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Foxrox Captain Coconut 2

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Manufacturer URL http://www.foxroxelectronics.com/
Ease of Use 8.8 (47 responses)
Sound Quality 9.4 (49 responses)
Reliability 9.4 (43 responses)
Customer Support 9.1 (39 responses)
Overall Rating 9.4 (47 responses)
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Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: Euros 380 USED
Submitted 08/07/2007 at 12:24pm by ioannis

Ease of Use : 10
It is fairly easy. The internal trimmer is a bit fussy business as you need to unscrew 8 screws and turn the CC2 over to adjust the input volume at your liking but once you do this you 're done with it for ever. The manual is very nice, revealing and inspiring but a little bit of tweaking would easily come to results anyway. The Provibe section is the one that needs more attention because the aural possibilities it offers are very open to thorough search. And, yes, you have a great sound whatever you do, only different each time.

Sound Quality : 10
Oh I can have an instant Jimi Hendrix if I want to! ...but I don't. I'm after my own thing, you see. So what does CC2 do for adventurous guitarists like yours truly? Well it gives me silence when it's on but I'm not playing, and when I play it gives me a serious fuzz tone, warm, articulate and rich which can be very flexible either when I play with its knobs, or with my guitar's volume control. Whatever I do, the sound is there and it is as a fuzz should be but never was before the CC2. I instantly forgot the silly money I had to pay for a pedal. The CC2 also gives me a chance to experiment with the Octave section, so I can enrich my notes when I play small phrasing passages through a song, well much like that Hendrix did actually. And the Provibe, erm, colours the already huge sound wonderfully either like a chorus or a vibrato, or much rather a gentle but distinctive phaser would. Yes, it is in all a very inspiring pedal. It fully deserves the hype.

Reliability : No Opinion
To start with, I cannot have a backup these days. People buy used CC2s at outrageous prices and I have only one in my possession. But do I need a backup? No, I don't think so. It is very big, heavy, sturdy, its circuitry is of Foxrox reputation, works flawlessly and it seems it will, until the day they kill me to get it and sell it at $$$$$$ on ebay.

Customer Support : No Opinion
I live in Athens, Greece. I am a loyal Foxrox customer and thankfully I never had to deal with them a problem concerning my ZIM or my TZF or my CC2. I pray I will never need to, although their intentions seem good.

Overall Rating : 9
I play Fenders with noiseless pickups and a Gretch. I use vintage pedals and a Fender Twin Reverb silverface. I have a complicated playing style that it implies you hear two or three people playing instead of, well, just me. The CC2 is not the base for my thing but it compliments it tremendously. If I strictly played rock music it would be the only pedal to take with me on the road, along with my Schaller wah, plus a troop of bodyguards so I would cope with either armed robbery or, most likely, hordes of chicks eager to please me. Those two pedals should be enough to produce nearly any rock sound, extreme metal excluded.
My CC2 is one of the first made, has the default fuzzcard which suits me fine versus the gainier but shriller silicon card and I really smile when I play it or write about it, just like I do right now #-)


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: USD 400
Submitted 10/17/2006 at 04:38pm by RichCI

Ease of Use : 8
The top controls for most of the effects are easy to use. The ProVibe takes a little tweaking to dial in the Center control to where it sounds best to your tastes; probably because it's not overly obvious as to what it's doing.

The fuzz card has an internal trimmer for backing off the input which I consider to be a must for fuzz pedals as I like a little smoother, rounder sound. In order access this control, you need to open the housing which has 8 screws; not a terrible thing as I haven't felt the need to mess with it after finding the spot I like.

Sound Quality : 10
I mainly use this pedal with my Strat (Fender American Vintage 57 Reissue) but also with my Tele (Fender American Vintage 52 Reissue) but it works well with some of my other guitars with P90s and humbuckers. It shines best with single coil pickups though and particularly with a Strat. Amps I use are a Mesa Stiletto Deuce, Fender Blues Junior and a blackface Fender Champ. The CC2 works well with all of the amps but, like with any fuzz, you want to get your amp overdriving a bit for the best results.

Fuzz:
Mine has the stock Original Hybrid PNP card; it's one of the best sounding fuzzes I own - and I own five others. A little more bright and aggressive than a two germanium transistors but not as much as two silicon (comparing my Analogman Sun Face NKT275 and Foxrox Hot Silicon). It's great for traditional fuzz tones as well as just kicking the front end of your amp with just a little fuzz when backing off of the guitar volume.

Octave:
Not an effect that I use very often, but it does do the vintage sounding octave thing very well.

ProVibe:
Awsome effect that I have to be mindful not to overuse. It has that lopsided "chaw-chaw-chaw" sound like a good vibe should. I also have a Foxrox expression pedal plugged into the Speed jack which is very useful (you can use many other volume type pedals with the CC2 as well).

Reliability : 10
I don't know much about electronics, but the housing is very sturdy and the switches feel solid. I've only owned the CC2 for about two months, but have owned several other Foxrox effects for a couple of years and they've all worked flawlessly.

Customer Support : 9
Dave can be a little hard to get ahold of (apparently email gets caught in his spam filter) but, when he does reply, he's very friendly and helpful.

Overall Rating : No Opinion
I play mainly classic rock and funky styles of music and the CC2 is a good match for me. I've been playinf for about 25 years and have a mess of other pedals (mostly Analogman and other Foxrox along with some Fulltone and others good quality effects).

I like having a couple of the effects that I use most often (fuzz and "swirly") in one package. Realistically, I don't need a ton of pedals but have a bunch of them because... well... I like pedals. A lot. And the CC2 is a real winner that I can throw into a case and not need much else in the way of effects.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $385
Submitted 03/01/2006 at 10:57am by spiderman2812
Email: spiderman2812<at>yahoo dot com

Ease of Use : 10
There's not that many knobs so unless you're an idiot it's pretty easy!

Sound Quality : 10
fender american strat or gibson sg >crybaby>qtron plus>cc2 fuzz>cc2 octave>analogman ts808 tv mod>foxrox zim>cc2 provibe>marshall tsl 2000 head with a bbe sonic maximizer and foxrox paradox flanger in the effects loop. I rolled the trim pot inside the fuzz to get my wah sound back so that created a little noise but nothing a retro wouldn,t fix or a hum eliminator. Plus a like just a hint of fuzz not all out.

Reliability : 10
Built like a tank!!

Customer Support : 10
I've dealt with dave on several occaisions and he is extremely kind and helpful,(If you by multiple items you get free stuff!! That's good business!!)I wish he'd create some more effects so I can keep dealing with him!!

Overall Rating : 10
I play blues and some rock. Definetly couldn't live without it. The provibe sounds awesome and man if you get an expression pedal and get a ton of over drive and throw on the octave it is down right insane some of the sounds you can get. Dave fox has made playing guitar fun again!!!


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $400.00
Submitted 02/21/2006 at 10:26am by JJ

Ease of Use : 7
If you know how to use these effects already then it's easy to use. It's Hendrix in a convenient box. The octave on my unit did not work right- it was intermittant thus the 7 rating.

Sound Quality : 5
I play a old Strat, a 335 and a tele through a 64 Deluxe Reverb and use a few high quality effects. I don't really know what to make of this thing. The octave didn't work right. It worked for a while and then it just quit. The fuzzfoot was OK -I got the default card- but for me it sounded to hard and harsh. It worked very poorly with other effects as well. I like to use a Keeley Javaboost in front of the drive section. With other drive and fuzz pedals I'm able to get that wonderful legatto-like sound and sustain -kind of like Eric Johnson- but with the Fuzzfoot and the Java it was like an ice-pick-in-the-ear kind of sound.
The Provibe in the chorus mode is nice. It has a wide sweep and depth and is user friendly. Here's the thing though; I have a Fulltone Deja'2, (the big one with the pedal on it) so I was able to do a direct comparison, and in the vibe mode the Fulltone outperforms the provibe. The Fulltone just has a pressence and shimmer that is not there in the Provibe. Sure, the Provibe does more but not as well. I'm not a big fan of the chorus sound but, as I said this is where the Provibe works best.

For me the sound just didn't add up to much.


Reliability : 3
I sent mine back to Dave. The octave didn't work.

He does great work in general- I have an Octron that performs beautifully.

Customer Support : 2
I bought my unit through Foxrox. I've found he always responds quickly to emails. Upon recieving and trying my cc2 and discovering it's problems I emailed him and asked him for a refund. He responded quickly and of course gave me a refund. I gave him my opinion of the pedal in a well worded and thoughtful manner thinking that most pedal makers would appreciate hearing feedback both positive and negative. He responded with a curt and somewhat rude response that in a nutshell said he'll take the opinion of all the artist endorsees and other people that are thrilled with the pedal over mine. It's not that I think he SHOULD take my opinion over all the others that bothers me, it's that his response was so inapropriate that it left me a bit perplexed. If it was your business would you insult someone who was thoughtful enough to take the time to critique your product?

Overall Rating : 3
I've been playing guitar for about 30 years. I have good ears and I appreciate well made and good sounding gear. I play many styles and I make my living doing it. The reason I wanted this pedal was because I'd heard great things about the fuzz and provibe. If I was able to try this pedal first someplace I would've. If you are in the market for these effects I think you can do much better with some good seperate units. Value wise The CC2 is well priced but again there is better out there for similar money IMO. The CC2 really doesn't save you much pedalboard space either, in fact I think it is an awkwardly sized unit to fit onto a pedalboard. As a stand alone unit going into a dimmed 100w Marshall this thing may be the shit...then again maybe it's the Marshall.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $450
Submitted 01/19/2006 at 02:20pm by david
Email: david at electricladyboyz<dot>de

Ease of Use : 10
Verry easy to get a great sound out of the captaincoconut!
No programming just vintage-style analog sounds,FAT!
Got mine used ,no manual but you will not need one.
Bought it used with the NKT 275 Vintage germ. fuzz card.Then I got me the hybrid card on ebay,too.

Sound Quality : 10
I use my jmp 2203 marshall heads with a Marshall 1960TV,two custom build Magnus Krempel Stratocaster style Guitars,Budda wah and a crowther Audio Hot Cake.I use my marshall with gain full at 10 for a fat chrunch sound.
Then I boost it with the Fuzzfoot for a leadtone that still can clean up.I can get a sound like Trower and hendrix.
I realy like the Provibe because it sounds so great,I had the dunlop uni vibe wich was good but it altered my sound wehn it was bypassed.so I bought me a Fulltone cutomshop mini-djavibe.That thing sounds verry cheap.I was glad the day I sold it.
I love the Fuzzfoot for it's flexibility.Have two fuzzcards and I would like to get them all.
The Octave is good ,it is smoother than my Fulltone Octavia,wich can get real nasty,wich I like a lot.But it is a good effect and it works well.

Reliability : 10
I hope I can depend on it !It is verry well build and seems to last.I am the second owner and it is still in good condition.
I do not use a backup,I sold nearly all of my Fullclone stuff,I had the whole armada......

Customer Support : 1
Now for me this is a sad thing to talk about.......
I did want to buy a new CC2,emailed to foxrox but never got an answer.
So I bought mine on ebay.com with the Vintage Germanium Fuzzcard installed.
I did want to order a Fuzzcard from Mr. Fox ,I emailed but never got response.
I emailed to Analogman and got a verryfast reply but he told me to get them from Mr. Fox........
Foxrox has a verry informative website ,thats great ,but there is nothing more to get.

Overall Rating : No Opinion
I play in a coverband that plays Hendrix songs.
I play for 18 years now.
I own a lot of amps( ac30 ,fender twin silverf.,Marshall 2203,2204,JMP,Fender 64 Tremmolux,Park Rockhead......
Fender strats and custom made stratocasters.
I would by another one,I would like to buy it from Foxrox direkt because ebay is always a risk.
I love the sound and how it works for me.Yes I compared it after I bought it , to my Fulltone units.I still love my Fulltone 69 because my woman was with me wehn I got it.Semtimental,he?And I like the sound.
But all my other Fulltones had to go:Fulltone 70, Ultimate Octave,Dejavibe(bah!).
This unit is what a strat player wants to use!
Go and get it!
The website is verry helpful.I use a Roland EV-5 for speedpedal.I went in the musicshop and tried a lot of volumepedals.There wehre 3 EV-5 and the all did work different.So I got me the one wich did the job.
thanks
Dave Fox!
PS: I want Fuzzcards!!!!


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $399.00
Submitted 09/14/2005 at 08:42pm by Roy G Biv
Email: echo23echo23<at>hotmail dot com

Ease of Use : 10
The ProVibe is by far the most time consuming. But actually very straugh forward once you get the hang of it. The Fuzzfoot and the Octave took no time at all to dial in Hendrix/Cream/Pink Floyd. Overall this unit is the easiest I have ever seen simply because the sounds you are hoping for ARE there. You can tweek knobs forever if the pedal you have doesn't have what you are hoping for.

Sound Quality : 10
This is where I go off. I got this pedal to take up less space on my pedalboard. I sold an Analogman SunFace, a Sweetsound Mojo Vibe, and a Roger Mayer Vision Series Octavia to get this. Did my research and crossed my fingers. Trust me, no one is more of a tone-junkie than me and I have wasted unbelievable amounts of money (and had many quarrels with girlfriends and wives) in search of the Holy Grail of psychedelic Hendrix/Floyd/Cream tones from these who claim to nail it with their over-priced products. I can honestly say a very, very long nightmare has ended. This pedal is incredible. It's flexibility is amazing. Just being able to swap out fuzzcards alone is enough. (I settled for the Vintage one, not an easy choice, the Hybrid card is fantastic as well; a little more gain). The fuzz is the main reason I got this pedal. Best I have EVER heard. The Provibe can do anything from Trower to Hendrix to the very slow swirling on Dark Side of the Moon. (My Mojo Vibe could not retain it's strength on slower settings like this can, impressive). The Octave blows away it's inventor (Sorry Roger Mayer). It's not as harsh or bright as his, and hits Hendrix DEAD on. I have tried them all and this pedal IS all of them and much, much more. Plus, you can switch the order of the effects around. I find this order by far the best if you are looking for Hendrix: 1.Vibe, 2.Octave 3.Fuzz.

