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MXR BOD settings

Bassmike62

Bassmike62

Punch'n Ooomph
Oct 4, 2009
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#1
I've had the thing for about a year and I'm really trying hard to make it fit in my band's music (mostly classic rock style stuff, a little harder-edged the Cult, see the genre. So far, I've got it in for a short intro spot on an original song.

As of today, I've found 2 settings that are "OK" IMO (I'll give the sub slap settings a shot again tomorrow, just for my own fun).

# 1: gr 8 am, dry 1 pm, gi 1 pm
# 2: gr 1:30 pm, dry noon, gi 10:30 am

Anybody got good settings they're willing to share ?
 
#2
I always run the BassOctDeluxe:
Growl- 2 o'clock
Dry- 1 o'clock
Girth- 12 o'clock
Mids Switch engaged at 800hz

Great pedal. I get a very midsy growl out of it and the added harmonics from setting my Pork Loin for very subtle grit give me an awesome octave tone. Overall it sounds great feeding into my filters and CR-7 chorus.
 
#6
Yeah I run my BOD before everything but my Porkloin and Multicomp. I've tried it after my fuzz and filters and didn't like how it all sounded.

Edit: I've actually got a 105q lieing around someplace. I can post some 105q -> BOD (vice versa) clips for you to help you decide on the purchase.
 
#11
Dry at noon and both octave knobs at 3...lotsa octave and a hint of normal, mid switch ON. One pedal I've found that really sounds great Before the BOD is the Devi Ever Dark Boost (DB). My usual octave sound is DB-BOD-Wounded Paw Attack Goat. If I want a more synthy sound I use a Prunes & Custard or a Brown Dog instead of the Goat.
 
#14
Sorry the clips took so long. For the BOD I used your first setting, bassmike.

Growl 8 o'clock | Dry 1 o'clock | Girth 1 o'clock

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First clip is 105q into BOD. Second clip is BOD into 105q.
Sorry about the sloppy playing and poor use of the wah, this is the first time my foot has touched the wah in months. Hopefully this gives you an idea of what BOD + 105q sounds like.
 
#15
Awesome !

Listened to'em a couple of times each, still can't really decide which one I like best, although I thought the 2nd clip (BOD > 105 Q) sounded a little better. I'll give'em a few more listens in the next few days and one thing's for sure, I'm a-getting a 105Q.

And BTW, nothing to be apologetic about your playing, dude, nothing at all !

Thank you very much for taking the time to do this. Why not post it in the Wiki, it probably can help a few others as well ?

Mike
 
#16
I don't have a favorite setting to share, but I did recently move mine to the very front of my signal chain (even before my tuner). I kept getting a HUGE boost when I had it after my fuzz pedals. Now it gets a super saturated fuzz and keeps me closer to unity.

I love the way it sounds through my distortron.
 
#17
Bassmike62 said:
Awesome !

Listened to'em a couple of times each, still can't really decide which one I like best, although I thought the 2nd clip (BOD > 105 Q) sounded a little better. I'll give'em a few more listens in the next few days and one thing's for sure, I'm a-getting a 105Q.

And BTW, nothing to be apologetic about your playing, dude, nothing at all !

Thank you very much for taking the time to do this. Why not post it in the Wiki, it probably can help a few others as well ?

Mike
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I'm glad they were useful to you.
I just went crazy and posted a tone of BOD clips on the wiki.
 

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