funkydoug

Thanks. It’s a shame, that would have been the icing on the cake.

Looks awesome. Can it be used as a usb audio interface to record ??

I had the atomic amplifire 6, a slightly different proposition admittedly, but it it certainly sounded as good as anything else I’ve tried. I’m a serial pedal flipper and would certainly give the bass box a go based on the quality of the amplifire, which is of course designed for guitar but could be made to sound great on bass too as it had the SVT model.

Yes you can do it following the advice above. I think you need firmware V2.0 to start

I know… 1200w with boost at 20hz, if the forum allowed it I think I’d be swearing by now 🤣

It is a nice little puzzle this... That Ampeg has that power reduction feature... is that part of the problem? https://ampeg.com/products/pro/svt8pro/ Or... If you're playing reggae are you maybe using lots of the very low bass that is available on the Ampeg - and thus eating up your own headroom? - while the TC maybe doesn't have the EQ to let you? Try some different settings on that ultra-low dial maybe. If I had to bet, this would be where my money would go. The Ampeg bass dial boost and cuts at 20hz (crikey!) whereas the TC one boosts at 80hz, or cuts at 50hz. If you are turning up the bass on that Ampeg you are probably trading serious lows for loudness. https://ampeg.com/pdf/SVT8PRO_OM.pdf

Same cab? I think TC use some pretty clever compression and filtering to achieve the loudness, so an HPF and a compressor dialled in for loudness might get you close with the ampeg?? my main concern however is for your ears!! I can’t imagine a situation in which I’d need to be louder than that Ampeg, but you may be playing Wembley…

Octron has plenty of volume, didn’t say it had more than an OC5 , just that it doesn’t suffer from what OC2 clones suffer from. It is loud, if you want it to be. Tracking wasn’t an issue for me. Not saying it tracks better than an OC5, just that it tracks in a way that made me forget about this as an issue. It was easy to make it sound excellent and any “how does it track?” worries disappeared upon playing it. It has an octave up (similar design to OC3, in that it is a fuzz / dirty vibe) but way better to my humble ears. I’ve had OC3 and OC5 and very much prefer the Octron but you are of course the best judge of what you like dude. Enjoy the fun. As for price… to me, a robust analogue device from a small firm is more attractive than a mass produced digital device for various reasons, some more rational than others, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder:)

I actually paid a similar amount for both to be honest but I definitely preferred the Octron. At one point I had them both side by side so was able to AB them. Doing so is far from a scientific affair, so I don’t claim to have anything definitive to say other than I very much preferred the Octron. It was more organic /lively to my humble ears, loads of volume unlike many OC2s, tracking isn’t a problem, tone is flexible and the upper octave was a big bonus. I expected to not use it at all but I actually really like it. In general it feels full of life and analogue goodness. Call it what you want - bias / snake oil/ placebo or whatever but to me it was my preference. All that said, the OC5 is an excellent pedal and if you can find one you’ll enjoy it:)

Foxrox OCTRON. Seriously. UK based one for sale on Reverb just now (not mine!). I tried them all and sold them all, won’t be selling my Octron…

Top bass chatter. I bought a pedal from Paul / Thunderbird which the courier (Hermes) lost. Paul gave me a full refund despite having lost his pedal and my offer to split the loss with him. True gent and trusted trader. Thanks Paul.

Ah right, sorry I misread your earlier comment. I thought you meant you could scroll through your signal chain bringing the effects into the ‘footswitch positions’ as on the B3n. Guess not on the B6

Can the B6 do this? I thought not, but it’d be cool if it can

I’ve never had the pleasure of a 3Leaf so a temporary swapsy might be fun at some point… but not yet! Having too much fun with it

I’ve tried a few, including the much celebrated OC5 but I’ve now found the absolute beast that is the Foxrox Octron. It is, to my humble ears, the best out there by a mile. It has 2 flavours of octave down and a really musical octave up fuzzy side. To be honest I think it is basically an expertly executed analogue version of the OC3: an OC2 sound plus a dirt tone. Sounds epic and needs no tweaking. I know I sound very gushing here but having bought and sold lot of pedals in the last few years I’ve become very picky, so it was such a treat to find this.

Thanks guys

Brill, thanks @SumOne