Octave Pedal with Top Jacks???

[DagoMaino]

For space reasons, I have room for a single space pedal with top jacks. Aguilar Octamizer is the only one I've found. Any others out there?

A 1590A size with side jacks may work, but I really prefer top jacks.

Inform me, magic information box!

 

[nshuman]

AT least one person on here has had OC2s rehoused in small enclosures with top jacks.

 

[sillyfabe]

Iron Ether Subterranea (and has top power jack and it's the BEST analog octaver I've heard/tried and I have tried quite a few)

 

[MultiScaleMale]

Markbass Octaver if you're looking for an OC-2 kinda sound.

 

[silky smoove]

3Leaf Octabvre has top jacks, although it is a little wider than most.

 

[nshuman]

Iron Ether Subterranea (and has top power jack and it's the BEST analog octaver I've heard/tried and I have tried quite a few)

How did I miss that, I have one on my board!

 

[MultiScaleMale]

How did I miss that, I have one on my board!

That would be perfectly understandable on Doug Wimbish's pedalboard.

 

[BIG97BEN]

I also have the Subterranea on my board. Excellent octave and synth sounds, and as mentioned top jacks and power.

 

[nshuman]

I also have the Subterranea on May board. Excellent octave and synth sounds, and as mentioned top jacks and power.

Yeah, the SubT is a great pedal. Also another one, technically a PitchFactor or H9 would fit the bill. The pitchfactor is big, but an H9/H9 Max would possibly save you tons of space.

 

[jez79]

Aguilar also have top jacks
Subterranea is just amaaazing!

 

[Ricky Caboverde]

AT least one person on here has had OC2s rehoused in small enclosures with top jacks.

Yaksonator's right? I remember seeing one, very nicely done by Dan.

3Leaf Octabvre has top jacks, although it is a little wider than most.

It was a nice pedal when I had it, but definitely bigger than a 1590BB.

+1 on Subterrannea...phenomenal sounding pedal!

 

[raelalt]

Have you tried just plugging in right-angle F-M TRS adapters and using them as your i/o jacks?

 

[Ricky Caboverde]

Have you tried just plugging in right-angle F-M TRS adapters and using them as your i/o jacks?
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How would this help him to save space?

 

[nshuman]

Have you tried just plugging in right-angle F-M TRS adapters and using them as your i/o jacks?
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That is something alright. Almost like ringtone angle connectors, just bigger.

 

[raelalt]

How would this help him to save space?

I seems I was confused. Thought by "top mounted" he meant mounted on the top surface. After looking at images of the suggested pedals I now see that he meant the top side. Nevermind...

 

[Ricky Caboverde]

It seems I was confused. Thought by "top mounted" he meant mounted on the top surface. After looking at images of the suggested pedals I now see that he meant the top side. Nevermind...

Happens to the best of us!

 

[nshuman]

Have you tried just plugging in right-angle F-M TRS adapters and using them as your i/o jacks?
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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I get it now. Yeah, that would work.

 

[DagoMaino]

Thanks for the options, ya'll. I'm afraid the IE Subterranean is going to be a bit hard to come by, but the Markbass might be an option. an OC-2 rehouse is a possibility, but something tells me that it might be easier to build it from scratch and I have seen some schematics floating around. Any others?


ps. For right angles/side jacks to work it would have to be a 1590B size or smaller... and still would be wider than a 125B with top jacks.

 

[Ricky Caboverde]

Thanks for the options, ya'll. I'm afraid the IE Subterranean is going to be a bit hard to come by, but the Markbass might be an option. an OC-2 rehouse is a possibility, but something tells me that it might be easier to build it from scratch and I have seen some schematics floating around. Any others?

ps. For right angles/side jacks to work it would have to be a 1590B size or smaller... and still would be wider than a 125B with top jacks.

Just so you know, the MB octaver is 3" wide...not the same as a typical pedal. Also, the OC2 is a fairly complicated circuit that even JohnK said it wouldn't be worth it to build for someone else and suggested others to just buy a used one (I think his issue was the time and cost of parts involved). But disregard that if you just enjoy a good project, I guess. As in your OP, the Aguilar is 2.75" wide, easier to come by, and a great octaver...why the cold shoulder? Just go for it

 

[jwr]

I have a non top mount question.

Will there ever be a good octaver out there that actually tracks well and sounds good at the same time? I've yet to find one and I've tried most of them.