The Fire Custom Shop Little Boy is a compact analog overdrive with an equalizer, sold as the Juninho Afram signature pedal. Fire describes it as producing "a modern and versatile tone, from a lighter drive to heavier distortions", calling it a "brave" and tameable pedal with balance between mids, bass and treble, compression and saturation levels1. For a player, that places it in the same broad territory as other overdrive pedals, with the added tone-shaping of a built-in EQ, and it can push into distortion territory at the top of its range.
Circuit and sound
The Little Boy is an analog circuit, so the drive and EQ are handled by analog components rather than digital processing1. Fire's own description frames it as a pedal with a wide gain range: a lighter drive at the bottom end and heavier distortions at the top, with the EQ balancing mids, bass and treble alongside the compression and saturation levels1. Players comparing it with other drives may find the Boss SD-1 vs Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer comparison useful background on how overdrive voicings differ.
Power and build
The pedal takes a standard 9V DC center negative supply and draws 9mA, so it fits comfortably on a pedalboard power supply alongside other compact pedals1. Fire describes the enclosure as "Compact, robust and durable, ready for the road"1.
Fire publishes the Little Boy manual in Portuguese as a PDF on its website1.
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Questions
What power supply does the Fire Custom Shop Little Boy need?
The Little Boy runs on a 9V DC supply with a center negative plug, the standard arrangement for compact pedals. A regular isolated pedal power output or a one-spot style adapter that matches that polarity will run it, and at 9mA it is a light load on any supply.
Is the Little Boy analog or digital?
It is an analog pedal. Fire Custom Shop lists the circuit type as analog on the product page, meaning the signal is shaped by analog components rather than converted to digital and back.
Who is Juninho Afram?
Juninho Afram is the player the Little Boy is named for: Fire Custom Shop sells the pedal as the Fire Little Boy Juninho Afram Signature compact pedal, so it carries his name as a signature model.
How much current does the Little Boy draw?
Fire Custom Shop lists the current draw at 9mA, which is low for an overdrive and easy to accommodate on a shared pedalboard power supply.
Is there a manual for the Little Boy?
Yes. Fire Custom Shop publishes a manual for the Little Boy as a PDF on its website, in Portuguese, covering the pedal's operation.
Sources (1)
- Little Boy by Fire Custom Shop, RockBoard (rockboard.de PedalPedia), 2026