The Asheville Guitar Pedals Analog Octave Up is an octave and pitch pedal with a single purpose: it produces a super pronounced octave up sound from whatever you feed it. Pedal of the Day described it as one of the maker's "simple but simply rad Analog Octave Up effects unit"1. It has no knobs or switches at all, just an on/off footswitch, so there is nothing to dial in: step on it and the octave effect is on.
Where the circuit comes from
Pedal of the Day's review describes what the pedal does to a signal: "These types of effects track chords in a very cool way and give up a super pronounced octave up sound that REALLY pops o" above the 12th fret. The maker's version is a purple enclosure, described as something to "just engage this purple beauty whenever you need a little…something extra in your sound"1.
What it sounds like and where it goes
Octave up circuits of this type track chords in a distinctive way, and the review found this one "give[s] up a super pronounced octave up sound that REALLY pops out above the 12th fret"1.
"It works great before a fuzz or a RAT-type circuit, but can get really fun coming from a clean guitar or bass signal as well."
That makes it flexible in a signal chain. Some placements the reviewer suggested:
- Before a fuzz pedal, where the octave feeds the fuzz for a thicker, more chaotic drive1
- Before a RAT-style distortion circuit1
- Straight from a clean guitar or bass signal, paired with other circuits1
"These types of effects track chords in a very cool way and give up a super pronounced octave up sound that REALLY pops o"
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Pedal of the Day
Sources (1)
- Asheville Guitar Pedals Analog Octave Up, Pedal of the Day, 2024-06-15