Octave Pedals

MXR was not easy to dial in for me.
I sold it, others love it. YMMV.

 

Personally I would go for the Boss OC-5 More Versatile and Great sound.

 

I used an MXR Bass Octave Deluxe for lots and lots of years and really liked it....until I bought my Boss OC-5.

Every pedal is a "personal taste" kind of thing. The MXR is no slouch but the Boss OC-5 is that good.

Just my $.02 as usual.

 

There are a staggering number of great octave pedals to choose from these days, if you will forgive me, just about every pedal maker offers one or more to choose from. MXR offers several good choices but not my flavor.
I'd suggest taking a look at the Source Audio Spectrum or C4
Source Audio Home Page

 

I am in the same boat: looking for an octaver to link later on with a delay/reverb.
So far, I loved to sound and simplicity of:
Electro Harmonix Micro POG

 

i’ve got an MXR sub machine that I fell in love with at a shop, and have since had the hardest time taming it. If i was playing doom or sludge, it would probably never come off my board though. i like it better on guitar, but i never have a use for the guitar tones i get with it. I’m really really tempted to buy a Digitech Ricochet, even though it’s not a proper octave pedal.

Anyway, i’m also curious as to what folks love for octave pedals.

 

+1 OC-5

 

I enjoy the MXR Bass Octave Deluxe. Mid boost is nice.

 

My favorite analog octave pedals have been the MXR vintage bass octave and the Aguilar Octamizer. The MXR is pretty straightforward, sounds great, and is very small. The Octamizer sounds huge, and both the octave signal and the clean signal have filters to help sculpt the entire tone which may be something you're interested in.

 

Octaver is my favourite and most frequently used effect. I've been very happy with the MXR BOD so far, but this thread is making me curious about the OC-5!

 

Not had a lot of experience with many octave pedals but perhaps that's a sign that the ones I have had & used did the job so well that I didn't need to keep searching for 'that sound'
EBS octabass was on my board for many years ...I still have it but in the last few years I needed a smaller footprint board & after some research, ended up with the simple but effective markbass raw series octaver..

 

Didn't like the mxr or the boss. They couldn't hold a candle to the ebs octabass.

Bad tracking and a poor sound

 

Malekko Downer. It does clean tones very well, high and low pass filters help and the folded distortion tones are scary. Malekko Downer?!?! Wavefolder, Saturation, Octave Filter

 

Boss was usually the leader with tracking type effects.

otherwise to rid tracking errors would be pitch shifting

and again usually just go Boss with pitch shifters

 

The EBS was my go-to for years. The C4 knocked it off my board. Not only does it beat octaver pedals at their own game (my 2¢) , but that’s just scratching the surface of its potential. Plus, saves a bunch of real estate.

But if you’re resigned to keeping it simple, EBS will get you there.

 

TC Sub'n'Up can't be beat for price, sound, and versatility (and size if you get the Mini)

 

went from using the sub n up mini, to now using the OC-5, it's nice being able to switch from the "vintage" oc-2 ish sound to the poly mode, which brings in clarity, tracking, and volume

 

I've really been enjoying the killer tones coming out of the Hotone Skyline Octave. Honestly, I think I found my sound with this and the Tech 21 dUg preamp. Just killer.

 

OC-5 is really good, cheap, and easy to find. I find myself leaving it on all the time with really subtle settings when I'm practicing playing over changes.