ZVex Instant Lo Fi Junky

Description and demonstration of the Instant Lo-fi Junky pedal by Z Vex.

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[alanpitfall]

I was thinking of getting one of these, but I discovered that by running my strat through a compressor, a Boss GE-7 graphic pedal, a 70's Clone Theory and then through a Boss PN-2 Tremelo pan pedal, that I could replicate just about every sound that you got out of the Lo-Fi Junky. So I think that it's a bit of a rip-off Graeme, don't you?

[blondegraemey]

@alanpitfall

Hmmmm? Why use one "rip off" pedal when four chained together will do the same? With respect: You probably could replicate the sound with those boxes (one of which is an expensive vintage chorus) but it's hardly cost effective. Not unless you already own a graphic, comp, clone and trem pan.

[dbenc]

So let me guess, this costs 5 times more than similar pedals out there. Zvex is totally over rated. Good product but nowhere near what worth the price.

[blondegraemey]

Well... Im not too sure about that. With respect, there really isn't a similar pedal to this on the market. As for the price, I wouldn't think it costs 5 times as much as any pedal. G

[DerClunk]

Run an electric piano or synth through this, and you'll have Instant Boards of Canada.

[countrydoctor]

were you in nomad tuning for the slide guitar part? sounded incredible!

[Hellad00d]

@dbenc Zvex makes a quality product, and this pedal sells for $219 street for the vexter model. If $219 is a LOT for a pedal, then you must have an issue with a TON of companies. And not many pedals cost around $40. And if they do, chances are they probably don't sound too great...

[alanpitfall]

My suggestion that it might be a rip-off was tongue in cheek. The fact that I had to use 4 pedals which together are worth considerably more than the Lo-Fi costs, show that it's not overpriced, which was someone else's view.

Thanks for the informative video, yours are always worth watching.

[JoshuaRFox]

zvex and ehx. my two favorite pedal makers, although ehx is a little cheaper.

[jtn191]

@dbenc Midfi's Clari(not) is probably the closest to this effect I've seen, but it's a bit different...a bit more radical

[crxshdxmmy]

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