JAM Pedals releases Standard and NOS Editions of Octaurus Octafuzz

April 23, 2025 · 2 sources

JAM Pedals released Standard and NOS Editions of the Octaurus Octafuzz after the original Suede Edition's circa-200-unit run sold out, Guitar Pedal X reported on April 23, 2025¹. Gearnews reported the same day that the maker announced the Octaurus, an octafuzz pedal, alongside the Octaurus NOS².

The pedal has Level, Tone and Gain knobs, a voice switch for full or mid-scooped voicing, and a clipping switch for symmetrical or asymmetrical clipping¹². Guitar Pedal X lists the controls as "Voice : Scooped / Full, Tone, Clipping : Asymmetrical / Symmetrical, Level, Gain" and its preferred settings as "Full Voice, Tone @ Noon, Asymmetrical Clipping, Level @ 3 o'c, Gain @ 4 o'c"¹. Gearnews, attributing the descriptions to the maker, said symmetrical clipping offers tightness and precise definition while asymmetrical mode delivers a looser, more dynamically responsive feel, and that the pedal is designed to keep note body across the instrument's register².

The NOS Edition uses rare 1960s NOS silicon transistors: four Transitron or General Instrument 2N335 or 2N336 types, of which around 1,000 were found, according to Guitar Pedal X¹. Gearnews said the NOS version uses NOS silicon transistors and germanium diodes and will be a limited run because of the limited supply². The Standard Edition uses more readily available transistors with the same values, and JAM Pedals has not specified which types or brands it uses, Guitar Pedal X reported¹.

Guitar Pedal X reported both editions as widely available, including on the JAM Pedals Webstore, and imminent at leading international dealers¹. Buyers of the new editions do without the Suede covering and turret-style circuit of the original, while all the key parts are the same, according to Guitar Pedal X¹.