I play in a 3 piece rock/punk band. Being a 3 piece, its tough to sound "thick" at times, especially during the blistering guitar solos and the like. My guitarist suggested that I use an octave pedal. So it drove me to look into getting one. I always liked the idea of an oct/synth so on the journey went.
First I grabbed a Boss OC-3 from work since I can get them discounted at cost. Total waste of time. Didnt realize it only went octave below and 2 below. Tracked horribly and honestly just sucks at life in general.
Then I decided to get use the Black Friday GC coupon for the Super Synth. Got it out the door for $250 bucks.
I get the pedal home and notice that there is no software?! Ok, well I can DL it from their site. I never downloaded the software because... youll see.
It comes with a chincy power supply- Id be scared to plug and unplug it alot and the power wires arent very long. In case you dont know, this pedal doesnt run on batteries so youd better have power front of the stage unless you bring your own.
I wasnt impressed with the quality of the switches on the pedal. I was hoping for a nice positive click when hit. instead they just go in and out. I dunno, just like the way the switches I've used to do true bypass mods feel. That loud pop is a good way to know its switched for me. Its just a personal thing. I suppose this doesnt mean these switches are actually bad, just not what I wouldve used. Ill note the true bypass works perfectly. Not a single bit of tone sucking when its off.
The pedal tracks really well. The octaves below are definitely loud and audible. Has a nice synth tone to them. The upper octaves are very synthy sounding if that is your thing. There is a million different settings you can use to get what you want synth wise. The octave settings will most likely work for you if you want a octave down. This is where I began to dislike it.
I didnt need an octave down, I wanted an octave up. My idea is to run it through my 2nd Sansamp RPM which is set for distortion. This would give a little more of a second guitar effect in the mix during the guitar leads. The octave up wasnt very audible for me. Even with EQ boosts on the pre amp and the onboard pre in my bass, it still wasnt cutting it.
I ended up returning the pedal. I think I probably blew my cab using that octave down setting. I dont care because the cab was free but it might live. Ill check it out next practice. Just remember if you're using the octave down the level on it may not be as much as your dry signal, but itll still make your speaker play that low frequency which could cause issues if your cab doesnt like it.
First I grabbed a Boss OC-3 from work since I can get them discounted at cost. Total waste of time. Didnt realize it only went octave below and 2 below. Tracked horribly and honestly just sucks at life in general.
Then I decided to get use the Black Friday GC coupon for the Super Synth. Got it out the door for $250 bucks.
I get the pedal home and notice that there is no software?! Ok, well I can DL it from their site. I never downloaded the software because... youll see.
It comes with a chincy power supply- Id be scared to plug and unplug it alot and the power wires arent very long. In case you dont know, this pedal doesnt run on batteries so youd better have power front of the stage unless you bring your own.
I wasnt impressed with the quality of the switches on the pedal. I was hoping for a nice positive click when hit. instead they just go in and out. I dunno, just like the way the switches I've used to do true bypass mods feel. That loud pop is a good way to know its switched for me. Its just a personal thing. I suppose this doesnt mean these switches are actually bad, just not what I wouldve used. Ill note the true bypass works perfectly. Not a single bit of tone sucking when its off.
The pedal tracks really well. The octaves below are definitely loud and audible. Has a nice synth tone to them. The upper octaves are very synthy sounding if that is your thing. There is a million different settings you can use to get what you want synth wise. The octave settings will most likely work for you if you want a octave down. This is where I began to dislike it.
I didnt need an octave down, I wanted an octave up. My idea is to run it through my 2nd Sansamp RPM which is set for distortion. This would give a little more of a second guitar effect in the mix during the guitar leads. The octave up wasnt very audible for me. Even with EQ boosts on the pre amp and the onboard pre in my bass, it still wasnt cutting it.
I ended up returning the pedal. I think I probably blew my cab using that octave down setting. I dont care because the cab was free but it might live. Ill check it out next practice. Just remember if you're using the octave down the level on it may not be as much as your dry signal, but itll still make your speaker play that low frequency which could cause issues if your cab doesnt like it.
