Very cool! Nice work.

WOW!!.. Finally I can do a proper cover of Spongebob Squarepants theme song.

Truly the BoC box. I want one but I don't want one but I want one. I think anyone who loves those guys and is also a musician will know what I mean when I say that...

Sounds like a really old VHS that's been in the sun for a long time. Freakn love it

I've been interested in this pedal since before becoming a reverb nerd. This is the best demo out there. Most videos I've seen for ILFJ were done by folks who seemed to think it was neat but could seemingly not hear a context for it in their own playing. For what you do, Andy, I put you up there with PGS Andy, Burgs, Gearmanndude and Pete Thorn. Thanks!

aww man the whole video all I wanted to hear was LESS DEPTH!!! I wan hear that subtle warble, rather than that detune. Sounds good, but I guess I just need to buy it

best video on this pedal i've seen...thank you for taking the time to really explore it & then to explain & demo it.

Popped into a guitar shop earlier. Tried this pedal on a valve amp with a spring reverb. I then obviously had to buy it.

Wow! (And flutter!)

Joel Korte, the man who designed this pedal for zvex, started his own company, Chase Bliss Audio, and he makes this amazing pedal called the Warped Vinyl, which is FREAKING AWESOME. if you like this pedal's sound, check out the warped vinyl, it does this and way more.

"I NEED IT!!!" - Spongebob

Exactly what I want to see in a pedal demo

Great explanation and demo of the ZVEX Lo-Fi Junky! Recently saw Dylan LeBlanc and noticed the ZVEX pedal on his board and wasn't familiar with it. The sound was cool, especially since he was just doing a two man show with his dad on bass and his guitar really filled up the room. Now I know how! Thanks!

Oh my molten mind! 0:39 enter Boards of Canada. :) Excellent demo, good sir!

I use it with EHX Memory Man, very useful combo ... I wish the power indicator was somewhere in the middle, rather than hidden behind those big knobs.

this is gonna be my first pedal. so excited

Delays and reverbs are great, but I love pedals like this that, as Andy said, "mess with your sound". Some other pedals to consider are Boss's PS-3 Pitch Shifter/Delay and RV-3 Delay/Reverb. Also the Red Panda Particle delay. Each of these offer some really messed up, but controllable sounds.

this tape flutter style is epic! definitly worth the price :)

The Boards of Canada pedal!

This is a sweet & very interesting demo of this pedal. I didn't know this existed. Now I want one.:) Great job, Andy!

Instant Boards of Canada

Wow love the sounds with the delays/reverbs engaged

Yeah, the Warped Vinyl would be awesome to have, but I think the instant Lofi junky is great cuz of the compression and nice filtering of the tone.

now that you have experienced the warped vinyl pedal is there still a reason to get the lo fi junky?

AMAZING BOARDS OF CANADA IN A PEDAL

Sounds good brother! just for my personal preference, I would use this pedal to add that signature lo-fi tape warble to my dry signal and send that through my delay section. Love the set up!

wow, that first sound and especially 8:53. straight up boards of canada.

After watching I see you're in Lowercase Noises. Long time listener and even shared you with our other guitarist before! Very cool. Also, you might have sold me on this pedal.

9:00 and you get instant boards of Canada vibes

This lo-fl tape wow and flutter effect can be simulated without an FX pedal. For demoing purposes I have a Fender Champion 20: a great little cheap amp. I realized, quite by happy accident, that the BoC sound can be achieved on the amp along with a delay unit. Set the amp to a very, very slow vibrato, crank the FX level, turn the treble way down and the bass up, and combine this with a delay unit that does reverse delay (although you could mess around with tape echo or other settings, or even ditch it). If you run a guitar through it, tweaking the pickup and tone qualities to further compress the signal, you've got your 'Campfire Headphase' guitar sound. Point being that as good a pedal as the Instant Lo-Fi Junky is, if you've got vibrato and a good delay pedal, and even some reverb, you can make this sound. With that in mind, after demoing the pedal, I just couldn't justify the purchase.

drunk/high guitar.. nice sound

subbed. great explanation and demo! i've been a rack user for many years, but i'm getting back into pedals and looking for ones that do something different. just got myself a CBA Blooper, looking at the Mood and the Zvex stuff has always impressed me (used to have a box of rock and a fuzz factory years ago and loved both). i think a fuzz factory and this lo-fi are right on my radar right now.

Dude. Great review for a great pedal. Andy Othling

As mark Bowen from idles calls it "the crappifier"

Great in depth informative demo. I'd love to try one of these pedals.

Amazing video, thank you so much.

Love the tone at 12:00…

Holy shit! Nice lo-fi sound! Instant Analogue-y!😍

Good review, good knowledge and application to modulation. Thank you

Beautiful tonal destruction...

The Chorus sounds similar to the chorus on the Strymon Deco (I'm thinking of the Vertical LoFi Junky version).

So much BoC

awesome! also you have a really great voice

Damn you! :) I've never heard this pedal in a way that seemed like something I could use. Now I'm trying to figure out where I can squeeze it on my board and what might have to go.

Andy, "the unnamed guitarist" as per Lee Anderton, LOL ! I'm looking at picking up a ZVex Fuzz Factory and a Lo - Fi Loop Junky to fit into the board.

