A Series of Utterly Pointless Pedal Demos

[tayste_2000]

This week, the ZeroFive Audio Lowrider and the Sushibox FX Neptunium. Pointless in a different way to my 442 comparison where both pedals were discontinued around 10 years ago, both of these are out of stock (almost constantly), produced in very small batches when they are produced and then subject to import duties and shipping from France or the US.

 

But anyway, maybe this will kill your gas for either of them.

 

 

Was going to just make a post for this video, but best to have a thread lumping these all together as I think I’ll be making more of them.

[tayste_2000]

442 Video so it’s all in one place

 

 

[tayste_2000]

Comparison of various Octavers

 

An early Cog T-16

Sonicake Octaver

MXR Bass Octaver Deluxe

Pearl OC07

Zoom MS60b Bass Octaver

Zoom MS60b+ Analog Bass Octaver

 

 

My thoughts.

 

For those that don’t know the Pearl OC07 is the original Jojo Mayer Nerve octaver. It sounds identical (as these old pedals can) to a Boss OC2. The Sonicake Octaver is an OC2 clone. When I compared it to an OC2 I couldn’t hear the difference and once again here, not trying to destroy the resale of my pedals I can’t hear it either.

 

The Cog is quite unique sounding compared to everything else and has to be felt to be believed.

 

The MXR is the most versatile but the so are both of the Zooms. It has some noise when idling but doesn’t appear to come across in the videos (at least until I add layers and layers of gain)

 

Once you put these in a synth chain most of the differences disappear.

 

I’ll be keeping the Sonicake (because they are so cheap they aren’t worth selling), probably the MXR as I find it the most musical and varied and then both Zooms because the MS60b isn’t worth very much and the MS60b+ is really really impressive.

 

If I was playing a lot of synth focused music, I’d keep the Cog and have it next to a Sonicake or MXR Vintage Bass Octaver and then the MXR BOD if I was doing any blended with clean stuff.

 

Anyway, enjoy

[tayste_2000]

A really pointless one but I have 2 settings I like on the Deco. I’m not a huge fan of the saturation, it’s nice but everything on my board is Saturation so it’s just redundant but the modulation is a really nice subtle doubler that gives a nice space to things, or this really musical pitchy warble.

 

Anyway, I tried to recreate it in something cheaper.

 

 

I’m very concerned that I’ll be able to recreate my whole board in a pedal I bought for £65 😅

[tayste_2000]

A run through of my pedalboard that didn’t even make it a full day.

 

Mainly my changes are from this video and the octave shootout.

 

I either don’t enjoy or need the Capo, and the deco I’ve been able to replicate on a pedal I can drop mid chain when I feel like it. My preference currently is to keep the MXR octaver.

 

[tayste_2000]

A slightly modified Kasleder Freaky Stone Boost & Fuzz

 

My thoughts are, I’ll never put this on a board it can live on a 9v battery and I’ll just drop it at the front of my chain whenever I feel like it.

 

This is probably one of my favourite pedals but it does heavily benefit from an amp sim/ir. I don’t think I’d run it live without least the Element

 

[tayste_2000]

Last one for a while,

 

Zvex one off Concert Bass Mod Super Duper.

 

This is a two channel boost (Super Hard On), the Jive is apparently based on the SHO. This one is voice for more low end and to try and replicate a Sunn Concert Bass.

 

I went hunting for one after playing through a Sunn Concert Lead at a jam session.

 

 

It’s a little hard to control in a video but I can set it on a board for a solid 3 sounds that then drive other pedals, primarily the Beta Mk1.

 

Again like the Kasleder, I’d probably have this with a battery and just throw it down in front of the board when I fancy.

 

If someone ever tells me I have backline of a big old tube amp, my rig will be just this pedal 😅

 

My main takeaways after all these little videos are how much I love the Punchline, Beta and Cream Pie and the amount of subtle flavours I can coax out of them.

[Owen]

This is the content we want. 

[tayste_2000]

Easily the most pointless but I’ve been discussing it with friends.

