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The Octave Fuzz features a hybrid Germanium/Silicon circuit with four transistors and four diodes dialled in to create monster fuzz and octave up tones. Based on legendary fuzz circuits from the 60s and tweaked for today’s needs, each Octave fuzz is tuned by ear and handmade with individually selected components.
Vintage style octave fuzzes are an instrument all to their own and there’s a huge range of tone to be found through musical exploration and experimentation. The Octave Fuzz takes this to a new level by adding a separate footswitch to toggle between pure fuzz and octave fuzz. There are also highly interactive ‘Tone’ and ‘Mids’ controls to shape and finetune your tone - from heavy scooped mids fuzz through to in your face distortion.
‘Sustain’ controls the amount of gain and also adds compression, ‘Output’ controls the overall output level of the pedal and there's plenty on tap! The ‘Octave Hi-Cut’ switch allows you to finetune the octave tone in relation to the base fuzz tone. Set in the middle is the standard setting – switched left or right gives two different levels of high treble attenuation which helps mellow the octave in some settings.
Fuzzes are generally best placed first in the signal chain as this allows the pickups and guitar controls to interact with the unit. Subtle changes in pick attack and guitar volume can have a big impact on the tone… dive in and have fun!
All pedals come complete with a custom carry bag, signed and numbered certificate of authenticity and instruction card.
Octave Fuzz - Blackout Edition
SPECIFICATIONS
Custom Blackout Finish
NOS Germanium and Silicon Transistors - Hybrid Circuit
Premium quality components throughout
Custom carry bag (included)
Certificate of Authenticity (included)
Instruction Card (included)
Handmade in New Zealand
Reviews
Didn’t realize it had 4 trannies when I got it and I associate Muffs with 4 trannies. Huge, huge wall of fuzz. Kick on the octave for soaring leads.
Build quality, as always, is top notch.
I bought this pedal to run into a 65 Deluxe Reverb and Marshall 1974x wet/dry setup. It sits first in the pedal chain and works pure magic on this amp combo. The fuzz tone is versatile but I tend to run the sustain fully open and adjust the volume to suit. It is a very dynamic and rich fuzz and it cleans up spectacularly when the volume pot on the guitar is rolled back - there are many many wonderful tones to be had just with the volume pot.
The pedal also works perfectly with my Wah pedal (basic Jim Dunlop model) - talk about synergy!!
Kicking on the octave switch opens up a whole new tonal world with that classic Hendrix lead tone we all know and love. As usual the octave comes out beautifully above the twelfth fret. It’s great to be able to rein in some of that octave if it’s getting too unwieldy though via the Hi-Cut switch.
Absolutely bomb proof construction from a very fastidious boutique builder who definitely knows fuzz tone.
Highly recommended!!
A highly inventive and uniquely thoughtful build in the lineup - one of the best octave fuzzes out there.
This boasts a beautiful muff vibe that has surprising cleanup. The Sustain can be dialed back to around 9 o' clock and you can roll back your guitar volume to about 7 (higher on single coils), and get a surprisingly near clean tone. However, push it a bit further, and it's an insane sonic bite, that once you hit the Octave switch, engages a musical roar that eats into the mix.
Brilliant hybrid circuit. The guts of this pedal look insane.
The Tone and Mids knobs are game-changing. The 3 way Hi-Cut is AMAZING. This isn't good for some guitars or some situations; it was built to be an awesome octave fuzz with basically any guitar and amp.
Separate octave engagement via dedicated footswitch? Check that too. If you're on the fence, just grab one. I've always liked the sound of Octave fuzz but this is the pedal that allows me to use Octave fuzz as I musically need. One of the best.
Tim has done it again, 5 star product again, he never disapoint and the quality is sky high, i love how versatile this pedal is, with tone and mids control and 3 way Toogle switch you, you get the felling that this pedal is all you ever need. Plenty of output, tons of tonal options. This pedal pushed two other high end pedals away from My board.
Get it before Its gone again.
My third Cunningham fuzz to date and each one is unique and a keeper. Tim's work matching transistors and parts and his wiring is in that elite class of builders today. The controls on the octave fuzz allow you to dial in a variety of usable fuzz tones throughout the range of the controls that sound great with both single coils and humbuckers. The tweakable octave circuit gives that vintage octave sound alongside a great fuzz in the same pedal. The external finish is very high quality work too.