Maestro OB-1 Octave Box

Holy War · #1 12-26-2009, 02:40 PM

Whos got one or has played one? I hae an opportunity to pick one up but dont know a lick about them. Thanks for the help!

gnasher1993 · #2 12-26-2009, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Holy War

Whos got one or has played one? I hae an opportunity to pick one up but dont know a lick about them. Thanks for the help!

I'd love one. Saw one over on TGP for a pretty good price. Was thinking about grabbing it but decided against it

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Holy War · #3 12-26-2009, 02:56 PM

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I'd love one. Saw one over on TGP for a pretty good price. Was thinking about grabbing it but decided against it

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what can I expect out of it? Does suck the tone? etc etc?

gnasher1993 · #4 12-26-2009, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Holy War

what can I expect out of it? Does suck the tone? etc etc?

No idea...I just seem to be attracted to mojo

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Holy War · #5 12-26-2009, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by gnasher1993

No idea...I just seem to be attracted to mojo

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I think Im going to get it, just waiting back to hear from the owner. Should be mine this week

markjazzbassist · #6 12-26-2009, 11:53 PM

i had a friend that built a clone. he said it didn't track that well. but don't take my word for it.

Holy War · #7 12-27-2009, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by markjazzbassist

i had a friend that built a clone. he said it didn't track that well. but don't take my word for it.

Ya, I just dont want to buy it just because its looks and majesty woah me. I wish I could find some clips of it somewhere

sonicvi · #8 12-27-2009, 11:22 AM

I have one but I don't think she is working properly. As far as I can tell it has pretty short sustain unless you run a hot compressor in front of it. The octave signal is also filtered very heavily so it's a pretty dark octave sound, not a dirty synthy sound. Tracking is ok on higher notes but very glitchy low down. It's a decent pedal for the vintage coolness factor but not for all around octave divider usefulness. I'd like to hear from someone who has played one that is known to be working well. I'm not sure if mine is working correctly or if the short sustain is normal. Also, it uses an IC that was obsoleted in 1975 and may be hard to come by in case of need for repair.