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01-25-2010, 09:31 AM
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I'm looking into getting one of these two octave pedals but can't decide which. What do you think? MXR M-288 or Aguilar Octamizer?
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01-25-2010, 10:20 AM
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01-25-2010, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by scotch  I'm curious how this plays out as well... | This is why we need a popcorn smiley  |
01-25-2010, 10:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Yonkers, NY | | | I think you can't go wrong with either one. When I was looking for an Octave pedal it came down to these 2 as well. I got the BOD(used), mainly for price reasons and avaliability, and must say that I love it. I have never played the Aguilar but from what I've heard it is a great pedal. |
01-25-2010, 11:49 AM
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I've owned both, and although the MXR has the two different -1 sounds, neither are particularly interesting. I found I could more easily make the Aggie usable, and it's plenty versatile in its own right. It's my second-favorite octaver, behind the Octron.
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01-25-2010, 02:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | | I've got the MXR, but still prefer the tone from the Ehx Octave Multiplexer. I assume the Aguilar is more like the Ehx than the MXR. The MXR is a good size, and hence, why I've kept it. It doesn't sound bad at all, but I know it could be better.
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01-25-2010, 02:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Staten Island, NY | | | From the video on Aguilar's web site, the Octamizer seems really versatile, and is also capable of getting the really cool thick synth bass tones most people want an octave pedal for. It's probably going to be my next effect pedal. |
01-27-2010, 11:57 PM
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01-28-2010, 01:20 AM
|  | Registered User | | | | | For you guys that have played both the MXR and Aguilar, which one tracks better? By that I don't mean tracks higher or lower notes, but which one tracks faster? I do a lot of quick runs and fast syncopated notes with my MXR. It tracks pretty well, but sometimes it can't quite keep up. Could the Aguilar keep up with me better? Also, the MXR has quite a few extra artifacts. Is the Aguilar "cleaner" that he MXR? Man I want to A/B these myself....
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04-08-2010, 12:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Holland, MI | | | Sorry I haven't updated this in a while. So about 3 months later I've been gigging with the Aguilar Octamizer and absolutely love it. My organ player has also purchased one and can't get enough of it.
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04-08-2010, 04:05 PM
|  | THIS HAND OF MINE GLOWS WITH AN AWESOME POWER! | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA; Mitchellville, Maryland | | My side by side review: So Aguilar Octamizer or MXR Bass Octave Deluxe?
Crazy tough decision but I ended up sticking with my MXR BOD because the tone was more "simple" for lack of a better description. I won't say I didn't like the filter on the Octamizer but it just wasn't the sound I was after. Since my review I've discovered that the MXR can do dub/electronic sounds (the growl knob) just as well as the Octamizer and that only made me me happier.
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04-08-2010, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Kwesi Crazy tough decision but I ended up sticking with my MXR BOD... | I prefer the Octamizer. See Kwesi's recent sales for confirmation.
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04-08-2010, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Kwesi My side by side review: So Aguilar Octamizer or MXR Bass Octave Deluxe?
Crazy tough decision but I ended up sticking with my MXR BOD because the tone was more "simple" for lack of a better description. I won't say I didn't like the filter on the Octamizer but it just wasn't the sound I was after. Since my review I've discovered that the MXR can do dub/electronic sounds (the growl knob) just as well as the Octamizer and that only made me me happier. | Great review! Eventually I'm getting an analog ocataver and it's been tough trying to decide which one to target. |
04-08-2010, 08:44 PM
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04-08-2010, 11:47 PM
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Kwesi's review is awesome (yes, he loves simple pedals, yet is a synth/filter nut :P)
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04-09-2010, 12:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Philadelphia | | | I have a question for people that have compared either of these pedals to the Boss OC-2. I've been using the Boss for a long time, and while it has several imperfections, I've learned to love it, and I usually don't want for something else. There is really only quality of the OC-2 that I just never seem to get over. When I use it for just an octave down sound, with no clean blended in, the volume just doesn't seem to be as loud as I want. I can't say it's definitely below unity, but it sounds like it to me, and I want it louder. How much gain do these newer octave pedals offer for just the octave down tones? Ideally, I would love to hear that they go a bit higher than unity. |
04-09-2010, 06:09 AM
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04-09-2010, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by rcubed Great review! Eventually I'm getting an analog ocataver and it's been tough trying to decide which one to target. | Thanks, I hope it helps you make your decision! Quote:
Originally Posted by Bassmike62 Can't say about the Aggy, but I've got the MXR. Overall pretty good, but tracking iffy beyond low A, IMO. Do get some pretty cool sounds upper register. | That's interesting because in my comparison I found that the MXR did better in the lower registers (below low A) and a the Aguilar did better in the higher registers (above C). I've got good results for low-down tracking with the dry signal and both octaves maxed but try one octave and the dry signal I've noticed a much more even and consistent response this way. Quote:
Originally Posted by Ebennetts Aguilar for me! Never parting with this thing.
Kwesi's review is awesome (yes, he loves simple pedals, yet is a synth/filter nut :P) | 'Tis the truth, as little sense as it makes, lol. I'll make it work somehow  . Quote:
Originally Posted by Mingus Addict I have a question for people that have compared either of these pedals to the Boss OC-2. I've been using the Boss for a long time, and while it has several imperfections, I've learned to love it, and I usually don't want for something else. There is really only quality of the OC-2 that I just never seem to get over. When I use it for just an octave down sound, with no clean blended in, the volume just doesn't seem to be as loud as I want. I can't say it's definitely below unity, but it sounds like it to me, and I want it louder. How much gain do these newer octave pedals offer for just the octave down tones? Ideally, I would love to hear that they go a bit higher than unity. | The Aguilar can get bone crushingly loud! It takes unity gain and beats it with a spiked baseball bat, lol. The MXR can go above unity but the Octamizer can get MUCH louder.
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04-09-2010, 08:59 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Philadelphia | | | Damn, the Aggie is sounding really good on so many levels... | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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