3 Leaf Octabvre 3.33 demo

[e28m54]

I noticed there weren't any videos online yet documenting the changes to the Octabvre design, so i made a quick and dirty video to show the sounds.
 

 

[Kev]

Seems a bit of an odd thing, that Overlord function, is that what's new with this version?

 

Just feel like anyone looking to have that kind of tone will already have something separate for the fuzz (the Doom 2, for example!) that'll be much better and more usable.  Seemed to get lost with the clean blend as well?

 

Nice to hear it though, does sound good but it's a big price tag and hard to get compared to the many other octavers out there that sound very similar.  Worth the outlay?

[bassist_lewis]

5 hours ago, Kev said:

Seems a bit of an odd thing, that Overlord function, is that what's new with this version?

 

Just feel like anyone looking to have that kind of tone will already have something separate for the fuzz (the Doom 2, for example!) that'll be much better and more usable.  Seemed to get lost with the clean blend as well?

 

Nice to hear it though, does sound good but it's a big price tag and hard to get compared to the many other octavers out there that sound very similar.  Worth the outlay?

The Overload isn't quite new. It used to be called the 'Tim' switch on pervious versions. It's been refined in this version, before it was a very subtle difference in the subs. Spencer explains in the instructions that part of the switch's function is because some people want their octaves to sound like one big sound (i.e. the Ampeg Sub Blaster or the DOD Meatbox) and some like to hear the sub octave as distinct from the dry (i.e. OC-2, MXR Octave deluxe).

Regarding the usability of the tone, that's very subjective and some will and some won't. I personally won't use it at its fuzziest, but I will be using the Overload switch when I want to use it with a filter.

Is it worth the price tag? Only you can answer that for yourself. There are absolutely other more accessible octavers out there that'll do the job just fine. I actually plugged in my old OC-2 today and it sounded so good I did wonder for a second why I bought the Octabvre 3.33 😂

Edited 15 hours ago by bassist_lewis

[e28m54]

Yeah oc2 is still on my board as well, it's it's own thing.

 

The overload switch when the tone is lower is great with a filter or just to get the gnarly synth tone, I like the tone higher up without the overload switch, seems to sound more like the criminally underrated Aguilar octamizer with the octave tone up, but with the functionality advantages of the sub switch with the independent volume.

 

So that coupled with the oc2 doing the solo -1 sound does everything for me.

 

I had a FTelettronica Tetractave in its place before but it's more of an oc2/mutron only with the sub solo - amazing pedal tho, especially for the money.