It could have been worse if you would have bought a fulltone ultimate octave or a vintage foxx tone machine. Ultimate fuzz and voodoo octave guitar effect pedal. Im planning on selling them at some point but figured id take pictures. A little demo of the joyo voodoo octave fuzz pedal. Help w joyo ultimate octave by ian444 11 nov 2011, 10. Ive bought a lot of chinese pedals from joyo, caline, mosky, rowin,tomsline, eno, and a few others, and of the dozens and dozens ive bought ive only had problems with one or two and had no problem returning them for a refund. At the lowest possible settings you can coax a warm vintage fuzz sound from this pedal but it really. However, it realizes were not going to sculpt anything with this sound brothel. The octavia is a fuzz which creates the octave doubling effect one octave higher made famous by jimi hendrix and jeff beck. Joyo voodoo octave if you are looking for something a littler different, then the joyo voodoo octave pedal is a good place to start. It gets very close to the search and destroy stooges tone. The sounds coming out of my clean solid state line 6 were no where near what i was anticipating having watched various demos of the device.
It has a true bypass circuit that actually leaves your sound untouched when bypassed. Byoc, llc guarantees that your kit will be complete and that all parts and components will arrive as described, functioning and free of defect. Screamer octave an octave up pedal made from available. Boss oc2 octave pedal schematic diagram the boss oc2 octave pedal produces additional tones, one and two octaves below the original note. The joyo is an ok fuzz that gets great when its modded to correct a design flaw. With two octaves bass and treble simultaneously we will have to make concessions and although the sound quality is, its still very rough drafts agreement is purely a solo.
Ive been readinghearing lots of positive things about these joyo pedals, i know the fulltone ultimate octave is the bomb, but sometimes its nice to have a stunt double pedal for sketchy venuesoutdoor gigs, where it might get exposed to rainsunbeerthieves. Also, if you use a wider definition of the word clone then you can accuse virtually any pedal manufacturer of copying existing. I can imagine absolutely no scenario in which id use the voodoo octave by itself. Build your own clone divided octave kit instructions. Joyo has put some nice features in their ultimate octave. I couldnt find any other place on the internet with this much information. Soldering, clipping, cutting, stripping, or using any of the components in. Combining an effective tone sweep, and a large variable dose of fuzz, this pedal well help you generate a really saturated sound that will be quite different to the standard overdrive pedals on the market. Apr 03, 2014 a little demo of the joyo voodoo octave fuzz pedal. Here is a list of the schematics that are exclusive to this site. But, of all of them joyo and caline are the hghest quality imo and ive never had any problem from any of them.
This should help those, like me, that want a decent sound from their joyo ultimatevoodoo octave. The first of these is the standard fuzz distortion, which adds tons of layers of harmonics, which remaining smooth enough to satisfy jazz and country players. This is a copy of the fulltone ultimate octave found on the internet somewhere. The fuzz on the ultimate octave is a brilliantly thick snarling beast. I circled the components in question after scrutinizing the foxx tone machine schematic. Godin freeway voodoo octave ehx clone theory crate powerblock 10 shure pg52 garageband northto. Boss oc2 octave pedal schematic diagram hobby hour. This guitar effect unit is great sounding octave fuzz, with an optional mode of just fuzz. The pedal has a direct level control knob for exact tonal shaping and separate controls for octave 1 oct1 and octave 2 oct 2. I have a gritty tone chain im just in love with right now, which includes a joyo dyna comp, a bossstyle octave preset on a digitech istomp, the joyo voodoo octave, a fuzz preset on another istomp, and a tech21 vt bass. Finally after different parts bought, and hours of work on it its usable but still no where near being a true tone machine or ultimate octave. This is as good as it gets until someone measures the capacitors.
Once those two are flipped around to match the foxxtone it sounds twice as good. Stompboxzone view topic joyo voodoo octave fixrepair. The byoc octave fuzz also features an octave lift switch which removes the octave and just leaves you with pure fuzz. When i first received and set up the joyo voodoo octave fuzz ill be honest i was a tad dissatisfied.
The boss oc2 octave pedal produces additional tones, one and two octaves below the original note. Yes, they say you can correct some of the horribleness by extracting the circuit board and performing surgery but who has time for that. Joyo jf12 voodoo octave pedal us dealer geartree reverb. One thing ive learned from building them is that its a circuit that needs to be tuned. We first encountered joyo pedals back in july of last year, when we looked at the analog delay, and we were hugely impressed by the quality of tone that we were getting for so little money. This is the joyo voodoo octave pedal which combines a fuzz, tone and mid scoop control as well as the octave up switch for even more bizarre tones. When i jumpered the octave switch, that was because i removed all the stomp switch wiring while i was tracing the circuit, those wires break off really easy, just look at them wrong and they fall off. Used joyo voodoo octave effect pedal guitar center. This pedal is both fuzz and octave in one with the ability to select between the two. This is the master joyo gem box 3 effects list showing what they could be based on next to the tone setting allegedly.
