Shin-ei Honey V8 8ctavarius

The Shin-ei Honey V8 8ctavarius is an octave effect pedal, a category made popular by artists such as Jimi Hendrix and one that, in Shin-ei's words, defines the sound of the late 60's. The pedal carries the product code V8, where V8 stands for Vintage 8, and it is tagged by the maker under octave and fuzz.¹²

What it does

Shin-ei describes the V8 (Vintage 8) 8ctavarius as "a sonic tribute to the early 70's Tycobrahe octave effect using the highest quality par". Octave effects generate notes an octave above or below the notes you play, and this one sits in the octave-and-fuzz territory the maker tags it under, the sound associated with late 60's and early 70's recordings.¹

If you are comparing it with other pedals in the family, Shin-ei also makes the Shin-ei Screaming Sister 8ctave Boost, another octave-based design, and the wider field is covered on the Octave & Pitch Pedals page. Players weighing an octave fuzz against other dirt options may also find the Fuzz Pedals and Distortion Pedals pages useful.