Maestro OB-1 Octave Box

I'd love one. Saw one over on TGP for a pretty good price. Was thinking about grabbing it but decided against it .

 

No idea...I just seem to be attracted to mojo .

 

i had a friend that built a clone. he said it didn't track that well. but don't take my word for it.

 

I have one but I don't think she is working properly. As far as I can tell it has pretty short sustain unless you run a hot compressor in front of it. The octave signal is also filtered very heavily so it's a pretty dark octave sound, not a dirty synthy sound. Tracking is ok on higher notes but very glitchy low down. It's a decent pedal for the vintage coolness factor but not for all around octave divider usefulness. I'd like to hear from someone who has played one that is known to be working well. I'm not sure if mine is working correctly or if the short sustain is normal. Also, it uses an IC that was obsoleted in 1975 and may be hard to come by in case of need for repair.