Catalinbread Octapussy. Fuzz & Octave Effect

Catalinbread Octapussy

The Catalinbread Octapussy is a frisky take on an old classic octave fuzz. Huge range and blooming sonic textures!

The Octapussy is essentially an octave-up fuzz in the tradition of the Octavia, but it’s not a clone of that circuit!

Nope, it’s an original circuit utilizing 3 silicon transistors and two diodes that takes the tradition to the next level!

The preamp section has a custom voice to give you an extremely dynamic playing response. You’ll get those famous high-octave lead tones up high on the guitar neck but you’ll also get an amazing array of fuzz tones anywhere else on the neck.

Features

• Catalinbread’s searing three-knob octave fuzz.
• Capable of delicate octave harmonies, to ripping fuzz tones.
• Great sounding fuzz whether played high on the frets or chunky power chords.
• Excellent integration with your guitar’s volume/tone controls.
• Special LED bypass to preserve the highest tonal feel.

Controls

Octapussy features three carefully voiced controls that are responsive and musical as you want to
be throughout the entire range of the knobs.

Attenuate

This control should normally be set full counter-clockwise. For best tone and response, only attenuate when you’ve got the Gain and Body knobs really cranking and need to reduce the output some.

Gain

This control increases the gain for more fuzz, harmonics, and upper- midrange frequency
boost. It is voiced to be usable throughout its range from minimum all the way to maximum.

Body

This control increases the bass response or“thump” frequencies. Like the Gain knob, it
also increases output and harmonic content. Technically, it is a negative-feedback loop with
variable frequency response. But let’s not dwell on technicals. this is another MOAR knob!

To get the best feel for what this knob does, set it at minimum and then slowly bring it up as you
thump the low E string on your guitar. You’ll hear (and feel!) the low-end thump increase as you
turn up the Body.

Technical Specifications

• 2.34″ x 4.39″ pedal
• Battery operation or 9v Negative Tip DC Power
• 3 mA draw
• The ATTN (Attenuation) control should normally be set full counter-clockwise. For best tone and response, only attenuate when you’ve got the Gain and Body knobs really cranking and need to reduce the output some.
• The GAIN control increases the gain for more fuzz, harmonics, and upper midrange frequency boost. It is voiced to be usable throughout its range from minimum all the way to maximum.