ZVEX Effects Instant Lo-Fi Junky Hand-Painted Chorus Pedal

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ZVEX Effects Instant Lo-Fi Junky Hand-Painted Chorus Pedal
Product no: 9000-0005-4884 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Anyone with any awareness of what the Lo-Fi Loop Junky does will have a good idea of what the Z.Vex Instant Lo-Fi Junky can do. Of course, here, you cannot loop. This is just a lush 'lo-fi' chorus, right? Well, yes, but what it actually does it is take your sound and lightly mince it until it sounds like it was recorded on a 20-year old, beaten up cassette tape, or it's being forced through a gramophone. Play around with the Comp/Lo-Fi, Depth, and Speed and you'll quickly figure out just how far this effect can be pushed.

The Remarkable and Esteemed Z.Vex

The founder of Z-Vex Effects, Zachary Vex, is no stranger to the land of innovative effect building - in fact he's renowned. By mounting one of these hand-painted stompboxes onto your board, you're joining forces with the many revered guitarists who have done it before you. Each pedal has been handmade by Zachary's self-appointed elves (so he says), and while these hand-painted editions are much sought after, you can also get your grubby mitts on the same sound quality from the screen-printed Vexter Series pedals for a little less cash.

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  • Please note: Since each pedal is hand-painted, the finish may vary from that seen in the images.

Specifications

Product features

Adapter included no
Centre positive/negative centre negative
Mini pedal no
Stereo output no
True bypass no
Power supply plug barrel 2.1 mm (inner diameter)
Type of modulation effect chorus
Can be powered by battery yes
Voltage 9 V

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging) 500 gr
Dimensions (incl. packaging) 15,0 x 9,0 x 9,0 cm

Product specifications

  • chorus effect pedal with 'lo-fi' sound
  • based on the Z.Vex Lo-Fi Loop Junky
  • controls: volume, tone, comp/lo-fi, depth, speed
  • foot switch: bypass/on
  • hand-built, hand-painted
  • input: mono jack
  • output: mono jack
  • power (not included): 9V battery or power supply (2.1mm, centre-negative)

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ZVEX Effects Instant Lo-Fi Junky Hand-Painted Chorus Pedal
Wrote the following about ZVEX Effects Instant Lo-Fi Junky Hand-Painted Chorus Pedal
Een zeer eigenzinnig en bijzonder lofi-effect. Prachtig uitgevoerd, handbeschilderd, zwaar en stevig en veel veelzijdiger dan je op het oog zou denken - alleen de compressor is al heel erg goed. Het is geen allemansvriend, want prijzig, gruizig en wobbelig, maar voor mij precies wat ik mooi vind. Zelfs in de Zvex-lijn (alle effecten die ik van ze gehoord heb zijn eigenzinnig en goed) vind ik dit mogelijk het meest interessante pedaal dat ze gemaakt hebben.

Ik kwam op het spoor van dit pedaal toe ik in bezit kwam van een tweedehands Zvex lofi loop junky, een analoog effectpedaal dat 20 seconden gitaar- of basgeluid kan opnemen en herhalen, alleen klinkt de loop vervolgens, heel artistiek, alsof hij uit een beschimmelde bandrecorder komt. Dit schijnt te worden bereikt met dezelfde geheugenchip die je ook in van die kunststof vissen aan een plankje in bruine cafés kunt vinden, en die 'take me to the river' beginnen te zingen als je voorbij loopt.

Dat rare geluid kun je ook direct uit de Instant Lo-Fi Junky krijgen, plus een paar mooie modulaties en een ontzettend funky compressie. Dit effect is vermoedelijk niet voor iedereen, en of het prijsverschil tussen de handbeschilderde en geprinte editie kan worden gerechtvaardigd weet ik ook niet zeker. Wat ik wel zeker weet: er zijn weinig effectpedaaltjes waar ik zoveel plezier mee heb!

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