The EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle is an EarthQuaker Devices octave pedal. Close alternatives include the Roger Mayer Octavia and the EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle V2. It pairs well with the Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head and the Fender Bassman Combo Amp.
EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle
EarthQuaker Devices · pedal
The EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle is a simple analog octave-up guitar pedal from Akron, Ohio boutique manufacturer EarthQuaker Devices, generating a single upper octave harmonic above the fundamental guitar pitch through an analog rectifier circuit. The Tentacle has only a single Level control, making it the simplest pedal in the EQD lineup. Produces the upper octave fuzz-octave character associated with Roger Mayer Octavia-style circuits. True bypass.
- octave
- octavia
- analog
- boutique
- simple
- bypass
- pitch
- fundamental
Genres the EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle is commonly used in
- Alternative Rock
- Experimental
Amps that pair well with the EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle
Pedals that stack with the EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle
MXR Distortion+
MXR
10% matchMXR Distortion+'s own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Beetronics Swarm
Beetronics
10% matchBeetronics Swarm's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Roland SDE-3000D
Roland
7% matchPut Roland SDE-3000D after EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle in the signal chain, clear of EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Walrus Audio Mako D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay V1
Walrus Audio
6% matchRun Walrus Audio Mako D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay V1 after EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle in the signal chain, clear of EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Roger Mayer Octavia
Roger Mayer
70% similarity“Produces the upper octave fuzz-octave character associated with Roger Mayer Octavia-style circuits”
EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle V2
EarthQuaker Devices
68% similarityShared character: each_note, one_octave, simple
Behringer Octavia Octave Fuzz
Behringer
68% similarityShared character: one_octave, true_bypass, analog
Roger Mayer Octavia Classic
Roger Mayer
67% similarityShared character: each_note, one_octave
Tycobrahe Octavia
Tycobrahe
67% similarityShared character: experimental_playing, one_octave
JHS Double Dragon
JHS Pedals
65% similarityShared character: each_note, one_octave, analog
Fulltone Ultimate Octave
Fulltone
65% similarityShared character: one_octave
Electro-Harmonix Micro POG Polyphonic Octave Generator
Electro-Harmonix
65% similarityShared character: one_octave, true_bypass
Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork Plus
Electro-Harmonix
91% similaritysimilar tone character
Boss OC-5
Boss
91% similaritysimilar tone character
EarthQuaker Devices Bit Commander Analog Octave Synth
EarthQuaker Devices
91% similaritysimilar tone character
DigiTech HammerOn
Digitech
90% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle?+
The closest matches in character are the Roger Mayer Octavia, the EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle V2, the Behringer Octavia Octave Fuzz.
What pairs well with the EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head, Fender Bassman Combo Amp, MXR Distortion+ — Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head leans toward dynamic, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.
Compare
- vs Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork Plus
- vs Boss OC-5
- vs EarthQuaker Devices Bit Commander Analog Octave Synth