DOD and Morley Wah-ocTo-Fuzz

The DOD and Morley Wah-ocTo-Fuzz is a three-in-one effects pedal that combines a wah, a sub-octave and a fuzz in a single unit built on the classic Morley wah chassis¹. It came out of a collaboration between DOD and Morley, two long-established effects makers, and was released on May 27, 2026, available worldwide through local retailers and online².

The idea is flexibility: the pedal lets you use any one of its three effects on its own, or combine one, two, or all three at once³. It is designed for guitar, bass and keyboard players alike², and MusicRadar reports the makers say it works fine with keyboards and bass guitar as well as electric guitar⁴.

Wah, octave and fuzz, alone or combined

Each of the three sections comes from a different corner of the two makers' archives, and each can be used on its own or stacked with the others³²⁵.

• Wah: Morley's classic Electro-Optical design, the same approach the company has used in its wah pedals for decades. It operates switchlessly: you step on the glow-in-the-dark treadle grip and the wah engages instantly, with no separate on/off stomp for that section²¹.
• Octave: DOD's FX35 Octoplus sub-octave circuit, which Guitar World describes as covering the low end with a "captivating, glitchy essence of the 1980s"¹.
• Fuzz: A circuit drawing on Morley's 1970s era fuzz sounds, which Guitar World characterizes as a "'70s era, velcro-like tonality"¹³.

Because the three effects are independently switchable, you can run the fuzz into the wah for a classic swept fuzz lead, use the octave alone under a clean dry signal, or turn on all three at once³. The pedal also carries what the makers call a premium Morley buffer circuit, described in the announcement as designed to "protect your tone from any mischief in your signal chain"².

The controls

The control set splits the three sections across five knobs and two footswitches, plus the treadle⁴.

The wah section has no footswitch at all. Its switchless operation means the effect is active as soon as the treadle is stomped on, which Guitar World notes is how the effect runs, with the glow-in-the-dark treadle grip making it easy to find on a dark stage²¹.

Power and connections

The Wah-ocTo-Fuzz runs on a standard 9V DC, 300 mA, center negative power supply through a standard tip-negative barrel jack³. It also supports a standard 9V battery, accessible through a quick-clip battery door, so it can go on a board without a dedicated supply if needed²⁵.

Connections are simple: standard 1/4 inch instrument jacks for both input and output⁵. The pedal is housed in a cold-rolled steel chassis that Bass Musician Magazine describes as rugged and lightweight, measuring 6.86 inches long, 4.23 inches wide and 3.88 inches high, with a total weight of 2.27 lbs (1.03 kg)⁵.

History: DOD's Octoplus meets Morley's wah and fuzz

The Wah-ocTo-Fuzz is a collaboration in the literal sense: DOD and Morley pooled their research and development resources for the project, with each maker contributing circuits from its own back catalog⁵²⁶.

The octave section is built on DOD's FX35 Octoplus. Press accounts date that circuit differently: Bass Magazine and Bass Musician Magazine call it DOD's "iconic '80s" FX35 Octoplus, while Guitar.com dates it specifically to 1986²⁵⁶. All agree on the source: the Octoplus is the analog octave circuit whose glitchy character the new pedal carries over¹⁶.

The wah and fuzz sections both come from Morley. The wah uses the company's Electro-Optical design, the approach Morley has long used in place of the mechanical potentiometer found in many other wah pedals, and the fuzz draws on Morley's 1970s era fuzz circuit²¹⁶.

The pedal is available now worldwide through local retailers and online²³. Coverage appeared across the guitar and bass press, with Gearnews, Guitar World and Bass Guitar Magazine each describing its circuit and features²¹⁵. In the US, the street price is $249.99⁵.

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