Fjord Fuzz Berserk V3

Fjord Fuzz Berserk V3 expands on the circuit family tree that started with the octave section of Odin. That same circuit can be configured in four different, equally useful and exciting ways. There’s a loud and strong octave fuzz, a precise and pointy octave fuzz, a wide and kind regular fuzz and a bright and loud regular fuzz. For Odin V2 and now V3, Fjord Fuzz used the loud octave fuzz and the kind regular fuzz, for a very fun 1-2-punch kind of live package. The regular fuzz lets you fall back into the mix and the octave fuzz allows you to punch through anything when needed. Some people found this combination to be a little bit unbalanced, and they’re right. That was the point.

Berserk V3 uses the other two versions of this circuit. When engaged you are welcomed by a loud, bright and vintage-sounding fuzztone, first found on the Berserk V2. It has perfect string-to-string separation and very even dynamic response across the fretboard. It’s a bit noisier and more raw compared to the regular fuzz found in Odin. Toggle Berserk V3 into octave mode and you’ll find a near perfect octave doubling. Pointy, crisp, clear and chalky. Odin’s octave up is much more powerful in terms of gain structure, which in turn causes stronger octave down differential notes, but it will never match Berserk’s octaves for clarity and precision. You can’t have both in the same circuit, but with Berserk V3, now you can at least have both on your pedal board!