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 Feb 8 2010, 08:22 AM
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 Learning Apprentice Player  Group: Members Posts: 686 Joined: 10-April 09 From: Switzerland Member No.: 7.035  |
Hi guys,
Hope you are all well !  I have a small question here. I work a lot with my loop pedal trying to build song progressively adding a base riff, bass and then playing a solo on it. It's a lot of fun ! In that purpose, I have a Boss RC-20 Loop pedal which is awesomely cool. I can overdub easily and it works perfectly. What I would like to improve is the way I play the bass line. Obviously, I use my guitar to do that and I wonder if I could get a more bass sound with an octaver ? Is an octaver a pedal who drop your sound one octave below ? And do you know any good octaver pedal ? So I could put it in front of the loop pedal and switch it on to play the bass then switch off to play the guitar. That could work, I am sure. Thanks for your enlightenments. --------------------  My Guitars: Fender Stratocaster Billy Corgan Signature, Ibanez RG270 My Amp: Peavey Bandit 112 My Pedals: Blackstar HT-Dual, Boss DD-7, Boss CS-3, Boss RC-20 My Wishlist: New bridge + Pickups for my Ibanez, EHX POG2, EHX Cathedral / Holy Grail |
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Feb 8 2010, 08:27 AM
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QUOTE (Keilnoth @ Feb 8 2010, 02:22 AM)  Hi guys, Hope you are all well ! I have a small question here. I work a lot with my loop pedal trying to build song progressively adding a base riff, bass and then playing a solo on it. It's a lot of fun ! In that purpose, I have a Boss RC-20 Loop pedal which is awesomely cool. I can overdub easily and it works perfectly. What I would like to improve is the way I play the bass line. Obviously, I use my guitar to do that and I wonder if I could get a more bass sound with an octaver ? Is an octaver a pedal who drop your sound one octave below ? And do you know any good octaver pedal ? So I could put it in front of the loop pedal and switch it on to play the bass then switch off to play the guitar. That could work, I am sure. Thanks for your enlightenments. The digitech whammy pedal has a option to drop tune 1 octave |
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Feb 8 2010, 08:54 AM
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 Learning Tone Master  Group: MVC Posts: 2.294 Joined: 18-June 09 From: Genarp, Sweden Member No.: 7.291 |
QUOTE (iamblackmo @ Feb 8 2010, 08:27 AM) The digitech whammy pedal has a option to drop tune 1 octave Yes, and its sounds best also imo. But Boss has a strictly octavider thing that also is good that is not so expensive... Congrats Keilnoth, I just bought a RC-20 myself, it is real fun to do some practicing with that one! //Staffay --------------------  Guitars: Ibanez AM-200, Ibanez GB-10, Fender Stratocaster Classic Player, Warmouth Custom Built, Suhr Classic Strat, Gibson Les Paul Standard 2003, Ibanez steel-string Amps: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Marshall JMP 2103, AER 60 Effects: BOSS DD-20, Danelectro Trans. Overdrive, TC-Electronics G-Major, Dunlop Wah-wah, Original SansAmp, BOSS DD-2 Music by Staffy can be found at: Staffay at MySpace |
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Feb 8 2010, 10:00 AM
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I think Boss OC-3 would be the most flexible one.
If it'll give a good bass sound or not, idk. Probably you can get a cheap real bass that will sound more like a real bass for the same money you spend on a pedal  The problem I guess will be to adapt to playing rhythm to go with the drums and not sound like a guitar player on bass.
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Feb 8 2010, 02:43 PM
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If you just need a simple octave effect, and it's the first time you're getting one, I recommend Boss one. It's a decent pedal, cheap, and does the job.
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Feb 20 2010, 05:44 PM
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digitech whammy could be a great option
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Feb 21 2010, 07:57 PM
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I recommend the Micro Pog by EHX. I have a POG (not the micro) and it works great. You'll enjoy the octave up, which the boss doesn't give you.
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Feb 26 2010, 01:41 AM
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 Bass & Beginner Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 15.613 Joined: 30-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia Member No.: 3.410 |
Boss OC-3 is a pretty good and famous octaver pedal. It should give you a nice sound. You should be able to get a more "bass like" sound with it...
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