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Fulltone USA reissues and reboots its celebrated Ultimate Octave Upper Octave Fuzz - now in improved Compact Edition
Key Points
Fulltone USA reissues the celebrated Ultimate Octave Upper Octave Fuzz in a Compact Edition with top-mounted jacks, custom enclosure, full-size THT Components, True Bypass switching, hand-made in the USA.
Controls: Volume, Fuzz, Tone, EQ Voice (Bright/Fat toggle). Independent footswitches for Fuzz and Octave. Fat: Warm, vocal-like fuzz with punchy mids. Bright: Mid scoop with Bass and Treble boost.
Powered by 9–18V DC PSU (centre -, 2.1mm, ~35 mA; not included). As of 2026-07-13, the price was £289 ($290). Available from Fulltone USA Webstore; imminently at international dealers. No new demos yet; older-model demos in use. For electrical safety or opening/modifying the pedal, consult a qualified tech.
Back by popular demand as the saying goes. We now get an evolved format of the Fulltone Ultimate Octave - in a much shrunk down and modernised pedalboard-friendly - still with full-size high quality THT Components - but with top-mounted jacks too.
The Ultimate Octave has the perfect complement of controls with the Octave On/Off on the second footswitch, and an additional really handy Bright / Fat EQ Switch.
Controls - Volume, Fuzz, Tone, EQ Voice : Bright / Fat, On/Off Footswitch, Octave-Up Footswitch.
The Ultimate Octave Fuzz goes for $290 / £289 and equivalent from the Fulltone USA Webstore. And it should be available imminently at International Dealers.
I will almost certainly be getting one for myself - but not sure if it will happen this year or next! It definitely goes onto the list!
Key Features
- The return of Fulltone’s legendary Octave Fuzz pedal
- Independent footswitches for Fuzz and Octave
- The Fat/Bright voice toggle completely reshapes the EQ curve and gain structure:
- Fat mode : Warm, classic vocal-like fuzz with punchy mids
- Bright mode : Mid scoop with Bass and Treble boost
- Top-mounted jacks
- Compact custom enclosure
- True Bypass switching
- Hand-made in the USA
- Powered by (opt.) 9-18V DC PSU (centre -, 2.1mm, ~ 35 mA current draw, not included)
There don’t seem to be any new demos yet - I’ve waited a while for one to materialise - but it doesn’t seem to be coming in any hurry - so I will initially make use of one of the older format demos! And will update of course whenever the new demos materialise!
Demos (Older Model)
