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Favourite Octaver? (Build or bought)

frankusfrankus Frets: 4719
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I'm looking to build an octaver, I must say I'm wary of building one with transformer as I'm worried the ones I can easily lay my hands on aren't the right ones...

So any recommendations?
A sig-nat-eur? What am I meant to use this for ffs?! Is this thing recording?
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  • meltedbuzzboxmeltedbuzzbox Frets: 10339
    what you after? Up or down? Both together?
    Oct -/+ 2 ? etc 
    The Bigsby was the first successful design of what is now called a whammy bar or tremolo arm, although vibrato is the technically correct term for the musical effect it produces. In standard usage, tremolo is a rapid fluctuation of the volume of a note, while vibrato is a fluctuation in pitch. The origin of this nonstandard usage of the term by electric guitarists is attributed to Leo Fender, who also used the term “vibrato” to refer to what is really a tremolo effect.
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  • frankusfrankus Frets: 4719
    Just up is all I'm interested in :) ta.
    A sig-nat-eur? What am I meant to use this for ffs?! Is this thing recording?
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  • rsvmarkrsvmark Frets: 1383
    Tried several. Bought a micro pog
    An official Foo liked guitarist since 2024
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  • thermionicthermionic Frets: 9659
    Fuzz Dog posted a photo of a prototype with a transformer on his facebook page. Sounds like a good bet.
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  • frankusfrankus Frets: 4719
    Definitely sounds like a plan!
    A sig-nat-eur? What am I meant to use this for ffs?! Is this thing recording?
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  • ab2014ab2014 Frets: 89
    edited April 2015
    Go for a whammy 5, the octave harmony up is good and the price is right on Amazon
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  • meltedbuzzboxmeltedbuzzbox Frets: 10339
    the pitchfork is good as well for 1/8th the pedal board space of a whammy. 
    Line 6 m5 does all your ocatve stuff and can use an expression pedal (same as pitch fork)
    The Bigsby was the first successful design of what is now called a whammy bar or tremolo arm, although vibrato is the technically correct term for the musical effect it produces. In standard usage, tremolo is a rapid fluctuation of the volume of a note, while vibrato is a fluctuation in pitch. The origin of this nonstandard usage of the term by electric guitarists is attributed to Leo Fender, who also used the term “vibrato” to refer to what is really a tremolo effect.
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  • frankusfrankus Frets: 4719
    Was kinda looking for fuzz octave stuff - it's a different sound to pitch shifters :)
    A sig-nat-eur? What am I meant to use this for ffs?! Is this thing recording?
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  • meltedbuzzboxmeltedbuzzbox Frets: 10339
    sorry mate I was half reading. 
    The M5 does one.... not sure how good it is. 

    The pigtronix Distnortion had a great octavia sound on it. 
    The Malekko fuzz does some octave up stuff
    The Bigsby was the first successful design of what is now called a whammy bar or tremolo arm, although vibrato is the technically correct term for the musical effect it produces. In standard usage, tremolo is a rapid fluctuation of the volume of a note, while vibrato is a fluctuation in pitch. The origin of this nonstandard usage of the term by electric guitarists is attributed to Leo Fender, who also used the term “vibrato” to refer to what is really a tremolo effect.
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  • GavRichListGavRichList Frets: 7174
    Bit Commander. Reet good. Have JUST got to grips with it.
    https://open.spotify.com/artist/350MeprlGRHZw73mPOJG2x?si=5stis2yVTPSxTKpEizaQ3g
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  • GavRichListGavRichList Frets: 7174
    There's a new EQD that looks great too; the Fuzz Master General.
    https://open.spotify.com/artist/350MeprlGRHZw73mPOJG2x?si=5stis2yVTPSxTKpEizaQ3g
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  • meltedbuzzboxmeltedbuzzbox Frets: 10339
    fat fuzz factory as well
    The Bigsby was the first successful design of what is now called a whammy bar or tremolo arm, although vibrato is the technically correct term for the musical effect it produces. In standard usage, tremolo is a rapid fluctuation of the volume of a note, while vibrato is a fluctuation in pitch. The origin of this nonstandard usage of the term by electric guitarists is attributed to Leo Fender, who also used the term “vibrato” to refer to what is really a tremolo effect.
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  • solarsolar Frets: 174
    I have never actually tried one, but I really like the look of the Bigfoot Octo Puss. Totally passive, needs to go after another pedal. http://www.bigfootengineering.com/octave.html

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  • ThePrettyDamnedThePrettyDamned Frets: 7489
    I loved the octave sound on the visual sound angry fuzz. Super cool pedal! If it was a boutique pedal, people would go nuts for it.
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