Octavia pedal

[Skittles]

What exactly do these pedals do?

 

[duhvoodooman]

The original Tycobrahe Octavia was basically a fuzz circuit combined with an octave-up effect. It was made famous by Jimi Hendrix, who first used it on Purple Haze. Here's a clip that demonstrates the Octavia sound pretty well:

http://www.chicagoiron.com/audio/Octavian neck strat.mp3​