Joyo Voodoo Octave Fuzz Pedal Demo

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.

This is quite an odd pedal, I had to double-check it was supposed to sound like that before I filmed it, but this is how it sounds! If you're looking for something out of the ordinary, the Joyo Voodoo Octave Fuzz Pedal will be a good choice ;-)

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[beJT]

I read somewhere about this pedal.

"This pedals worth getting, but it's also worth fixing, too. Joyo based it on the Fulltone Ultimate Octave but they used a faulty schematic they found online. So they ended up getting two caps in the opposite locations (C2 and C14 on the board). They also wired most of these with two directional caps facing the wrong way (C9 and C15 on the board). Once you swap C2 and C14 and reverse the polarities of C9 and C15, this pedals sounds fantastic. What you're hearing in this vid is utter shite compared to what it's supposed to sound like."

[guitaristwilllane]

To be clear, Octave Fuzzes are supposed to sound nasty, raspy, splatty, and aggressive on the top end. Although I'd recommend save a bit more $ and find a used EHX Octavix or similar unit before buying the Joyo version, which is not bad for what it is.

[infnloopmusic]

I own this pedal. I would love to see a demo of it's actually usable range of tones. It sounds good with the fuzz just barely up at all and the tone maybe a quarter up. Roll back the tone on the guitar as well and you get creamy super sustained leads. The octave effect is really only good for high notes and with the treble boosted/overdriven (but still with the fuzz barely on) this demo really does nothing for the pedal. There's a big difference between adding a slight effect (desirable) and totally destroying your tone by oversaturating it. Just because a pedal goes up that high doesn't mean that it will sound good.

[popsfereal]

Works best above the 12th fret. As others have stated- Mid cut in, fuzz LOW, octave on, and play UP HIGH!!!! It's awesome.

[randyakin]

I own this. And while it doesn't live on my board, with the right settings it sounds awesome for certain applications. It is not an "everyday" pedal. But when used properly (lighter on the gain) it can sound amazing

[johnpshitek]

you're a life saver, shane, i thought i was gonna have to spend 200$ on a dunlop

[Bjmh]

I've got one and love the sound. You can get some glitchy sounding stuff, which I personally enjoy.
What I don't enjoy is the large amount of feedback this pedal kicks out when cranked up.
So I rock it into a simple noise gate pedal. Tuned in, it sounds awesome.

[TonyHookedonVanlife]

yeah, the octave up thing is NOT for chord work, but mainly single-note lines in and around the 12th fret area... and this particular fuzz needs the tone knob down some from the 12 o'clock position, depending on the inherent tone of your guitar/amp, of course.


Octave fuzz can be tricky - it's an easy way to complete whack your tone in a not-so-good way.

[JuddNiemann]

Shane - cool demo, but I don't feel like you were exploiting the octave effect enough. With these Octafuzz-type pedals, try playing single notes up beyond the 12th fret with the guitar tone pot rolled-off a bit and you should get more of the nice frequency-doubling effect. Just a suggestion - cheers

[cuanstretch]

I have this pedal and you can get rad sounds out of it but it is probably the most difficult pedal I've played to get a good sound out of. don't write it off as bad until you've given it a go

[holding]

The thing about analog octave fuzzes is the make the octave up sound best with the neck pickup, and playing around the 12th fret. you never got that far up the neck, so this really didn't show what the pedal can do.

[Tree_D]

Tone: 9 o' clock
Fuzz: max
no mid cut
Volume: your choice.
You're welcome

[ResoBridge]

By the way this pedal is a direct clone of the Foxx Tone Machine / Fulltone Ultimate Octave.

[robertcopeland]

Shane, apparently there are two directional caps that Joyo installs backwards which causes the Octave and Fuzz to sound so lack luster. I would love to see you mod one and do a follow up. intheblues  I know modding Joyo pedals seems like lipstick on a pig, but it might be another avenue for more vids.

Love what you do, keep it up.

[nikstar]

Amazing Pedal! Cheap and sound like old acid blues.

[SuperEffCee]

Note: Most octave pedals don't really give up the goods until you start playing around the 12th fret.  Otherwise, good demo, Shane.  :-)

[jalmonsalmon]

Was waiting for the NECK PICKUP 12th FRET ROLL TONE BACK thing so I can hear the upper octave.... ah well :p Nasty pedal for sure... Love it

[bluestony]

i'm loving it, i found my tone, thanks joyo.

[bozboz]

was gonna buy this but glad I saw this review. Not wasting money now.

[FrankZen]

The sound is right but the EQ is off. And like others said, the higher notes is where the octave really comes out. I'd have more high end EQ'd in though... also boost some of the mid/low to give it real raunch. These scrambler type effects aren't for everyone and most don't get how they're used.