iamtheelvy
-
Posts
660 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Shop
Articles
Everything posted by iamtheelvy
-
Initial thoughts are that the Octabvre nails the OC-2 tone and feel, but that was really expected. Surprise was how close the Valeton is too. The MXR is close, tone-wise, but the ‘improved’ tracking makes it play slightly differently. However, it has its own thing going on and I actually prefer it to the Boss with the Oct-1 soloed. Any other recommendations for OC-2-alikes...?
-
Well, my OC-5 is delayed, but other tryouts are going well...
-
Bright Onion bypass strip looper - SOLD
iamtheelvy replied to iamtheelvy's topic in Effects For Sale
Price now £70 delivered! -
Price now £28 delivered! -
Price reduced - £45 delivered. -
...pushed back to November now...
-
They certainly sound pretty close, but it’s hard to tell until you can hear how it reacts to the dynamics of your playing...
-
Yeah, I ordered from Andertons too, but I think GAK and all the rest are showing as unavailable at the moment too.
-
Still waiting on mine to be dispatched...
-
OC-2 from April 1982 still working perfectly here!
-
Bright Onion bypass strip looper - SOLD
iamtheelvy replied to iamtheelvy's topic in Effects For Sale
Reasonable offers considered! -
Reasonable offers considered!
-
NOW SOLD !!! AGUILAR OCTAMIZER Price drop. Now £95
iamtheelvy replied to P-ZARN's topic in Effects For Sale
Thanks! -
Nice. Seems to get closer to the OC-2 toward the end of the clip. Beginning’s a little smoother. -
How does the Okto side compare to the Boss OC-2?
-
NOW SOLD !!! AGUILAR OCTAMIZER Price drop. Now £95
iamtheelvy replied to P-ZARN's topic in Effects For Sale
Out of interest, is this the older version, with the ridge at the bottom of the casing, or the later, flat-bottomed version? Thanks! -
Still available!
-
Now sold! -
I preordered, but Andertons have pushed back their expected delivery date to the end of October now!
-
Currently still available!
-
Can be, and you do have to be a bit cautious. I would say you couldn't go far wrong with the East stuff as a preamp. They're pretty good value for what you get and their Uni-Pre range will fit inside pretty much any bass (check the cavity space first!). Bonus is that they are solderless, so you can wire up a set of pickups and, if they really don't work for you, you can take them out again without major surgery!
-
Highly rate the Aguilar stuff. Pickups are great, but you've got to know your wiring to install their preamps, or have it done professionally. John East stuff is great for a quick drop-in solderless wiring solution (but don't do pickups). EMG certainly do the whole lot as one package. Couldn't comment on what they're like though. Ultimately, whilst an all-in-one solution would be nice, it's probably best to mix and match your pickups and preamp depending on your setup to avoid limited option.
-
And replied! -
Well, update on this - Managed to get hold of one of these and install it the other day. The preamp sounds great but is a fiddly fit. Very tight in the cavity of my bass, so be aware of that. I played round with it for a few days but decided that the passive route was the way to go for this bass, so have gone back to the simple set up. Would definitely consider this if i was building from scratch, or if a bass had a pre-routed battery compartment. Pretty much brand new J-tone is now up in the marketplace!
-
Used a few in different bands and styles: Aguilar Tone Hammer DI - My go-to all rounder. Great clean (dirty if you push it) tones with a bit of a classic vintage edge. Sadowsky Pre - Only have the SDP-2 model, but a nice (and very simple) preamp for a basic clean tone. EBS Microbass ii - Does it all! More of a modern clean tone, but has a mixable dirty channel / AB channel selecter , FX loop, tuner out (built in tuner and compresser if you buy the mark iii too!) Tech 21 Sansamp - Classic rock tones. The most colouring of my preamps, but in the right mix its a great colour!
