Blast from the Past

It took a little while for me to really get used to the sound and the pedal itself, but after a few minutes of tinkering, i was in love. it adds just the right amount of octave tone on high levels, and the Fuzz never gets muddy for me. For those who don't know what an octave pedal does, basically, it doubles the tone of your guitar, and makes the second tone an octave up. Like, for example, you played the open low E string on your guitar while your buddy played the 12th fret low E string on his guitar. The only thing i find to be inconvenient is the fact that there is no LED, so you can never be too sure if the pedal is on, killing your battery. to remedy this, turn the Level knob completely counter-clockwise until you feel and/or hear a click. A word of warning though: The octavio is not a polyphonic pedal, as many octave pedals are. strumming chords will result in a chaotic mess of notes. the only chords you can barely get out are power chords, but only on some notes. because of this, this pedal is strictly for picking solos and lead riffs, with the occasional short strum. nonetheless, however, this pedal can really add a great effect to any solo, and can make your style of play really stand out among other guitarists out there.

Reviewed by Edgar P. on 10/1/2008 who plays Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Funk Rock, Hendrix.