– For your consideration is this vintage 1976 Mu-Tron Octave Divider effects pedal by Musitronics.
– This very clean 100% all original example, serial number 1780, includes the original matching box and all corresponding paperwork.
– It was previously owned and used by Indigo Ranch studio where it had resided for decades. This is one of very few Indigo pedals that did not have the word “INDIGO” written on it. Reference below for a brief history on Indigo Ranch.
– The Mu-Tron Octave Divider is great for guitar, voice, monophonic keyboards, most reeds, and many other instruments – allowing the performer the addition of another voice without compromising the original tone. By virtue of an advanced circuit design and unique stabilization techniques, Musitronics is able to deliver a sophisticated accessory which produces a sub-octave with many of the characteristics of the original signal. When used in conjunction with other sound modifiers, the Mu-Tron Octave Divider enables you to produce a whole new range of synthesizer-related sounds. A built-in ringer provides a fuzz tone in the low register and a fuzz octave up in the high register. Mix and tone controls allow you to get the right sound for your playing. The Mu-Tron Octave Divider won’t miss a note on a fast run, will follow you accurately when you bend, and will give you back the same dynamics you put into your instrument. Musitronics believes this is the most satisfying Octave Divider ever to be presented to the critical ear.”– From an original Musitronics Octave Divider advertisement.
– Indigo Ranch, nestled on 60-acres in the hills of Malibu, California, operated from 1974 until 2006, under the guidance and obsessions of Richard Kaplan. Clients took advantage of his meticulously built studio, hundreds of effects pedals, 400 guitar amps, and rare Aengus console. Artists as diverse as Neil Young, Neil Diamond, Olivia Newton John, Jeff Lorber, Korn, Sepultura, and Limp Bizkit all made albums at Indigo Ranch. Vice published an article on how Indigo became the “improbable birthplace of Nu-Metal,” and Tape-Op Magazine interviewed Richard Kaplan, Ross Robinson, and others about the numerous important albums made at Indigo Ranch over the many decades it actively changed the landscape of both music and culture.