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Yay!!! I'm so glad you're reading this! Excited to tell you all about the Octapussy!
So, what is it? Essentially, it's an octave-up fuzz in the tradition of the Octavia. But it's not a clone of that circuit!
Nope, it's an original circuit utilizing 3 silicon transistors and two diodes that takes the tradition to the next level!
The preamp section is custom voiced to give you an extremely dynamic playing response. You'll get those famous
high-octave lead tones up high on the guitar neck but you'll also get an amazing array of fuzz tones anywhere
else on the neck - just by how you play it and how your GUITAR's volume, tone, and pickup selector is set.
The more you play the Octapussy, the more sounds you'll nd in it!
With the Octapussy, you can:
• Play sweet, breathy, delicate octave-up melodies up high on the neck.
• Play epic soaring leads that are full sounding with upper harmonics that bloom and bloom as you
hold that bend.
• Get tough sounding almost ring modulated double-stops that growl when you sustain it.
• Obtain sounds that evoke Caribbean steel drums.
• Get massively huge grinding, industrial-strength power chords.
• Riff out with a textured, harmonically rich fuzz tone that can achieve cello/sax-like qualities.
• Play otherworldly sounding arpeggios.
• Make strange, atonal soundscapes.
• Evoke the texture of a sitar.
• Achieve mysterious sounding droning melodies.
• And more!
.... All without changing any of the settings on the pedal! Between your playing technique and your
guitar's volume, tone, and pickup settings, you'll be able to discover an entirely new universe of expressive
sounds!
USER'S GUIDE
USER'S GUIDE
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- Page 1 USER’S GUIDE Yay!!! I’m so glad you’re reading this! Excited to tell you all about the Octapussy! So, what is it? Essentially, it’s an octave-up fuzz in the tradition of the Octavia. But it’s not a clone of that circuit! Nope, it’s an original circuit utilizing 3 silicon transistors and two diodes that takes the tradition to the next level!
- Page 2 The more you play the Octapussy, the more sounds you’ll nd in it! QUICK START GUIDE OK, let’s try it out! Why don’t we start by plugging your guitar straight into the Octapussy and then to your amp. (Although throwing a delay pedal after it is a helluva good time!) Now turn all three knobs on the Octapussy full counter-clockwise.
- Page 3 Gnarly! Intense! OK, now back your guitar’s volume waaay down. You’re back to a completely pure and sweet octave-up generator! So, that means you can use Octapussy’s controls to set the *maximum* gain and intensity you wish to have and do all your actual adjustments from the guitar! While you’re playing! You’re welcome. ;-) Speaking of your guitar’s controls, let’s cover them here since Octapussy was designed to have your guitar’s...
- Page 4 Trust me! Psst..There’s a Little Switch Inside If you take the bottom plate off the Octapussy, you’ll see a little switch up at the top of the circuit board. What’s that for? It disables the LED indicator.
- Page 5 Hold that epic bend and let the upper-harmonics develop and blossom and sustain. You’re a god! These are just a few of the techniques you can do as you explore the world of Octapussy. Keep playing, keep experimenting! Now, you could also just ignore all this finesse B.S.
- Page 6 It incorporates a special variable frequency negative feedback loop of what gives Octapussy such an extreme range of touch sensitivity. The inverter circuit is where the “octaving” happens. For it to work the best it must be completely balanced at its positive and inverted outputs.
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