Just spent the last 2-3 days re-designing and re-voicing my Cephalopod octave-up fuzz.
Does anybody even play octave-up fuzz anymore?
I've got it dialed in for a nice Hendrixy Octavia sound, maybe just the tiniest bit more polite and focused but tons of gain and sustain. Lots of changes from the first version Skreddy Cephalopod:
1) took out the germanium transistors and used low-gain silicons instead for better bias, sustain, and non-sensitivity to temperature
2) increased the gain and sustain
3) focused the tone onto the mids, which really helps bring out the octave-up sound
Really fun to play. I'm just wondering how many other folks dig this kind of thing. Is it even a thing anymore? Last guy I remember making good use of crazy octave fuzzes was Billy Corgan...