Looking for an effect that replicates the sub-harmonic on my Ashdown Mag-300

[Naetharu]

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

[dudewheresmybass]

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.

[Sibob]

There's an OC-2 for sale in the Effects For Sale forum at the moment. Get that!

Si

[Rikki1984]

Dod meatbox?

[Sibob]

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Dod meatbox?
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Way different

Si

[mcnach]

[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
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That.
Or the MarkBass Octaver for a cleaner type of octave with better tracking. But the OC-2 sounds great,

[Beer of the Bass]

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.

[landwomble]

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...

[Naetharu]

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.

[adamg67]

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.

[Qlank]

I use an OC3 and a delay pedal-DD3. Massive thick but not muddy sound.

[Bradwell]

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.

[ben4343]

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.

[Graham]

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

[lee650]

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 😆