The Fuzz Junkie is an oscillating fuzz pedal from Looperstar Effects, a small pedal builder. Fuzz is the roughest of the distortion family, sitting alongside overdrive and distortion pedals, and an oscillating fuzz like this one adds self-generated, unstable tones on top of the clipped signal, the kind of behavior players associate with synth and filter effects. You can read more about the category in our guide to fuzz pedals1.
Versions
The pedal has been around for a while, and the version covered here is the newest of them. Writing on Delicious Audio in May 2020, Paolo De Gregorio described this edition as the most compact and best looking so far, with a demo video showing it in action1.
"this new version, demoed in the top video, is the most compact and awesome looking one to date"
What reviewers said
Delicious Audio's write-up is short and enthusiastic. After describing the pedal's oscillating character, De Gregorio's verdict was1:
"what else is there to say, besides that it sounds sick?"
Videos
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Sources (1)
- Looperstar Effects Fuzz Junkie, Delicious Audio, 2020-05-11