Colorsound Octivider info

I have a friend who has recently enjoyed working with the old 1974 Colorsound Octivider. From what I have been able to source, they are rather unique with their effect being introduced through sensitivity and string attack, providing an organ like single octave drop. I have found no evidence that supports any clones being made.

Can anyone provide any information on what may be recognised clones, other than the schematic that is floating around?

Thanks in advance,

Tel.

yeah, she's from an era when everyone was trying to make a cleaner analog octave effect.... most old octave pedals like the Mu-tron Octave Divider and the EHX Octave Multiplexer (the 2 most famous and in my opinion best 70s octave boxes) create their high and low actaves similarly to most octave-fuzzes, using diodes, but if I am not mistaken the Colorsound does something completely different to get a clean analog octave down that's responsive to your playing more like the early Roger Mayer 'octavio' built for Hendrix that used a small transformer in some arcane way to make a really reactive octave up... but not unlike the Mayer pedal, I have no idea how its accomplished.... unique pedal right there, I don't think they made a lot of them either... I've never seen one, and if I haven't seen one then its pretty uncommon

also, pretty much all solasound and colorsound pedals are worth a mint, highly collectible... I would think the octave divider is worth a good $500 US in the current market just given its rarity and cool factor

yeah... figured as much. last listed sale I could find was $679 AUD.

Thanks, I will keep hunting. maybe check the schematic with my amp guy.

I can't seem to figure out what makes this guy tick from the schematic, but I suspect that the FoxRox Octron is a similar design, just refined.... the Octron is a bad ass effect by the way, very clean analog octave up and down, nothing like it... way cooler than a Mutron or EHX

I think Jeff Beck used an Octivider on Blow By Blow... I also think they may have reissued this pedal back when they reissued the tonebender professional mk2 a while ago, so if you want the original circuit there's a cheaper option.... why not get someone to clone it for you? you're Australian, your country is loaded with talented small builders like Paul Crowther of Hotcake fame.

check out an octron though, they are cool as fucking hell, all analog made by one of the best electrical engineers in the guitar FX business

it would be cool to hear a recording of the sound your friend's Octivider is making that you're in love with...

I should go have a chat to Tym and see what he reckons. Tym guitars is just up the road about an hour away.

isn't he the guy who builds those "Lemon" amps that are yellow clones of the old orange Overdrive heads?????????

he's the ONLY person making a legit Orange with modern components.... I want to know him, Terry!

Mosrite style custom guitars and bases, makes his own range of effects pedals and presses vinyl Plus amp repairs for vintage gear.

https://g.co/kgs/PfaiIF

I am 99% sure he used to build the Lemon amps.... I suspect he stopped making them, there's not a huge market for that sort of thing for some reason

and I think he presses singles for swervedriver now

Yep he's the one. He throws blogs up on facebook talking through cool builds and mods he does or has done. Wealth of knowledge genius, really open to communicating.