Jimi Hendrix’s Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone
Jimi Hendrix was seen using a Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone pedal during his time with the Squiers. The pedal appears in a photo taken at the Cheetah Club in New York City sometime in mid-1966, positioned behind Jimi.
It’s unclear whether Jimi used the pedal beyond this one occasion.
The Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone is one of the earliest fuzz pedals to achieve widespread popularity. Introduced in 1962, it was designed by recording engineer Glenn Snoddy and WSM-TV engineer Revis V. Hobbs and manufactured by Gibson. However, its popularity soared a few years later when Keith Richards famously used it on “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” The rest, as they say, is history.
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The magic struck when Keith Richard decided to it on “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” and the rest is, of course, history.
Forgot the word ‘use.’
You forgot to include the fuzz face and axis fuzz… basically his most important and most used fuzzes. Really? Whoever wrote this probably also forgets the bowl when he’s eating cereal, or the bread when making a sandwich. I literally came for one thing—to figure out what fuzzes he uses on each album. You gave me three fuzzes he barely used and forgot the ones he’s known for. Speaking of the albums—you barely mention Electric Ladyland anywhere. Literally the album that uses the most diverse gear, meaning the album that needs the largest entry, is basically unmentioned except for one entry about the AC30.
Nowhere it is claimed that this list is complete, nor did I forget anything. Hope you find the info you’re looking for somewhere else. Dan.
Stop being such a fagot, Ben
agreed