Reliability : 10
My god. This thing is military grade, armageddon-proof.

Customer Support : 10
Check this out, recieved my CC2 in the mail, it had some weird buzzing and crackling noises. I emailed him, he Express mailed me another WITH a Vintage Germanium fuzzcard for my trouble. Beat that Daddy-O!!!

Overall Rating : 10
I play acid rock from the 60's and 70's, and NEED to nail those tones to get my mojo workin'. PLEASE, don't waste your money on anything else, save your money and your marriage and live happily ever after with this work of art from Foxrox. Amen.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $399
Submitted 09/02/2005 at 10:44am by STUDENT OF JIMI SCHOOL AND SABBATH SCHOOL

Ease of Use : 8
TAKES A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT SETTINGS BUT HAS A REALLY HELPFUL MANUAL TO HELP YOU DIAL IN YOUR DESIRED TONES.

Sound Quality : 10
IM USING THIS WITH ESP VIPERS AND A JIMI HENDRIX STRAT AND A 78 STRAT. OTHER EFFECTS ARE A ROGER MAYER WAH, AN IBANEZ TS9, A MXR ZAKK WYLDE OVERDRIVE (I PLAY SOME METAL STUFF)A PRO CO RAT AND A BOSS DD6 DELAY. AMPS ARE (2) 1980 MARSHALL JMP 2203 MV LEAD HEADS. ONE WITH 6550'S AND THE OTHER RUNS EL-34'S. THE EFFECTS OF THE CAPTAIN COCONUT 2 SOUND NICE AND THICK.IF YOUR INTO JIMI-ITS ALL IN THIS BOX. BERKLEY, LA FORUM, WOODSTOCK, BAND OF GYPSYS, RAINBOW BRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT. ITS ALL HERE IN THIS ONE PACKAGE. (IF U HAD AN OUTPUT TRANSFORMER ABOUT TO BLOW, YOU COULD DAMN NEAR COP THE "WILD THING" TONE AT MONTEREY. YOU KNOW, THAT CRACKELY CUT UP BAD ASS OVER THE EDGE MARSHALL IN DISTRESS TONE). NAILS TROWER SOUNDS TO THE WALL. THOUGH IM A JIMI NUT, I HAVE TAKEN PARTS OF HIS AND OTHER PLAYERS SOUNDS AND STYLES TO FORGE MY OWN. THE FUZZ FOOT IS GOOD FOR SOME TONY IOMMI STUFF. AND THE PROVIBE SET CERTAIN WAYS GOES SWEET WITH SOME OF MY ZAKK WYLDE INFLUENCED STUFF.
THE PROVIBE IS THE SHIT!! THE FUZZ FOOT IS THE BEST FUZZ IVE EVER HEARD! AND THE OCTAVE KICKS BALLS!

Reliability : 10
SEEMS DEPENDABLE. USE IT WITHOUT A BACK UP? HELL YEAH. DAVE FOX HAS HIS SHIT TOGETHER.

Customer Support : No Opinion
HAVENT DEALT WITH MR. FOX, BUT HE SEEMS TO HAVE AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION.

Overall Rating : 10
I PLAY EVERYTHING FROM HENDRIX, TROWER, ZZ TOP (GOTTA LOVE BILLY GIBBONS)PINK FLOYD, ZEPPELIN INSPIRED STUFF, TO PANTERA, SLAYER, C.O.C., ALICE IN CHAINS, ZACK WYLDE AND DANZIG KINDA STUFF. (WIERD MIX, I KNOW). BEEN PLAYING FOR 13 YEARS. OWN WAY TOO MUCH SHIT TO MENTION.
IF MY CAPTAIN COCONUT WERE STOLEN, I WOULD KICK THE SHIT OUT OF WHOEVER I THOUGHT TOOK IT. IF IT WERE LOST I WOULD CRY LIKE A BABY.
I WOULD DEFANANTLY GET ANOTHER. HOPEFULLY SOON I CAN GET THE SPEED PEDAL FOR THE PROVIBE.
I HEARD THE SOUND CLIPS OF A CAPTAIN COCONUT 2 AND DID SOME RESEARCH ON IT. FOR THE PRICE OF IT, VERSUS BUYING THEM ALL SEPARATLY, I COULDNT GO WRONG. THIS TOOL HAS DEFANANTLY HELPED ME IN MY QUEST FOR "THAT SOUND". TRY ONE OUT. THEY ARTE THE SHIT!!


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted 07/14/2005 at 12:07pm by tanked

Ease of Use : 7
So after two years of rocking the CC2, I finally feel like I'm ready to review it. Takes a little getting used to how to craft the right tone with this pedal. Everything haas to be set just right. Tthe octave side takes some getting used to how to play proper trechnique with it. The provibe side has many useful sounds.

Sound Quality : 9
I mainly use Strats and run my amps at almost slightly broken up loud clean. This pedal is amazing. The provibe has made me hardly use my other modulation-style effects. The octave combined with the provibe is now my favorite lead tone. The fuzz takes some getting used to and sounds unbelievable through the right amp. It can, however, sound extremely farty with certain guitars and/or amps.

Reliability : 9
Haven't had any issues with it and it seen some rough use.

Customer Support : 8
Dave is very helpful. sometime stakes him awhile to get to your emails but in general he is a great guy.

Overall Rating : 9
I will continue to use this pedal as long as I play guitar.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $350.00
Submitted 04/16/2005 at 08:01am by G.Hein
Email: lisaandgary at insightbb<dot>com

Ease of Use : 10
Others have cover it pretty well...no need to repeat it.Absolute pleasure to use.

Sound Quality : 10
All three effects are fantastic...three killer vintage effects in one solid box for a fair price! All three effects are 10's!There is not much to say that others have not said so I will simply agree!
Fuzz is killer, vibe is Trower heaven and the octave side gets it too!

Exchangable fuzz cards...Dave is a smart guy!

Reliability : 10
No prolems so far...housing is heavy duty!!!! Sodering is clean and neat!workmanship speaks quality!

Customer Support : 10
Service is exceptional period!!!!

Overall Rating : 10
This unit will never leave my pedal board. Value @ $350.00...hell yes!!!! Three killer effects for the price of one good one!Great service...well made. What more could you want!!!


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $399
Submitted 02/22/2005 at 05:35pm by Anonymous

Ease of Use : 10
as easy as 1-2-3. He even includes an instruction manual to help those who may not have used these particular effects.

Sound Quality : 10
The octave is a tycobrahe style of divider which has more fullness than lets say a Roger Mayer octavia, which sounds like crap when you roll off your guitar volume. But with the cc2's octave, you will not be kept hungry for sound and tone. It does what my Fulltone Octafuzz does but BETTER (bye bye Fulltone) ! The vibe is more intense and deeper than most, as a matter of fact, to emulate my Deja Vibe i have to turn the controls way down(bye bye DejaVibe) I don't use fuzz but it's cool it sounds good.

Reliability : 10
built like a tank.

Customer Support : 10
Dave is swamped but he always tries to take care of you when and if things need repair.

Overall Rating : 10


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: N/A used
Submitted 01/25/2005 at 08:14am by Jeff Moore
Email: jeffmoore<at>austin dot rr dot com

Ease of Use : 8
Takes a little getting used to because the temptation is to go overboard with everything. Once you calm down a bit and maybe email back and forth with Dave Fox a few times you'll find some really amazing tones.

Sound Quality : 9
This is a tough one. Now I'm using (in this order) Grosh Strat/Warmoth Tele-Mayer Red Lion Wah-CC2-mini biComp-SupaTrem-AC & RC Booster-ChoralFlange-DD20 into a Gerlitz Revelator. It sounds amazing with the right amp and guitar. I've owned 3 of them now (2 cc2's and a cc1). I originally had a Bad Cat Cub with it and could not for the life of me get good fuzz tones. Now I've got a Deluxe Reverb and Plexi based setup and I can't get a bad tone out of it. I think the Vibe and Octave work well with just about anything but the fuzz is temperamental. But man, with the right amp it's amazing. All 3 effects work well with other effects. The vibe marries great to trem and delay and the fuzz sounds good going into an od, boost, or compressor.

Reliability : 9
I think I'd have make a deliberate effort to break it. The only knock against it is the normal'ed jacks have to be cleaned with electronics cleaner periodically. They gunk up but that's just the nature of these types of jacks.

Customer Support : 10
Dave is one of, if not the best out there is this department. I've owned a few of his products now and he's always been very reachable and very thorough with advice and tips.

Overall Rating : 10
I'm on my third one and don't plan on getting rid of this one. This unit has become an integral part of my tone and it's just an enjoyable piece of gear. I can't imagine anything that would replace it (unless there's cc3 in the future ;-). The fact that you get 3 classic effects that work well with anything modern you can pair it with goes a long way in making this thing almost impossible to become obsolete in any rig.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $350.00 used
Submitted 12/22/2004 at 03:39am by Anonymous

Ease of Use : 10
Easy to get useful sounds. Can re-patch effects in any order. Manual is very helpful and informative.

Sound Quality : 10
Didn't like fuzz at first, I was used to using distortion/OD pedals. Manual suggests using a tube screamer type pedal after the fuzz for additional flexability. I'm using a mesa bottle rocket with 2 12at7 for this purpose. The mesa replicates a dirty tube amp perfectly into any amp at any volume. With a dirty tube amp, the fuzz and guitar volume knob does everything from treble boost to mild/hot tube screamer boost to full on saturated fuzz american woman tone. This is not just a Hendrix/SRV/Trower pedal, early Zep, Yardbirds, Doors, and Cream are covered perfectly as well. I let my guitar slinger friend jam on this rig using my G&L asat classic and fender bandmaster. He is a classic rock guru with his les paul and flextone II, but with my rig, he can't believe how authentic it sounds and has asked me on several occasions how I was able to make it sound so real. I tell him it's just there. The octave is top notch as well as the vibe. The ESC is a brilliant feature for the vibe playing clean. Yes it's very wet and warm sounding. No points off for nothing. There will always be a place in music for these tones, I like modern music too like Korn, mushroomhead, Tool,System O the Down, but they will never be remembered or loved like Hendrix and Zeppelin is.

Reliability : 10
Built like a bomb shelter.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Never needed it

Overall Rating : 10
Sounds great stand alone but the mesa tube OD greatly enhances the tones of this pedal. This pedal also greatly enhances the tones of the mesa tube OD especially when rolling off the guitar volume. This is the sound that a tube screamer approaches but with a TS you don't have volume knob magic controlling not only gain but tone as well. At 3/4 guitar volume it's treble boosted OD ala.. Hendrix/SRV and at full it's Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Fuzz modeling is an absolute toy compared to this. This is a tool.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $450.00
Submitted 11/15/2004 at 03:25pm by jason

Ease of Use : 8
This pedal come's with a ton of sound's & tone's to choose from. The manual is very well written and a big help with the Provibe. It take's a bit of time and tweaking to dial in you're vibe sound. Well worth the time spent. Both Analogman.com & Foxroxelectronics.com have a ton of info on there sites about this unit,users and settings. Not to mention good audio clips.

This is the 2nd CCII I have owned. I have been using this effect for almost three years. Ive tried everyone else's effect's on the market and there is a reason I have come back to the Capt again.

Sound Quality : 10
The CCII is a great sounding box. I had mine upgraded with the Analogman NKT275 Fuzzcard for that early Hendrix Fuzzface sound. I had purchased the CCII for the Provibe & Fuzzfoot. The Octavia is a added
benefit and well worth the $400 for all three effects.

The key to getting a good sound with a Fuzz is to use you're Guitar's volume knob. I run my Fuzzfoot third in my signal chain to give me as much control as possible. I also run a Fulltone SoulBender Fuzz pedal after the Fuzzfoot and both effect's work perfectly. The SoulBender can be a little sensitive with what is placed before it. I keep the Fuzzfoot set for that earlyer Hendrix type of Fuzz. The Soulbender is set wide open to capture more of that earlyer 90's fuzz sound.

I am currently using a PRS Custom 22,Bogner XTC 101B wirh 2x12 cabinet and pedalboard. F.T. Clyde wah w/Foxrox wah Retrofit,CCII Octavia,CCII Fuzzfoot,Soul Bender,A.M. BI-Comp,F.T. Full Drive II,CCII Provibe, Foxrox Flanger,F.T. Supertrem,A.M. Clone Chorus,Line 6 DL4.

75% of my sound's come from the Bogner. I use these effect's only when needed and set them to add a little bit of flavor. The thing I love is how transperant the CCII is. You can hear the effect, while retaining you're guitar and amp sound. All of of Foxrox's & Analogman's effects
are great at doing this and are worth the price paid. People can tell the differance.


Reliability : 10
These effect's are built to take a beating. Knob's and footswitches are solid. Keep in mind you are dealing with product's built to withstand being used on a regular basis. Mike "Analogman" or Dave "FoxRox" will take care of you if something where to go wrong.

Customer Support : 10
Dave is great at getting back to you're emails. I had a issue with killing power supply's on my Flanger and the 1st CCII I had owned. Dave
set me up with where to get replacement power supplys.


Overall Rating : 10
Foxrox products are great! I love the CCII and Flanger. I use and abuse them on a regular basis. Take the time and read the manual, these effect's are filled with a ton of tonal options. It does take a little bit of tweaking but once you have found youre sound, Look Out!


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $400.00
Submitted 10/13/2004 at 01:29pm by ZPS

Ease of Use : 8
This pedal is very easy to get great tones from. If you like tweaking, you'll love this pedal. There are so many different tones you can dial in. I got my Captain Coconut from www.analogman.com. It came with big manual in a binder. If you have any questions on how to operate it, the manual will answer it. It is very helpful.

