The Jed's Peds Octavio kit is a DIY guitar effects pedal kit that builds a fuzz with an octave-up effect. Jed's Peds describes it as "a very dirty fuzz with transformer inside it producing a octave up effect", and the maker calls it "a double footswitched fuzz monster!"1 It sits in the fuzz family, related to the octave-and-pitch effects covered on Octave & Pitch Pedals, and alongside other Fuzz Pedals like the Jed's Peds Fat Maggie Fake-tory Fuzz and Jed's Peds Ritual Fuzz.
The circuit and where it comes from
Jed's Peds says this kit compares to the Classic Octavio, the octave-up fuzz "Famously used by Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan in their day."1 The octave effect comes from a transformer inside the circuit, sitting on top of what the maker describes as a very dirty fuzz.1
Controls and footswitches
The kit keeps the usual arrangement but moves the octave control to a second switch1:
- Footswitch 1: the usual on/off bypass
- Footswitch 2: octave on/off, moved from a toggle to the second footswitch1
You will need two knobs for the kit, and Jed's Peds suggests medium sized ones.1
Kit versions and what is included
Jed's Peds sells the Octavio in five versions, from a bare board to a fully drilled build1:
| Version | What you get |
|---|---|
| PCB Only | Just the plain PCB |
| PCB & Components | PCB with components |
| PCB & Components and off board parts | Adds the off board parts |
| Full Kit | The complete kit |
| Full Kit & Drilling | Full kit with the enclosure drilled |
The kit is supplied with a JP125B enclosure.1
The board layout is described by the maker as DIY friendly, including larger pads to encourage better soldering.1
Warranty on the Pre Built Kit
For the Pre Built Kit, listed at £50.00 GBP, Jed's Peds gives a 12 month repair warranty: "There are no returns accepted on these but I do give a 12 month repair warranty so should a fault be developed I will re[pair it]."1
Sources (1)
- Octavio | DIY Guitar Effects Pedal Kits, Jed's Peds (jedspeds.co.uk)
