for the great demo! Cheers!

[ckhgator]

I've got a red germanium, I run it into a ridiculous amount of gain for the doomy tones. It's ridiculous, bassy and meaty. I had a band that tuned to Drop A and wow was that low A note HEAVY with this pedal

[Bergermans]

Hendrix all the way. Has the most bite en cuts trough the most. Altough, cleans up a little less, isn't really a problem. Bonamassa also pretty nice. Like the low gain germanium. Johnson, I think too compressed, specially with buckers. And the standard one is just too dark and muddy with everything.. I've a sunface BC108, compared it against my friends Hendrix Fuzz. Both are pretty close. Like them both. The thing is to cut trough; now I use a Durham Crazy Horse. Is silicon also. Really has that fuzzface vibe, but with that extra drive control, it just cuts trough even better for live usage.

[TinyCatBand]

greatest pedal demo ive ever seen in my life!

[stevenburvenich]

Hendrix signature... Quite smooth gainy while the roll off gives really shiny cleans AND .... the turquoise is both more classy and unique than the others.

[rwmcgeesr]

I am the original owner of a 60's Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face. After replacing the electrolytics capacitors it sounds as good if not better than all 4 of the newer models.

[NintendoSinceBirth]

i own the jimi one now but this makes me want to buy them all!

[michaelarmstrong]

They all sound real cool. If I could, I would have one of each. I have to go with the Hendrix Fuzz with the bc108's as my fav.

[TheAsaBay]

I think this is the best pedalboard ever..

[fishypaw]

Nice demo, Good to hear them side by side with the same guitar riffs.

I'm probably biased but I do love the Hendrix one and I'm glad I bought one. I have my Strat, my VOX V847 Wah-wah and my Hendrix Fuzz Face plugged into an old WEM MKIII valve amp and it sounds amazing.

[Noodlerification]

As soon as I hear the name James Santiago I know I’m in for something good! Some ear candy I’m going to want to hear again

[maxmoore]

02:07 bon
03:12 john
04:00 hend
04:58 stand

05:58 sequence
08:08 clean 8
08:25 clean 7

09:06 lp
09:51 lp + amp
10:35 lp riff

11:18 bon

[frankfeud]

They are all very similar. the guitarist makes the difference. Thanks for the video!

[darthmoridin]

Wow. Those are some awesome pedals. As a mostly Les Paul guy, I've got to rank the Bonamassa and the red face JDF2 as my favorites.

[BESkala]

Been listening to this demo over and over ... Still like the Hendrix FF the best. Cheers!

[MrCrapheadist]

Feelin the Bonamassa which surprises me