Recommend Ocatve Up Unit

[musicman7722]

I know I will be told to search and I really did. Are there any "affordable" octave units that will give me a believable higher octave note? I play in an electric duo British Invasion theme band with a drum machine and I try to play octaves when the guitar is soloing. I would like to use an octaver if that is possible?

Thank you in advance.

chris

 

[conundrum]

Best bass for metal? Here you go: (Unibass FTW)

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=705915
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=688956
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=684821
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=674132
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=190134
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=531892
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=649299
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=635651

Unibass is relatively affordable, you just have to keep an eye on the classifieds and ebay.

 

[Mike Yocum]

Chris,

I'm not sure what you consider affordable, however the Electro Harmonix Micro POG did a great job for me until I got my Line 6 M13. As its name implies, it is polyphonic, so it does well with chords, plus it will do octave down as well (at the same time, if you want).

Is it "believable?" Well, it's not perfect, however I was very happy with it. It made a very good 8-string bass sound to my ears. And I'm not sure there's anything cheaper for octave up.

Try one and see what you think and best wishes in your search!

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/...ave-Generator-Guitar-Effects-Pedal?sku=150434

Mike

 

[musicman7722]

Thank you both. By affordable I would say $200 or under. I will look at all the links as well.

Cheers

Chris P.

 

[bassman1185]

Honestly, the octave up effect usually doesn't do much to fill in a mix. A sub-octave generally works way better, especially combined with some overdrive.

 

[musicman7722]

Thanks, I'm trying out the POD tonight. Chris

err friday night.

 

[smeet]

Honestly, the octave up effect usually doesn't do much to fill in a mix. A sub-octave generally works way better, especially combined with some overdrive.

That's true, unless you use a separate amp for the octave. I had a Unibass for years. Sounded meh until I borrowed a 13 watt marshall practice amp, and sent only the octave up signal into that.

All of a sudden, it sounded awesome, like there was really an invisible guitarist in the room with us. I think that's true of most of these boxes. Use a separate guitar amp, it can be a small one, but it makes a huge difference.