Sound Quality : 10
The sound of this pedal is amazing. This is not at all like the mass produced junk that passes for guitar effects these days. Analogman.com has the best pedals you can buy. Everything I have bought from him I have been very impressed with, and this is no exception. I use a left-handed Fender Stratocaster with the Captain Coconut into a Teese Picture Wah into a Marshall 1987X Head and 1960TV Cabinet. It sounds like Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. I have studied their technique extensively. The best way to achieve their tone is to study their technique, not really with pedals. However, this pedal does give you instant Hendrix tones right off the bat. You can't go wrong with it. The Univibe sounds like your amp is underwater. It's awesome. The octavia is the best I've ever used. Even if you're not going for a Hendrix/SRV sound, you can dial in tones that are completely yours.

Reliability : 10
I think this pedal would survive a nuclear fallout. All that would be left would be cockroaches and the Captain Coconut hehe. It built in a strong steel case. It is super heavy. I would use it for a gig, in the studio, anywhere. It is very dependable.

Customer Support : 10
Foxrox Customer Support is very good. Dave Fox responded to all my emails, and gave me good advice. He's a fellow lefty like me. I don't see why I would ever need it repaired, but if I did I'm sure he'd do it and make it good as new.

Overall Rating : 10
I really like this pedal. I play blues and rock 'n roll, and this pedal suits my tastes fine. I have been playing for 8 years. If it were stolen or lost, I would buy another one if I couldn't get mine back. I love the versatility of the pedal. My favorite feature is the fuzz on it. I chose this pedal because Kenny Wayne Shepherd now uses one, and he's the closest player to Stevie Ray Vaughan I've heard today. I think this will make really nice recordings. It's not only a great pedal, but a great investment.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted 06/24/2004 at 04:30pm by Anonymous

Ease of Use : 7
Took me awile to get the perfect tone. I found the manual to be very helpful which is rare.

Sound Quality : 10
I have had the cc2 now for a little over a year and have just now decided to post a review. This product along with anything from analogman.com is the best you can get. if you are new to these 3 pedals it will take awhile to learn how to use them tastefully. best thing is to listen to hendrix, trower and srv. once you get a feel for this pedal you will love it.

Reliability : 10
again, this is so rare these days. it seems that everything that is mass prouduced these days is crap, so when i'm shopping for effects analogman.com is the only place i go.

Customer Support : 10
the best

Overall Rating : 10
if you are new to these pedals...like i was....give it time and practice
using this thing. tweak, tweak, tweak and tweak some more. listen to the people who made these pedals famous. the cc2 is made for professionals, and in the right hands it is amazing.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $400
Submitted 05/29/2004 at 09:53pm by wydant jablome

Ease of Use : 8
Not hard to get a good sound from it.
somewhat tricky to master it, especially the octave
it has some of the limitations of the original circuits upon which it is based
Not a toy, a mook could go to hell real quick with this thing
the manual is quite detailed & helpful however

Sound Quality : 10
62' ri strat w/fralins>rmc3>octave>fuzz>KOT>keely comp> provibe>swampthang>memoryman>SHO>fender reverb tank> '66 bassman>tonemaster 2x12 w/weber californias
for what it is( fuzz, octave, univibe) the cc2 is not noisy at all.
the octave can deliver that authentic "one rainy wish" tone perfectly
but you really have to back off the tone knob to get there
it can also take you beyond the realm of chaos
octave is not something i use a lot of
FUZZ-
i have the germanium card.
even with the fuzz dimed, notes still cut through (cut is an understatement here- how about seared onto your brainpan)
the weather does affect this card
but this can be compensated for with the grit knob
I had the silicon card but found it obscured the subtlties in my style
great for power chord type stuff though, also it is weather-proof.
i use the fuzz for leads- at this it slays bitterly, utterly & with contempt
fuzzy riffs are not my style
Provibe-
Watery, 3D, best i ever heard
someone compared the cc2 unfavorably to the voodoovibe
I did not find that to be the case at all
The cc2 will really shine in the studio
that is not something commonly said about stompboxes
it is THE actual sound as opposed to a knock off




Reliability : 10
overbuilt quality, handmade, 2 years-no problems yet
super heavy duty box, top quality jacks & switches
backup? yeah right

Customer Support : 10
dave fox is a good egg
-at least by me

Overall Rating : 10
here's the deal on this thing: if your seriously into these effects (fuzzface, octavia, univibe) buy it. you will not find better clones.
this thing is super responsive & alive
a lot of thought & consideration went into this unit
the design & craftsmanship are beyond compare
when you consider this, the price is actually cheap
i've played electric guitars going on 20 years now
as far as these things go-
the CC2 is the grail

so now you know



Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $190 used
Submitted 05/18/2004 at 05:30am by USmellDatFart

Ease of Use : 7
This bad boy comes with a manual w/ some tips on how to use it. Took me couple days to get the sounds I wanted. Octave has 2 controls, Fuzz has 3, and Provibe (Univibe) has 3. The octace is tricky, Love the Fuzz, but the Provibe is where all the fun is at. Volume on guitar has to be on 10 when using the Fuzz to get a good lead sound. And unless you already know how to deal w/ an octave, you gotta tweak the bastard a couple times. I only use it for leads.

Sound Quality : 8
My setup is: Strat>CC2>Analogman SD/808>Vox847wah>Super Reverb.
The thing used to be noisy w/ my SD/808 on and this Marshall transistor amp I used at church. Had to move things around and still the same. Tried it at home w/ my Super and it would be quiet as a mime. I've come to the conclusion that this works better w/ tube amps. Fuzz was not dependable w/ transistor amp. One day it was thin, then the next it would be too much fuzz. Only the Provibe was useable at church. At a friend's house I tried it with a 66 Twin Reverb and a Fender Blues Deluxe tube amp, w/ the Twin, I got a great Santana tone w/the fuzz along w/ the obvious Buddy Guy, Jimi, SRV, Gilmour,Trower sound. But also Beautiful late Clapton-esque chorus like Woman tone w/ the Provibe. On the Blues Deluxe, it had a nice bright sound w/ all 3 effects and a different array of sounds (amp is fairly bright as a damn rainbow). But nevertheless, Gotta have a great tube amp w/ this to sound good when playing live.

Reliability : 10
Can you depend on it? H-E-L-L Y-E-A-H! And I would not gig w/o a backup unless I had a great amp and guitar.

Customer Support : 10
Here's where it shines. My girlfriend bought it for me on Ebay used and I used it for about 6 months. I left it at church after band practice one day and it didn't work. Pissed, I asked Analogman what to do, he told me to email Dave. I sent it to him and he said the adaptor had blown up cause someone at church tried to plug it into one of those pedal power things. So he gave me another one and also fixed whatever had also blown up inside the Provibe section of the CC2, Free of Charge. Yep, Free of Charge, he even paid for shipping!! Dave Fox and Analogman (Mike Peira) are the best at customer support as they rely care about their customers. They don't see us as their clients, but as brothers in pursiut of T-O-N-E!

Overall Rating : 9
I've been playing BLUES, R&B, classic rock, reggae, for about 5yrs. and this thing is a perfect match. I would buy another if it were stolen. I love everything about it and the only gripe I have w/ the CC2 is that it requires a certain type of AC adaptor to run it. This thing is built tough as hell as KWS uses it on the road. This thing is built so tough, I use it to prop up my bed as my 170+ lbs. lay on it. And play it the next day! Just kiddin! I ain't 170.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $400
Submitted 03/31/2004 at 05:38pm by Carlos
Email: manjoos31<at>aol dot com

Ease of Use : 9
This pedal can be tough to get good sounds out of on the first try...it has a learning curve and you need to figure out settings that work best for your style of playing....the manual is very informative and helpful but the best way is to just spend time playing and fiddling knobs and trying out amps and guitars...i like the feature that allows you to change the order of the effects but i leave it as stock ( i think its fuzzfoot, ocatavia and provibe)...once you get the sound you want this thing rocks and theres nothing else like it...

Sound Quality : 10
I am mostly a strat guy (probably most are who like Jimi and have this pedal) and i run various smith strats, an old hondo strat that sounds like a piano (cheap, but weird/ good pickups!), a custom hollow strat, and an acoustic with a bartolini soundhole pickup....occassionally i use an old les paul studio...for amps i run through a princeton 65, fender concert, ampeg vt22 or when i really want to turn knobs i go through my seymour duncan convertible....i occassionally use my pod through a power amp (bloody loud) and set the reverb real high on the clean setting (it sounds crazy) or use the pod chorus with the provibe (Wow)...

This pedal is damn quiet...and you can get pitch shift vibrato (subtle) with the envelope controlled thing this pedal has but overall the best feature (what i got it for) is the envelope controlled speed chorus...with hard pick attack you get quick shifts/ modulations in the chorus effect and then it slows down with you in terms of intensity of string vibration and so forth....COOL....a tremolo that responds to you.....i've always wondered why no one thought of this before....and if Dave Fox would have included a switch to reverse the taper or response of the envelope, it would be even cooler...How about it Dave??

All the effects are top notch....but the fuzzfoot isn't really to my liking and i don't remember which fuzz card came with my unit and i'm too lazy to change it....i have enough good sounding fuzzes....(P.E. experience- nuff said!!)

the octave is cool but very reminescent of a ring modulator and it has those overtones sometimes which makes t distinctive but this effect takes some getting used to...
the pedal is very responsive to dynamics and changes nicely with volume and tone knob variations...

Reliability : 10
This thing is a tank without wheels....never had a problem..
if it had wheels it would probably hurt someone because it is fairly large and nicely weighted....
i think it could kill small animals if you rolled it toward them and they didn't see it coming....
go captain go!

Customer Support : No Opinion
Haven't had to deal with the company ....ordered through musictoyz....i hate to buy expensive pedals (especially ones like fulltone, klon, tonebone, teese) but this thing is so damn unique its worth it in my opinion for the envelope controlled chorus/ vibe...

Overall Rating : 10
i play mostly alternative rock but i occasionally have a jimi moment and try to weave that stuff in there....mostly vocal oriented not really crazy complex stuff....but i can play it.....

this pedal and other weird/ bizarre ones like it help you approach things differently and get new ideas....play it with a delay (analog) and hear how many different textures are going on...

i've been playing intensely for about 5 or 6 years and have a lot of weird pedals and play tube amps and digital as well....
I would probably buy it again if it was stolen but i would probably try to make my own first...

there's nothing else that compares to the three effects this pedal provides...the fuzzfoot is very distinctive (not trashy, but very focused and a little strident but really cuts through)...the octave reminds me of a confused ring mod that does octave as a second job....and the provibe with the ecs is amazing...it is a novelty type of effect that you won't use that much but its worth it for that one thing you will do....it also has a jack for an expression pedal to control provibe speed and i've been too lazy to get this, but i want to....

in short dave fox is a great person for making this pedal, if he had squeezed an analog delay with the ecs feature as well i would probably have bought it as well (hint) and it would probably weigh like 20 pounds...so what...this guy knows his stuff...


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $325 used
Submitted 03/29/2004 at 09:46pm by Clay

Ease of Use : 8
At first glance the CC2 looks like a simple plug and play, a few knobs and footswitches, 3 separate effects internally chained (with the option of in/outs for each FX to patch as you please. Very nice option!).

But you may want to bring a cold beer with you once you plug in and start trying to find your sweet spots. Not saying things are difficult, just that I found the controls to be very active...(as in, barely turning the center control on the ProVibe will yield massively different sonic tones). That said, READ DAVE FOX's MANUAL!!!!!!!!! Most stombox manuals you barely need to crack and get to do what you need. Not the CC2. Dave Fox's manual is VERY insightful and chocked full of tonal goodness and once you read the CC2 manual you will be able to let the Tone Captain out of the bottle! The CC2 Manual will get you started in the right direction pretty quickly (especially the FuzFoot and Octavia)

Sound Quality : 10
First off, the CC2 was designed to work best with TUBE AMPS! The FuzzFoot and Octave really sing when pushing your amps front end. Nothing snobbish about this, it's just how the pedal will shine best.

True bypass. I A/B'ed with straight guitar to amp and with CC2 chained in. True bypass. All effects should be like this.

Many other reviewers have stated very well about what each effect does so I won't bore you with that.

I bought this unit mainly for the Provibe. I have always been a univibe freak since hearing Trower's "Bridge of Sighs". I wanted to match that slightly off-center warble. I checked out the MP3 demos at the FoxRox website and was impressed. Then I found out KWS dumped his Univibe for the CC2. So thanks to that plus all of the reviewers here I took the plunge.

Once I found "my" sweet spot (width around 1:00 and center at 11:00) I hit that classic Univibe sweep tone. I'm still playing with where to put the Provibe in my chain. Fox recommends after any distortion boxes (I definitely agree) into amp frontend. So far though, I'm liking my Provibe in my amps FX loop. Provibe with Fuzzfoot on at high guitar volume does have slight phase swoosh. But the Provibe is very transparent! What I mean is that it does not sound processed and that in-of-itself was worth it.

The Octave effect...if you have never played thru one, set your guitar (preferably single coil) to the neck pick-up and turn you guitar volume to about 80%.

If you have played thru an Octave effect, THIS THE MOST MUSICAL SOUNDING OCTAVIA I HAVE EVER TRIED! AWESOME!

As things go (and we have all had it happen) what we buy a piece of gear for is not always what blows us away. This is what happened to me with the CC2 and IT IS WHY I AM WRITING. I did not plan on you using the Fuzzfoot except for a quick tone change every now and then. Some coloring. Was my life changed. I followed Dave Fox's lead in setting the Fuzzfoot for cleaning up when I roll my guitars volume down. THE FUZZFOOT ROCKED MY WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With my Strats volume around2-3.5 and in number 5 pick-up switch. I was hitting SRV tones left and right. he kind of tone where at first you are like "Is that a clean tone" but as you play there is a slight break-up like your is getting pushed. Good song example is Journey's "Lights" or SRV's "things I used to do" or "texas flood". Then you roll your volume up and sweet, rich, violin type distortion. Like I said, I feel like I saw the light. Absolutely heavenly tones! My fav setting is Grit around 8:00 and Fuzz almost completely turned down. The Fuzzfoot alone is worth the units price.

