Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Octave Fuzz

2 knobs: volume, tone. no upgrades, everything stock...still has washers on the knobs.

I turn the tone knob all the way down and volume at about 2 o' clock to get the Who Knows sound. (Band of Gypsies live at Filmore East) If you turn all knobs up u get a little bit of octave and alot of fuzz.

Metal casing. Very reliable.

dont know. item has been discontiued though so might be hard to find. But not very hard to dial in your tone if you are used to using pedals.

Overall, it sounds like Jimi's octavia by roger mayer, but this is cheaper and you get the same effect.

Good sound, easy, 2 knobs, volume makes it louder, and it gets too loud. tone, for me, find the sound it doesn't sound too bright or too muddy and keep it there. All in all if you know what its suppose to sound like, it should be easy to find a sound you can use.

Simply put, it sounds like what I want it to.

How does it sound, like a distorted rhodes piano kind of sound. Its called a octave fuzz for jimi hendrix. Can you get his ring modulator type sounds found on his recordings, similar, I would say. But thats not what I use it for. I'm sure most people will find it abrasive as its not a pleasing sound, but I love the sound when it works or fits my mood, not a leave it on all the time.

Some hints - chords will not come out defined, but it will make some interesting textures and sounds there
Higher notes on the neck pickup will come out ring modulator like (i have a ring modulator) sounding like fuzzed octave notes (which could be kind of jimi hendrixish)

I will admit I have listened to alot of noise bands and weird sound bands, but I am not trying to create anyones tones as much as create weird noises to add to my own music and sounds.

Setup - Memphis 2 humbucker guitar (Ibanez artist carved top body with a flying V type neck, don't ask I found it and it has spoken to me since) > Octave Fuzz > Ibanez tube screamer > Dunlop wah > line 6 mod modeler > Line 6 Delay Molder > Ernie Ball Volume pedal > Fender Champ 25.

I will say this pedal will not seem to fit in the music I am playing right now, mostly straight ahead rock, but I will work it in to either piss off the band mates or create new textures.

had it for 10 years, used alot at the beginning for a year, sat on a shelf till a few days ago. Breaking out for the new project. Seems reliable. But we will see what real abuse will do to it.

Never dealt with Dunlop. And don't plan to.

I am now playing in a straight ahead rock band (elements of blues/punk/rock/reggae think acoustic rock like john mayer/jack johnson with more harder music). this pedal is not meant for this band, but I will try to work it in. I bought this pedal when I started playing guitar over 10 years ago. Now I play music and I'm an audio engineer, been thru 20 bands and work with local bands all the time. It was on sale and a random buy, out of those 4 pedals I bought, this is the only one I still use or even consider using (forget the DOD grunge pedal or the Rockman Acoustic Simulator or the Ibanez auto wah).
I would miss this pedal if it disappeared. Its a sound that doesn't happen with other pedals I have, but replace it, Not so sure, maybe look for a similar pedal. To me its a mess around pedal not as important as the others.
Other gear - 4 other amps, 4 other pedals, another guitar, an acoustic guitar, and bass.
I did not compare it to anything but the ring modulator on the filter modeler (that thing can get crazy).
I love its a weird sound, it gets too loud, and the tone has a good range, wish there was a way to get seperate octave fx and fuzz, but hey I was young and dumb. I'm sure it will help me create weird noise when mixed with other pedals, which I have been doing, it straight, we will see.

Two knobs -
Volume and Tone.
Straight forward and easy to use.

Very good sound quality.
I was a bit put off at first - sounds a bit cheesy with the wrong gear. But with a bit of tweaking and a good amp - it sounds brilliant!!
It has a very high gain. Loads of volume!
The octave is produced with a ring modulator - so you can get some really weird sounds and interesting harmonics.
I recommend you use this in front of a big muff.
I really love this pedal. It's just wild!
Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth both use this pedal - and you can really hear their tones with it. And much more!!!

Definitely reliable. This pedal will last a life time!

I don't think I will ever need it. But i've heard they're really friendly and helpful.