I like a lot of them but get more satisfaction from playing with the ones ive built. But, its a pretty bad pedal, very cheap parts inside. The british sound is a preamp that looks to emulate classic marshall tones, and we cant wait to see if joyo can pull off a repeat performance. Joyo jf12 voodoo octave fuzz guitar effect pedal gives the guitar player some really cool options to work with. A popular mod thread came up in regards to this joyo pedal in which a simple cap swap can restore it to the original that its cloning. Ive got a joyo voodoo octave that i need some help with. The jf12 ultimate octava pedal from joyo audio gives the guitar player some really cool options to work with. How would i lessen the fuzz on a joyo voodoo octave read 4663 times 0 members and 1 guest are viewing this topic. If youre looking for that nasty, over the top, complete sonic annihilation that only a thick fuzz can provide, then this might be what youre looking for. At the lowest possible settings you can coax a warm vintage fuzz sound from this pedal but it really starts to shine when you crank the fuzz up and plug in baby.
Took me a while to get my build to sound the way i like it to, even after following the schematic to the t. Joyo jf12 voodoo octave fuzz guitar effect pedal joyo. This way you can stay assured that this fella is worth a shot. Off, and the led is dimly lit and it seems to not have any effect. The voodoo lab proctavia is an exact replica of tycobrahe sound companys octavia, the model used by stevie ray vaughan and considered the most desirable by vintage collectors. Octave fuzz pedal guitar effects unit schematic design. Build your own clone divided octave kit instructions warranty. The octave effect on it is really weak, although there is a mod that people claim helps a lot, but that is only good if you know how to do that and are comfortable with it. It will work with these values, but may not sound exactly the same as the jupiter. For greater savings check out our used joyo voodoo octave effect pedal and get a great deal today. Joyo audio jf12 voodoo octave bundle geartree reverb. The standard fuzz distortion is similar to the ehx big muff, is sufficiently grainy and full. Ive had a joyo ultimate octave fuzz pedal lying around for a while.
Super mini size, made of aluminum alloy, convenient and durable. Something got spilled on it or a dog cocked its leg on it and now its got issues. With record up to 10min, overdub unlimited, undo, redo and delete functions. The octave fuzz on fuzz setting alone is not bad, quite thin and raspy like a good nasty fuzz should be but the tone has plenty of sweep for more beef and there is plenty of gain on tap.
The second effect is the outofthisworld octave sound that you can switch on over the fuzz. I had never heard before i turn to the topic of fuzz and octaveseen price references, sometimes more than 200. Voodoo lab proctavia fuzz octave pedal truetone music. Hey guys, im on a budget right now and want to buy a fuzz to mess around what do you guys think about these pedals. Joyo voodoo octave stock vs mod shootout, msm workshop.
This sound is really different, and its perfect for cool sound effects or aliensounding tones. Soldering, clipping, cutting, stripping, or using any of the components in any way voids this guarantee. The logical extension of this idea would be to add a dpdt switch so the signal could be routed to either the octave circuit or the ts tone controls. Joyo jf ac tone vintage tube amplifier effects pedal, analog circuit and bypass.
The true bypass led is always on im assuming a voltage leak somewhere. How would i lessen the fuzz on a joyo voodoo octave. Jul 23, 2011 ive been readinghearing lots of positive things about these joyo pedals, i know the fulltone ultimate octave is the bomb, but sometimes its nice to have a stunt double pedal for sketchy venuesoutdoor gigs, where it might get exposed to rainsunbeerthieves. Apparently the polarity of those two 10mf coupling caps are reversed on purpose. I was wondering if anyone else has had success improving their joyo pedals, or if anyone knows of some good resources for learning to modbuild pedals. The joyo is a clone of a foxxtone octave fuzz but if you compare the schematics there are two capacitors with their polarity reversed on the joyo. Then, there is a additional switch where you can add an octave up, which conjures up those octavia type of tones. Here the circuit diagram of octave fuzz guitar effect pedal. Shootout between a stock unmodded joyo voodoo octave, and a modded one rehoused by my customer, not by msm workshop. Joyo pedals are generally great for the money, but the voodoo octave is generally considered one of the worst ones they make. It can be run strictly as a fuzz box, which has controls for the amount of fuzz and tone, along with a normal or mid cut toggle switch. Takes extra time, so maybe thats the reason for the cost.
Aug 29, 2019 this is the full list of effects digital amp model simulations that are supplied as default on the new joyo gem box 3. Features both distortion and octave guitar effects in one shell. Joyo jf12 voodoo octave fuzz guitar effect pedal jf01 guitar effect. This is the full list of effects digital amp model simulations that are supplied as default on the new joyo gem box 3. Joyo has put some nice features in their ultimate ocatve. Voodooshield the userfriendly toggling computer lock. Take your tone an octave up and why not add some fuzz too this is a great sounding octaver and fuzz pedal in one. Gibson sg 61 reissue classic 57 pickups pedal jcm 900 mkiii celestion v30 sm 58 clone. We created several and we have redrawn some schematics that were already available on the internet for readability or ease of use these needed an easiertoread format, corrections or part identifiers. Simple operation, one key to achieve almost all of functions. I have a lot of pedals that ive bought over the years but since ive started building my own, rarely use the store boughtboutique ones. After reading the older posts, i had to see the schematic. All orders are double checked to insure items are in working condition, and then neatly packed to go out on the same day if orders are received prior to 12pm pacific us time.