My main Axe is Fender Strat Ultra Plus with Lace Sensors through an ever-evolving pedal line-up with a Peavy Classic 50/2-12 (all tube pre-amp and power amp section)

Dave Fox of FoxRox says the CC2 is voiced mainly for single coil guitars but I plugged my '99 Gibson Les Paul Standard into it and was still rolling on the Tone Highway. Matter of fact, this could be a fun toy for all of us earlier Billy Gibbons freaks.

Hope this gives you a good fell of what you'll get!

Reliability : 10
Dave Fox goes out of his to use only the best in his units. He his an active musician who knows what gigs are like and designs his boxes to withstand. It is obvious he takes GREAT pride in all of his products. Gig with out a back-up...hell I'm half-tempted to toss the rest of pedals. Except for my DOD 690 Chorus (old late 70's tank) all my toher pedals look and feel fragile compared to the CC2. Only complaint..this unit requires a good wall wart. You would hope that a unit of this price and construction would not curse you with the horrors of wall warts

Customer Support : No Opinion
Personally, I have had no problem, but Dave Fox makes himself very contactable via e-mail for complaints, repair or compliments. Like I said earlier, this man takes pride in his products!

Overall Rating : 10
The CC2 was my dream pedal made true. Yes, it is a pricey botique pedal nad YOU DO GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR! The Provibes only competitors are the original Univibe (who want s to take that on stage) Deja Vibe, Sweet Sound and Mayers unit. But you also get the most musical sounding Octavia and flexible great sounding Fuzz I ahve ever heard for the same price as any one of those pedals. Do the Math. The CC2 is a great buy!

I have been playing for 25 years. Started out with Ozzy, Black Sabbath Kiss and then got the ZZ Top, Rush and Yes bug (weird mix, I know). But after hearing EJ, SRV and ARC Angels I was forever converted. Now I still play covers along with originals, but I always infuse my style into the song and not try to be the guitarist on the song. Gotta be me


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $399
Submitted 11/26/2003 at 10:17am by Tim
Email: cholula69<at>hotmail dot com

Ease of Use : 9
I don't really know what to add that has not been said already about this effect I will give you my own impressions of it and hopefully hep someone out. I am a recreational player and we get together once or twice a week to practice, so with that in mind here we go...I found this pedal (really a 3 in 1 ) very easy to get a nice sound out of. Although I was glad it came with a manual for the different uses and suggested settings and the like. I am going to knock off 1 point here, and not give it a 10, for the simple fact that it is not dumb easy, but does require some investigation and thought to really getting it working properly

Sound Quality : 10
I am using a single ended amp from Siegmund Guitars, A Midnight Special, a Tokai Stratocaster copy, and a Tokai LS85Q. This pedal is not noisy at all and all the effects are briliant. I have heard others having a difficult time getting good sounds out of the Octavia, and Initially I was one of them, until I spent about an hour or two fine tuning things, (playing style, settings, etc) until I heard some good sounds, and when I did, my eyes literally bugged out of my head in disbelief. I could not believe it was me playing. This pedal is phenominal to say the least. I like The Who, Hendrix, et all, and I had always wondered what people had meant by getting a particular sound out of their set ups, until it happened to me using this pedal. I was making sounds I had only previously heard on recordings. I was amazed.

Reliability : 9
I have only been using the pedal about a month now and in only five or six practice sessions playing with others. It has held up well, and I am very happy with it. we had our second live gig ever ( don't laugh) and I did something I would not normally have done, and brought it with me to use live after only having used it a few times, and it held up well. my only problem was with the power supply that had to be plugged in, this was a bit of a bother, but we got on well the whole night. I used it without a backup, not that I had much choice, and it held up well.

Customer Support : 10
I have asked many questions of Analog Man (Mike Pierra) and he answers quite fast and I am impressed by this, as I imagine he gets a hefty amount of your garden Variety emails everyday, and he takes the tme to answer them. I am convinced, I would be well taken care of despite the circumstance.

Overall Rating : 10
We play your basic garage rock and most things from the 60's?70's meat and potatoes rock and roll. I have been playing since I was 16, off and on and by no means would consider myself a gigging musician. I am a 30 something year old guy with a day job and a penchant for reliving my youthful days by getting together with a few friends and doing something we enjoy, that is playing music. I feel very fortunate to be able to have the means to purchase something so nice, and admittedly, feel spoiled now by having such a great pedal. I am now limiting myself to purchasing my effects from Analog Man because I have been through the Gammut on buying and selling things, and this is the real deal for me. I love it and will pass this one on to my children, if they wanted it. I think it is a bit pricey initially, but in the long run, I believe it will end up saving you in because it is built well and sounds gorgeous and you can really get a variety of sounds out of it. I don't know if I can mention other products in here, but I will. I also bought a Jekyll & Hyde OD at the same time, and it is but a mere shadow compared to the CC2. I really don't understand what all the hype is surrounding the Jekyll & Hyde. I chose the CC2 based on an interview, with the Tone Quest magazine and am happy I did. As I wrote in a letter to Mike at Analog Man, I haven't had a smile this big on my face since my "lucky" prom night. I stand by that comment every time I plug in and warm up now.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: $500.00 (Canadian) used
Submitted 11/11/2003 at 03:57am by CaptainGuitarnut
Email: shandree<at>sympatico dot ca

Ease of Use : 10
I have an anecdote which I would like to share with those who peruse these reviews, but first ... This is the CC2 which purported to be the quintessential 'Jimi' pedal. It is a very straightforward pedal (especially for those who know what to expect from these effect types)in terms of useability. 3 effects in one, which can be physically reordered because there are discrete Input/Output patches behind each of them. A detailed manual with all sorts of setting suggestions to get you started. There are features on the Provibe which require explanation to the virginal user but the other two can be exercised easily via garden variety knob twisting.

Sound Quality : 10
My rig is very basic, an old Marshall JCM 800 4104 50w combo loaded with NOS tubes and greenbacks in the speaker department. A 52' reissue Tele, an original 78' Tele and a 54' reissue strat w/ Kinman Woodstock pups in it. All three effects are extremely clean and definable.

The PROVIBE : (a souped up Univibe clone) is lush and vibrant when you set it that way, or can be very subtle if that's your agenda. I can get outrageous chorusing and vibrato effects from it or simply adjust the dials to allow for more tonal transparency.

The FUZZFOOT : I've got the hybrid card (a germanium transistor coupled with a silicon based transistor in the circuit) which can be adjusted internally, which is a no brainer because the little trimmer mounted on the fuzz card is set completely clockwise, so you can trim it back and experiment from there with ease. Mostly, the fuzz's huge low end tone (when your guitar's volume is on full) can be made leaner which is probably a more suitable idea for Humbucker equipped guitars. A very tight and responsive fuzz which in my opinion is a perfected issue of the original Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face.

And on to the OCTAVE : which is very deceptively the simplest of the 3 to use. 2 knobs, very organic and it's abilities absolutely live up to it's promise. Very cool octave up with fuzz where I personally find great and different character when used in all pickup positions. You can (which I prefer) turn the fuzz all the way down and get even more interesting ring modulator type effects when playing with your guitar's volume control as well.

Reliability : 9
This is where the story should be told. The CC2 that I have been reviewing is actually my second (and final I might add) CC2 pedal. The first, I bought used through a dealer (shipped via internet purchase)and since I'm from Canada, payed $500.00 Canadian for it. When I received it, to look at it, the thing was great. And now to hear it, it would echo any bad review I've read on this site. The Provibe was intermittent and when it was functioning there wasn't much effect happening. The Fuzzfoot sounded pretty fine and operated normally. The Octave was very ratty sounding in the fuzz category and a disapointment. Now since I've literally owned every hyped pedal in every variety, brand (and I'm a huge fan of pedal effects),vintage and otherwise, this was not what I had expected. I am an experienced Audio Technician and hoped to locate the problem and repair it myself.

Well the problem had been more elusive that I hoped, so instead of simply gutting it and changing any part of the original circuitry to get it working I attempted what I thought would be a long shot. Now with respect to human error (because these things do happen), the CC2 is at the absolute top of buildership, craftsmanship and technology. And yes, gigging without a backup is what I have been doing for months.


Customer Support : 10
I thought it would be appropriate to finish the story in this section. So I actually tried to contact Dave Fox himself as a last ditch effort. Well, he not only responded, he offered his help for nothing. He mentioned that my era CC2 had coincided with a period where one of his techs had been crimping the wiring in the wire harness improperly, so by the time he had caught the problem, a number of CC2s had slipped out and eventually were sold to unsuspecting buyers. So he shipped me a bunch pre-crimped wires, spare knobs and assorted knick-knacks out to me for free. I replaced the Provibe related wiring crimps but the problem was still deeper.

Well I emailed Dave again and explained the situation, thanked him for being communicative, friendly and gracious with his help and time and basically thought the book had been closed on the issue for the time being. Dave responded to this and informed me to send my problematic CC2 back to him, and he would not only ship me a brand new one, but would test it himself before sending it. Also he offered me my choice of extra fuzz card, expression pedal, or Wah retrofit for my troubles! Needless to say I received my new CC2 and this thing is nothing short of amazing.


Overall Rating : 10
Corresponding with Dave through my technical ordeal was a pleasure, and there are few people out there of his kind in his chosen profession. My story is proof that he believes in his products and will stand behind them 100% Overall, in my opinion this unit is simply the best of it's kind.

And in terms of value, tally up a spending spree on an original Univibe, Fuzz Face, Octavia or the many boutique clones out there and you will be spending astronomical amounts for no reason when you can get all three for 6 bills.

As a guitarist for the last 16 years who plays professionally has been on the road, recorded in major studios, and built a studio of my own), I love this pedal. Clearly if you've heard about the CC2 somewhere and expect magic, you won't get it; however if you are interested in great fuzz, octave and rotating leslie type effects, or Jimi Hendrix's tone period, THIS IS FOR YOU.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: N/A used
Submitted 09/29/2003 at 05:13pm by DAN
Email: none

Ease of Use : No Opinion
These effects arent for the POD/Boss generation (even though thats me!) I dont see any of them as the kind of thing you can buy and plug into your crate/peavey/cheap fender, etc.... and get a great tone out of. I guess you could to a certain degree with the ProVibe but through a cheap amp its gonna sound flat.

These are tone tools for real guitar players. Even so it can take a while to really find the playing style and settings that yeild the best results for each of these effects. Especially the Octave and fuzz. Thier 2 effects that sound very different when you change settings, playing technique, and amp/guitar. Thats nothing unique to the CCII. Its inherent in the effects.

The default effect order is the way I would want it.

Sound Quality : 9
Hmmm... This will probably be long. Ill go by catagories.

Equipment - I will make one note here about my equipment. I use alot of different gear but Im probably at odds with most people here because my setup, for the most part, is with humbucking guitars and often with alot of gain. I do use strats but not nearly as much as LP's and LP type guitars. I do like vintage overdrive (and own those types of amps) but I also use gain boosting OD pedals & high gain amps alot.

Construction - These are inherently noisy effects but Im impressed by the lack of noise. Its no more noisey then your average single boss distortion pedal only it is true bypass.

Octave - Octavia is my favorite effect. I seem to be strange since most people find this thier least favorite or just outright dont like it. The octave effect is the most style dependant of all 3 effects. like most pitch shifting effects, it likes the neck pickup, it likes single notes and it likes certain "sweet" spots on the neck. 12th fret and higher seem to bring out the most of the effect. The added upper octave looses clarity the more gain you add. Your mileage may vary when you play intervals, double-stops and chords. Its a unique sound when you do, Ill say that. Has its moments. Its the nature of these types of effects. One reason I think many dont like Octavia is they dont know how to use it right. Putting an octavia effect in front of a clean amp or bright amp like a fender is gonna sound harsh and awefull. Unless thats what your going for. Every great octavia sound on record has come from putting an octavia before an overdriven tube amp. It just fits. It tames the harshness and the peaks of the effect and smooths it out to a really nice singing tone. Fox even says that in the manual for people unfamiliar with octavia. Ive heard the CCII octave get criticized here. Everyone has a right to thier opinion, however, I feel the criticism may come from people who dont really know what an octavia should sound like. People get ideas in thier head of how something is supposed to sound from listening and dont realize just how different it does sound while playing it. The one in the CCII seems a little grittier then others Ive played but Im convinced its the closest to the actuall original Hendrix octavio. The Roger Mayer RI and the Fulltone Ultimate Octave are definitly nice pedals but it seems thier more about being user freindly. Its easier to plug them in and get a pleasing sound. If thats for you then so be it, thier great pedals and Ive owned them both, but I really feel the CCII Octave has them both beat in the tone department. At least the originality and earthiness. There was something about the Roger Mayer one that rubbed me the wrong way.
Putting the Octave before an OD or distortion pedal or before a high gain amp will yeild a great sound too. I do that alot. For example in the song Crystal Planet, it sounds like Satriani has his Ultimate octave before his DS-1 in some parts. It definitly sounds cool that way as well. I get that kind of sound using my CCI octave in front of my SLO-100. I like it. I like this effect in the CCII very much.

Fuzz - This is the effect I use the least. Most people find this thier favorite effect and the FuzzFoot is a highly regarded fuzz. Its probably because I use mostly humbucking guitars that I dont use it as much. Fuzz sounds best with strats. Thats OK. I do use it for interesting sounds like an in-agodda-davita kinda crazy sound. I can get a great and accurate Eric Johnson tone using the fuzzfoot into my Plexi. With my strat its just awesome. With a setup Strat=Fuzzfoot=Plexi you can really get the Hendrix Vibe. Or just the late 60's rock sound in general. Theres far to many fuzz's back then and now, it seems, to nail all fuzz sounds. But the hybrid fuzz card does a good job of it missing only the most extreme fuzz sounds one way or the other. I like the idea of the Fuzz card although Im not into fuzz enouph to buy more then 1

Reliability : No Opinion
I cant really say yet. Ive owned 2 CCII's. My first I bought new and had to sell about a year later. I really hurt myself doing that. I never had any problems of any sort with that one. When I could I bought this second one used. Its the same in most ways and was like new however the Vibe kind of fades out in intensity after a few seconds when the speed is set to the very lowest settings. Ive been talking to Dave about this and he's been very descriptive and polite. Although Im not thrilled about it I know I could send it in and have it taken care of without any hassle. When I decide to add it to my live rigg or before Im in the studio next I will definitly send it in. It is extremely well built though. And heavy if that means anything to you.

