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OCtave pedal

mike_lmike_l Frets: 5700
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A few years ago I had a DOD octave pedal. I got rid due to it needing a weird power supply (IE not a standard centre-neg 9v).

However the unit sounded awesomes (when battery powered).

I've had the Boss ones which didn't sound quite right - actually sounded horrible to my ear....

What octave pedals sound and play nicely without being massively expensive

Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21) 

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  • not_the_djnot_the_dj Frets: 7306
    edited October 2014
    Micro Pog is my choice (great tracking), octave up and octave down.....is that what you need, or are you after double octave down?

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  • mike_lmike_l Frets: 5700

    Just single octave down. That's what the DOD had, and it sounded awesome into a dirty Marshall. It also worked well with bass.

    And despite the booklet saying don't use with chords, sounded fantastic with chords (at least powerchords).

    Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21) 

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  • ThePrettyDamnedThePrettyDamned Frets: 7507
    Ehx fork coming out soon... ;)

    Did you try an oc2 or oc3? The oc3 sucks. Apparently, the oc2 is a bit glitchy but sounds much nicer - maybe not right for you though.

    Or this.

    http://www.morpheusguitarpedals.com/droptune.php

    Don't know about power for it, just remember hearing it was good at that. Not sure if it does a blended signal either mind...
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  • mike_lmike_l Frets: 5700

    Had both the OC" and OC3, and both sounded meh/crap.

    The Morpheus is an alternative to carrying a second guitar for using a drop-tuning (IIRC).

    Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21) 

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  • guitarfishbayguitarfishbay Frets: 7966
    The tracking on the Micro Pog is great - I'd say go for that, or wait for some Pitch Fork reviews if you fancy the functionality that has.
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  • not_the_djnot_the_dj Frets: 7306
    That new Pitch Fork does look tempting....http://www.andertons.co.uk/compact-pedals/pid36142/cid692/electro-harmonix-pitch-fork-polyphonic-pitch-shifter-pedal.asp?LGWCODE=36142;56375;2717&utm_source=googlebase&utm_term=PITCH FORK&utm_medium=pricecomp&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping&gclid=CKigq8a5osECFQcewwod-zsApA
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 73076
    edited October 2014
    The DOD will work fine on a standard power supply with a converter cable - it's only the jack which is different, not the supply polarity.


    There is a second generation of these DOD pedals which have a standard power jack, but I'm not sure the Octoplus survived long enough to get it - I can't find any pics of one.

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  • mike_lmike_l Frets: 5700

    That's the kiddie. I wish I'd kept it now.  :((

    For me, it was the perfect octave pedal......

    Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21) 

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  • meltedbuzzboxmeltedbuzzbox Frets: 10340
    it can be had for £20 - £30 quite often on ebay fella
    The Bigsby was the first successful design of what is now called a whammy bar or tremolo arm, although vibrato is the technically correct term for the musical effect it produces. In standard usage, tremolo is a rapid fluctuation of the volume of a note, while vibrato is a fluctuation in pitch. The origin of this nonstandard usage of the term by electric guitarists is attributed to Leo Fender, who also used the term “vibrato” to refer to what is really a tremolo effect.
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  • mike_lmike_l Frets: 5700
    I don't have an Evilbay account......

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