new aguilar octamizer pedal announced

akaTRENT · #1 07-14-2009, 06:56 PM

Hey guys I'm at the aggie clinic with amtt rubamo. They just showed us a new pedal called the aguilar octaver. Its due out in sept. It will be 159usd and here's the dpecs. Dry knob. 1 octave down knob. Square to round wave knob. And one more I don't remember. Its "gig bypass" and analog. Its red. Bout the size of a boss pedal. That's all I got for now. Btw it sounds good and doesn't suck tone!

akaTRENT · #2 07-14-2009, 06:57 PM

My bad its called "octamizer"

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Originally Posted by akaTRENT

Hey guys I'm at the aggie clinic with amtt rubamo. They just showed us a new pedal called the aguilar octaver. Its due out in sept. It will be 159usd and here's the dpecs. Dry knob. 1 octave down knob. Square to round wave knob. And one more I don't remember. Its "gig bypass" and analog. Its red. Bout the size of a boss pedal. That's all I got for now. Btw it sounds good and doesn't suck tone!

1kinal · #3 07-14-2009, 07:23 PM

Just as I thought that by board was finished...

Spencer! · #4 07-14-2009, 07:25 PM

**5stringwonder** · #5 07-14-2009, 07:47 PM

pics?

ElMon · #6 07-14-2009, 09:12 PM

Did NOT need to hear this. My OC-2 is off somewhere tying a noose.

akaTRENT · #7 07-14-2009, 09:13 PM

Btw. Its a monophonic pedal. Honestly I wasn't impressed. I have a pog2 and even the micro pog kills this aggie pedal imo

akaTRENT · #8 07-14-2009, 09:14 PM

Ill post a pic when I get home. Its not very good though

ElMon · #9 07-14-2009, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by akaTRENT

Btw. Its a monophonic pedal. Honestly I wasn't impressed. I have a pog2 and even the micro pog kills this aggie pedal imo

I thought you said in the first post that you liked it ???? Was it a dud or something to snag?

Spencer! · #10 07-14-2009, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by akaTRENT

Btw. Its a monophonic pedal. Honestly I wasn't impressed. I have a pog2 and even the micro pog kills this aggie pedal imo

The digital pedals will always have the edge in tracking, but for us analog guys nothing beats the tone of a good ol' fashioned monophonic octaver.

akaTRENT · #11 07-14-2009, 09:41 PM

I didn't like it all. Its not innovative at all. When they said they were showing us a new pedal I was hoping for more

Edit. so the wave function is a thing. I have to give them that

ElMon · #12 07-14-2009, 10:57 PM

Just out of curiosity, do you like the OC-2 at all?

Andy Walhor · #13 07-14-2009, 11:10 PM

Thanks for the report, akaTRENT. It was kind of you to think of us.

bongomania · #14 07-14-2009, 11:35 PM

I wish I was a zillionaire so I could buy Aguilar, fire all the bozos who have been making their product design decisions for the last three years or so, and hire people who are not drunks wearing blinders. The Aguilar brand identity has so much "zing" and currency still, but it seems like they are trying to bury it.

R Baer · #15 07-14-2009, 11:54 PM

Aw, come on now, be nice. I've known their CEO for many years and he is a great guy and one hell of a good bassist. I also doubt many know the industry as well as he does. Just because you disagree with them, that is no reason to insult really decent people.

markjazzbassist · #16 07-15-2009, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by bongomania

I wish I was a zillionaire so I could buy Aguilar, fire all the bozos who have been making their product design decisions for the last three years or so, and hire people who are not drunks wearing blinders. The Aguilar brand identity has so much "zing" and currency still, but it seems like they are trying to bury it.

+1

another octaver isn't something the community needs. just like the db751, the exact same amp as the 750 but with "active" eq. never got that one, still scratching my head on it

fightthepower · #17 07-15-2009, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by R Baer

Aw, come on now, be nice. I've known their CEO for many years and he is a great guy and one hell of a good bassist. I also doubt many know the industry as well as he does. Just because you disagree with them, that is no reason to insult really decent people.

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Originally Posted by akaTRENT

Btw it sounds good and doesn't suck tone!