Customer Support : 10
As I said Ive been talking alot with Dave about my little problem and am very confident. He answers emails promptly and is descriptive and offers info beyond what you ask for at times. Ill give a 10 because thats all you can ask for.

Overall Rating : 9
This effect is for real players and I like it very much. I do also own a Fulltone Ultimate Octave and a SS UltraVibe. Thier great effects in thier own right but I do prefer their counterparts in the CCII for most things. If I had to choose Id take the CCII over both the other effects.

My opinions as to how close these effects sound to the originals comes only from studio experience and studying recordings with those effects. Ive never owned or played an original of any of these effects accept UniVibe. I had a chance to record a track with an early one a few years back. Ive done alot of studio work and have alot of engineering experience. Combine that with being a real player (not just hobbiest) I have alot of experience with how things sound while playing compared to how they come out souding on record. Thats not totally conclusive though but despite that fact I think I can say very confidently your getting very accurate and great sounding effects in this package. Its definitly a great value.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $414
Submitted 09/14/2003 at 09:04am by Brian
Email: pangburn dot dk<at>insightbb dot com

Ease of Use : 9
Being picky, it took an hour or so to really get it dialed in for my tastes. Even today, I still tweak the knobs constantly. The manual was quite helpful; it gives you some good starting points. The ability to patch the effects in different orders is a real plus (just like 3 individual pedals).

Sound Quality : 10
The sound quality is excellent! My set up is: Gibson (LP or 335)- Analog Man Squeezer- Teese Wah- CC2- Boogie IV (or Engl Speeedster)- Cele. Greenbacks. This unit is not noisy at all. The manual states that the CC2 likes to see Strats & single coils but I think it sounds great thru my setup. Being a Gibson guy, I haven't really tried to nail the "Hendrix' or "Trower" sounds even though I play in a cover band. It's hard for me to compare this with a lot of other effects; I like it and that's all I really care about.

Reliability : 10
I've gigged a few times w/ it and have had no problems.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Bot thru Analog Man (the whip!). Not dealt w/ Dave Fox but he has a very good reputation.

Overall Rating : 9
I play cover material but don't really try to "copy" the original artists' sounds. I've been playing over 20 yrs and buy products that I like; regardless of fads. I really like the wide range of usable tones you can get; Hendrix lovers could better opine about nailing "his" tone. I would definitely buy this again and would highly recommend it!! I give this a "9" because it is not inexpensive.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $464
Submitted 03/20/2003 at 07:50pm by Anonymous

Ease of Use : 10
I found very litte trouble in dailing in a great sound. The manual was more than I ever expected;professional,to the point,and very imformative.

Sound Quality : 10
If you are are in to jimi,SRV,Kenny wayne,Corey Stevens,etc... Get ready to rob their sound when you plug this pedal in.The Vibe is as good if not better than any $350 DEJA VIBE I've heard. I'm not knocking the Deja Vibe at all, but thats allmost what I spent on the whole Captian Coconut pedal!! Not to metion the Fuzz...Their again, way off the charts! I had the $50 germainium kit installed for that vintage sound. I am very pleased with the tone change I get just from the volume on the guitar. From clean to mean. And There is the Octave, I don't use it a whole bunch, but when you do the sound is truely outstanding. As far as I'm concerend nothing so far has nailed the tone I was trying to acheive until I got this Pedal. This thing breaths all kinds of life into your old gear. And for the price you can't go wrong! I would easily pay $600 for this unit to replace it. My friend has the same effects setup except from Fulltone and he was blown away by the sound quality I have for about $300 less. This is One amazing sounding pedal! I don't have money to throw away on junk imitations and I was a little skeptical at first about paying $450 on a multi-effects pedal, But one listen is all it took to convince me. When playing along with CD's, I have a hard time distinquishing my sound from the oringinal. Also very quiet even with single coils.This pedal is also capable of allowing you to create your own sound, which is why it will probably never leave my pedalboard.

Reliability : No Opinion
so far so good.I've only had it about month.

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 10
I've currently have been playing about 8 years, and for the most part play blues and some early rock.I need to keep the volume down where I live so I use a 65' Deluxe RI with Smicz 1 Watt tubes instead of stock 6v6. I run a 1960 Closet Classic Strat through a Vox wah,Captian Coconut,and a Fulltone Fulldrive 2. With this set up I can get pretty much any sound I want in the blues,rock, catagory. The only complaints I have is that my fingers hurt and I'm going through alot of strings. I can barely stay off this thing long enough to write this review.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $464.00
Submitted 03/11/2003 at 12:00pm by Shea McCoy
Email: mcc<at>austin dot rr dot com

Ease of Use : 8
easy to figure out.. manuel is informative, and i actually read it...

Sound Quality : 7
i am using Fender Custom Shop Ri '52 Tele, Paul Reed Smith Custom 22, and Fender Strat Am Std(all guitars are LEFTY) into >>TU-2>>overdrive(bd-2 or ts808)>> DD3(delay) >>TR-2(tremolo)>>CC2>>Whammy 1>>Vox Clyde Mccoy RI>> 2001 Reissue Marshall Super Lead 100WATT. I personally was not that impressed with the CC2.. the Provibe, while defintely better than dunlops' uni-vibe(which is a piece of shit), wasn't all that intense of a sound. it was smooth though, but it wasnt present enough.. The Fuzz was the defintely the shit though. i got mine with NOS NKT-275 fuzz card and it sounded right on... total hendrix fuzz, and excellent clean up with guitar volume as promised.. octavia part was alright, but not as good as roger mayer's octavia, i mean roger invented the damn thing..I bought the whole pedal really for the Provibe, and a couple days after i bought it i took it down to show my effect tech, who happened to have one of the first Rack Mounted provibes.. when i got there, we decided to hook it up to the roger mayer voodoo vibe, and at that time i had never heard the voodoo vibe.. we used one of the 2002 reissue Marshall Super Leads they had, and i first clicked on the CC2, stummed some chords and said alright, turned it off, and then clicked on the voodoo vibe... the first words out of my mouth were, "you wanna trade..?" it sounded different, but better.. cleaner, louder, more of "i'm grabbing your note in a headlock and spinning it around.." as opposed to just twirling 'around' your note.. the roger mayer is also more quiet.. i'm not saying the voodoo vibe is better, but i liked it more.. according to my tech though, the provibe in the cc2, he thought, didnt sound nearly as good as his rack mounted provibe.. thats to be expected though when your making 5 times more units than you were. if you were to never hear the roger mayer voodoo vibe, and all you knew of was say the deja vibe, ultra vibe, and the provibe, than you would think the provibe was the holy grail.. i'm giving a 7 because the provibe seemed a little week, while the fuzz is the shit, and the octave could have been better..

Reliability : 10
this thing is defintely reliable.. it was by far the best built pedal i have ever used... the case heavy, and what impressed me the most was the nice inputs.. the man takes pride in building his units, thats obvious.. i mean actually felt kind of bad for not liking the cc2 as much as i thought i would..

Customer Support : 10
this is where its really at.. i bought it through Analog Man, and he was the shit. i'd email him, he'd email me back same day, sometimes in a matter of minutes... after trying the cc2 for a week, i decided it wasnt for me and sent it back.. i emailed him late at night and told him i wanted to UPS overnight it back to him the next day. theni went to his website and after searching for awhile, a found a section saying they wouldnt except refunds after having the pedal for two or more days.. i was like great, i'm about to get the shaft out of $460, expecting for him to tell me it was too late to send back.. he emailed me back, and told me go ahead and send it.. I was like hell yeah.. by him doing that for me, it guranteed that i would make another purchase from him.. he makes bad ass pedals and mods, defintely the best of the best!! i just happened to be one of the few people, at least from what i've read, who did not like the provibe in the cc2..

Overall Rating : 7
my style of music is pretty diverse.. my band is kinda like Hendrix meets Red Hot Chile Peppers meets Tool/RATM... we'll kick a 12 bar blues, then the next song might be all out ruthless.. like i said, i returned the pedal.. immediately after recieving my money back, i went and bought the Roger Mayer Voodoo Vibe. I liked it that much!! I would tell anyone who's thinking of getting a CC2 that it is a very good pedal, but for me i think individual pedals are the way to go.. not to mention, i would tell them to try a voodoo vibe first.. they may not like it as much, and may even prefer the Provibe, but at least they checked out the competition.. by the way i actually thought the Deja Vibe and Provibe sounded very very much a like.. i didnt hook them up together so i cant give specific differences, but they were very close to one another.. all in all, i would get the Analog Mans Sun Face, a Roger Mayer voodoo vibe, and Roger mayer octavia, while its defintely way more expensive to buy all three of these pedals individually rather than just buying one pedal(cc2), i think it would sound better. at least to my taste.. every musician has their own preference though, so while i didnt like it, you may think it is the shit...


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $4 SOMETHING
Submitted 03/07/2003 at 09:11am by Kris Singh

Ease of Use : 10
Very Easy To Use If You Know What You Are Doing!!!! It Is Well Designed And Built For Players Who Appreciate Great Tone. Definitly The Best Manual For Any Pedal I Have Seen!! A+ All The Way!!!

Sound Quality : 10
THE CC2 IS AMAZING!!! 3 PART REVIEW.....

1. OCTIVE.
THE OCTIVE SECTION IS VERY RESPONSIVE(WHICH CAN MAKE IT HARD TO USE AND UNDERSTAND FOR BEGINNERS) BUT THE TONE IS GREAT WHEN USED PROPERLY. IT CAN BE MISUSED DUE TO THE SENSITIVITY OF THE KNOBS. THAT ALSO TRANSLATES TO QUALITY. DON'T YOU HATE IT WHEN YOU TURN A KNOB AND YOU DON'T HERE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE FIRST OR LAST QUARTER OF THE TURN????? NONE OF THAT HERE!!!

2. FUZZ.
THE FUZZ IN MINE WAS MODDED BY MIKE AT ANALOGMAN. HE SPRINKLED HIS MAGIC ON IT AND IT IS WORTH THE PEDALS WEIGHT IN GOLD!!!!!! I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT SOUNDED LIKE BEFORE HE MODDED IT SO I CAN NOT COMMENT ON THE CC2 FUZZ UNLESS YOU GET IT FROM ANALOG MAN. IT IS, WITH THE MOD, AS GOOD AS MY CLASSIC $450 ORIGINAL FUZZ PEDALS FROM THE 60S!! KEEP IN MIND THIS WHOLE BOX WAS AROUND THE PRICE OF ONE ON THE OLD FUZZ FACES. YOU GET 2 OTHER PEDALS HERE IN A GREAT BOX!! THE FUZZ(MODDED BY ANALOG MAN) IS TOP SHELF!! FUZZFOOT ROCKS THE TONE. PERIOD. I STATE MY NAME AND REPUTATION ON IT!

3. UNIVIBE(PROVIBE)

THE PROVIBE IS A UNIVIBE WITH OUT THE CRACKLE FROM BEING OLD. WITHOUT THE NEED TO PLUG IN A FUZZ OR OCTIVE AND ADD PATCH CABLES TO "RAISE THE NOISE FLOOR" IN YOUR CHAIN. YOU CAN BE JIMI HENDRIX WITHOUT THE EXTRA CABLES!!! IT SOUNDS GREAT ON ITS OWN. IT IS WARM AND LUSH. ARTICLATE AND LIKE THE OTHERS, VERY RESPONSIVE!! I CAN NOT BE HAPPIER!!! I HAVE FOUND THE ANSWER FOR 3 PEDALS HERE!!! ALL IN ONE BOX!!!

IN SHORT, THIS IS WHAT JIMI WOULD HAVE USED IF IT WAS AROUND THEN OR BETTER YET, IF HE WAS AROUND NOW. KEEP IN MIND "ANALOG MAN MODDED THE FUZZ PART!!!" IF YOU WANT "THE EXPERIENCE" I SPEAK OF, YOU MUST GET IT FROM HIM. HE IS A GREAT GUY. A PLEASURE TO DO BUSINESS WITH AND VERY HELPFUL. THE SOUND IS GREAT, EACH ON THERE OWN OR ANY COMBO OF THEM TOGETHER. THE MOST VERSITILE AND ESSENTIAL PEDAL THAT I BOUGHT NEW, EVER IN MY LIFE. I HAVE OWNED THEM ALL. HOW IS THAT FOR A "SOUND REVIEW?"

Reliability : 10
A TANK. I NEED NO BACK UP.

Customer Support : 10
ANALOG MIKE IS THE MAN. BUY FROM HIM AND YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE SUPPORT. HE IS THE BEST PEDAL GUY IN THE BIZ. HANDS DOWN.(THANKS MIKE)!!

Overall Rating : 10
THE MOST USABLE VERSITILE GREAT SOUNDING PEDAL I HAVE BOUGHT IN MY LIFE. THIS AND A TEESE PICTURE WAH. IT IS ALL HERE. VISIT WWW.ANALOGMAN.COM AND BUY IT AS SOON AS YOU HAVE THE MONEY. IT IS 3 PEDALS THAT ARE ALL GREAT. REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU SEE A $400 PRICE TAG. IT IS A DESSERT ISLAND PEICE. I CAN'T IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT IT.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted 01/21/2003 at 07:09pm by Wes Loveday
Email: DTkid<at>aol dot com

Ease of Use : 7
Not too bad, dials are pretty self explanatory, especially if you have read foxrox's site. Getting the speed pedal to work took some figuring out, not used to the TRS stuff! Worked like a charm though.

Sound Quality : 5
This is where I felt I needed to write review. Now I didn't actually buy this thing, but I had a deposit when I saw a local store had it cheap over the web. It was used, but dead mint. Being that is was used, it IS possible that there was something wrong with it by A.)The previous owner mucking with it, or B.) Something wrong from the factory that got past QC (Which might be why it ended up for sale!)

