MXR Mdu JHM8 vs Walrus Audio Eons Five-State Fuzz
The MXR Mdu JHM8 and the Walrus Audio Eons Five-State Fuzz are both pedals sharing germanium, full, compressed. The MXR Mdu JHM8 leans saturated and sustaining. Current prices: $157.58 vs $210.40.
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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.46% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- germanium
- full
- compressed
MXR Mdu JHM8
MXR · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$157.58via Reverb
$210.40via Reverb
The MXR MDU JHM8 is the Dunlop JH-M8 Jimi Hendrix Gypsy Fuzz, a germanium fuzz pedal from the Jim Dunlop Jimi Hendrix signature series recreating the softer, warmer fuzz tones associated with Hendrix's Band of Gypsys period. Unlike the brighter silicon FFM6 in the same signature line, the JH-M8 uses germanium transistors for a rounder, more compressed fuzz character with smooth sustain and vintage warmth. It's approved within the Jimi Hendrix Experience licensing framework, reflecting tone specifications tied to Hendrix's actual germanium fuzz use. The germanium circuit responds strongly to guitar volume knob cleanup and pickup output, making it dynamically expressive from thick fuzz down to near-clean saturation.
The Walrus Audio Eons Five-State Fuzz is a fuzz pedal built around a five-way mode switch offering drastically different clipping styles: traditional silicon clipping fuzz, silicon clipping with extra low-end oomph, germanium fuzz bordering on distortion, dynamically dark LED clipping, and a hybrid mode pairing hard-clipping silicon with softer LED and soft-clipping diodes. A distinctive Voltage knob varies the pedal's internal current from 3 to 18 volts, letting players dial in anything from a sagging, unstable "dying battery" fuzz character to a tighter, more compressed tone at full voltage. It's the third release in Walrus Audio's Five-State series, following the Ages overdrive and Era distortion.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Rock
- Blues Rock
- alternative
- classic rock
- blues rock
- saturated
- sustaining
- warm