Question about octave pedals

[rutledj]

Will these pedals produce a bass note when played with a guitar or do they produce the bass note and the original signal? I'm looking for a pedal that I can produce bass lines with using my guitar without buying a bass

Thanks,
Rut

[petemoore]

  It's the EH Pog you might want to take a look at.

[BAARON]

Yeah.  Check out the ElectroHarmonix Micropog... it's the simplest, best-tracking octave machine you're going to find.  Others exist, but I think the MicroPog beats them in terms of simplicity and quality.

The POG itself is somewhat more complex and expensive, but works just as well.

[vondran]

The Boss OC-3 has seperate effects and dry levels, so you can turn off the dry and just get the octive down.  (I have one so I know what I'm talking about).  Actually, I find I like the sound of the OC-3 (in Oct 2 mode) over the MicroPOG for single notes.  The MicroPOG is better for cords over the OC-3 (in Poly mode).  Also, the OC-3 has 1 and 2 octive down levels, while the MicroPOG has 1 octive down and one octive up.  I'd suggest you try them both as they do sound different.

[Mark Hammer]

Analog octave dividers are very fussy about the parameters of their input signal.  Some are better than others, but they almost all demand a certain style of playing that can be difficult for guitar players to maintain over any length of time.  Since your intent is to "play bass" through an entire song, rather than simply whip off a couple of riffs, what this says to me is that you want a digital box like the Micro-Pog.  It will be much more capable at support a fluid playing style than a standard flip-flop-based divider.

[rutledj]

Thanks. I checked out an online demo of the micropog and it does seem to work well for what I would use it for. As always, you guys have the best info.

Rut

[gez]

I have a micropog.  It works brilliantly.  My only criticism is that the octave down signal has a little 'ambiance'.  Not quite reverb, but it is set back in the mix.  So, if you're going for a really dry room sound the bass can sound distant/cold.  Not a problem with wetter mixes. 

It's also thick in bass frequencies, so you need a fair bit of EQ adjustment if you're DI-ing the signal.

I also use a Dano Chili Dog (I think that's what the octave effect is called).  Slight tracking problem if you're not careful with technique, but it has dynamics (in terms of volume) and sounds good...in a dead, 'dub' type way.

[Gila_Crisis]

i have a MicroPog and it works like a charme! i love it! once a tryed a POG and wow! it's amazing and you can controll better some more option.
but the MicroPOG alone is really a worthy one. btw for a second little "jam-session" pedalboard i built an analog octaver (a mix of Boss OC2 down octave and MycroSynth up octave) and it's also a funny fx, although you can't play chords or arpegios like tha pog.

my opinion is that the MicroPog sound soundwise is more like an organ and the analog octaver is more like a synth