JHS Legends Series Smiley 1969 London Fuzz vs MXR 108 Fuzz
The JHS Legends Series Smiley 1969 London Fuzz and the MXR 108 Fuzz are both pedals sharing bright, silicon. Current prices: $169.53 vs $113.67.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.53% — moderately similar
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- bright
- silicon
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$169.53via Reverb
$113.67via Reverb
The JHS Legends Series Smiley 1969 London Fuzz is a historically accurate recreation of a specific vintage silicon fuzz circuit from 1969 London's active effects pedal scene, capturing the bright, cutting, and harmonically edgy character of late-1960s British silicon fuzz designs. JHS researched original 1969 circuit examples to produce a faithful recreation with modern component consistency and reliability. Suited to psychedelic rock, blues, and vintage British guitar styles of the period.
The MXR 108 Fuzz is a silicon fuzz pedal from MXR inspired by vintage 1960s silicon fuzz circuits, delivering bright, cutting fuzz character with the aggressive attack and harmonic edge of 1960s silicon transistor designs. The 108 designation references the decade of vintage fuzz development from which the circuit draws. The silicon transistor character is consistently bright and aggressive compared to germanium alternatives.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Rock
- Blues
- Classic Rock
- Alternative Rock