octave and filter help needed

[CaptainSir]

hello everyone out there in the bass world
i am looking to add to my pedal board
i am looking to get a octave pedal and a filter pedal
any suggestions are welcome price is not really a concern for me. throw out your ideas and reasoning behind your ideas
i like good sound perfer boutique if you know of any but im not a snob if the mxr ocatve is the best one out there let me know...
thanks....
i play a little everything P&W, jazz blues, rock so just throw some ideas or favs at me

[iamdenialNJ]

Moog MF101

[kevteop]

What do you want the filter to do?

[RickenBoogie]

For the price, both the MXR Bass Octave Deluxe and the MXR Bass Envelope Filter are good, solid pedals, that sound great. Other than that, it really pays to use your own ears when buying pedals.

[Will006]

this is what you can do with moog low pass filter + MXR bass octave

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Wi...68833&comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYQrW_gWTpg

just an idea

[dopejohnpaul]

Originally Posted by RickenBoogie

For the price, both the MXR Bass Octave Deluxe and the MXR Bass Envelope Filter are good, solid pedals, that sound great. Other than that, it really pays to use your own ears when buying pedals.

+1
I own both pedals and have been extremely happy with both. The Octave Deluxe tracks really well, and gives you a stable sub-octave down to at least Ab, and depending on how you're playing will go down to F#. I'm in the Macon area on most weekends as that's where my band's office is located. If you want to try out some pedals before you buy, let me know!

[Matt Dean]

Originally Posted by RickenBoogie

For the price, both the MXR Bass Octave Deluxe and the MXR Bass Envelope Filter are good, solid pedals, that sound great. Other than that, it really pays to use your own ears when buying pedals.

This is a real good place to start. If you want boutique and don't mind waiting for the build, Iron Ether makes a ridiculous good filter. And since you're getting into the octave>filter thing, you might as well as get a fuzz to throw in between....

[CaptainSir]

Originally Posted by dopejohnpaul

+1
I own both pedals and have been extremely happy with both. The Octave Deluxe tracks really well, and gives you a stable sub-octave down to at least Ab, and depending on how you're playing will go down to F#. I'm in the Macon area on most weekends as that's where my band's office is located. If you want to try out some pedals before you buy, let me know!

what band do you play in?

[CaptainSir]

i already have all the overdive/dist/fuzz i need... the filters im looking at are the
Groove regulator
agent 00funk
and filter twin just curious if there were any others maybe more custom or boutique

the octaves im looking at are
micro pog
aguilar octamizer and
mxr bass octave same thing
just curious of any other or maybe boutique

[bassbrad]

Those are some really nice choices there but you might also consider the Digitech Bass Synth Wah as it does so many cool things, it's becoming one of m favorite pedals to get funky with.
There is also a lot to be said about some of the more classic choices like the Boss Oc-2 or OC-3 octavers but they don't do the octave up thing and i also still love my EHX micro Q-Tron and Bass Balls.

[CaptainSir]

yeah i play a 74 fender P-Bass

i have pt 2 with
korg pitchblack
keeley ts9
prunes and custard
voodoolabs microvibe
crybaby wah
tech 21 nyc bass
goes to a

1200 watt 3x10 Kustom combo
just looking for a few more effects to fill out the board
i think im going to throw in a fromel Seraph chorus markbass super booster, micro pog, and either the agent 00funk or the filter twin. polish it off with either the keeley compressor or the trex tube compressor

[behndy]

like Mssr. Dean said if you're looking for a boutique filter that does everything, the Iron Ether Xerograph is just ridiculous.

the Twin Filter is interesting, but kinda quirky. i'd really recommend spending some time with it before shelling out the money.

for octavers i'm in LOVE with my Aggy Octamizer.

[CaptainSir]

see i have never heard of iron ether so thats great i need to look into it...
i like the filter twins ability to do up and down at same time

and the aguilar ocatamizer is my second choice to the pog due to pog doing up and down octave

[Matt Dean]

Originally Posted by CaptainSir

yeah i play a 74 fender P-Bass

i have pt 2 with
korg pitchblack
keeley ts9
prunes and custard
voodoolabs microvibe
crybaby wah
tech 21 nyc bass
goes to a

1200 watt 3x10 Kustom combo
just looking for a few more effects to fill out the board
i think im going to throw in a fromel Seraph chorus markbass super booster, micro pog, and either the agent 00funk or the filter twin. polish it off with either the keeley compressor or the trex tube compressor

Nice rig! I see you've got the dirt covered. You should try the P&C and whatever octave you end up with... they play very well together (octave>P&C).

[CaptainSir]

yeah ive looked at a few videos and some sound clips and im really into this iron ether xerograph.
probably going to order it with all the bells and whistles added on....
and unless i get some more input on any sweet octave pedals its probably going to be the aguilar...

[CaptainSir]

yeah i love the P&C

[Matt Dean]

Originally Posted by CaptainSir

yeah ive looked at a few videos and some sound clips and im really into this iron ether xerograph.
probably going to order it with all the bells and whistles added on....
and unless i get some more input on any sweet octave pedals its probably going to be the aguilar...

I ordered the xerograph with everything but the clean blend. I have always just used a filter full-on, so I figured I didn't need the blend.

I tried the Aguilar Octave and found it a little too thick for my taste. I use the MXR BOD and like it because it just seems a little cleaner and has a mid bump button that enables it to cut in the mix better (IMO). If I want to thicken things up, I just add dirt.

[CaptainSir]

im really not a big mxr fan at all but i might have to give it a try