Only sort of new since I've had the checkerboard UFO since 2010 or so, but my 2nd UFO arrived via Fedex earlier today. I've played a few different Foxx Tone Machine clones over the years, and this one is definitely my favorite. Compared to a Fulltone Ultimate Octave, UFOs are a bit less woofy and the octave may be just the slightest bit more 'in your face'. I've said for a long time that a good octave fuzz is like "Nails on a chalkboard in the best possible way" and this one definitely delivers.

I picked up the red one as the market on these is starting to go a bit nuts, and I didn't want to mod the one in the checkerboard enclosure. The mod itself was pretty simple; removing the octave switch and replacing it with an external switching jack. It works great as long as the switch cable isn't too long; 3ft wasn't a problem, but 20ft picked up radio stations. That should work pretty well for what I have in mind, full details to be posted at a later date.
Bonus points are in order for anyone who can identify the background...

I picked up the red one as the market on these is starting to go a bit nuts, and I didn't want to mod the one in the checkerboard enclosure. The mod itself was pretty simple; removing the octave switch and replacing it with an external switching jack. It works great as long as the switch cable isn't too long; 3ft wasn't a problem, but 20ft picked up radio stations. That should work pretty well for what I have in mind, full details to be posted at a later date.
Bonus points are in order for anyone who can identify the background...
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