Nine freshly built pedals incoming, ready to ship from Friday March 13th! These are built in forgotten new old stock enclosures, dating back to 2018. The model is discontinued. The nine pedals are available to order now!

Reuss Octaviaze

A very vintage correct Octavia pedal, handcrafted exclusively with old fashioned through-hole parts. Features a pair of rare new old stock Tungsram brand germanium diodes

The Reuss Octaviaze pedal is actually identical to the Muzzbox model (Warren Ellis signature pedal), the only difference being the clipping diodes, which are silicons in the Muzzbox.

When I first introduced this model, back in 2018, it featured germanium transistors (which a vintage Octavia never did), which was a pretty cool, and great sounding, experiment, but these nine new pedals are made with silicons. This makes the 2026 edition Octaviaze a true-to-the-vintage-circuit Octavia-type pedal. And an damned fine sounding one at that. Completely handmade in the European union, exclusively with old fashioned 'through hole' parts.

The 2026 pedals features 'chickenhead' knobs to distinguish them from the 2018 germanium transistor version.

This is an incredibly limited edition, and an amazing value at the 189.95 EUR (plus VAT in the EU) I am offering it for. The pedals are signed and numbered by hand.

Also, please check out the Octaviaze's fuzz partner: The Purple Faze - A germanium FF-type fuzz built with two OC140 NPN germanium transistors.

Casual demo by my friend Fzat (first version with germanium transistors)

Octaviaze features and specifications:

• Vintage 1960s Octavia circuit built with a pair of rare new old stock Tungsram OA91 germanium diodes
• Extremely high build quality. Old fashioned 'through hole' construction with hard wired footswitch and jacks (no ribbon connectors) Completely handmade in the European Union
• Compact aluminium enclosure with an 'cosmic yellow' metallic powder coat finish and UV printed graphics (the only UV printed Reuss pedal currently for sale - all others are silk screen printed)
• High quality Neutrik jacks, wired by hand
• Alpha brand foot switch (good for at least 30000 stomps)
• Features an advanced Reuss designed DC noise filter at the DC jack, which makes the pedal work well even with cheap power supplies (which is usually a no-go with vintage-type fuzz pedals)
• 24 months warranty against manufacturing faults
• Ships in a 'reuss' box and linen draw-string bag
• Worldwide shipping from Denmark. Orders posted before 2:00 PM Central European Time on weekdays ships same day

Inside the Octaviaze (2018 version with germanium transistors):

- We managed to fit an audio transformer in there, despite the tiny size of the pedal. This is probably the smallest pedal ever containing a full Octavia circuit. 

Download the Reuss Octaviaze manual here (2018 edition)

Demo by @hey_buddy6 (2018 germanium transistor version)

VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE: The prices at the webshop are listed without taxes. For customers in the European Union VAT is added at check-out. For pedals shipped to other countries, including the US and UK, local taxes and tariffs etc. will be charged by the local authorities. In some cases, these taxes, tariffs and clearance fees etc. will be claimed by the shipping company while the pedal is still in transit to the destination country, for a smooth and fast delivery without delays for custom's clearance. Different rules and regulations applies in different countries, so please check what the terms are where you live before posting an order, to avoid unpleasant surprises and disappointments. These things are beyond the powers of Reuss Musical Instruments to control.