Dr No collaborates with Troy Van Leeuwen on stunning TVL Octavia pedal

Last week, we caught wind of Dr No's intentionally crappy Turd Fuzz, and now we meet the good Dr's collaboration with Queens Of The Stone Age/A Perfect Circle tone genius, Troy Van Leeuwen: the TVL Octavia.

The first in a series of two signature stompboxes, the Octavia features two skull-shaped controls: a Blameshifter switch to set the gain of the Octavia, and an overall volume knob.

Most notable is the pedal's on/off light, which comes courtesy of an anatomically correct heart on a bottom plate of real leaf gold, all protected by a glass dome. You'll also note the 'TVL' crest that adorns the top and front of the pedal.

If Troy's signature Fender Jazzmaster is anything to go by, this will be extremely tonesome indeed. The TVL Octavia is available from Dr No Effects from 1 March for €258.

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Michael Astley-Brown

Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.