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JHS Double Dragon: The Lo-Fi Octave Device Has Arrived
JHS Pedals has always played by their own rules — and today, after years of patience, they've released their very first sub-octave device. The Double Dragon Lo-Fi Octave Device is not your clean, polished digital octave. This is something rawer, weirder, and far more alive.
Built on the same analog octave divider technology that powered the MXR Blue Box, Boss OC-2, Ibanez OT10, and Electro-Harmonix Micro-Synth — circuits that predated DSP, predated precision — the Double Dragon is all analog warmth and all personality. It's the riff machine we didn't know we needed.
It's available now at Tone Shop. Here's everything you need to know.
The Sound
The Double Dragon is an all-analog monophonic octave device with two voices: down and up.
The lower octave is the foundation — thick, analog, and unmistakably vintage in character. This is the sub you play single notes through and suddenly feel like your guitar has grown a bass player. It tracks like the old circuits tracked: imperfectly, which is exactly the point.
The upper octave is pure bonus: an octave-up distortion that lands somewhere between an Octavia and a Superfuzz. Gritty, usable, with a mid-range sting that cuts through any mix. It's controlled by the right footswitch and can be layered on top or used alone (just roll OCT− down).
Play single notes and you have a riff machine. Play a chord and the circuit starts to stutter, jump, and fight itself — making something unexpected. It's not trying to replicate you perfectly. It's trying to play along with you.
A Milestone for JHS
In JHS Pedals' entire history, the Double Dragon is their first octave device. They've done octave fuzz — but a dedicated sub-octave circuit never felt right until now. In their own words: weird, wild, and lo-fi. They waited to get it right. From what we've heard, the wait was worth it.
Who's It For?
- Riff lovers who want that synchronized guitar-and-bass weight under their fingers (think Jimmy Page, Jack White)
- Fans of The White Stripes, Hendrix, Rage Against The Machine, Muse, Royal Blood — players who fill space with sound
- Bass players who know what a vintage OC-2 can do to a bassline
- Creative players who want something more than clinical digital precision
- Anyone who wants a collaborator in their signal chain — not just a tool
VOLUME · DRY · OCT− · OCT+ — four knobs, two footswitches, all the lo-fi you need.
Controls
| Knob / Switch | What It Does |
|---|---|
| VOLUME | Master output level with extra boost available. Run dry full-on with octaves off and you have an excellent always-on preamp. |
| DRY | Mixes your clean signal in with the octave effects. Full up is the suggested starting point. Full down goes fully wet for glitchy vintage synth textures. |
| OCT− | Controls the lower sub-octave mix. |
| OCT+ | Controls the upper octave and distortion level (engaged by the right footswitch). |
| Left Footswitch | Main ON/OFF for the entire effect. |
| Right Footswitch | Engages the OCT+ circuit. Main effect must be on for OCT+ to function — by design, not limitation. |
Pairs Well With
The Double Dragon's tracking quirks become even more alive when layered with other effects in your chain:
- Tube Screamer (after)
- Mid-heavy overdrive (after)
- Fuzz (after — for chaos)
- Pitch vibrato
- Synth-style delay
Available now at all three DFW locations — Addison, Southlake, and Fort Worth — or order online today.
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