I play loud experimental music and a bit of noisy punk.
I've been playing for over 10 years.
I would definitely buy a new one if it was stolen.
I love the sound of this thing in front of a big muff (or any othe distortion). Adds interesting harmonics and a ring modulator octave.
Sounds a bit cheesy on its own.- but still useable.
I use - a whammy, mxr phase 90, a big muff, Hendrix octave fuzz into a Sovtek Tube Midget through a marshall 2x12.
Helps me make music - because it adds wonderful harmonics and noises which could not be achieved without it.

Only two controls but far from easy to get set up right - like any other octave fuzz. Expect to spend some time tweaking the settings. The volume control will result in break-up and weirdness if set too high (and is very sensitive). I use Fenders and find volume at 3 o-clock and tone at 12 works pretty well as a starting point.

This is as good an octave fuzz as any. On it's own it can be incredibly brutal, inclined to break up and stutter, go berserk when playing high on the neck and have all the charm of a broken ring modulator.

Don't expect this pedal to give you a volume boost - that isn't what octave fuzzes are for. Instead, switch to neck pickup and roll down the guitar tone. Set the pedal's volume so the sound doesn't break up (this is probably lower than you expect - you may even get a volume drop) then adjust the tone as required. Keep fiddling with it and the guitar's tone and volume till it stops breaking up and with a strong octave signal present.

Then run it into another distortion/fuzz. The nastiness goes away and everything smooths out and blends. Your low notes and volume come back, the octave is smoothed and all of a sudden things sound right. You can even play chords if you're careful, which is more than most of the digital pitch-shift/harmonising stuff can handle.

Used right the Dunlop Octave Fuzz sounds better than every digital octaver I've ever heard (and that's lots of them). It doesn't sound like the "octavia" effect built into the multi-fx - but they (1) don't really sound like an octavia, and (2) usually don't let you place a fuzz after the fake Octavia (which is essential).

Run it into a fuzz face or similar "soft" toned fuzz and you can get Hendrix-like tones. Run into a Rat with the distortion and filter at 2 o-clock (my personal preference) and you enter Neil Young territory with plenty of note definition and a sound that cuts through anything.

BTW - I use valve amps and have no experience of using this effect with solid state stuff.

No noticable tone impact when it's bypassed either.

Heavy, decent switch, decent sockets. Small case so it fits on pedal boards easily. Doesn't eat batteries and has standard power socket for 9V.

Been playing a long time, professionally nearly as long. My style of music or the rest of my gear is irrelevant. This pedal does what the digital modellers claim to do but - to my ears and fingers - never get right.

If you want the octave fuzz sound you'll already know whether it fits with whatever you play (though I'd be surprised if any country players find much need for one). If you do then this is as good (and as weird) as any.

of course it is easy to use because it has only two knobs.. but on the other hand it's not that easy to get the tone you want. it's gonna take you a while to get that "one octave up" sound. if u just want a simple fuzz u dont have to add another pedal but if u add another distortian pedal (e.g.SD-1) the sound is just out of control but unique :) you can get the manual from the dunlop page but it won't help you a lot.

I was very disappointet when i got my octa fuzz. first of all it is way to silent and you really dont heart the octave effect.. i think its a good fuzz pedal but its still not what i wanted. if you want the real octafuzz sound go and get urself a fulltone octafuzz.. its sad that dunlop put jimi hendrix' name on this pedal even though the fulltone octafuzz sounds much more like him. another great example for the fulltone sound is HIM - Right here in my arms LIVE
another thing that i dont like about the JH octafuzz is that you cant play palm muted riffs on it.. its way too silent for that.. but that could also be a result of my line 6 combo amp

this pedal will still be working in a few decades.. and the batteries survive forever.. mine worked for over 3 months even though i forgot to take the cord out of the input button over my 6 week holiday ^^

never had any problems with it

as i already sad... dont buy this pedal because of the octave feature.. you actually cant hear it with the right equipment.. its ok for a fuzz pedal even though there are better ones.. but again.. its sad that dunlop put jimi hendrix name on this one

only two knobs. 8, because you have to spend some time on looking for tones you are interested in, to find some octave sound for exemple.

