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Bass octave pedal

#22
Been a long time since I did the reading but if I recall correctly getting octave effects in an analog setup is very limiting. If you're heart is set on analog you're going to encounter a very limited palette, whereas digital really opens up some doors on possibilities. If I can find the article I'll link it, but when i was reading up on octave effects a couple of years back they didn't really take off until the ability to do it digitally was implemented.
 
#23
And on the topic of octave effects... the best I've ever used was the Digitech Bass Whammy (which I sold to theemptycell up there if memory serves). It still comes through a little on the synthy side, but not nearly as much as other octavers I've tried (Boss OC-3, Mooer Pitch box, Digitech BP series, or Korg Ax3000B).
 
#28
blindrabbit said:
Yeah, but it is still ring-moddy, dirty, and will track poorly (and only high up on the neck). It is the same thing as the Fuzzhugger Upper. These are NOT clean or natural sounding octave ups at all, nor do they work well (or at all in many cases) on bass.
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Disagree with the poor tracking bit. These may not get you a pronounced octave up effect lower on the neck, but do highlight (generate?) higher overtones and sound awesome gnarly. Some don't even really rob low end.
 
#30
Swimming Bird said:
Disagree with the poor tracking bit. These may not get you a pronounced octave up effect lower on the neck, but do highlight (generate?) higher overtones and sound awesome gnarly. Some don't even really rob low end.
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I agree there isn't any low end loss, and that you can get some cool effects out of them, no doubt about that. However, I still maintain that based upon what the OP is looking for this is not going to be a solution for him at all. Obviously he can test it out for himself and see though. :)
 
#31
I'd say get the Mooer Tender Octaver. It's a copy of the EHX Pog but much cheaper, smaller and also does exactly the same thing and sounds exactly the same.

Bill Amatneek said:
I've read the posts about octave pedals, but am not sure my particular needs were discussed.

I've got an older Fender Jazz bass (passive electronics) and I'm more interested in playing the fundamental on my bass and getting an octave above to sound. I don't know if my GK MBS-III could handle the octave-below tones, and don't think that's the sound I'd be looking for in the belly dance band I play with (it's tough work but someone has to do it).

I'm looking for a natural sound (not fuzzed, saw-toothed or otherwise manipulated), as natural as the J-bass sounds, so I think I want an analog pedal not a digital one, though offhand I did not see a discussion of the sonic differences between the two.

So, J-bass, passive electronics, octave above, GK MBS-III, natural sound.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Best regards to all my bass brothers & sisters,
BA
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Bill Amatneek said:
I've read the posts about octave pedals, but am not sure my particular needs were discussed.

I've got an older Fender Jazz bass (passive electronics) and I'm more interested in playing the fundamental on my bass and getting an octave above to sound. I don't know if my GK MBS-III could handle the octave-below tones, and don't think that's the sound I'd be looking for in the belly dance band I play with (it's tough work but someone has to do it).

I'm looking for a natural sound (not fuzzed, saw-toothed or otherwise manipulated), as natural as the J-bass sounds, so I think I want an analog pedal not a digital one, though offhand I did not see a discussion of the sonic differences between the two.

So, J-bass, passive electronics, octave above, GK MBS-III, natural sound.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Best regards to all my bass brothers & sisters,
BA
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#32
This might not be true any longer, but when I bought my POG they were the only game in town for octave UP. Before I got the POG my gripe with octave down was that it sounded like crap on the low strings. Post POG I realized that mostly had to do with tracking problems. I mostly use octave down now but with a little octave up to add some spice.
 
#33
Bill Amatneek said:
I've read the posts about octave pedals, but am not sure my particular needs were discussed.

I've got an older Fender Jazz bass (passive electronics) and I'm more interested in playing the fundamental on my bass and getting an octave above to sound. I don't know if my GK MBS-III could handle the octave-below tones, and don't think that's the sound I'd be looking for in the belly dance band I play with (it's tough work but someone has to do it).

I'm looking for a natural sound (not fuzzed, saw-toothed or otherwise manipulated), as natural as the J-bass sounds, so I think I want an analog pedal not a digital one, though offhand I did not see a discussion of the sonic differences between the two.

So, J-bass, passive electronics, octave above, GK MBS-III, natural sound.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Best regards to all my bass brothers & sisters,
BA
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#38
cableguy said:
I really liked my M5, but it has intermittent issues that have made it so unreliable I finally just poopie canned it.......Too bad, cause the sounds were great, the workmanship, not so much.......
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Yeah, I hear you. Mine was acting up, but it's been two years or more since I had it on my gig board — not as annoying were I gigging it, but annoying just the same. Working at the moment [*crosses fingers*].
 

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