Fulltone Octafuzz OF-2 Fuzz/Octave Pedal Reviews

This pedal does the Hendrix octave thing from Band of Gypsies just fine with my Strat, as hoped for. I had a big box Octafuzz that I was able to sell for several times what I paid for it, but was missing the sound in my rig. I got this as a replacement and I think it is better than the old big box version. The octave is much more prominent in this unit and the fuzz only sound is more useable. If you are looking at this pedal, keep in mind it a very specific sort of thing. It isn't a POG or other polyphonic pedal. It is a color or special effect. It has quite a bit of wildness to the sound, which can be just the thing for your art. But it isn't a clean octave, and has an atonal quality to it, as all Octavia or Octavio type effect have. Spend some time with it and it can be very creative.

Got about five fulltone pedals on my board now so I'm definitely already a fan of these magic little boxes. I always like a couple flavors of overdrive to choose from at anytime and although I don't use fuzz often, same thing there. Nice to have a silicone and geranium on hand. Already have a fuzzface (jh-1 I believe it is) and the Octafuzz is quite different sounding. Even though I'm not getting much use out of the octave switch now, I'm determined and even on just fuzz there seems to be a hint of octave already. I might prefer my fuzzface slightly, but the octafuzz has definitely found it's way into a handful of tracks.

I don"t belive in religions. But I belive in you Mike!. Fulltone a Classic. This and my Plimsoul...ooohh what an orgasm kind of magic pedals you make Sir!. And VERY thanks for the price too. Cheers

I was searching for a Fuzz pedal for a while and came across the Octafuzz.... I have to say, I really love this pedal... as a straight Fuzz its really awesome, I can get the old Hendrix sound and feel it. add the octive and produce some cool growling notes...

This is one very nice pedal; it can do all I want it to do. I've noticed it prefers to be closer to the front of my pedal chain; further down the chain it seems to saturate and overpower all my other effects pedals, so bear that in mind. Sounds corny, but one of my favorite features about this pedal is that is made in the USA. When combined with something like an Effectrode Tube-Vibe pedal and some delay/echo, you'll be quite close to that Hendrix / Trower sound. Nice.

Not only does it nail the classic tones, but in the "standard fuzz" mode it is one of my favorite fuzz pedals (and I've tried just about all of them). Cleans up perfectly when you roll off the volume, has a nice crunchy bite. What I thought would be a special occasion pedal has turned out to be one of my "always on's".

It's exactly what I wanted. Gets that Band of Gypsys-era octave fuzz sound, especially when you roll off the volume a tad. Don't know why, but there seems to be a beautiful sweet spot when the pedal gets a little less signal. Fantastic with single-coils and P-90's (haven't tried humbuckers yet). The big question is what will I do with an octave fuzz? Can anybody explain why GAS affects some of us in such a manner that a predominately acoustic musician would purchase such a device? Will I break into Jimi's "Who Knows?" in the middle of a James Taylor medley? Does Sweetwater offer support groups, or would sales decline? These are the answers I seek.

Sounds too good to be true. This pedal lives up to the rave reviews. Is a match made in heaven with a wah. Octavia sounds are amazing and the fuzz alone is worth every penny. Almost whisper quiet with single coils. TONE FOR DAYS with this one. I hope MIke Fullerton doesn't start believing his own hype (which isn't hype) and raising his prices. Thanks to Sweetwater engineer Ed Nystrom, I'm gettin closer to the Jimi sound all the time.

According to Doc Fuller this is an exact rendering of the Tychobrahe Octavia circuit built to Fulltone higher end specs. 3 ways to use this pedal, turn the fuzz all the way down and just use the octave ring mod coolness into another drive or gain. Use fuzz by itself which is really intense for ge diodes. Or both at the same time like Gary Clark Jr uses it. Great pedal for the bucks to be sure. Campers do take note this is a reverse pos pin requiring the reverse cable and do not put a buffer in front of it and get it as up front chain as possible.

I first looked at this pedal because Gary Clark Jr. uses one, so that and the description really sold me. Now that I have it I am totally a Fulltone customer. I catch myself saying, "I forgot how great this thing sounds." every time I turn it on. The range and versatility of this pedal is a marvel. It goes from so clean you can barely tell its on to a fuzz so thick it almost isn't music. I love it. Very simple, sturdy design and a cool color. And I love the knobs on the side that you use to open it instead of a screwdriver. I'm slowly and carefully piecing together my rig and this pedal is a perfect addition.

I don't know if I'd call this pedal versatile, but it does cover a lot of ground for a fuzz. It's a great fuzz in the normal mode, but the magic is in that up-octave mode. By working with picking pressure and volume knob, you can coax all kinds of bizarre ring-modulator artifacts out of double stops, palm muting or pinch harmonic techniques. The only reason I gave a 4.5 instead of 5, is that it takes a bit of tweaking to get the gain structure set so it's probably going to seem inconsistent or odd to less experienced players. Tortured funk-rock wailing for days.

This is a great one to start with for those wanting the Octavia effect. Sure there are "better" ones but a premium that most would not hear a justifiable difference. Does the Octavia tone well. There is not a correct way to use these but I can say that most artist that are known for it will use it on the neck pickup with the guitars volume rolled slightly back. Seems to make the effect more defined. Good pedal. Sweetwater rules!

I like this pedal, but with some minor caveats:

- The center-pin polarity thing sucks. I wish it was a negative center pin like every other pedal, or at least handled the inversion internally
- I can't quite get the EXACT Roger Mayer Tychobrahe Octavia sound out of it

But with that said, this is still a great pedal. It does all sorts of cool stuff. The "fuzz" setting is very reminiscent of a fuzz face, with all that filter-esque saturation, and if you get comfortable with coaxing the tone out of the octave, it can be used to great effect. It absolutely nails that Blue on Black lead tone when stacked with anything Klon-like (I put the OF2 first). I've started using it in places where it may not be expected.

Nice classic fuzz sound here that sounds great on my pedal board but the reverse polarity power supply makes it difficult as it won't work on daisy chains on existing pedal boards, and it sucks batteries dry very quickly. I would rather stick with a pedal that does not use reverse polarity.