I want an octave, a fuzz, and a filter - is the Octavius right for me?

[anyonefortennis]

Or should I go for individual pedals? The synth sounds are wild and awesome but I don't think I have a real use for them.

Is it viable to set up 3 basic patches for fuzz, filter, octave (and a few more combining the 3 ) ? Would those be comparable to high quality individual pedals?

Thanks!

[Largedon]

I bought an OS, but have gone back to using multiple pedals. Personally for me some good options for pedals are:

Octave - Boss OC-2 or MicroPog, I have the OC-2 which I love.
Filter - Lots of good ones, really matter of preference, I have an EBS IQ and EHX Bassballs. Lots of threads on these already.
Fuzz - I use the OS for my fuzzes, but the Brown Dog or a B:assmaster would be good. Again lots of good ones, mainly depends on your preference.

Another good pedal to help with synthy stuff is a good phaser. I bought a EHX small stone and it really adds some life to the sounds.

The OS could be really cool, but just needs some more tweeks IMO (ie the tracking).

[Gashaponcito]

Originally Posted by anyonefortennis

Is it viable to set up 3 basic patches for fuzz, filter, octave (and a few more combining the 3 ) ? Would those be comparable to high quality individual pedals?

Thanks!

You could have 10 patches for every single one of those effects (10 for fuzz, 10 for filters, 10 for octavers) so you would have more versatility than 1 single stompbox plus you can combine filters fuzz an octaves for more stuff I really like the pedal feel free to ask anything....

[phatbass30]

Originally Posted by Gashaponcito

You could have 10 patches for every single one of those effects (10 for fuzz, 10 for filters, 10 for octavers) so you would have more versatility than 1 single stompbox plus you can combine filters fuzz an octaves for more stuff

+1!!!

i love mine!

[Jared Lash]

Originally Posted by anyonefortennis

Or should I go for individual pedals? The synth sounds are wild and awesome but I don't think I have a real use for them.

Is it viable to set up 3 basic patches for fuzz, filter, octave (and a few more combining the 3 ) ? Would those be comparable to high quality individual pedals?

Thanks!

Yes and no. I think the fuzz and filter are obviously comparable to high quality individual pedals while the octaver falls a bit short, though it isn't bad. But of course, the question is whether both the fuzz and filter are to your taste. In my case they are which is why I went from the OS to an OC-2/Brown Dog/00Funk setup.

The beauty of the Squeezer is that you can create presets and recall them easily. The downside would be that you are paying quite a bit of money and not really using the OS to it's full capabilities. For less than half the price you could get an OC-2, Bass Big Muff and QTron.

IMO it's really a matter of personal taste. The OS certainly could handle all your octave, fuzz and filter needs, the question is whether it sounds better to your ears than other options.

[Jerry J]

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[phatbass30]

TheBigO is right, it's really a matter of personal taste. i tried the single pedal set up for a year until i bumped in with the OS. yeah its good to have those individual pedals, they sounded good too. but with my OS, i'm very happy with the Fuzz sound i get, and the Filter, its the "QUACK" that i've been hearing in my mind for a long time. the OS is the only Filter that really made my Sadowsky MS5 "QUACK". its wet and funky! IMHO. the presets just needs a bit of tweaks and they are very useful and sounding good. i must admit though that i still prefer my BOD for my Octave needs. so my OS combined with my BOD = Awesomeness!!! but of course, YMMV.

[Gashaponcito]

Originally Posted by phatbass30

TheBigO is right, it's really a matter of personal taste. i tried the single pedal set up for a year until i bumped in with the OS. yeah its good to have those individual pedals, they sounded good too. but with my OS, i'm very happy with the Fuzz sound i get, and the Filter, its the "QUACK" that i've been hearing in my mind for a long time. the OS is the only Filter that really made my Sadowsky MS5 "QUACK". its wet and funky! IMHO. the presets just needs a bit of tweaks and they are very useful and sounding good. i must admit though that i still prefer my BOD for my Octave needs. so my OS combined with my BOD = Awesomeness!!! but of course, YMMV.

+1 on everything except I use the OC-2 for octave below needs but aswell I think that OS plus OC-2 its pure synth fattness!

[kevteop]

Originally Posted by TheBigO

Yes and no. I think the fuzz and filter are obviously comparable to high quality individual pedals while the octaver falls a bit short, though it isn't bad. But of course, the question is whether both the fuzz and filter are to your taste. In my case they are which is why I went from the OS to an OC-2/Brown Dog/00Funk setup.

I agree in some way with this (and I bought his Octavius Squeezer) but...

The filter is amazing, and the patches are super-useful if you use filters a lot.

The fuzz is maybe the best bass fuzz ever, especially for gated stuff, and especially if you want a gated fuzz that plays nice with active basses.

The octaver so far isn't convincing, but will improve with firmware updates. Personally I run mine in parallel with an OC-2 (dirt cheap) to handle the bottom end, and I use the VCO on the Squeezer to produce octaves higher, or a fifth higher. I use it for specific "synth" purposes.

But honestly the fuzz and filter are second to none, and worth every penny even if you have to wait (for firmware updates) to get the most out of the pedal's VCO feature.

[phatbass30]

Originally Posted by kevteop

and especially if you want a gated fuzz that plays nice with active basses.

+1!

Originally Posted by kevteop

But honestly the fuzz and filter are second to none, and worth every penny even if you have to wait (for firmware updates) to get the most out of the pedal's VCO feature.

+1!

[TheMutt]

Mine should be coming in tomorrow or Monday. I purchased it because I've wanted one since they first came out, and because I fell in love with the Brown Dog that I recently purchased (and then sold and decided to take the plunge on the OS) as well at the 00Funk Mk. 1 I had a while back (but hated the large form factor and cumbersome knobs that would move around too easily to keep it set). I've already got an octaver, envelope filter, and fuzz set up for synth-esque tones (µPOG, Big Muff, Grinder), but I wanted to have something that is instantly configurable for whatever I needed without having to bend down to change settings. (it's also why I got a ModFactor/PitchFactor).

I should know soon if it's going to live up to my expectations, but I do plan to use the µPOG/PitchFactor for my octave needs in addition to the OS.