Sorry for the delayed response. In the standard mode and without the dry signal the OCTA doesn't produce a convincing bass guitar sound. Latency is good, but the effect sound is too wobbly. The Hotone HARMONY does a better bass guitar simulation. I just compared both pedals to finally answer your question.
@@andressepulveda9709 I didn't do a video of it. Sometimes I just play guitar without recording it. ;) But there will be a HARMONY demo on my channel someday.
Good question, but: no, not really. The octave up sound is not a bit sounding like an octave up fuzz in the Octavia style, even if you distort it. And it has a noticeable delay, though a short one only, plus it always sounds a bit out of tune. The Hotone HARMONY can do a better octave up sound, a lot better than that of my beloved BOSS PS-3. The best way is to use a real octave up fuzz.
The Hotone OCTA is a digital pedal, but in "Dirty" mode it reacts and sounds like an analogue octaver effect. With fantastic tracking! But without fuzz on its own, correct. But the combination of OCTA plus a distortion is great.
I only use D'Addario strings on all the guitars I play: EPS520 ProSteel 9-42 strings on my Fender Stratocaster (Made in Japan), EPS220 ProSteel 40-95 strings on my bass (in the video it was my old and muddy sounding Yamaha RBX-250, since May 2015 I have a Squier '70s Vintage Modified Jazz Bass that I like a lot more), EJ26 Phosphor Bronze 11-52 strings on the Ibanez AW15CE-LG acoustic guitar (not my own). I simply love the D'Addario ProSteel strings. They are steel strings that don't corrode over time and the sound is very bright just how I like it. In the last ten years or so since I switched to D'Addario ProSteel strings I have had ONE single E1 string that broke while playing. Apart from that I always only changed the strings once or twice in a year when they started sounding dull and ... yeah, they also started to smell bad. :o)
datoubi Thanks for your interest, but everything I play in all my demos is what comes to my mind at the moment of recording and what I think fits best to the sound settings and the mood that it should create. Maybe I should start doing complete songs with guitar, because your request isn't the first one. :o)
The tracking is really good, even without the limiter or a compressor. But those pedals tighten it up to make any monophonic octaver work better. But the OCTA is among these that work extremely good with normal playing dynamics. Way better than a BOSS OC-2 in my opinion.
It´s the best sounding octave pedal I´ve listened to by far. At least the demo deserves a pretty thumbs up. : )
Thank you a lot for the vid man, I'm in love with this peddle. and the price is great
How does it work with the dry signal all the way down and the wet signal all the way up to mimic the sound of a bass
Sorry for the delayed response. In the standard mode and without the dry signal the OCTA doesn't produce a convincing bass guitar sound. Latency is good, but the effect sound is too wobbly. The Hotone HARMONY does a better bass guitar simulation. I just compared both pedals to finally answer your question.
@@PepeMusic i cant find your comparative video in your chanel :(
( hotone octa vs hotone harmony )
@@andressepulveda9709 I didn't do a video of it. Sometimes I just play guitar without recording it. ;) But there will be a HARMONY demo on my channel someday.
It can replace a micro POG for volume swells?
Can you get that Jimi Hendrix octavia one octave up sound with this?
Good question, but: no, not really. The octave up sound is not a bit sounding like an octave up fuzz in the Octavia style, even if you distort it. And it has a noticeable delay, though a short one only, plus it always sounds a bit out of tune. The Hotone HARMONY can do a better octave up sound, a lot better than that of my beloved BOSS PS-3. The best way is to use a real octave up fuzz.
@@PepeMusic awesome thank you!
Let me see if I got it. The "dirty" is an analog mode without a fuzz of its own, right?
The Hotone OCTA is a digital pedal, but in "Dirty" mode it reacts and sounds like an analogue octaver effect. With fantastic tracking! But without fuzz on its own, correct. But the combination of OCTA plus a distortion is great.
what kind of strings did you use for this demo here? was wondering, the more ya know right?
I only use D'Addario strings on all the guitars I play:
EPS520 ProSteel 9-42 strings on my Fender Stratocaster (Made in Japan),
EPS220 ProSteel 40-95 strings on my bass (in the video it was my old and muddy sounding Yamaha RBX-250, since May 2015 I have a Squier '70s Vintage Modified Jazz Bass that I like a lot more),
EJ26 Phosphor Bronze 11-52 strings on the Ibanez AW15CE-LG acoustic guitar (not my own).
I simply love the D'Addario ProSteel strings. They are steel strings that don't corrode over time and the sound is very bright just how I like it. In the last ten years or so since I switched to D'Addario ProSteel strings I have had ONE single E1 string that broke while playing. Apart from that I always only changed the strings once or twice in a year when they started sounding dull and ... yeah, they also started to smell bad. :o)
is that a song you play at 4:30, if so please let me know where i can find the tabs. also really precise demo, thanks for that
datoubi Thanks for your interest, but everything I play in all my demos is what comes to my mind at the moment of recording and what I think fits best to the sound settings and the mood that it should create. Maybe I should start doing complete songs with guitar, because your request isn't the first one. :o)
@pepe music
you should! that sounded awesome
hi, without limiter pedal sounds, has a good tracking too?
The tracking is really good, even without the limiter or a compressor. But those pedals tighten it up to make any monophonic octaver work better. But the OCTA is among these that work extremely good with normal playing dynamics. Way better than a BOSS OC-2 in my opinion.
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