8-Bit Fuzz

Well, sometimes it goes EHHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE instead of allowing any signal through.  I realize that this pedal is not supposed to get you a pristine tone, but I highly doubt the buzz I often get was intentional.  See below for why I'm not giving a number rating. When the unit works however, it sounds great and I can have a lot of fun with it.

I cannot depend on this product.  Explanation:  I purchased this pedal in June.  Almost immediately afterwards, Josh (FXDoctor) sent me an email saying that it would be about a month before i would get it and if I didn't want too wait he would refund my money immediately.  Very accomodating.  i said sure I'll wait, no big deal.  I received the pedal in September.  This honestly didn't bother me much.  It also didn't bother me that the pedal had a different paint job than the one pictured when I purchased it. What bothered me was the lack of AC jack, which was listed in the description when I paid for it.  I emailed him about it and he said that the description had been changed some time ago and that I should refresh my browser.  i did, and he was right, it didn't say AC Adapter andy more.  But at that point it had been three months and I'm almost certain that I paid for the version with the jack.  Of course i can't prove that and I'm not calling him a trick or anything.  But if you're interested in his stuff, just double check with him what exactly you're getting.  It might help. The other issue, that buzz of which I spoke, may or may not also be indirectly related to the missing AC jack.  I really can't use batteries in pedlas on my board so I plugged in an adapter.  I can't rule out the possibility that the wire might have tugged on the circuits inside or misplaced something.  And I can't send it back for warranty because I cut a tiny hole in the back plate in order to have the adapter wire come out. I will refrain from giving a number rating because i really can't say the problem is not my fault.  Just wanted to explain so that others can be informed.

No problems.  One knob, one switch.  Switch for on/off.  Knob for Bias. 

He always shot me back emailas real quick, but I've heard otherwise from others.

This is a great pedal!  I was interested in the claims of sounding like my old nintendo, and its true.  The cool thing is that your note gets cut off so it sounds like a synth.  That also makes it sound like a noise gate.  It reminds me of a Big Muff when playing on lower strings.  Really fat fuzzy distortion, just a wall of sound.  When playing up high it cuts through great.  Amazing for solos, tons of sustain!

Looks well made.  No problems after a month.

I have a 2 knob version, I saw a 3 knob version on the site before and now there is a 1 knobber as well.  1 knob for volume, the other I was told is a bias knob.  It takes a few minutes to get the bias right where I liked it, but was rather easy.

Josh always replied to my emails within a few hours, even on weekends. 

I'd defiantely buy it again since I use it for rythms and leads.  All sorts of synthy sounds, just as described.  I like that my paint is actually that chalkboard paint.  I can write my set list on the pedal itself!  The mario graphic is really cool too.