Octavia
Effects by Roger Mayer
The Octavia is an octave-up fuzz pedal that Roger Mayer first built for Jimi Hendrix in 1967. It stacks a ringing upper octave on top of a thick fuzz, giving the searing lead tone heard on the solos of Purple Haze and Fire, and it went on to become one of the most copied effects in rock guitar.
Specifications
| Type | Octave-up fuzz |
| Controls | Drive, Tone, Output |
| Bypass | Selectable hard-wire bypass or buffered outputs |
| Chip | Silicon transistors, no transformer (analogue frequency doubler) |
| Format | Stompbox |
| Dimensions | 170 x 112 x 57 mm (standard model) |
| Weight | 618 g with battery (standard model) |
| Power Supply | 9V battery or 9V DC adapter (2.1mm, centre-negative) |
| Power Consumption | approx. 1.5mA |
| Connections | 1/4 inch input, 1/4 inch output(s) |
| Notes | First built for Jimi Hendrix in 1967 using a transformer phase-splitter and germanium transistors; Roger Mayer redesigned it around all-silicon transistors by 1970 and released it commercially in 1980. Modern variants include the Rocket, Vision and compact Classic (135 x 95 x 55 mm, 350 g). |