 

This is an original Sansamp bass di which has all the controls as trim pots internally (to give the appearance of being a di) into a Cranborne Audio Camden EC1

 

Volume was a little hard to control on this one and I would have liked to crank the gain on the Camden but there was no master volume in the chain.

 

Anyway everything is just a combination of circuit magic and distortion.

 

The Sansamp is just a normal clean di and then you activate it and I’ve basically got a bit of drive, rolled off the presence and tried to volume match it (but there is a jump).

 

 

My thoughts, I don’t think I’d go into the studio without my Countryman and this Sansamp now. I’d always look to run clean and spicy.

 

The combo with the Camden feels like I don’t need anything else but combined with the boosts I have there is a great range of tones.

 

The Camden could have been a main part of my rig but the power supply is just horrible.

 

[tayste_2000]

Ok, so this is flat out too long and probably a really boring watch but I just got caught up in the sounds I found. The lower gain stuff I could play for hours.

 

I don’t think I’m going to let this go, still got to see how I feel about the DCX but for what this is worth I think it’s just great to have lay around.

 

 

[Bagman]

i enjoyed it - can you let me know what Bass and strings

 

I use flats only with the SGFX Beta V 

[tayste_2000]

1 hour ago, Bagman said:

i enjoyed it - can you let me know what Bass and strings

 

I use flats only with the SGFX Beta V 

Rickenbacker 4003 with the Ian Martin Allison Polished La Bellas

 

https://www.labella.com/product/asp-45103-ian-martin-allison-signature-strings-4-string-set/

 

They're just like old worn in rounds

 

I do like them but I’m definitely more of a flats player, so I guess I’ll have to film all of these again when I switch back 😅

[dannybuoy]

10 hours ago, tayste_2000 said:

Easily the most pointless but I’ve been discussing it with friends.

 

This is an original Sansamp bass di which has all the controls as trim pots internally (to give the appearance of being a di) into a Cranborne Audio Camden EC1

 

Volume was a little hard to control on this one and I would have liked to crank the gain on the Camden but there was no master volume in the chain.

 

Anyway everything is just a combination of circuit magic and distortion.

 

The Sansamp is just a normal clean di and then you activate it and I’ve basically got a bit of drive, rolled off the presence and tried to volume match it (but there is a jump).

 

 

My thoughts, I don’t think I’d go into the studio without my Countryman and this Sansamp now. I’d always look to run clean and spicy.

 

The combo with the Camden feels like I don’t need anything else but combined with the boosts I have there is a great range of tones.

 

The Camden could have been a main part of my rig but the power supply is just horrible.

 

Cranborne thump settings sounds killer. BTW I just picked up an MS-60B+, and its emulation of the BDDI v2 is bang-on.

[tayste_2000]

I’ll give mine a go. I love the Clear Driver Preamp.

 

I’m definitely in gear heaven, it’s starting to get difficult to decide what to turn on to play with.

[MrDinsdale]

19 hours ago, tayste_2000 said:

Easily the most pointless but I’ve been discussing it with friends.

 

This is an original Sansamp bass di which has all the controls as trim pots internally (to give the appearance of being a di) into a Cranborne Audio Camden EC1

 

Volume was a little hard to control on this one and I would have liked to crank the gain on the Camden but there was no master volume in the chain.

 

Anyway everything is just a combination of circuit magic and distortion.

 

The Sansamp is just a normal clean di and then you activate it and I’ve basically got a bit of drive, rolled off the presence and tried to volume match it (but there is a jump).

 

 

My thoughts, I don’t think I’d go into the studio without my Countryman and this Sansamp now. I’d always look to run clean and spicy.

 

The combo with the Camden feels like I don’t need anything else but combined with the boosts I have there is a great range of tones.

 

The Camden could have been a main part of my rig but the power supply is just horrible.

 

This one sounds excellent! Keen to see what you think about the SLO 👌

[LukeFRC]

On 10/06/2025 at 22:25, tayste_2000 said:

The Camden could have been a main part of my rig but the power supply is just horrible.

what does it need?