Roger Mayer Purple Haze Octavia 1968

Here is Roger's press release for the new Purple Haze Octavia 1968:

"This is my latest modern version of the Octavia that was used by Jimi Hendrix on the ”Band of Gypsys” recordings.

I was reunited with this actual pedal July 2020 in London for Juliens Auction in LA, USA.

Anyway the pedal reached a winning bid of $70,400.

This was the inspiration for me produce a Limited Signed Edition run of only 100 units which focused on the iconic Purple Haze Studio Sessions.

This Limited Edition was extremely well received and so and has led me to release the Purple Haze 1968 Octavia in 2026.

The 1968 version shares the same:

Sonic Footprint, Ferrite Transformer, Power Supply Filtering and only differs  from the Limited Edition by not having added 2nd stage Amplification which of course was not used or needed by Jimi on stage for the “Band of Gypsys” concerts.

It has been optimised for the modern pedal board layouts and stage performance requirements.

My philosophy is to never make or reissue an exact copy of my previous designs as I am a firm and committed believer in moving  and pioneering design forward. By using the latest technological  advances  improvements can be heard both with my newest pedal designs and innovative unique recording studio equipment.

I am the inventor of the original Octavia so there would be no point in me not evolving this iconic sound and offering up technical and sonic improvements as was always was the case with my work with Jimi. Thus his spirit and inspiration will be able to continue with a direct link to the past."