BEST Budget Bass Octave Pedal?! | Sonicake Octaver [Review/Demo]

[@ampthebassplayer]

Analog octavers are just quirky when it comes to tracking, but one thing that I find helps a lot is turning the tone knob down on your bass. That gives you a more focused fundamental and then the pedal doesn't get confused by the harmonics/overtones.

[@JonnyDibble]

Great advice!

[@КурлюкЭбатыр]

True. Scott Divine explained that thing too.

[@oldasrocks9121]

Also playing super close to the neck will help tracking, especially if you've got a fuzz in front of the octaver

[@RyneAllen]

I've been watching octave pedal videos for 3 hours now. You just sold me. I'm buying one now.

[@BlackRootsAcademyOfSoul]

Thank you so much for the review. Let me try one 👌🏿 Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬 👊🏿🖤

[@TheDp1965]

Great way of showing off the functions of the pedal Cheers.

[@jonashtimothy]

I purchased one, i was leaning towards getting Boss octave OC-5 i think one of the best octave but a bit expensive and bulky for me. Primary use, i play in worship at church. I normally use octave for ending a note to have a different taste of ending a song. So i dont mind the cheap octave sound for the purpose. I also have a small pedal board for portabilty and this can be the last piece for the space. Using a P Bass I have alpha omega (overdrive and EQ), dispatch master V2 (digital delay & reverb), octave pedal, compressor and tuner. I might get a ags tone hammer for DI or saving money for noble.

[@JonnyDibble]

That sounds like an INCREDIBLE pedalboard 😍

[@eneribackwards]

im also playing in a church, would there be any other uses for an octave pedal ? im seriously considering one now.

[@andyunwin9260]

Good video as always. I wish they'd have a +1 and -1 rather than -1 and -2. The -2 will never sound good or track well.

[@JonnyDibble]

Thanks mate! I totally agree. I never really like -2. The TC Electronic Sub n up let's you have all 3!

[@alanwadey2848]

@@JonnyDibble I have the T-Rex Quint Machine; it has +1, -1, and +5th it gives you some interesting options.

[@oldasrocks9121]

Give the Mosky P90 Pro Phase a try, copy of the MXR, so much fun after fuzz. The Mosky XP is a copy of the Xotic EP which is a copy of the first solid state Echoplex preamp-- on its own it's a clean jfet boost (the XP (and as such the EP)) but the magic in it is how it can drive overdrive pedals as well as the preamp gain stages in a tube amp. The notorious Cuvave Fuzz Mark 2 with a starved battery voltage attenuator pedal turns it back into the smashing copy of the ZVex Wooly Mammoth gated fuzz the Mark 1 was. With the tone and fuzz knobs dimed and the voltage dialed in at 8.2v or below, followed by this octaver and a phaser is guaranteed raucous joy and sonic anarchy. The Mooer Yellow is a copy of the Diamond Yellow optical compressor. It's a champ! The Mooer Ensemble Queen is the best cheap mono bass chorus going. The Mosky Super Rat!!! So many pedals, so little time...

[@daveandrews5485]

I’ve never used, let alone tasted, an octaver I liked. Not a sound I’ve ever needed or wanted when I’m playing. That said the value for money here is really good. £30 is so affordable. Also it’s good to see your channel getting some attention from manufacturers. Soon you’ll have manufacturers sending you basses that aren’t damaged and actually work…. 😁

[@JonnyDibble]

Same here. Fun spunds but nothing tjat I use live. Well I got that Harley Benton last week which was great! 😁

[@chriscuthbertson]

I always play an octave up when using any kind of octave or synth effects so as to improve the note tracking.

[@JonnyDibble]

I wish all octave pedals were +1 and -1!

[@NelsonMontana1234]

Why does it need a tone control? You have that on your bass!

[@JonnyDibble]

You might want to have tone up for clean and then rolled it off for the octave tone. Options! 😁

[@NelsonMontana1234]

@@JonnyDibble Yeah, but sometimes these pedals have too many options. I tend to try and find the best setting and then leave it alone. On live gigs you can't be tweaking and fiddling -- you just have to stomp and go. I'm not big on the octave effect but for a lot of modern music it's necessary so I got this pedal and have to say, it worked just as well , if not better, than any other I've used that were far more expensive.

[@sunn_bass]

Nice video. Was curious about this one. I have an original EHX POG. It tracks nicely but there is a latency issue. Plus it's freaking huge and uses a proprietary ehx power supply. Might have to check this one out.

[@JonnyDibble]

Cheers! The POG definitely has its own sound too

[@wayne6777]

I want a EHX POG Nano on my board but frig octave pedals are expensive for something I can’t see myself using a ton.

[@leighcoulson2148]

I don't have a pedal board ...in fact I only have 1 pedal (Boss overdrive) but don't really use it. Plus I use a Line 6 Low Down amp which has a lot of in-built stuff on already, although I don't tend to use the Octaver, Chorus or Filter thing much. However you never know what the future may bring (like a sudden demand for Octavering).

[@JonnyDibble]

Always fun to have some toys to play with! 😝

[@reggielillie4551]

Great job!

[@Rustinho]

Oh yeah, just noticed the Lekato looper. Tempted to get one of these myself. Seem like terrific value for money if they work reasonably well.

[@JonnyDibble]

It's great! For just making a loop for demos, it's ideal for me

[@shenzhen2112]

I've returned every octave pedal that I've bought so far. I can't find one that sounds really good. I would love to be able to get some kind of sound closely resembling Tony Levin's Sledgehammer sound. Maybe I'll try this one if I can ever demo it

[@Ren-X]

Managed to get mine a bit cheaper and working very well for a decent synth-bass sound. No problems with tracking at all. If you play it in the wrong area of the neck, it simply won't work

[@JonnyDibble]

Nice one! Yeah you've got to use that higher register 🤪

[@2abasscafe]

Gonna have to get one now!

[@JonnyDibble]

NOW!

[@PorchBass]

Try the queequeg from kma machines or t16 from COG effects... .... If you can get one. So many pedals not in production this year

[@JonnyDibble]

Ooh I've not heard of either of those! Cheers

[@PorchBass]

@@JonnyDibble an octaver shoot out would be great! Markbass do a 'raw' octave too. I bought the KMA, the COG was waiting list to order one

[@Strange752]

It’s pretty amazing for 40 bucks man

[@BarRee1967]

wounder if you can get BenOrr bass octive sound from it ?

[@Rustinho]

That all much FTW dude!

[@JonnyDibble]

Me English good

[@adrianobassbro]

I think that with dry fully on effect (fully left), we loose volume so much!!! I have one bought recently, because my EXR Octaver Multiplexer have other pourpose and dont have a knob for octave levels.

[@wolfram4321]

I think you don’t need the 2nd octave down very often on bass. It’s. To very useful. Sonicake Boom multieffect has a boring octaver that does not track properly. The same here. A bit boring. Try out MXR super bass octave and you will hear the difference and you will prefer to pay more. Cheap pedal with a cheap sound. Don’t waste the money on this.

[@onefatstratcat]

It sounds like a $40 octave pedal... so I guess it's on par

[@vinniciusdias2628]

Oc2 😂

[@mr_ozzio5095]

Its small and functional, and sounds good with a wide range! All for £30... It even has "wub-wub step" mode, to scratch that dub/dub-step reggae itch🔊

[@JonnyDibble]

All wub no flub

[@deathmetalhell]

wow this guy has such a beautiful skull

[@JonnyDibble]

Lovely brain inside too