Naetharu Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Hi folks, Being new to bass I am not very clean on what all the different effects are yet. I\ve been playing on an Ashdown Mag-300 amp and it has a rather nice feature called a 'Sub Harmonic' which seems to place a subtle deep note about an octave below what you play thickening up the sound. I'm keen to use my lighter amp most of the time since the MAG is a beast to move around, so I'm wondering if there is an effects pedal that I could get to replicate the sub-harmonics? I've tried a friends behrenger octaver but that seemed to be quite different - it sounded much more like a 'special effect' where as the Ashdown MAG setting is very subtle and just thickens up the tone nicely. Any help would be much appreciated James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Ash down produce an octave effect which is allegedly based around the sub harmonic effect within their amps. There are loads of octave pedals where you can have the effect added as subtly as you'd like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 There's an OC-2 for sale in the Effects For Sale forum at the moment. Get that! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikki1984 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Dod meatbox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 [quote name='Rikki1984' timestamp='1435779274' post='2812421'] Dod meatbox? [/quote] Way different Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 [quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1435760296' post='2812193'] There's an OC-2 for sale in the Effects For Sale forum at the moment. Get that! Si [/quote] That. Or the MarkBass Octaver for a cleaner type of octave with better tracking. But the OC-2 sounds great, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I used an Ashdown Mag and an OC-2 together for several years, and I don't think they sound that similar. The OC-2 is much more synthy and obvious sounding, even with the mix down low. I liked the OC-2 more, which is why I rarely used the sub-harmonic button on the Ashdown, but I'd say that the two are more different than you might expect. I think they generate the octave down in the same way, but the Ashdown filters much more of the harmonics out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landwomble Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Yeah, the Ashdown is quite subtle. It's really good although can upset PA systems if you crank it up, it really is a sub bass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naetharu Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 Aye, its that thick subtle sound that I am really after. I don't really want a 'special effect' sound but rather something that can just thicken up the tone. I'm going to try and find a store that has one of the Dr. Green Octo-Dose pedals that someone mentioned above. Sounds like that might be just the ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamg67 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I use an EHX POG-2 to thicken my sound up, it sounds a lot like what you're after but very flexible. Takes a bit of playing to work out how to get the tone you want but when you get it sussed you can get everything from subtle sweetening to mad organ sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qlank Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 I use an OC3 and a delay pedal-DD3. Massive thick but not muddy sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradwell Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 COG T-65, features octave up, octave down and clean which can be set independently. Got one last month and love it. Having said that, not cheap and takes about 3 weeks from ordering for them to be built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben4343 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxslAzZsJS8 I thought the MXR (at about 4 mins) sounded pretty natural? Particularly in the first few settings. Not 'boingy' and synthy like the OC-2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 I don't know if it works in the same way as the one on the amp, but Ashdown make an octave pedal: http://www.soundsgreatmusic.com/products/ashdown-sub-octave-plus?variant=818432395&gclid=CjwKEAjw5disBRCA5r7OjsK_-UgSJAC27JPg_Fu7D0Ya3EmXMGS2sFlDyAmSx4kciJyUsF4kVmlPWRoCBWLw_wcB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 I'd imagine the Ashdown octave is a similar circuit, however I found the Aguilar octamiser did the thickening sound very well (as well as many other fantastic tones). My fave is still the OC2 though 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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