JonnyM Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 (edited) Wondering if anyone has any news on the new MXR Bass Octave Deluxe, like when it's due out here etc... This from Harmony Central: "The M-288 Bass Octave Deluxe is a dual-voice octave pedal from MXR Bass Innovations that offers organic analog tone, true bypass, and a wide variety of tone-shaping options. Powered by a single 9-volt battery, MXR's 18-volt Constant Headroom Technology(tm) (CHT) provides studio-performance headroom and superior tracking. Use the Dry knob to mix your direct bass signal with the octave effect, or hit the Mid+ switch to add up to +15dB of internally adjustable low-mid punch (400Hz) or midrange pop (850Hz). Bass players will love the two separately processed and individually voiced octave controls Growl (for throaty, midrange octave-below tone) and Girth (for deep and smooth octave below). The Bass Octave Deluxe comes in a durable, lightweight aluminum casting and has the same high-quality jacks and switches that have made MXR pedals the road-ready standard on pedal-boards around the world for over 30 years." See YouTube link, post 10 Edited March 7, 2009 by JonnyM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyM Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 More info: due for release in the US mid-April, coming in at $149... Quite fancy some Growl & Girth of an evening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Yeah I'm looking forward to trying this. It will have to be a bit special to knock my OC-2 off my board, but we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agoulding Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 They said girth lol. Wont be taking my octabass off my board either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyM Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='415908' date='Feb 21 2009, 12:22 AM']Yeah I'm looking forward to trying this. It will have to be a bit special to knock my OC-2 off my board, but we'll see.[/quote] I'm feeling the same about it: I'll be interested to find out if it's more versatile sound-wise than my Octabass, which it is on paper. In reality, it could be pants though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyM Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 JHS say delivery is expected "some time in April, £239 RRP..." I imagine the street price will be much cheaper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 [quote name='JonnyM' post='417560' date='Feb 23 2009, 04:10 PM']JHS say delivery is expected "some time in April, £239 RRP..." I imagine the street price will be much cheaper...[/quote] I should hope so. Let if you see one for sale at less than half that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 That RRP is ridiculous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyM Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 (edited) [quote name='dannybuoy' post='417604' date='Feb 23 2009, 05:13 PM']That RRP is ridiculous![/quote] I'm with thisnameistaken - am guessing the street price'll be around the £100 mark... Edited February 25, 2009 by JonnyM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyM Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) Here's a YouTube video - pretty good vid., beefy-tone-tastic! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxQRMoMv_5s"]Click here![/url] Edited March 7, 2009 by JonnyM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Fly Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 [quote]"Powered by a single 9-volt battery, MXR's 18-volt Constant Headroom Technology(tm) (CHT) provides studio-performance headroom and superior tracking."[/quote] It is interesting to see how MXR/Dunlop changed their opinion about voltage pumps. Cool pedal BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Gas attack!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Damn that thing sound great, and a pedal demo that actually demos the pedal properly - how rare an event is this? I told myself if it tracked better than my OC-2 but still did that OC-2 growly sound I'd get one. I'm think I'm going to miss my OC-2 a bit though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Nailed Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 [quote name='JonnyM' post='417560' date='Feb 23 2009, 04:10 PM']JHS say delivery is expected "some time in April, £239 RRP..." I imagine the street price will be much cheaper...[/quote] The RRP on an M80 is £213ish and you can get one of those for about £150, so these will be summat like £160 maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Damn that sounds GOOD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 My OC-2 is shivering in the corner right now, wishing it had true bypass and a blue LED... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbass4k Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 This may have changed my mind about octave down pedals (If you need an extra octave below, your amps not good enough), that thing sounds good. Damned good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escholl Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 [quote name='Silent Fly' post='427943' date='Mar 7 2009, 12:14 PM']It is interesting to see how MXR/Dunlop changed their opinion about voltage pumps.[/quote] I'd imagine it's because a lot of people cba to have a separate supply just for their dunlop pedals. Some of which weren't designed so great in the first place. *cough blowtorch cough* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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