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  • Octavian
    • Collection: Boutique Range
    • Type: Octave
    • Faithful recreation of the Tycobrahe Octavia circuit — adds an octave above your note
    • Used by Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tony Iommi, and Slash
    • Reconstructed with the original Tycobrahe team using units handpicked by César Diaz
    • Indicator LED mod added for live use visibility
    • Positive ground circuit — requires isolated power supply or battery
    • 100% true bypass, handmade in the USA

    PL Notes:

    So much fun! I remember as a kid listening to the solo in Purple Haze and wondering how Jimi Hendrix got those sounds. I had no idea that a fuzz pedal that creates an octave above your original note existed. Try it on the neck pickup and definitely play with the guitars volume pot. Also really cool stacked with another drive pedal before or after (they sound totally different). ***Be warned they sound like your signal is broken and plenty of people who try them for the first time think something is wrong - but its a good cool kinda wrong ;)

    The Chicago Iron Octavian has the same great circuit as the Tycobrahe Octavia, but has an indicator LED mod requested by players. Sound is the same!

    The Chicago Iron Octavia was reconstructed with the help of the original Tycobrahe team, using units handpicked by late César Diaz. The Tycobrahe Octavia was used by players like Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Tony Iommi. Current users include Tony Iommi, Slash and Velvet Revolver among many others.

    • 100% True Bypass
    • Authentic blue steel housing
    • Super-bright blue UV LED
    • Uses standard boss-type 9V DC supply (optional)
    • Handmade in the USA

    Also note: this pedal is made with positive ground, just like the original. This means you can't use it together with other pedals sharing the same power supply - the exception where each output is isolated. Just use a battery :)

    Octavian

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  • Sun Face BC183 Silicone transistor
    • Collection: Pro Range
    • Type: Fuzz
    • BC183 silicon transistor — medium-high gain with a smooth, almost germanium-like character
    • Cleans up remarkably well with guitar volume pot
    • External Sun Dial bias control for tonal shaping from gated/spitting to overdrive-like
    • By Analogman — one of the most respected boutique fuzz builders in the world

    PL Notes

    I love fuzz but they can be difficult to use - kind of like learning another instrument. I usually set the volume at unity or above, turn the fuzz up until it's too much then back it off just a smidge (Philip Sayce advice). The bias knob in the middle can yield some interesting and fun tones from gated spitting sounds (anti-clockwise) to more overdrive like (counter clockwise). There are great sounds to be had turning the volume pot down on your guitar too - in fact so many awesome clean tone to be had using a fuzz with the guitar volume down. Don't forget, a lot of the classic sounds were just cranked amps with a fuzz or treble booster then a lot of tonal adjustment coming from the guitar controls. *Final note - they are noisy, embrace it.

    BC183 : Medium high gain. These are really smooth, almost like a germanium sound and people often are surprised at how well they clean up. The Sun Dial is an external bias control.

    Sun Face BC183 (Silicone transistor)

    Sun Face BC183 (Silicone transistor)
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