Yet Another Octaver Thread: BOD vs Octamizer vs EBS OctaBass

[kugelspot]

OK, so I'm getting an octaver and I've narrowed it down to those three pedals. I've listened to a bunch of clips of each, and I don't really have much of a tone preference for one over the others, though I do like how versatile the Octamizer is. So I have a few questions:

1. Which one tracks better? It seems like the general consensus is that the Octamizer tracks better than the BOD, but I've heard a couple people say the EBS tracks better than either of them. If it makes any difference, I mostly play active basses.

2. How is the chord tracking on the EBS (especially the newer versions, as they're supposed to track better)? I play a lot of metal, and I thought it would cool to play power chords and have the EBS play the root an octave down, and have the 2 guitarists have a harmonized solo or whatever over that, but I was wondering how well that feature actually works. I made a thread a while ago about that and asked for clips, but no one posted any. So could someone PLEASE do some clips of the EBS with 2 and 3 notes chords (especially power chords, but "real" chords would be nice too)?

 

[KaseOfBass]

There's a wealth of information on each of these via the search function <-----I'm not being an ass, there REALLY is

I have the BOD after reading and reading and reading on here about what everyone had to say about each. The BOD tracks well - probably just as well as any analog pedal could or should. Also, with the analog pedals you're not going to get chords to come out the way you hear in your head - not sure if you used a monophonic octaver before. If you're wanting to play a chord and have it track the chord - correctly, you're probably going to want to look for polyphonic, i.e. POG or something similar.

I have the Micro POG and the BOD. The BOD is much more natural (organic?) sounding but the POG can easily track EVERYTHING!

Sorry I couldn't be more help...I think the BOD is a great pedal though. There was one for sale in the classifieds.

 

[kugelspot]

Also, with the analog pedals you're not going to get chords to come out the way you hear in your head - not sure if you used a monophonic octaver before. If you're wanting to play a chord and have it track the chord - correctly, you're probably going to want to look for polyphonic, i.e. POG or something similar.

I knew all that, but the EBS is supposed to be polyphonic (kinda sorta)

And ya, I know theres a lot of info on here about the pedals, but a lot of its contradictory, and I'm trying to get to get answers here. I know they all track well, but I'm trying to figure out which one tracks better from people who've tried both, and whether the EBS does the chord thing as well as EBS acts like it does.

 

[*insertcoolname]

I knew all that, but the EBS is supposed to be polyphonic (kinda sorta)

And ya, I know theres a lot of info on here about the pedals, but a lot of its contradictory, and I'm trying to get to get answers here. I know they all track well, but I'm trying to figure out which one tracks better from people who've tried both, and whether the EBS does the chord thing as well as EBS acts like it does.

Sorry, but it doesn't. If you're really diligent about it when you play it'll (kinda sorta) do it but it only works well once you get higher up on the neck. Of analog octavers, it's still one of my favorite. I'm sticking with my OC-2 right now though, cause it's cheap and sounds pretty similar.

 

[jallen97]

Very interesting....I didn't even know about the EBS when I bought the Octamizer. As for the Octamizer- I will give a thumbs up for the tweakability and the grunt that the filter has is pretty PHAT!! It has made me think that I need some kind of overdrive/distortion now with as much fun as just the filter has been.

But the polyphony possibility is pretty interesting. I would wonder about the practical applications of it. I can imagine things gettin muddy pretty quickly, but haven't heard it or tried it. I hope somebody who has one chimes in...

 

[kugelspot]

Sorry, but it doesn't. If you're really diligent about it when you play it'll (kinda sorta) do it but it only works well once you get higher up on the neck. Of analog octavers, it's still one of my favorite. I'm sticking with my OC-2 right now though, cause it's cheap and sounds pretty similar.

OK, thank you for clearing that up. I guess I'm going with the octamizer then