Andy, ur a frickin' GENIOUS!

Great review, very helpful. And interesting playing. Thanks!

Well done... for the pedal and for the demo.

A bit late but I use the lo fi junkie in the fx loop of either a reverb or delay

That sound is called a Tape Flutter.

Ah 2014. Back when people talked their way through the video.

Have you heard the Chase bliss audio warped vinyl pedal? Its pretty similar but with a ton more functionality... Also more expensive. Haha. You should check it out doe.

Dude Andy, you need to check out the earthquaker devices Arpanoid. Seems like a crazy pedal as well

Great demo andy, you have really helped my ambient creativity as far as fx go and I thank you! Quick question though. I generally use a Gibson LP but I have come to really appreciate the clean tone of your parts tele. Any way you would make a vid of your components, if you haven't already?

Amazing pedal. This and the Diamond Vibrato are the best things on the market. Cheers.

Anybody get hard clipping on certain settings, I mean it sounds like you are hitting your pick on the pickups kind of clipping -? Or is mine defective?

Im surprised an analog delay lover like you hasnt bought the moog mf-104m. Thats like the crown jewel of analog delay. Expensive, but if you like the sounds the lofi junky is doing you would love it.

Great job, and very informative! Thanks 👍

super cool review

Would be awesome to hear this in the loop of a delay pedal, to see the delay can emulate old tape delay sound

Hi Andy great demo. Since I saw you playing the Chase Bliss warped vinyl.. which of these two pedals would you recommend me for a Boards of Canada kind of sound? Thank you.

Would sound super cool doing organ tones when you have roll back on the tone knob and get that bass sound!

Thank you you explained this pedal well I even understood what you were talking abought I have been trying to learn abought pedals but some if these guys on youtube just joke around to much they talk then try to explaine they dont stick to the mission like you did on this vidio I think it would work great for movies like sling blade for an independent film maker play it threw the movie that what it seemed to me... thank you...Roland from Magdalena New Mexico usa.

Can you do a video combining the volante and junky

yes!

We need to hear more about Archabald!!! :D

Great video man.

I really love the sound you can achieve when you put it after the reverb, I was thinking of buying one to do the same, but the junky isn't stereo right? so for a stereo reverb lover like me it would just be one channel processed right?... And yes all the people commenting are right..it does sound like stuff as "ready lets go" by boc. good video and playing. its a cool device but a lot of people just dont have imagination to play it well like you do even with just a couple chords

Great review!

How would you compare this and the Dba Echo dream? I want a lo-fi modulation pedal but can't decide. I know they do different things but it seems like there's some overlap between the two.

Hey Andy, just wondering can you get that same modulated sound on the big sky that you did on the flint? I have a lo fi junky and very interested in the big sky with the lo fi junky placed after instead of before the reverb.

Hey Andy. I see you've added a flint to the equation. Any plans to do a demo/review in the near future?

Hi Andy! I know you've used the Chase Bliss Audio Warped Vinyl as well. How do you compare the two? I've got the Warped Vinyl, but am considering the ZVex ILFJ. Great demos and "Let's screw with" videos by the way! Cheers! /Kalle

A lot of the demos available seem to reveal a lot of noise from this pedal, especially on the Comp side of the mix. Is the noise only/mostly noticeable on the comp side or is it everywhere? I ask cause I would pretty much exclusively use the lo-fi side if I owned one but i’m hesitant if that’s noisy too.

Hey Andy. i love the chord you are playing during your clean demo. what are they exactly?

Can you do a video on your complete live set up?

Andy I really like your demos, they're really helpful. I'm thinking of buying this particular zvex but I haven't found a demo that shows what this sounds like with humbuckers instead of singlecoils, any help? I play mostly a thinline 72 custom tele, and I'm afraid the signal might be too dark to brighten up with the tone knob (when the comp/lo-fi knob is fully clockwise) have you tried it with your gibson or tele deluxe? thanks

the sound at 5:15 is very cool, I would make a song with it! XD

damn! gimmie a echo dream 2 demo as well! that thing looks awesome!!!

What are the pedals you simply can't live without?

Hey Andy! I just got this pedal after much consideration, and I absolutely love the vibe it adds to my drones and ambient music. But I am consurned with the very audible hiss and crackle the pedal creates when turned on, and it is really interfering with my playing. It tends to lessen when I dial back the tone on the pedal, though. Is there any way to reduce or eliminate the hiss and fuzz of the pedal? Thanks.

What's the name of the band you're playing with? Sound like you said Archballs, I can't find any info

I get a lot of sounds in this vein with a Lexicon MPX G2 unit.

Midi murf moog pedal would do wounders for your ambient guitar check it out

8:58 that sounds so beautiful and haunting at the same time

Do you have any videos that feature that DBA echo dream?

Could you demo the Echo Dream sometime?

"Lo-fi effect" = pitch modulation

Are you using lava cables ?

Tycho tones

There's certainly a point to be made that this pedal easily sounds like BoC - not even necessarily Campfire Headphase - but dude, you're just plain flirting when you play shit like 8:54

Ah, the sound kicked in on Love song for a Lonely World's chorus, huh?

is this pedal analog or digital?

Yuck... Sorry but this sounds horrible. But I'm willing to hear your creativity with this pedal. :)

Well done... for the pedal and for the demo.