basswesty Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Folks, the best Octave pedal is....................? Had a couple of cheap ones and a Boss OC3 which I didn't like. Looking at Aguilar and MXR but some guidance would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyquipment Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 OC2??? People love that one!! I've never had one but they say its analog and ze besten! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basswesty Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Still quite expensive to fine a Jap one. But I have considered that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Why do you want a Jap one? Noone has ever claimed they sound any different from the taiwan ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basswesty Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Maybe not. I was just basing it on the OC3, which I wasn't happy with at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I've had the EBS octabass and the Aguilar and they were OK, but currently I'm using a Chord OC50 for roughly £40. Best OC2 clone I've found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I have a MXR and a EHX MicroPOG They are very different. The MXR is old school. Very sensitive to clean playing, glitchy if you are sloppy. Lets full dynamics through so you can run an env filter after it for 1970s disco goodness. The MicroPOG tracks flawlessly. I really really mean flawlessly. It's amazing - but it doesn't allow a lot of dynamics through, so you get no reaction from an envelope filter that is later in the chain. I love them both, and they are both on my board all the time as they are so different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basswesty Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 [u]Mmm, food for thought. Thanks guys[/u] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedmanzie Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 i've had the MXR bass octave deluxe, the Aguilar, and the Boss OC2. for me (and this might vary depending on playing technique, strings etc) MXR tracked the best by long way and had the best sound (but not square wave-ish like the oc2) - you can dial in what sound you want with two knobs. However, I found it has a subtle clicking (like a watch ticking) that drove me nuts. Some people say they don't have this, but there are other reports around and I tried three different ones with different basses and they all did it. So try before you buy i reckon. Aguilar didn't track the low strings for me that well, but its got a good fat sound with low pass filter which is nice. you can do super-sub with this thing. I ended up keeping the the OC2 as I like the very 'synth like' square wave-esq tone it puts out. It tracks well enough. Its basic. its analogue, OC3 is digital as far as i know, so don't go there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I had a few, including the OC-3 and the MXR... I kept the OC-2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 OC-2, end of Nothing like the OC-3, although depends if you want a polyphonic octaver, the OC-2 is monophonic. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 The OC3 has an OC2 emulation setting which is supposed to be quite realistic. I'm no effects aficionado but to me it sounded about as good as most octavers tend to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I didn't enjoy my oc-3, all sounded too digital to me, just picked up an oc-2 this evening so look forward to giving it a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionn Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 [quote name='Kev' timestamp='1363564433' post='2014269'] just picked up an oc-2 this evening so look forward to giving it a go [/quote] We really do have similar taste. You beat me to that by minutes tonight, doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 all depends what kind of octave sound you're going for, OC2 is mega fat and quite synthy! its my favourite analogue octave. the Aguilar octamizer was pretty nice too, great tracking and good control over the octave tones. if you want BEEF from your octave, i'd definitely say go analogue, all the digital octavers ive found can be quite thin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazWills Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 another vote for OC-2 for analog/fat/awesome with fuzz... sold one a year or two back and have been hankering for another one for a while, and also picked one up this weekend I've used a micro-POG and have to say the tracking was staggering, fast runs, chords, it tracked everything. sounds very digital, but is perfect for getting 'Battles'-esque sounds... I may have to get one of those too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I wouldn't base the OC-2 on the OC-3 'modeller' either. It's like forming an opinion on the old Boss DM-2 analogue delay based on the DD-7 digital 'model' of it. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basswesty Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 Thanks folks. Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassicinstinct Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 [quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1363561773' post='2014235'] OC-2, end of Nothing like the OC-3, although depends if you want a polyphonic octaver, the OC-2 is monophonic. Si [/quote] This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 [quote name='icastle' timestamp='1363563482' post='2014258'] I'm no effects aficionado but to me it sounded about as good as most octavers tend to. [/quote] Like I said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 OC-3 tracks a little better than the OC-2 & has a good poly mode. I usually use mine in mono mode, so might replace it with an OC-2 sometime, but I'm happy with it. Sounds good going through some Moog filters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 [quote name='Fionn' timestamp='1363564661' post='2014271'] We really do have similar taste. You beat me to that by minutes tonight, doh! [/quote] Ah, sorry buddy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzonaut Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Aguilar !!! Great tracking, 4 knobs to get any sound you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elephantgrey Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) Are there any octave pedals out there that give you control over the waveforms used? Im mostly interested in a sine -1 & -2 and triangle -1 with clean at 50% volume, sines 20% each and triangle 10% (maybe 15% on the triangle and -1 sine, depending on the song). PS, sorry to OP for piggybacking off the thread, didnt really want to clutter up the place with another. Edited March 22, 2013 by elephantgrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmi Clarke Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I recently bought a mooer pure octave pedal which is really good!! It has lots of octave options and its only £59, tracks great, I'm really happy with it. It looks like a toy, but it is really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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