Favorite Octave Pedals?

zmoney682 · #1 10-19-2010, 08:55 PM

Hey guys, so basically I'm looking for an octave pedal that will go an octave up and has a nice range of tones (something that can give me a synthy sorta tone, and something that can give me a really nice natural high tone)

So just lemme know what your favorite kinda pedal for these types of tones is... if you can provide a link with sound bites or a youtube video, that'd be GREATLY appreciated..

THanks

dokazaado · #2 10-19-2010, 08:59 PM

AFAIK, there's no pedal that will give you a "natural" octave tone.

EH Micro POG is probably the first option you should check out.

Matt Dean · #3 10-19-2010, 09:00 PM

First in with recommendation to use the search function. Use it and all will be revealed... youtube clips and all.

Chrisk-K · #4 10-19-2010, 09:01 PM

If you have $$, an Eventide Harmonizer will give you the most natural sounding octave tones.

zmoney682 · #5 10-19-2010, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt Dean

First in with recommendation to use the search function. Use it and all will be revealed... youtube clips and all.

I used the search, looked a bit couldn't really find what I want :/ guess ill just look more...?

Smurf-o-Deth · #6 10-19-2010, 09:41 PM

Have a look at the Foxrox Octron as one possibility.

Swift713 · #7 10-20-2010, 05:17 AM

I think the Micro Pog sounds pretty natural for octave down but the octave up, not so much.
+1 on the Eventide for probably the most natural octave up but $$$.
I like the MXR BOD for flexible lower octave.
The Exar Octavium is also pretty flexible. It does a synthy kind of sound and has a tone knob which can get you pretty duby when rolled off. The octave up is the dirty analog variety so not really "natural" but not as cheezy as a typical digital type. IMO

khabalah · #8 10-20-2010, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Swift713

I think the Micro Pog sounds pretty natural for octave down but the octave up, not so much.
+1 on the Eventide for probably the most natural octave up but $$$.
I like the MXR BOD for flexible lower octave.
The Exar Octavium is also pretty flexible. It does a synthy kind of sound and has a tone knob which can get you pretty duby when rolled off. The octave up is the dirty analog variety so not really "natural" but not as cheezy as a typical digital type. IMO

strange that , i was exactly the opposite with the microPOG.. i really wasnt struck on the octave down but i thought the octave up sounded ok used sparingly with a little phase or chorus after it...
i soon moved it on though.. overall it sounded very sterile to me and the latency sucked!
gimme analog octavers anyday of the week..
i`ll echo smurfs words and plump for the octron, granted it wont do clean octave up but whats a bit of dirt between friends ??

if i had to pick a `favourite` octave pedal as the title of this thread suggests though id have to say the good old OC-2

crapusername · #9 10-20-2010, 09:42 AM

the trex octavius?
unibass oct up can be called synthy

Pandafist · #10 10-20-2010, 10:18 AM

Memphis Bi-Octave

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mdiddium · #11 10-20-2010, 10:22 AM

I have an Akai unibass, and the octave up is synthy by itself. The built in distortion isn't great, but I add some dirt with the second channel of my Aguilar AG500, and I think it sounds pretty natural. That is, I blend it with my dry signal using a Barge Concepts pedal, so overall I get a full range, dirty sound to really fill the sonic space.

pjmuck · #12 10-20-2010, 10:25 AM

+1 on the POG. Very few of these octave pedals allow you to play more than one note, but the POG will track a chord very well. Instant church organ!

For a less obvious choice, consider a Digitech Whammy. Works fine on bass. I tried dozens of octave pedals for my piccolo bass, since I wanted to replicate a realistic bass sound in the proper register, and the Whammy gave me the most authentic sounding simulation in octave down mode out of all the pedals I tried. (Everything else sounded like synth bass). It will also do octaves up, 3rds, etc., and has a dry and wet output as well as midi.

MIJ-VI · #13 11-01-2010, 07:49 AM

Good sounding, stereo output, built in tuner, 3 part harmony
Digitech HM2 HarmonyMan Intelligent Pitch Shifter MSRP: $449.95
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_2EmtUzRu8

Digitech Harmony Man Instructional by Ralf Jung Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6SKd...layer_embedded

Digitech Harmony Man Instructional by Ralf Jung Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teqoP...eature=related

DigiTech HarmonyMan Pedal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHE9Xd8SkI4&feature=fvw

iamdenialNJ · #14 11-01-2010, 08:44 AM

bassman1185 · #15 11-01-2010, 08:58 AM

The Electro-Harmonix Ring Thing will do a fairly natural octave up. You can also detune the octave up for a more chorus-y eight-string effect. It will also do pitch shifting/whammy stuff, sub-octave, ring modulation, tremolo, and normal chorus sounds, and it has phenominal tracking.

Swimming Bird · #16 11-01-2010, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by iamdenialNJ

oc2

Lol.

+1 for eventides. I love my pitchfactor, though it does seem a bit costly just to use for octave up. Whammy IV might not be a bad substitution (down to $180), though you do get some digital artifacts. The Boss PS-5 or -6 may be appropriate, but I haven't given either a shot...

iamdenialNJ · #17 11-03-2010, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Swimming Bird

Lol.

+1 for eventides. I love my pitchfactor, though it does seem a bit costly just to use for octave up. Whammy IV might not be a bad substitution (down to $180), though you do get some digital artifacts. The Boss PS-5 or -6 may be appropriate, but I haven't given either a shot...

I'm not laughing. $40 goes a long way.

KarateKid25 · #18 11-03-2010, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by iamdenialNJ

I'm not laughing. $40 goes a long way.

I love the OC-2, but it is irrelevant here, hence the LOL. OC-2 is octave DOWN

iamdenialNJ · #19 11-03-2010, 12:33 AM

ohhhh never did read the OP post. just read the title and fired away. lol

KarateKid25 · #20 11-03-2010, 12:37 AM