Let’s face it: an octave effect can really add another dimension to your sound, period. Whether it’s up or down (or both, in the case of today’s pedal), this one effect has produced some classic tones over the decades, and continues to be a powerful, if underrated, piece of gear to use on both guitar and bass alike. The Octron Octave Divider from Foxrox Electronics brings you the best of both worlds in the octave department, giving you the option to use Octave Up, Octave Down, or both, all wrapped up in a futuristic-looking silver enclosure.
The middle Direct knob adds your original dry signal into the mix, combining it with the effects from the Octron. The Octave Down knob is an octave divider based on classic Mu-Tron, OC-2 and Octoplus sounds of the past. This control tracks your dynamics and has more pre-divide gain and filtering, and ultimately tracks better with better playing. On the flip side, the Octave Up is a high gain circuit that uses a pair of germanium diodes to get the octave doubling effect. This portion of the pedal sounds really good uparound the 10th fret and after, especially on the high strings. These two effect mode working together create big, fat, heavy octave tones, perfect for beefing up a thin pickup sound, or adding another element to your show or recording.
All-analog and full of both options and tones, the Octron Octave Divider is one of the funnest and best single-note tracking octave pedals we’ve come across here at Pedal of the Day, and that’s a fairly long list! Of course, right after we find this gem, Foxrox Electronics goes and releases the newest version, with a couple more switches and some fun stuff to add to an already classic pedal, so we may just have to check that one out in the near future. The demo below was done on guitar, but this thing sounds sick on bass as well, so maybe we’ll do a bass demo soon, if anyone would be into hearing that…?? If not, enjoy this video, and we’ll see you all on the flip side, yo.
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