When I plugged it in, I as VERY dissapointed. The octave had VERY little effect, regardless of settings. The Vibe, didn't have much "vibe" at all. The chorusing was very one-dimensional sounding, and wasn't too inspiring. The ECS would have been cool, had the sound been nicer int eh first place. The fuzz foot I will say was absolutely AWESOME. If Dave comes out with a (small) standard production unit, I'll probably pick one up. Great range of tones from clean to nasty in the fuzz.

To make sure I wasn't expecting too much, or crazy , or having a "bad ear day" (It can happen right?, I A/B'd the CC2 with some other pedals.

For octave I compared against the Fulltone Octa fuzz and Ultimate Octave, and the PE Experience. All 3 left the CC2 in the dust.

For vibe I compared to Fulltone Deja vibe2 and the Voodoo labs microvibe. Both sounded superior to my ears, and I tried tweaking the CC2's knobs f or a while to try to be fair.

The Fuzzfoot needed no comparisons as it was quite great as is.

Reliability : 10
Before I plugged it in, I LOVED the way it felt and looked. Built like a tank, and very professional looking. High-calibur build quality. I Think this box would survive touring with flying colors(As long as the wall wart was protected)

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 6
After playing this box. I must say the concept is cool, and I was excited when I was intent on purchasing it. However, if the unit I played is normal and there is nothing wrong with it (the demos ont eh site sound a little better to me, but not a ton), then it doesn't live up to the hype! There has been SO MUCH HYPE about this thing since it came out that I wanted to give a different perspective to it. So if you are checking out a used one on ebay, make sure there is some form of return policy as it seems there is another CC2 up there every week.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted 12/05/2002 at 04:43pm by Giuseppe
Email: gipan69<at>hotmail dot com

Ease of Use : 10
It is not hard at all to get what I was looking for even though it has a lot of features. I would say all control are intuitive if you have at least a little experience with other analog devices. However you get a very well written manual wich is not too thick either.

Sound Quality : 10
I only have had the unit for 1 month but I have already used it at a few gigs with a Carvin Holdsworth (fatboy, great guitar!), a Tom Anderson classic hallow strat and a Ibanez as200 (Scofield, also an excellent guitar!), an old Rat, a line6 dl4 and sometime a Buddha-wha. The amp is a Fender 75 (very good old and cheap tube amp)with EVM. I use an expression pedal (boss ev-5 wich works great) to control the speed of the modulation in the vibe. The sound is excellent all the way through. I admit I have not used the fuzz that much as I tend to use the rat (I guess I'm just too used to it). I think the fuzz is quite sensitive to temperature even though I have the standard card. But this is not a problem actually since there is a control (on the outside fo the box) that let you compensate for climate changes. The octave bit is mervellous and I did't think I would so quikly be addict to it. I sometime create live loops with the dl4 and with the octave I can put some interesting noise in the loops by playing 2 tones at a time. Great when used to solo (very easy to control dynamics). The vibe is also excellent but I can not compare to ather units of that kind. It just sounds very smooth, warm and deep and to be able to control the speed of the wave adds a lot of dynamics to the performance. I got positive comments on my sound even from non guitarist musician (actually even from non musician people).

Reliability : No Opinion
Can not really comment on this one yet. The chassis looks really solid, the knob have a heavy duty feel and the design is great as even the 2 switches (wich could be the most fragile parts)look like are protected by the angle on the surface of the unit (look at the pictures of the unit on the www.analogman.com site I got it through Analogman (Mike)wich is very helpfull and prompt in answering e-post. I feel I can trust him 100%. It looks like there is a strong connection beetween Mike and Fox.

Customer Support : 10
Read what I said earlier. Analog man is very professional

Overall Rating : 10
For me it is really worth the price. I am playing modern jazz, rock and fusion and the CC2 adds a lot of colours. I will take time to experiment with the fuzzfoot but right now I use my trusty rat. Really when I think of what you get for the price and compare for example to the pedalman 818pro I bought sometime ago and wich alone coasts 100 USD more, I think it is a great deal. The kind of effects in the CC2 are classic effects wich will work for most genres.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $399
Submitted 11/26/2002 at 07:13am by jonjonbolt

Ease of Use : No Opinion
just plug in and go with it. the manual is the same as on the internet site whitch is cool cus i read it bofore i bought it.

Sound Quality : 10
my setup is strat/cc2/ts-9808analogman/akaiheadrush/fender deluxe.
this thing is quiet cept the usual strat pickup noise. the effects are top notch, not quiet in some cases it can add to the volume i almost don't need the tube screamer but i like so i keep it. the only thing i need is a better wahwah, the one i have makes some nasty chirps and crap. at first the provibe was wierd then i listened to Hey Baby, Mechine Gun, Cold Shot. and off the bat i could get the same speed and sound, everything and this one has such a lush smooth vibe it's intoxicating, an eye opener. so worth the money. i also have a sunface from analogman, its good and so is the fuzzfoot on the cc2 they are a little different the feed back on it is tits. i understand how to use the octive but it takes getting use to, very cool in it's own right.. this is not a beginners toy it's and pro's tool.

Reliability : No Opinion
it seems very rugged i don't need a back up, but i have only had it a day

Customer Support : 10
i got mine from Mike, he is very good with e-mails. every question i've asked he answered. i even got the uni-vibe pedal for speed control it works great. i have baught a few things from him and they still work and sound fine. i have also e-mailed Mr Fox.. he's the same as Mike always answers my questions. those guys are good people.

Overall Rating : 10
i play jam/dub/reggie/blues/rock/funk/jazz or try to any way. i'm in to the whole psychadelic blues/rock anything that has a good beat really! i guess i've played for 7 years and have baught some crapy gear and some really good gear(my problem is i keep just about eveything i buy. this is the best investment by far that i've baught in a long time.it will not be stolen i have a pittbull and she guards my guitar stuff. if it did i would get another! where else can you get three vintage pedals for 400 bucks think about it i saw an old uni-vibe on ebay for 400 and octive for 800 and the fuzzface for 300.00 for get that shit.. 1,500.00 i can buy a new guitar or amp....to me this is a good value but i did concider other things for a year before i broke down and got the cc2. it was worth it. the sounds you get are just well....tits(This Is The Shit)


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $399
Submitted 10/12/2002 at 05:23am by Anonymous

Ease of Use : 8
Update to my earlier posting.

Incoming power was the problem that resulted in not being able to get good octave sounds.

Since that problem has been solved, the product works extremely well, so I am upgrading my ease of use.

Sound Quality : 8
Fixing the incoming power supply problem fixed the overall sound out of this pedal.

It now works like a charm!

Reliability : 5
Even though I was able to fix the incoming power supply problem, that should have been picked un in QC.

Customer Support : 5
Fixed it via Vintage Sound in Seoul Korea.

Overall Rating : 7
I'll give it some more working out before I offer an opinion on this one


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $380.00 used
Submitted 09/21/2002 at 12:29am by mickg

Ease of Use : 10
Plug in one side out the other, then edit all the patches you want. The manual is very informative. I upgraded mine with the Hot Silicon Fuzz card. I don't know why some folks think it's so hard to figure out. All the jacks are there. It's just three effect boxes in one box with in and out jacks for each one. Dave has made so the player has an option to patch it differently if heor she doesn't like the order of the effects. A great feature!! If you like it plug in one side and out the other, easy enough!

Sound Quality : 10
This thing is far superior to the rest. It really nails the whole Jimi thing.The tones are amazing!I sold my other brands. The CC2 is quiet. I use it with Fender Twins a Siegmund Midnight Special and a Bruno Cowtipper 45. All three effects are the best I ever heard. I have owned many boutique pedals looking for that tone, this is it.

Reliability : 10
Built like a friggin tank. Back up,Schmack up.

Customer Support : 10
Dave Fox is a great guy.

Overall Rating : 10
I love this thing. I gave it all 10's because it deserves it. The tones are rich, really the best I have ever heard! Robin trower should try one of these on his next album. I have been playing 25 years, listening and trying to get these sounds right. The CC2 nails it and then some. Waiting in line for the TZFlanger, man Hendrix studio sounds at your fingertips what a great life!!!


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $399
Submitted 08/28/2002 at 07:26pm by Jeff Waldom

Ease of Use : 8
Lots'a'knobs. Took a few minutes but I figured it out. Too much info in the manual! I guess it's good for those who like to read a lot. I dont' need no stinkin manual.

Sound Quality : 10
Lived up to my expectations and more. The Provibe blew me away, my ultravibe will be up for sale soon. Octave is the first octavia effect I've used and it's awesome, got "who knows" sound instantly! Fuzz is very fat with very low noise. I was plesantly surprised. And it cleans up like a dream. I ordered it with vintage germanium fuzz card.

Reliability : 10
Solid like a brick. Obviosly made with all high quality parts. The pots feel great, as do the switches and jacks. Nice job.

Customer Support : 10
Ordered directly from Dave Fox. He put up with my nonsense about when I would recieve it.

Overall Rating : 10
This pedal is a classic. Foxrox makes great stuff, I can't wait for that Flanger!! CC2 has a permanent spot on my pedal board.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $399
Submitted 08/25/2002 at 07:53am by Stratman
Email: llpcode<at>hotmail dot com

Ease of Use : 4
Fuzz face - easy to get a tone out of it, use your volume on your guitar to clean it up a bit. Has pot so that you can set it up to work with your Wah-wah pedal. FoxRox sell a separate control for wahs, should have included it with package.

Provibe - easy to setup and get tone from this also. Prescription Electronics make a better product.

Octave - very hard to get good tone, lots of cherps, clicking etc. Junk

Sound Quality : 4
Fuzz is authentic.

Provibe - clean

Octave - junk

Reliability : 4
So so

Customer Support : 3
Receive e-mail same day, response to my query on the octave was playing style, etc... Funny, I could get the proper sound from my prescription electronics pedal without any problem.

Overall Rating : 4
Blues, JH and SRV - fair match, going back to my other pedals.

Been playing since 1959!

If stolen, I would claim it on my insurance. Not buy another.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $399
Submitted 07/21/2002 at 01:34pm by Edward Pride

Ease of Use : 10
Very easy to use. I've been using Univibe FuzzFace and Octavia effects as long as I've been playing guitar (24 years) and CC2 is simply these three effects in one unit.
What really attracted me to CC2 is the fact that these three effects are in one box, and I don't have to think about patching them or powering them individually on my pedalboard. In, Out, and one power connection, and I'm ready to rock.

Sound Quality : 10
Fender relic, Marshall plexi.
The three effects are the best I've ever heard.

The Provibe is a wonderful Uni-vibe clone. A bit more high fidelity than the original Uni-vibes I've played. I especially like how it can go very slow without diminishing the effect.

Fuzz was a little darker than what I prefer. I contacted Dave Fox and got his "Hot silicon BC109C" fuzz card. I was able to swap out the little circuit card in about 10 minutes. Now that's more like it! Best fuzz I've ever used. Bright, fat and intense with gobs of sustain.

Octave is exactly like a vintage Tycobrahe Octavia. I ended up selling my Fulltone Octafuzz, which is also a great pedal BTW. It sounds very close to the Fulltone, but not quite as bright, which I like.

Reliability : 10
I've never had a guitar effect built like this. It's heavy and the box is rock-solid. I guess everything can fail at some point. But I don't expect any trouble from this box. There's nothing cheesy about it.

Customer Support : 10
Dave Fox was easy to deal with. He even answered tone-related questions that had nothing to do with CC2. He's a professional guitar player, and I found his advice to right on. I expect that he would be very supportive if my CC2 developed a problem.

Overall Rating : 10
Great box! I kind of expected (or feared) a jack-of-all-trades, master of none type of thing. But I was pleasantly surprised. I can't imagine any of the three effects sounding any better. And holy shit! The owner's manual is like a bible on getting great sounds out of vibe, fuzz and octave effects. 20 pages crammed with pictures and text in a nice binder. This is classy stuff...


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $300
Submitted 07/14/2002 at 10:14am by Anonymous

Ease of Use : 6
Not easy at all. Lots of potential combinations to explore. Many knobs. No recommended presets or patch paths. Requires a lot of time to realize its potential. One great pedal but very hard to operate, esp for new users.

Sound Quality : 8
Played with SRV Stat. Excellent sound once you figure out the right settings. That's a lot of work. Great tone tho. Henderix and SRV blues type.

Reliability : 9
Seems rock solid. Never gig w/o a backup but I'd chance it with this one. It's sturdy. But pricey.

Customer Support : 8
Not used. But no manual included in box so they did not think ahead on recomending user presets and patches.

Overall Rating : 8
Teaxs Blues. Been playing 40 years and am studio musician.
If stolen, probably not get another, too expensive. But this is a very good unit.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $399
Submitted 06/24/2002 at 12:37pm by Jim Sloves
Email: IntenseJim at aol<dot>com

Ease of Use : 9
The manual is wonderful and helps you get a handle on things quickly. The VIBE is very sensitive to my amps tone controls, specifically gain and high end. Lots of interaction and experimentation needed there. It's easy to get great OCTAVE sounds but read the manual which has essential tips; the FUZZ is user friendly.

Sound Quality : 10
I bought this for the vibe but have been swept off my feet by the octave. Truly amazing. I like Michael Landau and this effect is a godsend. I love it! The fuzz is wonderful and quite versatile. The vibe is great: nails the "Dark Side of the Moon" perfectly as well as "Machine Gun" and Trower.

Reliability : 10
Built like a WWF Diva. (Built quite well.)

Customer Support : 10
Fairly prompt reply with e-mails and helped me get some great tones.

Overall Rating : 10
I play rock, funk, blues, metal, surf--just about everthing except straight jazz, country, and classical-- for about 22 years. This is one of the finer pieces of outboard gear I have owned. Very quiet with a great s/n.

