Octaver

[Lo.]

Hope someone can help - I have the Pearl OC-07 that can be heard here:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgkO85Jp-6o"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgkO85Jp-6o[/url]

I want an up to date pedal as a replacement to use so I don't have to risk losing this one on gigs - can anyone advise something to try that's similar. I've had no joy whatsoever to date with any incarnation of the Boss pedals I've tried, and hope there's something out there. Thanks!

[warwickhunt]

[quote name='Lo.' post='203203' date='May 20 2008, 08:05 PM']Hope someone can help - I have the Pearl OC-07 that can be heard here:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgkO85Jp-6o"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgkO85Jp-6o[/url]

I want an up to date pedal as a replacement to use so I don't have to risk losing this one on gigs - can anyone advise something to try that's similar. I've had no joy whatsoever to date with any incarnation of the Boss pedals I've tried, and hope there's something out there. Thanks![/quote]

The EBS and Carl Martin pedals are well thought of, probably as they are bass specific I manage OK with the BOSS one, you just learn not to play below middle C and to turn the 2nd octave off on the BOSS unit; though TBH not many guitar orientated pedals like tracking bass.

[lee650]

Hi
I use the EBS octaver its absolutly fantastic, but it does jump your volume up a wee bit when you switch it on, it has three modes which emphasise certain frequencys, but i always just use the mid setting, i used a boss oc 2 for years and loved it, totally diffrent sound a lot more synth like, but doesnt track that well low down but IMHO the EBS doesnt track that well past low c but i always play up really high when i use it.
there is a boss oc 3 but ive no experience with that.
all the best- lee

Hope someone can help - I have the Pearl OC-07 that can be heard here:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgkO85Jp-6o"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgkO85Jp-6o[/url]

I want an up to date pedal as a replacement to use so I don't have to risk losing this one on gigs - can anyone advise something to try that's similar. I've had no joy whatsoever to date with any incarnation of the Boss pedals I've tried, and hope there's something out there. Thanks!
[/quote]

[dannybuoy]

You're in luck mate! MI Audio Polyanna is coming out, someone mentioned it's a clone of the Pearl pedal:

[url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=425910"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=425910[/url]

[Mr. Foxen]

Ha, I found that vid a while back when I was trying to score an octaver. Not very pleased with the Boss offerings, lent my oc2 to the lead guitarist. Tuned my bass down to A with custom strings instead.

[Muppet]

It's a great octave, isn't it? especially with two octaves down! I bought an original one in the eighties, brand new as my first ever effects pedal and sold it a couple of years ago for well over £100. I'm glad to hear MI Audio are doing a clone, I might look at it (though I guess it's not cheap in itself)

Steve

[pete.young]

[quote name='lee650' post='203263' date='May 20 2008, 09:14 PM']I use the EBS octaver its absolutly fantastic, but it does jump your volume up a wee bit when you switch it on,[/quote]

I have an EBS, it's very good but doesn't track brilliantly below about bottom G on a 4-string. If you adjust the mix controls you can keep the volume consistent.

Better though, certainly from a tracking point of view is the Digitech Synth Wah. This has no issues tracking all the way down to a botttom E and the only reason I still have the EBS is that it's handy not to have to keep fiddling with knobs on the Digitech when I want to use it as an envelope filter.

[thisnameistaken]

[quote name='Muppet' post='203933' date='May 21 2008, 10:24 PM']It's a great octave, isn't it? especially with two octaves down! I bought an original one in the eighties, brand new as my first ever effects pedal and sold it a couple of years ago for well over £100. I'm glad to hear MI Audio are doing a clone, I might look at it (though I guess it's not cheap in itself)[/quote]

One went on eBay yesterday for £50-ish. Was considering having it myself but fell asleep...

[mr_russ]

I'm looking into octavers at the mo, I borrowed a digitech BSW and really wasn't impressed- I'm after a clean octave down and couldn't get rid of the slight fuzzy/synthy edge - I like the octave effect on my korg px4d pandora, that in a separate pedal would be great

[Kev]

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='204383' date='May 22 2008, 04:11 PM']One went on eBay yesterday for £50-ish. Was considering having it myself but fell asleep...[/quote]
ye seen that, i bid at £25 odd

[Lo.]

Thanks for the responses! I'll see if I can try the EBS or the new MI one. I try to stay away from ebay, pity I missed that sale - I would have definitely won!