Take the impressive octave-up effect from Pigtronix’s Distortion, expand its capabilities, and you have the Octava Micro. Achieve violin-like octave-up tones anywhere on your guitar's neck, thanks to the onboard lowpass filter. Stable intervals (octaves, fourths, power chords, etc.) yield all sorts of musical grind, while other intervals result in interesting ring mod-like textures. Goosing the octave circuitry with the pedal's variable drive circuit generates an array of harmonic textures, and if you want to replicate the original Distortion's full-wave rectified distortion, the Octava Micro's switchable fuzz circuit delivers. This pedal is highly tweakable — use its Blend control to mix its drive, octave, and fuzz effects with your dry signal as you see fit. Added capabilities for added flexibility If you like Pigtronix's Distortion, you'll love the Octava Micro. Drive, Fuzz, and Blend controls have been added to the original pedal's two-knob design, providing you with added power and flexibility. We've had a blast tweaking the octave circuitry's harmonic response with the variable drive circuit on this pedal's front end. The octave-up effect is wired in series before the fuzz circuit, allowing you to re-create the devastating distortion made famous by the original large-format pedal. And you're in complete command, thanks to a Blend control that allows you to create a wet/dry mix between the drive, octave, and fuzz effects and your dry signal.