I vote MXR since it tracks well and has a lot of tonal variety. My second vote is for the DOD meatbox reissue as it is just massive.
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Octave Pedal Poll
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I finally got around to listening to the clip. I don't think the OC-2 will do that. It's very fat and hollow synthy sounding with a huge bottom end, where the sound on the No Doubt song is more growly and focused. I still say either the Aguilar or MXR will be better for that.
I've owned the EBS Octabass, tried the Boss OC-2, and did an A/B comparison between the Aguilar Octamizer, and the MXR Bass Octave. Even thought they all sound different, I thought the OC-2 is more "synthy" comparing to the others. I sold the Octabass because it sounded too lifeless to me. It was the least exciting although it is a solid pedal from a good company. Between the MXR and the Aguilar, I like the Aguilar better but they are both great imo. They both track well. MXR colors the sound more and Aguilar is more clean although if you want a very clear octave, I'd suggest you to go with a digital one.
If you like the OC-2, I have a feeling that the Markbass Octaver is a clone of the OC-2 but don't count me on that, I haven't tried it. Another pedal I'l like to try would be the 3-Leaf Audio, Octabvre. I've no connections with the company but they've great units for bass, and Spencer's been very helpful answering my questions. I'm thinking of getting the wonderlove envelope filter.
If you like the OC-2, I have a feeling that the Markbass Octaver is a clone of the OC-2 but don't count me on that, I haven't tried it. Another pedal I'l like to try would be the 3-Leaf Audio, Octabvre. I've no connections with the company but they've great units for bass, and Spencer's been very helpful answering my questions. I'm thinking of getting the wonderlove envelope filter.
i really liked my first Ag Octamizer ... but when i got another a little down the road , a newer slightly different model . with a few parts sourced from others than the original ... it sounded just as good , but didn't track nearly as well ... !?? one has a bigger lip than the other ... older versus newer .. i emailed Ag , then said it should be the same as parts where the same specs .. ?!!? and No , absolutely nothing else had been changed with my gear at that point ...
i really did like the tone of my first Ag ... much better than the MXR , OC2 or 3 , and several other poly units ..
i'd like to try a rather simple Digitech the Drop ... it is poly , so it would work on bass and guitar ( chords .. to avoid drop tunings ) but digital sounds much different than analog ... !! so in the real world it might take separate units for bass / gtr ...
i have messed a tiny bit with the pitch models in my Line HD ProX ... so far , just OK for bass ...
i really did like the tone of my first Ag ... much better than the MXR , OC2 or 3 , and several other poly units ..
i'd like to try a rather simple Digitech the Drop ... it is poly , so it would work on bass and guitar ( chords .. to avoid drop tunings ) but digital sounds much different than analog ... !! so in the real world it might take separate units for bass / gtr ...
i have messed a tiny bit with the pitch models in my Line HD ProX ... so far , just OK for bass ...
I have both the MXR 288 BOD and a Boss OC-2. The OC-2 is deeper and warmer. It really only has 2 "sounds" per-se. If you have a music man fretless fitted with flats...then the OC-2 is just gorgeous sounding. My copy tracks better than my MXR! In fact it's tracking is amazing. But it's monophonic and had to be played as such. The MXR has more features and more "sounds" but if it's set up in the same way as the OC-2...then it's clearer and less warm. But it has more detail and is more articulate.
My MXR is on my board more often than my Boss OC-2.
My MXR is on my board more often than my Boss OC-2.
I just sold an Octabvre. It's an improved version of the OC-2, very synthy. Wonderful if that works for you, but it didn't for me.
I use an OC-2. I like the synthy/subby sound to it. I use 2 different settings:
1. 2 OCT and direct down all the way, 1 OCT up all the way.
2. Direct @ 3:00, 1 OCT @ 1:30, and 2 OCT @ 9:00.
The first one I use for the classic synth bass tone, and the second one I use to beef sections up.
1. 2 OCT and direct down all the way, 1 OCT up all the way.
2. Direct @ 3:00, 1 OCT @ 1:30, and 2 OCT @ 9:00.
The first one I use for the classic synth bass tone, and the second one I use to beef sections up.
I picked other. The OC2 and POG2 are on my board. I have a bwhamm reissue too, so those are my "fav". I want to try the aggie, seems like the OC2 but stronger. I had the MXR a long time ago and I dug it. Don't remember it quite well though.
I like having different octaves for different uses. I don't think I'd like having just one octave onboard.
I like having different octaves for different uses. I don't think I'd like having just one octave onboard.
I am not huge into effects, but like to stick as close to the original recordings as possible. I use an octave effect for two songs, so two octave pedals doesn't make a whole lot of sense for me.
Thanks! I like that second one because of you throw some dirt on it you can hear the second octave clashing/modulating with the first one. If you don't use dirt, the second octave adds a little more meat to the overall sound.
Just to add a bit more here, the Boss OC-2 and the MXR are both analogue octavers. Many others are digital and while they tend to track better than the analogue pedals, they don't have the same organic and warm tone. A lot of the tracking is inherent in how you play through them too. Punchy, tight, staccato playing helps any octave divider track a lot better. Which is why some bassists don't get on with octavers.
No one has mentioned the 3Leaf Audio Octabvre. From what I've read and heard on YouTube, it comes very close to the sound of the OC-2, yet tracks better.
I had the OC-2- it doesn't sound like a regular low- bass note (ala the low B's in the No Doubt song). As others have said, it is very synthy sounding.
For sure! I just threw all my dirt through on both settings. Sounds boss in more than a few spots
If I didn't wanna use one, I wouldn't have started the thread.
