My new Mayer/Wyllie/DIY octavia - pics and video
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 7:19 am
So a few months ago I picked up a broken Roger Mayer rocket pedal on eBay for cheap - no guts at all, just the shell. I sent it off to my friend Rob in Florida (who makes the Fool guitars) and told him to go nuts. Make me something cool that only needs 2 knobs and isn't a fuzz I already have. Challenge!! He said that it felt like the right thing to do was to make an octavia, which I honestly wasn't too thrilled about. Holy shit was I wrong. He worked with Russ Rutledge (cozybuilder) on making an octavia based on the old Wyllie Moonstone that would fit in the tight confines of a Mayer enclosure. This meant building a daughter-board for the transformer to fit on and a few other 'creative' liberties. The end result is a retardedly dynamic and touch-sensitive fuzz that goes from complete squash and smash to sublime and perfect octaves. A keeper!
Side view of board:
![Image](https://scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/12565623_1059670410739434_1560626201818109123_n.jpg?oh=be35fd852cdee09b0e951914506219fb&oe=570068F0)
Tight fit:
![Image](https://scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/12508911_1059670417406100_3859614423484909561_n.jpg?oh=456cd57a30f03c8880df20016fae1edb&oe=5705B068)
Nice knobs:
![Image](https://scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t1.0-9/12510330_1059670440739431_6448934128074582444_n.jpg?oh=9165964b3dcb8130d9c322bec6b0de5f&oe=572F460F)
And lastly, recorded a quick sound test before running out to dinner tonight. I got a new SG in the mail today with action high enough to drive a truck under and the oldest strings in the world, but it kinda sounded good through the pedal, so.. SG -> Octavia -> Echorec -> 18watt -> v30
Side view of board:
![Image](https://scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/12565623_1059670410739434_1560626201818109123_n.jpg?oh=be35fd852cdee09b0e951914506219fb&oe=570068F0)
Tight fit:
![Image](https://scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/12508911_1059670417406100_3859614423484909561_n.jpg?oh=456cd57a30f03c8880df20016fae1edb&oe=5705B068)
Nice knobs:
![Image](https://scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t1.0-9/12510330_1059670440739431_6448934128074582444_n.jpg?oh=9165964b3dcb8130d9c322bec6b0de5f&oe=572F460F)
And lastly, recorded a quick sound test before running out to dinner tonight. I got a new SG in the mail today with action high enough to drive a truck under and the oldest strings in the world, but it kinda sounded good through the pedal, so.. SG -> Octavia -> Echorec -> 18watt -> v30