(2012PREORDER - We found forgotten old stock parts from to make nine new pedals, which will be completed within the next few months, for an expected shipping date of May/June 2025. The pedals are available to preorder 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.

The nine pedals added for sale in March 2025 is a surprise discovery, found in the transition from my former assembly guy to my new assembly partner. The enclosures and circuit boards are all new old stock, dating back to 2018. I have no idea how we forgot about them, but being an unexpected surprise find, I am offering them at a reduced price of only 169,95 EUR.

Please note, when I first offered this model, back in 2018, they featured germanium transistors (which a vintage Octavia never did), which was a pretty cool, and great sounding, experiment, but these nine new pedals will be with silicons, indentical to the Muzzbox transistors. I don't have a supply of fitting germaniums anymore.

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 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
• No SMD parts. Only vintage-style ’through hole’ construction. Assembled by hand
• 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)

PLEASE NOTE: Prices at the webshop are listed without VAT. For customers in the European Union VAT is added at check-out.