For “Octave Fuzz” purposes I use two different settings, from guitar to amp are:
a) guitar -> tuner and/or wah -> Sovtek “Military Green” Muff -> Aramat Green Machine OD -> EH POG -> (rest of pedals) -> amp.
Sometimes, I use the Muff with POG, or the Green Machine with POG, or the three at the same time. I like the POG at “bass octave” setting, which gives more growl to overdrive and fuzz, but the organ-like setting makes you sound like Deep Purple’s Jon Lord (try to play “Space Truckin’ with a POG! – it works).
If I want total control over octave, I choose the big-box POG, no doubt it sounds killer. Maybe the Micro POG does it well too, but If your pedalboard has plenty of space, put a Big Muff first and a POG after. In fact the POG itself can sound quite “driven” when you push the sliders up!
the POG also will help a Big Muff to cut better through the mix for sure!
UPDATED 13/06/09:
The update consists of placing MXR Classic Fuzz First. Now, MXR CF allows me to get more classic fuzz tones. It sounds treblier than a Big Muff and less gainy. With buffer “off”, it gets the classic darker FF sound. With buffer “on”, sounds more modern and pairs better with the Blue Box as the extra treble allows the weird random octave to be less muddy while increases sustain and gives you more control of feedback.
Placing Blue Box in the middle, I’ve noticed a better signal path as the MXR CF high quality buffer. Also, I still have a fuzz after to boost the Blue Box, something that Deluxe Big Muff does very well, giving me a heavier sound.
b) guitar -> tuner and/or wah MXR Classic Fuzz -> MXR Blue Box -> EH Deluxe Big Muff -> (rest of pedals) -> amp.
This is my second octave fuzz setting. I love the MXR Blue Box and there’s nothing like it. I this case, I had the Deluxe Big Muff just after the Blue Box, but I noticed I could get more gain and output volume placing the MXR Classic Fuzz to take advantage of its buffer and then the vintage Deluxe Big Muff to expand the sound even more.
My suggestions for you:
1) Put a BM with tone wicker (or a little Big Muff) first and a new Octave Multiplexer just after.
2) Put a Double Muff first and a new Octave Multiplexer after – it’ll give you more versatility and expand the palette of Double Muff as the Multiplexer is able to track higher or lower octave notes.
Good luck!
Quote:definitely along the lines of the Foxx tone machine! been after one of those for a while now but so far no luck!