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Originally Posted by akaTRENT

I didn't like it all. Its not innovative at all. When they said they were showing us a new pedal I was hoping for more

Didn't like it at all? When something 'sounds good' to me.. that usually counts for something.. Though if you think the micropog is really that much better, then I guess you're not too worried about how it sounds anyway

The round-squarewave function does sound innovative, as it's something Ive never seen on another octaver; this is something I've been thinking about trying to implement to an OC-2 build Im going to do with a friend in the near future, though I don't know how hard/possible it would be to do. I wonder how they will implement it, and if it will sound more like a Pollyanna/NoctoLoco/GuyatoneMOC, or the Chunk OS's 'Octafuzz'.

The MXR octaver's "OC-2/Octabass" knobs are cool, but I'd much prefer an octaver that could cop the smoother octave sounds, as well as the squared/super compressed octave.

Im curious what the other function is that you couldn't remember- if you get a chance to check the pedal out again before the clinic is over, let us know- and try to snap a picture! Thanks for the report-

bongomania · #18 07-15-2009, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by R Baer

Aw, come on now, be nice. I've known their CEO for many years and he is a great guy and one hell of a good bassist. I also doubt many know the industry as well as he does. Just because you disagree with them, that is no reason to insult really decent people.

He may "know the industry" in terms of knowing how to play the game, show at NAMM, get artists to sign, etc., but he (or whoever is steering that boat) has shown a blatant and repeated blindness about what the consumers want, and blatant, repeated rejection of suggestions made by consumers.

I will call him out all day long, for the exact reasons I stated, until he gets his head out of the sand and starts treating his brand like the valuable commodity it is. He may be a really nice guy--and in fact I recall seeing some posts from him here where he did seem nice and helpful--but that does not make him a good business leader.

Oh, and even aside from that, being a nice guy or having been in the industry for a long time does not necessarily have anything to do with making good product design decisions.

Sorry, I keep adding edits: FWIW, my "fire the drunk bozos" line was aimed at whoever is in charge of product design there. That may or may not be the CEO, I have no idea.

FreaqyFrequency · #19 07-15-2009, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by markjazzbassist

just like the db751, the exact same amp as the 750 but with "active" eq. never got that one, still scratching my head on it

And the cure to the itch is...

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I shall tickle asses with feathers no longer. Here's the short version: the DB751 is louder (yes LOUDER, which scares me), punchier, and the EQ is more useful, particularly the midrange dial. I like the slight bit more mid "thrust" this amp provides, which combines well with the DB750-style low end thickness and depth, which is definitely still there. It just sounds tighter and a bit more aggressive. Not a completely night and day difference from the 750, but a separate voice for sure. A total winner.

Best,
JMJ

On the topic of the thread, though, that fuse was put out pretty fast. I'll look it up when they release it, but I won't wait for it.

akaTRENT · #20 07-15-2009, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by R Baer

Aw, come on now, be nice. I've known their CEO for many years and he is a great guy and one hell of a good bassist. I also doubt many know the industry as well as he does. Just because you disagree with them, that is no reason to insult really decent people.

Dave was very nice. but he seemed sensitive i asked him whether the pedal was true bypass and whether it was monophonic or polyphonic. he basically described it as true bypass but wouldn't say how the circuit was instead he called it "gig bypass" that if the battery doesn't work the signal will still go through clean. He then said it tracks better than any other analog octave pedal. I will say this the clean tone/ effect on clean, there seemed to be no tone suck. But in a line of effects who knows.

But it only has a sub octave. btw the 4th knob was for tone.

I wasnt going to be rude so i didnt say it, but i really wanted to say "why as a consumer should i use your pedal when there are already many great alternatives with more features at a similar price point" but I have used some octave pedals and think what ehx has to offer kills everything else.

I just didn't see why they made an octave pedal. They make products that are game changers. There are so many great octave pedals this just seemed like they are trying to put out another effect. I guess i was hoping for something more innovative. I will tell you this. Matt and Steve I believe where both using boss octave pedals....

I will say this. there amps are top notch. and the factory is legit. every amp is made 1 at a time by one person. and there is some real workmanship going into these amps and they sound killer. I wish i would have known about aggie before i bought my ampeg rig.

Bottom line i think they should stick to amps and cabs. Im not insulting him. I am saying I dont like a particular product they are offering. But that is because it doesnt suite my needs. The pog is my cup of tea.

Aguilar did a great clinic. everyone was pleasant and nice. I was very impressed and when i have the dough they will definitely be getting my business in the amp department.