TOCT OCTAVE REPLICA COMPLETE KIT

A complete kit for the TOCT, our modernized replica of the Tycho Octave. It's a mean machine that goes from a nice octave-up to nasty, completely insane fuzz.

About the effect

This is the octave-up sound associated with Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" solo, and it's the most intense octave-up we know of. We modernized the circuit for today's pedalboards:

• Negative-ground circuit and DC jack, so it runs on the same power supply as most other pedals. We built both PNP and NPN versions and hear no difference in sound.
• A PreGain control to tame the effect and get a more distinct octave sound
• An optional output cap and pull-down resistors to help with switch pop and interaction with other pedals
• An optional Fuzz/Octave switch

The standard octave sound is better with the intensity turned down a bit. With every control maxed, you get big swells and long sustain.

What you get

• All the parts and materials you need to build one, including the ready-to-solder PCB
• Enclosure: a 125B or 1590BB drilled for your chosen switch option, or No Enclosure to use your own. Data sheets: 125B (standard, toggle, footswitch), 1590BB (standard, toggle, footswitch)
• No Toggle Switch: the standard build
• Mini Toggle Switch: adds a Fuzz/Octave toggle switch
• Dual Foot Switch: makes Fuzz/Octave footswitchable, with the extra footswitch, LED and an enclosure drilled to fit

General information about our kits.

Hear it

• YouTube video demo
• YouTube "Octavia™ Shootout" video
• TOCT Octave sound sample from Tobias Karlsson

Build resources

• Complete instructions for this kit
• Layout with Oct/Dist toggle switch and with Oct/Dist footswitch

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