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Looking for a pedal to do the Boss OC-2 tone?

EddieG

EddieG

Jan 19, 2005
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I set my OC-2 up to have the Oct 2 signal completely out, and the Oct 1 level mixed in with the bass, to get the octave below. But you know that sine wave tone you get from a Boss OC-2, when you drop out the bass signal and just have the octave below on its own, which is pretty synthy sounding? Is there a pedal out there that will do this, but not an octave lower than the bass tone?

Really, what I'm looking for is a synth pedal that generates a sine wave at the same pitch as the string or note I'm playing. Anything similar out there?
 
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The Lurker said:
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand how is the OC-2 not suitable for this?:confused:
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EddieG said:
I set my OC-2 up to have the Oct 2 signal completely out, and the Oct 1 level mixed in with the bass, to get the octave below. But you know that sine wave tone you get from a Boss OC-2, when you drop out the bass signal and just have the octave below on its own, which is pretty synthy sounding? Is there a pedal out there that will do this, but not an octave lower than the bass tone?

Really, what I'm looking for is a synth pedal that generates a sine wave at the same pitch as the string or note I'm playing. Anything similar out there?
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Bold for emphasis.

To the OP, nifty has the right idea. You want a synth pedal, or, if you don't mind a wilder spin on your synth tones, maybe a really, really synthy fuzz, like a Crowther Prunes and Custard.
 
#8
I bet there's a wave generator out there somewhere for this guy...

...maybe a FreqBox? it might do something that'd work for you...

But then again that's another uber pricy pedal.

If it were me I'd play higher and use an octave pedal, but the double octave rig might be amazing for it.
 
#10
what is the problem with playing an octave higher? it works there better anyway (Tracking) and it basically extends your range for an octave (unless you solo alot beyond the 12th fret)...

well, I can say that the Korg G5 will not give you that sound... these two pedals (G5 and OC-2) are good partners on the other hand, heh
 
#12
funkalicious said:
Run it through an octave up after?
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I did think about this at first, but there's too much scope for glitching and not tracking right.

Smurf-o-Deth said:
To the OP, nifty has the right idea. You want a synth pedal, or, if you don't mind a wilder spin on your synth tones, maybe a really, really synthy fuzz, like a Crowther Prunes and Custard.
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At the moment, for synth-like tones I'm using a Digitech BSW, but it seems like all the synth pedals out there only want to create big, fuzzy synth tones with envelopes. For those of you who haven't used an OC2, the closest I can come to describing the sound I'm looking for, is the bass sound at the start of Muscle Museum by Muse. I know that this is probably a keyboard or something, but the OC2 does a pretty decent approximation of that tone, a fat synth with no discernable attack sound.

sikamikanico said:
what is the problem with playing an octave higher? it works there better anyway (Tracking) and it basically extends your range for an octave (unless you solo alot beyond the 12th fret)...
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Come on man, I'm a bassist......I've got sausage fingers!!:D Anyway, I'd rather have something that gives the actual pitch I'm playing, than have to restrict myself to playing up the dusty end.
 
#13
Well the Sinister Analog Soul Provider completely destroys your attack and gives you keyboard sounds but it's a glitchy 1 and 2 octave down fuzz, but can be very controllable if you get the settings right.

Maybe some sort of compressor or bit crusher might be in order
 
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At the moment, for synth-like tones I'm using a Digitech BSW, but it seems like all the synth pedals out there only want to create big, fuzzy synth tones with envelopes.
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The reason the BSW creates only big fuzzy tones with envelopes is because it's really just a fuzz/filter/octave pedal, not a true synth. It doesn't synthesize notes, which is what you are looking for. You bring up Muse, and there is a synth pedal on the bass player's board (don't know his name, don't care), the Akai Deep Impact. Whether it was used on that track, I don't know (and again, I don't care), but the example stands. Getting true synth sounds won't be cheap, and getting good synth sounds with good tracking really won't be cheap.
 
#17
Yeah, I know. But its not just the BSW that does that, every synth pedal I've looked at does the same, and there isn't one that can just create a sound without simultaneously adding fuzziness. It could be that the guy from Muse used the Deep Impact for that sound, and if that's the case then the Chunk pedal won't get close from the samples I've heard, though I'd love to hear some samples other than what they've got on the website.

I wonder if anyone's done any circuit bending with the OC-2 in this direction?
 
#18
Bump.

I'm looking for the same sound. OC-2 tone on the original octave. I already have an OC-2 on the -1 octave, would like a similarly effected tone on the original octave.

The terms usually used to describe chorus pedals are either shimmery or metallic. I'm looking for deep, thick and clearly synthesized.

Right now I'm trying different cheap chorus pedals to try and get close in the hope that the cheaper I get, the more digital it will sound. The CEB-3 with the depth at max and a really slow rate to give it a little LFO-style motion is getting pretty close. The DOD FX62 sounds better as a chorus, but the thick synth sound is not as pronounced.

Any ideas on pedals I should try. The hardwire CR-7 seems interesting, but the clips I've heard have sounded too trebly.
 
#20
I'd love to have a taurus, but its a bit overkill for what I am looking to do. I agree about using multiple pitch tracking pedals too. I could probably get the sound with something like an SYB-3, but having had one of those, I'd like to avoid a pitch tracking bass synth pedal for this use. Especially since this will come before multiple filters. Just imagine a classic OC2-Fuzz-Filter combo, but with a pedal effecting the original octave instead of an octave down. What would that pedal be?

Can the Ibanez SB7 get close? Every demo I've heard had lots of distortion and peaky treble. Can it get smoother?
 

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