octave pedal review

An octave/fuzz/modulation combo platter fit for freaks of all stripes.

Wide variety of wacky and practical tones on hand. Intuitive controls. Effective expression pedal control.

Extreme settings might be dangerous to your speakers.

$199

MXR Poly Blue Octave
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MXR’s Blue Box has always been an outlier on the octave-pedal scene. One of the company’s earliest offerings, it drops a guitar signal by two octaves and blasts it with fuzz. Despite remaining active in the MXR stable throughout much of its history, the Blue Box is mostly celebrated in the deepest pedal-nerd hang sessions once all the classic fuzz, overdrive, and delay pedals have been discussed and things get weird.

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