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it sound great, when you set up the volume on 10 and tone on 3(as someone has written;)),turn sd1 on with max gain an add some warm chorus and delay.that sounds great!And remember to put this stomp BEFORE any other drive.then it works very fluently, when you`ll put it after yopu drive, it will cut your sound.

Just great, i`ve no problems with it.

what???

I play rock, blues and mainly some crazy fusion.I`m looking fore some sound, that can makes you diffrent from other and lets your feelings get prom your soul to your fingers ad your amp. and with other stomps it gives all that for me.nothing to add.

two knobs which pretty much explain themselves although its harder to get that octavia sound if your not sure how

at first i hated this pedal cause i wanted that octavia sound and at first couldnt get it but i discovered how thanks to harmony central by reading the roger mayer octavia reviews on how to get the best sound for that. if you turn the volume on 10 and keep the fuzz between 1 and 3 you will get the octavia sound. only works well with the neck pickup above the seventh fret if you use the bridge pickup you lose that overtone only really is useable with single notes percussive things and chords just dont sound that good. if you set it up like this wala you have that purple haze , fire sound. works well with clean too giving you that srv ish sound when he uses the octavia. As a fuzz i can see why certain people would like it but i just use the amp distortion and set it like i said i didnt buy it for a fuzz. if you want that octavia sound at less than half the price of the mayer pedal then try this sucker out

as with all dunlop pedals i have they are built like bricks and the dunlop and reissue dunlop mxr pedals are the only pedals i own they are cheap and tough and sound great

I work in a music shop in australia and the distributers for dunlop and mxr are fantastic i deal with them daily but never ever have i had a problem with anything dunlop

I hardly use pedals at all but this one stays in my rig at all times I play all sorts of heavy rocky bluesy type stuff and have a fair amount of gear but my main setup is a srv strat with a class a 30 watt combo with not many other fx apart from a phase 90 and a wah i seldom use this pedal but it does what i want it to do. it doesnt explain how to get the octave sounds from it probably cause its so basic but im happy with the octavia sound it gives me when i want it which is not very often im sur the mayer one is probably a better octavia but in australia its three times the price and i doubt very much that its three times better than the dunlop like i said at first i hated it cause i couldnt get that overtone thatt i wanted but if you set it up like i said it works pretty well

two knobs ones a volume play around get a sound you like

dosn't do the octave thing well,, the distrtion/fuzz all around vibe is super compressed, wich is neat for conbining w/ other boxes like overdrives or toned down distortion to screate real cool colors

real good on batterys(like weeks!!) bullet proof cassingsimple srong swich

what??!!

pretty cool.i'd wouln'd go nuts if i 'lost it' i use it just for another favor kinda fun

Turn both knobs all the way up and stomp on it.

I use this with my Fender Cyclone guitar and Hotrod amp. It gives me the nasty 60s fuzz tone that I have been searching for. Pure evil!
Very Link Wray, Davie Allen and Cramps like. Very naughty with an Ibanez tube screamer added on.

So far so good. Very solid. This box could be used to drive nails into oak planks. Or it could take out a windshield if thrown hard enough!

Purchased this item used. I have had no contact with the company that sells it...although they make mighty fine guitar picks.

This not a distortion box. It's a FUZZ box. Learn the differance.
If you want distortion, buy a distortion box. But if you want fuzz thick enough to walk on...this could make you very happy. Fuzz ain't weird...it's FUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!

yeah it's good for weird sounds, but hard to get a general good normal sound out of. i leave the tone at half, not too raspy not too muffy.

i normally use this for guitar, but ive started using it on bass a lot. it works very very well at giving me a nice warm fuzz/drive on the bass and sound smooth and doesn't rob the low end any that ive noticed. very good, but still bad sustain

it's pretty reliable if you ask me:O

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great on bass and guitar. just watch that sustain

Not many features needed, but it does take a while to dial in a decent sound.

I use this pedal with Rickenbackers, US made Strat, and an Epiphone Supernova. This rating may seem low because it's not a good all around distortion pedal. It's good for one thing only: to sound freaky. It does not provide a true octave up effect. There is little sustain and you're better off getting a Roger Mayer Octavia if you want to sound like Hendrix. I rarely use this effect by itself.

