So, what does it sound like?
Well, it’s an Octavia. This new transistor
selection provides a much stronger fuzz
sound that sounds extremely vintage
and blown-out when it’s cranked up. To
get at all the octave-up stuff, set the
Boost control at noon or lower, crank
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the Volume, play a lot of two-note
chords above the 12th fret on the neck
pickup with the tone knob on the guitar
rolled back. Here’s a clip of Andy doing
just that on his Deluxe Reverb reissue:
Until next time, up the irons!
Build Your Own Tychobrahe Octavia