Fulltone Ultimate Octave: Fuzz Deluxe

Fuzz is great. Octave-Up Fuzz is even cooler. Fans of the original Tycobrache Octavia know this to be all to true. Many a fist as been proudly pumped in the air in reaction to some Dude (or Dude-ess) doin’ their thing through a great Octave-Up Fuzz pedal. This is an effect that you can certainly over-do, but with a little taste it can really add some fun to the mix. The Fulltone Ultimate Octave is one that should be on your short list if you are in the market for an Octave-Up fuzz.

The good news is: The controls are incredibly interactive.
The bad news is: The controls are incredibly interactive.

This is both a blessing and a curse. You can spend countless hours channeling Jimi’s “Third Stone from the Sun” vibe, only to make one minor twist and find yourself in a remote county of western Pennsylvania. On the good side, there are literally an endless array of awesome sounds in this black box. As you increase / decrease the three controls you find yourself whizzing through space in a search for new life and new civilizations. And then you add the Octave-Up. Crazy. Needless to say, this pedal is True-Bypass and and the love child of master engineering & tru knowledge of what guitarists need (and which Fulltone pedal does not fit this description??).

There is not much Rocket Science to discuss here. What happens is: you plug in, you twiddle a bit, and then you rock out like there is no more coffee cake left at the PTA meeting.