I run two Sadowsky guitars--one hum single hum and one strat style with Kinman pups--into a Soldano X99 and Soldano SLO-100. My other effects are a Teese Picture Wah, Demeter Tremulator, Analogman Clone Chorus, Carl Martin Comp/Limiter. I record with a Palmer PGA-04 speaker simulator.

I have a CD being released July '02 at www.cdbaby.com and the Octave from the CC2 is promptly featured.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $399.00
Submitted 05/20/2002 at 09:12pm by Anonymous

Ease of Use : 9
pretty simple to use ,given all the knobs on one unit. the patching abilitiesb are a pretty cool thing to have and use. manual is pretty straight forward .

Sound Quality : 10
running it thru a jimmy hendrix tribute strat and ibanez x series with axis research fuzzfaze and dano cool cat chorus .an early all tube 100 watt carvin head with an built in equalizer. jimmy hendrix is the man and this enables me to experiment with producing my own sounds as well as jimmy hendrix songs.

Reliability : No Opinion
is built like a battle ship.

Customer Support : 9
emailed foxrox on availability and and responded quickly.

Overall Rating : 10


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $400
Submitted 05/17/2002 at 05:50pm by Anonymous

Ease of Use : 10
The CC2 is simply fantastic ! - easy to dial in a sound - itz all good
3 effects in one box - & yes they can be routed in any fashion desired
The manual is like a school report folder - CC2 is guitar school cool
The fuzz card can be changed - but the card in the unit covers ground!

Sound Quality : 10
My current setup -
50's reissue Strat w/Vintage Hot Fralins (smokin !)>
Tube Zipper>CC2(octave & fuzz)>FD2>Ts9/808>Tu2>CC2(provibe)>
VoxWah(w/FoxRox-retrofit)>Line6-DL4>SuperHardOn>
2FenderHotRod-Deluxe(clean channels-only) I love it !!!
waiting on a bi-comp !!!
Noise is off my list of problems.... Killer Rig
The CC2 sounds great & mixes well with other effects...
I have always been a fan of Hendrix / Trower (big time !) etc.
I jammed w/ friends & just had fun - then -
I bit the bullet & gave AnalogMan the funds - & IT ARRIVED !

I live in a 1 bedroom Apt - so I was not cranking up anything but liked what I heard - then I took it to the jam & my life changed -
My friends were just raving about my sound & my playing -
I said that it was the same old me - but now this other thang has the control - The CC2 will tell you what to play - That Simple !
I have never been more excited about playing - I practice all the time & I give thanks to AnalogMike / DaveFox / & MikeFuller for changing my Tone Forever !!!



Reliability : 10
Built Like A Tank !!!! Killer THICK METAL ENCLOSURE -
Sturdy Knobs w/ excellent resisance when you turn the knobs -
Quiet Switching - Good Volume Blending - etc etc...

I would have to gig w/o backup - this boutique stuff high $ !!!

Customer Support : 10
Dave Fox Is really good w/ email - prompt & informative -
I seriously doubt if it will ever fail -
If it does - Dave will fix it - or I will buy another one -
I need this thing....

Overall Rating : 10
I play Bules oriented Funk Rock & Reggae Music - I am exploring
DUB music & this unit fits right into my vibe .....
15 years of playin - I am playing some melodihorn
(kinda like a melodica - Agustus Pablo) & I play some hand drums too
Bass is next - IT ROCKS !
STOLEN ! - Instant re-order(after the insurance $ comes) -

As previously mentioned in another review -
The CENTER CONTROL ON THE PROVIBE RULES -
my settings -
Provibe -
Voloume 50% / Width 50% / Center 40% ! / Speed 60% (i change it some!)
& I love ECS mode TOO -
Chorus is my normal setting -
but the High Rate Vibrato stuff is nice sometimes too.

FUZZFOOT - various settings sound good - but I Like -
Volume on about 30-35% & Grit 20-25% & Fuzz 50-100% I cannot decide
It all sounds so darn good - 10% grit 100% fuzz is Santana/Hendrix 15% Grit & 50% fuzz is leaning towards Page - High Grit settings induce Ovtave type sounds - KILLER FUZZ !!!!

Octave - I like 0-15% drive & 25% volume - SWEEEEET !!!

I wish for nothing - sorry harmony central
THIS THING IS PERFECT !!!



Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $399.00
Submitted 04/15/2002 at 08:44am by Vinicio Morales
Email: systemfox<at>yahoo dot com

Ease of Use : 10
I'm posting specifically because I changed my Fuzz card to the classic Germanium/Germanium configuration.
It is very easy to change the Fuzz card.

Sound Quality : 10
I use an American Strat with Lindy Fralin Blues +baseplate pickups into a 100 watt Rivera Quiana Studio head w/2X12 vintage 30s closed back. I love the sound of this unit, it has no equal. The new Fuzz card has a warmer more vintage sound, but with either, this is the best I've heard.

Reliability : 10
Dave Fox is a true master and stands steadfast behind his product.
It's built like a vault! I can't wait 'till he comes out with his new Flanger.

Customer Support : 10
I can't say enough about Dave Fox. He pays close attention to your concerns and gives accurate reliable advice.

Overall Rating : 10
The best Classic Rock/Jimi Hendrix/Trower pedal ever.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $399
Submitted 03/29/2002 at 12:59pm by Fat Jimi C

Ease of Use : 10
I?ve owned several Fuzz Faces, an original Unvibe and a Roger Mayer Octavia. I liked them all. The CC2 is just as easy as using those three effects. But the effects are in one box so in that sense it?s easier to hook up.

Sound Quality : 10
I really love the way it sounds. The Provibe has a control that the original Univibe doesn?t ? Center. It works kind of like the Manual control on a flanger ? you can modify how the sweep sounds. This, alone makes it more desirable to me than any other Univibe effect.
The Fuzz is very warm and responsive. I have the default ?Hybrid? fuzz, but you can get other types and plug them into the circuit board. I can?t imagine it sounding better than this, though.
Octave is a bit warmer and less shrill than my Roger Mayer Octavia, but it sounds very similar.
I?m surprised at how little noise this thing makes ? with all three effects on, I can turn down the volume knob on my guitar and it?s damn near silent.

Reliability : 10
So far, so good. The thing feels so solid that I have no fear of a reliability problem. I?ll bet that the metal box alone costs more than most of the cheaper guitar effects out there.

Customer Support : No Opinion
I read posts on HC Effects forum from Dave Fox from time to time, so I imagine he?s very easy to get a hold of. And I hear nothing but good things. However, so far I have not corresponded with him.

Overall Rating : 10
This is a very classy box, and in my opinion, worth every penny. Lately it?s been the only box I take to sessions, gigs, jamming. I love it! I?ve owned it since 10/01, but after reading the ridiculous review Submitted by ?Guess_I'm_Off_His_Christmas_List?, I thought it was time for me to submit my own review. That guy obviously shouldn?t have bought it in the first place! Idiot! Take my word for it ? CC2 lives up to the hype! Actually, where?s the hype?? I don?t? see any hype about it. I think it?s the boutique effects world?s best kept secret!


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $414
Submitted 02/07/2002 at 09:33pm by Tyler Lee

Ease of Use : 10
I think with just a little knowledge of effects you can get a really good sound out of it. It definitely helps to read the manual, and you have to remember that past 70% the volume control is adding gain.

Sound Quality : 10
I'm using a Gibson Nighthawk with the two mini-humbuckers, dunlop p.o.s. wah (nice and dirty), CC2, analog man dyna/ross, ts9/808, akai headrush into a peavey classic 30 with telefunken 12at7's in the preamp. Hugely underrated amp. Anyway, it is almost completely silent, it would be great for recording. You can get a LOT of really good sounds out of this box, if you spend a little time with the knobs. All the effects sound better than I thought they would. Totally worth the money. I didn't really understand the value of the Octave until I kicked it in while doing the standard blues bend where you fret the two highest strings on the same fret and bend the third string with your ring finger--WHOA THERE, my cool bend dissolved into ring modulated anarchy, and my head fell back and my mouth opened up, you know what I mean. Awesome. Really inspires me to play differently.

Reliability : 10
Built like a brick shithouse, nice and heavy. About $100 a pound. The jacks are very high quality, the knobs have just the right amount of resistance that screams, "high quality."

Customer Support : 10
Come on, dude, it's through Analog Man. He must have a computer strapped to his wrist next to the mikephone. I bet if you asked he'd get in the mikemobile and come to you.

Overall Rating : 10
I play blues, rock, jazz, funk, that SOUL music man. This pedal rocks the house. People will freak out. Also if you're running low on ideas you can make terrific white noise/head food sounds. It's quality shit.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $400
Submitted 02/01/2002 at 12:21pm by Ron Lee
Email: rwlee<at>pressenter dot com

Ease of Use : 8
This pedal is very easy to use and get great sounds out of considering it is three pedals in one, and has a bunch of knobs,footswitches ect. If you have never used these effects before(especially octave)I would recommend a good look at the very well done and easy to understand manual and it will be a breeze.

Sound Quality : 10
I have been playing rock,jazz,fusion for 30+ years(!?) and played on the road with many bands. I now play part time but practice like crazy. My set up is currently:Strat or SG> Tu2 tuner>Teese Picture Wah(if you like classic wah sound and can afford it,order one of these along with a CC2 as soon as you're done reading this review!)>CC2>Maxon OD808>Guyatone VT3>Maxon PT999>Maxon AD80>Koch Multitone amp. The CC2 is exactly what it claims to be-a great octave,fuzz and vibe unit- and more. I have had mine for a couple of weeks and I find more sounds everyday. With a good tube amp it is killer. It is also one of the best values out there. I paid more for my other univibe(which doesn't even compare to this one-I sold it)and octavia(good but this is better) then I did for the CC2. The kicker is the Fuzz is awsome too!Very versital. And it takes up less space on my board then the other univibe and octave.With my current rig I think I am getting the best sound I have ever had-period.I used to listen to music and say to myself- "I can play that- I wish I could get that SOUND!". Now I can get just about any sound I can think of. Yes it is great for Hendrix,Trower,Kenny Wayne Sheppard,but it is so much more.

Reliability : 10
I have had it for a couple of weeks but the workmanship is outstanding and it seems solid as a rock.

Customer Support : 10
I got mine through Analog Man. He answered every E-mail I sent him and was very helpfull. I e-mailed Dave Fox too and he sent me a very nice reply- great guy and will stand behind his products. I would recommend dealing with both of these guys.

Overall Rating : 10
I went round and round about getting this. I thought "is this really that good-or am I getting caught up in the hype?"It is that good.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $399 + 15 shipping
Submitted 01/31/2002 at 07:44pm by Shawn Purcell

Ease of Use : 9
Fairly straightforward. A lot of different knobs to tweak and check out. You definitely would want to spend some time getting familiar with the controls and what each one does and how it affects the overall sound of the various effects. Extremely comprehensive manual comes with the CC2 and explains everything that you would need to know and I don?t mean a brushing over each section, I mean an extremely in depth look into each of the effects, how to get the best sounds from them and all kinds of other goodies.

It?s cool to spend time with the various patching capabilities also. Just a fun box to play and experiment with!

Sound Quality : 10
The CC2 is a wonderful tool to achieving some classic tones as well as new sounds. It pretty much covers the Hendrix thing extremely well. (Which is pretty much what is was designed to do)

I play through Blackface Fender Amps and a 1955 Tweed Deluxe. The fuzz sounds incredible all by itself through the tweed amp. With the Blackface amps you may want to use an overdrive pedal after the fuzz to get your amp overdriving a little. Dave Fox gave me this hint and it really worked well. If you play a blackface really loud you may not need to do this, but a clean and bright amp will get kind of a buzzy fuzz sound. That is pretty much the case with most fuzzes. They just like to be infront of a darker, overdriven amp, like a Marshall or a Tweed Fender. The fuzz straight into a Tweed Deluxe just is flat out awesome!!!!! Smooth and rich to in your face and mean. Bright, dark, it?s all there waiting to be tweaked.

The trick to getting great fuzz sounds through a blackface fender is to run a Modded TS9/808 after it. Set the Drive to 0, the tone half way up and the volume to whatever suits you. Kick this baby on and strap in for some extremely creamy and smooth fuzz sounds. I guess any good overdrive would deliver similar results. My CC2 has the hybrid Silicon/Germanium Fuzz card (Default) So I can grab anything from slight fuzz sounds to over the top extremely high gain fuzz. The grit control gives you a lot of different tonal capabilities and I prefer the Grit to be at 50% or lower. Higher starts to get farty, which is cool but the most musical settings are from the previously mentioned settings. This sucker is LOUD! You can really get a substantial volume boost with this baby so be careful not to blow up your speakers when you first try it &#61514;

The Octave is also wonderful. My fav setting to get the Octave really leaping out is to set the drive to 0 and the volume at about 75%. Turn on the neck pickup and roll the tone knob down almost to 0 for a dark sound and the Octaves just leap out at you. So Warm and I thought Octaves were supposed to be harsh and strange and hard to deal with. This one is super simple and sounds fat! Run this octave through a cranked amp and cranked TS808 and this thing screams. Blue on Black, Purple haze, whatever you want. Add a little delay and it is one of the most enjoyable effects I have played with. Pushing the drive up on this can yield some high gain to even downright nasally, nasty fuzz sounds on its own. I like running 0 drive to an overdrive pedal a little more than to a fuzz.

The Provibe is very rich sounding. I have it running after my Fuzz and my TS9/808. There is a sweet spot on the Center control at around 40% that the fuzz sounds super sweet through the Provibe. Running an overdrive through this allows more versatile Center settings. For some reason 40% with the fuzz works best for me. Turning the Center past 50% with just the fuzz can get buzzy through my Super Reverb. Fuzz/Overdrive and Provibe can get some extremely lush sounds. Trower is in there, Hendrix is in there. The Center control is very versatile and playing with the width setting can yield a lot of different results. Some cool leslie-ish sounds playing with higher speed settings. LUSH is my best adjective to describe the Pro Vibe!

Just so you know, these effects are extremely quiet. And, with true bypass it doesn?t color your tone when off. Regulated Power supply allows consistency in tone even if you are gigging with crappy, unclean wall Power.