I give a rating of 9 when I use this pedal with my Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive. Putting the Sparkle Drive before the Octave Fuzz in the signal path. It becomes much more musical with the addition of a good overdrive pedal. Adding a compressor helps with sustain. I use this effect sparingly for over the top solos that need a little spastic energy.

Very reliable. I've owned this for ten years and have had no problems.

Don't know.

I got this pedal for a birthday present ten years ago when I was a fan of Hendrix. I didn't like it and put it away for a few years. Now my musical tastes have changed over the years and I have rediscovered this pedal. I find it's a great pedal for art/noise rock, and yet it has some cold and mechanical overtones good for industrial type of stuff.

HHHHHHMMMMMMMM... two nobs...... one switch....... an LED........gee.
very easy to get a good sound out of.

great sound. I use an epiphone strat nock off with and explorer style neck --> octave fuzz --> Morley Wah --> DOD Ice Box Stereo Chorus --> Fender Frontman reverb and a Yamaha thirty 112. sounds awesome. no noise. great for hard rock, alternative, SOME Metal, and even some blues. Adds an extraedge to my solos. im taking a point off cause it isn't very good for sustain.

it's metal.....very tough metal... i would gig w/o a backup (mainly cuz i can't afford another one right now)

never dealt with 'em

A great pedal. I play Rock (almost any kind of rock, just not that pop SH*T) and blues and it fits in real well. i compared it with the classic fuzz and got this one because it sounded more awesome and it had a TONE nob and the classic fuzz didn't. i only wish it had better sustain...

This box is very small - two knobs (Ton, Drive), one switch, one LED, nothing really to find out about. Got mine with "rubber wheels" around the knobs, so I can tweak em with my feet while playing. This makes it an integral part of my playing, like a Wah or the pedals of an orgen (though I can not play organ :)

This effect might not be what you are looking for! It does actually not really add an octave but there are rather complex waveform shapings going on: Firstly, the box overemphasizes the overtones of your guitar greatly. Therefore it is sensitive to your pickups/guitar (tried it with a Strat and with a PRS) but in a rather unusual manner. It takes the base frequency of the note almost away and adds lots of heights, some of which have already been there as well as some new (like all fuzz boxes). At low Tone settings you hear very ring modulator like sounds (in fact I think that the +octave is generated by an ring modulator) which allows foe some really weird noises (sounds as if your guitar is fully out of tune and the pickup is broken). As you turn the tone knob further clockwise the sound becomes more and more a usual fuzz zone, still with cutting heights but somehow loosing a bit personality and (oops!) the +octave. I find this box especially useful when chained in the following way: OCTAVE_FUZZ -> WAH -> slightly distorted Tube amp. Scaaaaary! By sweeping the wah you fall from one overtone to the next (in octaves and fifths). However, you will miss the low bottom and the deep growl, but this mixes great with a band (you wont conflict with the bass or the keyboard). For a vintage box it is surprisingly quiet (but not really quite :).

works always. Dont forget to change batteries...

Once again: It does not really what it is supposed to do - instead of really adding an octave it rather takes away the base frequency (I checked this through an spektrum analyser - you WILL get an higher octave, but the other effects are much more dramatic). This box is useful whenever I like to achieve cutting solo sounds or mad riffs - even use the ring modulator for some rather soft special FX. I think there is nothing on the market that cpuld replace this item, so I would have to buy it again, if I lost it. It is substancial to my playing.

Very Easy. 2 knobs, volume and tone.

Medium Noisy. Effect is more amplified fuzz than octave tones, at least so far. Seems to boost the levels quite a bit in addition to adding nice fuzz sound.

no experience, hard metal case, good switch and dials, inside says MXR on plate. Std. 9V battery but will take an AC adapter.

no experience, I guess this is a Dunlop product, in the Jimi Hendrix family of stomp boxes.

It doesn't seem to like to play with my Voodoo MicroVibe, but sounds great straight or with an Alesis Microverb. Have so far played it cranked through a '50s tweed deluxe, a '62 brownface deluxe, and an '80s tube champ 12. All sound great.