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Octave Pedals

MXR Poly Blue Octave – Fuzz + 4 Octaves

Fuzz and octave (up or down) is a match made in Rock'n'Roll Hell (in a good way!) - yes because the results aren't exactly heavenly, are they? The MXR Poly Blue Octave takes this combo to the next level, with a circuit that offers not one, not two but FOUR…Click on the title for more

MXR Poly Blue Octave – Fuzz + 4 Octaves

Way Huge Stone Burner Sub Atomic Fuzz

While the realm of pedal fauna boasts an abundance of octave-up fuzz effects, their lower-octave counterparts remain a more elusive breed. The Way Huge Stone Burner Sub Atomic Fuzz is a new entry in this restricted family. What makes this pedal even more unique is the fact that it lets…Click on the title for more

Way Huge Stone Burner Sub Atomic Fuzz

Electro-Harmonix Pico POG

The Electro-Harmonix Pico POG is one of those pedals we could see coming, in light of the popularity of the NYC's company POG family, and of the miniaturizing trend that's been affecting the stompbox realm for over a decade now. In the POG's case, this is the 3rd increasingly smaller…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Pico POG

New Pedal: Mooer Purer Octave

The Mooer Purer Octave is, in essence, V2 of the Chinese company's old mini, multi-mode polyphinic octave pedal, the Pure Octave, dating back to the early '10s. For the unaware, "polyphonic" means that it can track and pitch-shift more than one note at a time, something older octave pedals could…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Mooer Purer Octave

Tark Audio Squidink Multi-Octave PLL Fuzz

The Tark Audio Squidink is a multi-octave fuzz pedal made by a new company based in Portland, OR determined to create "products designed to help illuminate unexplored areas of sonic cartography." Sounds intriguing... The fuzz is a classic Fuzz Face-style circuit using low-gain Silicon PNP transistors. The multi-octave section of the…Click on the title for more

Tark Audio Squidink Multi-Octave PLL Fuzz

The Best Octave Pedals in 2023 | A Buyer’s Guide

Welcome to our guide to the best octave pedals. This article focuses on clean octavers - not octave-up-style fuzzes. If you are looking for the latter, please check out our guides to the Octavia, Super Fuzz and Foxx Tone Machine, and the list of all the new releases in the…Click on the title for more

The Best Octave Pedals in 2023 | A Buyer’s Guide

New Pedal: October Audio F Division Sub Octave Drive

If you are looking to give your guitar sound some extra low-end depth in a synthy kind of way, the October Audio F Division might be what the doctor ordered. It's a device that mixes an overdrive circuit with not one but THREE switchable sub octaves. You got that right,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: October Audio F Division Sub Octave Drive

BOSS OC-5 Octave Pedal

BOSS just unveiled the latest update to their octave pedal series, the BOSS OC-5. The Japanese builder was the first one to launch a compact octave pedal back in 1982, the OC-2, of which the OC-5 is an evolution. The main new features include a new Vintage mode (which faithfully…Click on the title for more

BOSS OC-5 Octave Pedal

Beetronics Zzombee Filtremulator

The Beetronics Zzombee Filtremulator is a peculiar effects pedal that combines a fuzz a filter, a low octave, and a tremolo. It also offers a new kind of effect labeled "cross-tremolo," which - to quote the manufacturer - "pulses between the fundamental and low octave." The signal goes through a…Click on the title for more

Beetronics Zzombee Filtremulator

New Pedal: Mythos Hephaestus Mini Variable Voltage Fuzz

The Mythos Hephaestus Mini, is the reduced-in-size version of a fuzz circuit Zach - the Nashville-based company owner and engineer - stumbled upon while working on a more flexible variant of the Jordan Boss Tone. Zach noticed that the circuit was very sensitive to voltage variations: hence, enter the only…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Mythos Hephaestus Mini Variable Voltage Fuzz

Mythos Argonaut Octave Up

The Mythos Argonaut is a no-frills, no-knobs analog octave-up pedal with a gnarly ring-mod-like tone to it. Cool on its own as a unique effect, or perfect for stacking with other fuzzes and dirt pedals for creating your ultimate octave fuzz. It uses a pair of Hand matched NOS Germanium…Click on the title for more

Mythos Argonaut Octave Up

Glowfly Hymnosis Octave / Delay / Reverse / Freeze

The Glowfly Hymnosis is a new stompbox by a UK-based builder specializing in creative effects with a psychedelic angle - perfectly reflected in the company's gorgeous pedal graphics. This handmade circuit integrates a series of effects including octave up/down, forward/reverse delay and freeze, to allow the creation of inspiring…Click on the title for more

Glowfly Hymnosis Octave / Delay / Reverse / Freeze