Recent content by Franco1

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    Problems with octavers

    I'll give it a shot, thanks!
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    Problems with octavers

    Thanks for the tips everyone! Unrelated to the problem in hand, I purchased a used bass edition cali 76 (which is absolutely incredible and worth every penny, but that's besides the point) and put it in front of the aguilar octaver which has pretty much resolved the issue. I guess the input was...
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    Problems with octavers

    Thanks bud! Sucks about the dead spot :/ never had issues in the studio playing that register, but it does make sense considering all octavers craped out when I played that areas
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    Problems with octavers

    Actually, funny enough, the oc 2 (at least the example I had) tracked way better than both the Aguilar and mxr. If it wasn't for the buzzing I'd have kept it forever. Out the the three it was definitely the superior in terms of tracking, response and overall sound (imho)
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    Problems with octavers

    Got it, thanks y'all! Makes sense to me with the technique. I might give a compressor a go (planed on getting one anyway) to see if that helps. I dig in as an effect which is crucial for the type of gigs I do, so if compression doesn't do it, I'll declare octavers as one of those "sound...
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    Problems with octavers

    Hey all I'm fairly new to octave pedals and have been experiencing some weird problems with them - I use a passive g&l p bass with seymour duncan quarter pounders and old rounwounds, nothing else. When playing through the Octavers, there are 3 repeated issues that make the octavers choke or...