Reliability : 10
This thing is housed in one of the strongest cases I have ever seen. This thing is heavy, the washers are extremely high quality. The knobs, pots, bypass switches are all top notch. The soldering inside is perfect. Everything is just exactly as it should be. Hi Quality Reann ? inch jacks. The CC2 is a work of art. I don?t think you would ever need a backup and I just don?t think you could break this thing, even if you were really trying. EXTREMELY road worthy! The only thing that might need replacing some day is the wall wart. I always break those for some reason. Could not be built better!

Customer Support : No Opinion
Haven't really dealt with Dave Fox much, but AnalogMan is always great and helpful.

Overall Rating : 10
Overall this is one of the best pieces of gear I have ever owned! Way cool sounds, versatility and great looks add up to a keeper. And with different fuzz cards you could have endless variations in tone. Just AWESOME!


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $399.99
Submitted 01/04/2002 at 10:51pm by justcrash
Email: crash<at>justcrash dot com

Ease of Use : 10
If you've ever used any analog pedals before, it will be like you're plugging into an old friend, knob wise. However, if you still don't get it, Dave ships them out with a very nicely done, in its own binder, instruction manual that will answer all of your questions.

Sound Quality : 10
Ok, let me preface this by giving you a little history. I'm 28 years old, I've been playing since I was 15. I started playing in bars when I was 16. I played in country bands, stage band (standards, big band era stuff) studied jazz and classical, pop bands, rock bands, hard rock (alice N' chains type stuff) and my latest, and favorite, a blues/blues rock band. I've been through all kind of equipment, good and bad. I've talked a lot of shit about stuff I didnt even know what I was talking about, as the young often do.Too often times when a more knowledgeable person, older perhaps, had been playing longer definatly, would offer me advice, or try to suggest that perhaps I didn't have the best tone I could have, I would get defensive, and take the opposite side of the argument, just to try to show I knew something. I didn't. And it was obvious to everyone who DID have an idea too. I should be lucky. Some people play all of their lives, and never develop an ear. Some will say "So you're saying your ear is better then so and so's.." Well... to be blunt, yes. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I've been doing this long enough to know good tone and bad tone, and how each works/doesn't work in a proffessional (ie out of the garage, basement, practice room, talent show) setting. I don't believe in making noise, for the sake of making noise. If you do, more power to ya! Have fun not getting paid to play anytime soon, unless you're one of a select lucky few.

The CC2 is not about making noise. It is a professional (ie working) musicians tone machine. It will not give you groovy beat box/ scratch effects. It will not give you scooped mid death tones. It will not give you tons of lucious delay, sent to your ideal 4-6 speaker setup in different locations on stage all the while only one is mic'ed...

What will it do, you may ask? Allow me to tell you. Tone. pure and simple, it is impossible to get a bad sound out of this box. I brought it to 3 practices, with my strats and Marshall JCM 800 2204 head w/ a 2x 12 enclosure (solid back). I was amazed. However, I held my tounge on these boards, because I know, like myself, there are some splendid, demanding musicians on here that would take me to task. My original plan was to not use it to play out with. The wall wart, as any wall wart device, is a pain in the ass, on stage. I don't have a pedal board and a power supply yet (end of February *fingers crossed*) so I was going to leave my Cc2 at home until I got it, along with my as yet untouched (well, one 5 hour sesion at home with it ) Akai Headrush. Another wallwart device.

However, after 3 practices, 2 2 hour, and 1 6 hour practice to be exact, I couldn't see playing without this baby. So I decided to "suck it up" and bring it to my new years gig, wart and all. I'm glad I did. The only difference with my live rig vs my practice gig, is I use a Fender BF Super Reverb.. usualy with the volume on 6 ;) . Lets go one at a time...

The Octave part is phenominal. I've owned and used (something borrowed.. something blue.. etc) several of these type devices. You really sound like a tard with one unless you know what you're doing. It took a while for me to learn. I know this is an odd word to use for an octave pedal, but it was very warm sounding. Almost organic. It gives some really nice over tones, and cuts right through, all without causing an ear to bleed. Best Octavia clone I've ever heard, period.

Fuzz Foot. Wow. I am inexperienced with fuzzs.. at least, in getting a good sound out of one. I've played through a Big Muff, Fulltone 69, Several Fuzz Face reissues, and owned the little red MXR style Jimi Hendrix Fuzz unit and a Cesar Diaz Fuzz. Of those, the Diaz put them all to shame. The Fuzz foot scared my cesar so bad it still won't come out from under the bed. The Cesars big selling point to me was how well it cleaned up when you turn the guitar volume down. I wasnt too impressed once I owned one (please note, I

Reliability : 10
So far no issues, and I see none. It's built like a tank. However, if something would happen to it, I do not forsee a problem getting Mr. Fox to help me out. (Please note, this is an assumption, and in no way legally binds Mr. Fox to do anything for your unit once its sold. I'm sure he will, but I don't make policy for the man. :) )

Customer Support : 10
I wish I could give it higher then a 10. Dave answered everyone of my questions thoughtfully and insightfully, and treated me like a rock star (which Im not, by any means.) When I first started contacting him about the CC2, I had just lost my job, and was up front with him about it.. that it could be a while before I could actually afford it. At that point, he could have washed his hands of me, and said "I need to deal with my customers who have money.. talk to ya later!" and I would have thought no less of him for it, since I understand that this is how he makes his living, and it is a business. He won't be able to write off "Darians intentions to buy a CC2" on his 2002 taxes. :) However, he didn't wash his hands of me, and in fact, as I've said before, bent over backwards to help me out. He is a true class act.

Overall Rating : 10


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $399.00
Submitted 01/01/2002 at 05:13pm by Vinicio Morales

Ease of Use : 10
You just turn knobs, I LOVE that. Thank God it's not midi or complicated. The plug in fuzz cards are not only easy but give you every possible fuzz combination there is.

Sound Quality : 10
Fender Standard Strat w/Lyndy Fralin blues + bassplate pickups, CC2, Teese Picture Wah (the best there ever was), Rivera Quiana Studio 100watt head, k2X12 cabinet w/ vintage 30s, EH Memory Man (modified for true bypass by Mike Piera) in the loop. Hendrix, Trower, Vaughn, and whatever this unit is the best I've ever dreamt of. I haven't written about it before because I was too busy enjoying it. I'm sure this accounts for the low number of write-ups. The fuzz is superb just as it comes and gives you all options you could want to change the sound. The vibe is very pronounced and articulate. It has an ECS switch which will automatically adjust the speed function in relation to the intensity of your pick attack (really kool and usable). The octave is just excellent but the most difficult to master: I try to use the neck pickup on 8 with 0 tone. This is "Blue on Black" all the way. This unit is a great value for the money.

Reliability : 10
Dave Fox stands behind what he makes, plays, and sells. He is very responsive an responsible. I had a minor problem with one of the jacks and he replaced the whole unit and wrote back with exact details of what was wrong and how he fixed the defect. I've not had any problems after that and I would use it without backup, it's built like a vault!

Customer Support : 10
Dave Fox is a gentleman and a scholar. He knows his stuff, his instruction manual, and settings are excellent, and he treated me with respect and dignity at all times. Check out his web site accessible through www.analogman.com

Overall Rating : 10
I play classic rock and this is a central tool. If it were lost or stolen, I'd be on the waiting list for another... thanks, Dave Fox!


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $399
Submitted 12/19/2001 at 06:42pm by Jeff

Ease of Use : 9
The Unit is a snap The vibe is by far the easiest of the three effect to use, The key to the fuzz seems to be rolling back the volume on the guitar to about 9 it takes the edge off the fuzz(which has a wide range) octave is also very cool

Sound Quality : 10
I am using a Fender American standard strat or ultra strat with lace sensor with the unit. Both work well and the unit is quiet my setup Wah - cc2- boss tu2- ibanez fl9- realtube to a fender concert II I also build the speed control for the unit from a old wah it is very cool, The vibe rule and if you are thinking of getting a univibe save your money and get the CC2 Think of it this way 199 for univibe 80 for speed pedal 280 for 120 more you get two more great effects a excellent Fuzz and killer octave effect plus a power supply for the unit.The is a must for trhe Hendrix fan and for the non Hendrix fan this pedal is by far the best effect I ever have owned. 399 is a lot of money unit you get the unit and play it and you will have no regrets.

Reliability : 9
Build tough I forsee no problems

Customer Support : 10
Dave is great He has answered all my ? and is a top notch guy. help me with info on the speed control(which Is sooooooooo cool) The best

Overall Rating : 10
Been playin for 15 years and love Hendrix and srv I have accumulated a bunch so stuff in the 15 years and love this unit more than any of it once again the vibe rules. Fuzz has great range and for the price of the 3 effect it is a great value. I gave it a lot of thought and am very glad I got the unit. If it were stolen I would sell off some other shit I got on Ebay and get one no doubt.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted 11/01/2001 at 03:50pm by Rob McGuire

Ease of Use : 10
The manual really easy to read and comes in its own folder, very classy. I was getting awsome 'vibe sounds out of the Pro-vibe right after getting it out of the box and plugging it in. The fuzz and octave took a little tweaking.

Sound Quality : 10
My setup is Warr Artist 8-string guitar-Vision Wah-Capt Coconut- Black Box UV2 for different distortion tones-SWR amp. The Vibe sound is great over the entire range of the Warr, from a bass B well into the range of guitar, both combined with the fuzz and as a clean effect. I get that great liquid sound, think Gov't Mule on Thorazine Shuffle, Pink Floyd, etc. The fuzz does the job over the entire range as well. Combined with the wah, the tone is just outstanding. I'm still trying to find a use for the octave pedal, but I'll discover one soon.

Reliability : 8
As everyone else has said, it's built like a tank. I'd gig without a backup in a second. I gave it an eight because I've only had the durn thing for two days.

Customer Support : 10
Mike at Analog Man has some of the best customer support in the biz. He always answers email promptly, is very friendly, and gets the goods to you on time or before. Havn't talked to the guys at Foxrox yet, but I'm sure they're very helpful as well.

Overall Rating : 10
I play all kinds of stuff, from rock to a bit 'o jazz. Mostly I'm in a rock and roll covers band in Sapporo, Japan. The CC2 is a great match for the stuff we play. I mainly fulfill the bass duties, so I'll be using the effects sparingly. As I've said before the 'vibe blows anything else I've either heard or tried away. The fuzz really makes my wah sing, so I'm a happy little rocker. The main thing I love about it is that the CC2 sounds great over the entire range of my Warr. Finding good effects for a guitar with this kind of tonal range is no picnic, the Blackbox Ultraviolet 2 is the only other one that really does the trick. If this pedal were lost or stolen I would get another one in a heartbeat.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $399
Submitted 10/24/2001 at 08:44am by Jay
Email: none

Ease of Use : 8
Each of the 3 effects has knobs that are not common to the original versions. this is for several reasons listed on the Foxrox website but they are all quite useful. Sometimes complexity is worth the reward. I read through the manual from cover to cover in an effort to understand and master each of the effects. And let me tell you that the reward is well worth the wait.

Sound Quality : 10
I would like to preface this review of Sound Quality by saying that everyone has seen bogus reviews for less than execptable items. I hate to give anything a 10 but I have to say that I am truly impressed with this unit. Aside from what most people consider a lofty price tag, the tone is really amazing.

I run any one of these guitars:
Gibson SG EDS-1275
USA Strat Deluxe
G&L Comanche
Epiphone Casino VT

through (in this order):
CC2 > Mesa Boogie V-Twin > Ibanez/analogman Ts-9/808 mod > Full Drive 2

Into either:
Fender Deluxe Reverb 2
Fender Blues Deville

The CC2 works with any of these pedals beautifully. Everyday I find a more and more interesting tonal possibilities with other units or other settings. The clones are directly accurate and furthermore built with small modifications in an effort to have more tonal stability than the originals. It does the Hendrix, Tower, Vaugn thing beautifully but it does not stop there. I have found tones not possible with other clones/originals. The flexibilty is why I give the CC2 a 10.

Reliability : 9
It is built like a tank. It's weight makes me cautious while transporting but I have yet to experience any problems due to normal bumps.

Customer Support : 10
Dave Fox is easily an accessable person. I had a problem with my CC1 (solder blob), he fixed and sent it back NO charge within a week! I can't say the same for other effects manufacturers. Extremely friendly and helpful.

Overall Rating : 10
I play a variety of styles of music and I need a unit that can be flexible. this unit does it for me. I have spent my 17 years playing guitar trying to find units that match the tone I hear in my head. This unit allows me to get as close as I ever have before. With the new FuzzCard option the possibilities are endless. Slowly but surely, I have been disposing of boxes that I have no use for since I got my CC2.


Product: Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Price Paid: US $414.00
Submitted 09/10/2001 at 01:52pm by Bill Gross
Email: bfgross<at>davidbowie dot com

Ease of Use : 9
if you can turn knobs and you still have your hearing you can do it
you also need some patch cables.you can re-route the effects and add
more if needed ie, octave> fuzz> vibe , fuzz> overdrive> vibe> octave
The manual has some good info. my serial # is 004

Sound Quality : 10
I use a Tophat king royale 2x12 35 watts. '71 les paul w/duncan antiqueity p/u's. '62 nos strat.vox wah, marshall bb2.
Hendrix and srv should be rolling over in their graves right now!!
this thing sounds great. all though you can easily become a noise
machine. the phrase less is more comes to mind

Reliability : 10
I Know the builder Dave fox road tested this product for a long time
and I'm sure it's road worthy. it's still pretty new to me but it built like a tank..

Customer Support : 10
Dave Fox emailed me and told me to contact him with problem's and
suggestions. what could be better?

Overall Rating : 10
I play rock , blues ,jazzfusion, for @ 25 years,if it got lost or stolen I would buy another in a heartbeat.There is no comparison to another device.!!
the octave could take some time to get right depending on your style. Captian coconut 2 helps me make music, it is a welcome
addition to my gear.

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