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OC-2 vs. EHX Microsynth

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Rhastapopolus

Jan 12, 2012
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#1
Hi guys,

I am thinking of picking up a groovy octave pedal for my new Tony Franklin Fretless (ordered yesterday!!). The OC-2 seems to be the one that comes best recommended for the fretless bass (no doubt because Pino used one to such great effect). I have also been eyeing the EHX Microsynth for a while now, primarily to give me access to some really robust synth tones, but I realize that it also has an octave slider (and sub octave). Is there any reason this might fall short of the capabilities of the OC-2? From the videos I've watched the EHX seems to track really well, but I don't know how exceptional its octave sound is given that the pedal was not built for this, and, most importantly, I don't know if it would work well with a fretless.

Anybody have an insights? Thanks guys!
 
#3
BMS is a GREAT PEDAL with tons of fantastic tones rolling around inside. From my past experience here, though, people prefer the straight octave tone of the OC-2 to the BMS (as a general, but not absolute rule).

You really need to find some clips and decide if the fat of the OC-2 is greater than the broad swath of funk of the BMS.

/nohelpatall
 
#4
I love the BMS, it is one of my favorite effects of all time. But I wouldn't use it as a replacement for a straight octave. There is no way to turn the filter off and just use the octaves. No matter what you do, it will always apply the filter sliders to your tone.
 
#7
Love the octave on the EHX BMS (used it a lot when I had it) but honestly I would usually subtract the -1 octave form the BMS and run the OC-2 into it. This produced some really FAT synth tones.

As stated before, the octave will always be filtered in some way.
 

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