Pitch Shifter Shootout ON BASS: PICO POG vs. NANO POG vs. PITCH FORK vs. RICOCHET vs. DROP vs. OC-5

This will be a shootout between 6 different Pitch Shifters slash Octave Pedals slash Wammy Pedals on Bass!
Featuring (from top left to bottom right):
Electro Harmonix Nano Pog, Electro Harmonix Pico Pog, Electro Harmonic Pitch Fork Pitch Shifter, Digitech Pitch Shifter Whammy Ricochet, Digitech The Drop, Boss Octave OC-5
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[@StatutoryRock]

Thanks for doing a truthful review and saying the tracking sucks when it does. A lot of these pedal reviews are just "Yay everything is awesome!"

[@conectiv03]

Been using a POG and split the output. Dry to a bass rig.... Then the EFF up into a pitchfork (set to a Fifth up).. That goes into a GT100 to a guitar amp.... Instant Rhythm guitarist....

[@joelmajors7084]

That was quite a deep shootout!

[@NightOwlEd]

Thanks for making these really meticulous comparison videos!

[@paulangelo1974]

The "secret" weapon of the bassist is the Boss LS-2. Every bass should come with one. It is a two channel mixer (NOT an A-B or A-B-Y though it can do this) that gives a lot of control with pedal and amp configuration. I use it exclusively as a parallel two channel mixer. One channel has my effects pedals and the other is a dry signal. Independent controls adjust the saturation of each channel. Best money spent after the bass itself.

[@blousug]

Thanks for this video! I have been looking at a pitch shifter and I was leaning to the pitch fork because, like you said, does a bit of everything. I am going to use it for both guitar and to play some Tool on my bass 😁

[@PondoSinatra680]

Great video, thank you.

[@subbbass]

your example with only short notes in a low to medium register is not the best to make such a shootout. As a bass player i used the OC-2 for over 30 years. I never expected the sound ttwo octaves below to track well. the A is 55Hz. 1 octave below is 27.5 Hz two octaves below is 13.75 Hz outside human hearing. And you expect good tracking in that range??? Makes no sense to me. When i use two octaves below i play 2 octaves higher and it tracks really good. Problem solved.

[@MatthewCuda]

For me a pitch shifter is best as either a special effect or as a capo/ detuner for gigging musicians and when singers need key changes suddenly. Just happened to me last week. Can we play this a half step down? Ugh

[@fabiofernandesvitor749]

Muito obrigado pelo vídeo!

[@BlazeOnMoto]

You are the first person who says that the oc5 has a problem with tracking. Interesting. Maybe you have a lemon? BTW, it's a very good comparison of octave pedals.
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[@pedalflix]

I loved my OC-5 on my active 5-string until I changed over to new strings. The added resonance did not sit well with its tracking abilities. Why I’m checking out this video now!

[@MrClassicmetal]

That's what I thought as well. I didn't quite like the _TC Electronic Sub n Up_ nor the _EBS OctaBass_ pedals due to the tracking. But the _OC-5_ on the other hand had none of the issues. So I was a bit surprised by the test results here.

[@basslass]

@@MrClassicmetal It has very much to do with how you play it. Playing with a pick with heavy attack confuses the pedal IMO. Playing close to the neck with fingers with a light attack works better. You haver to adjust your playing style with all octave pedals in my experience. I have the POG, oc2, oc5, whammy and HX stomp and they all react differently and you have to change how you playing depending on what you are after. Maybe it's just me

[@Garrett12362]

The pog is awesome but i also need the pitchfork. I dont like retuning my bass lol. So e, d and c standard are easy/instant changes

[@mallanh1]

Yo Miike. Does the Superego Plus have a pitch shifter? Any good? Thanks

[@grizelda4526]

You should try out the MXR Polyblue Octave.

[@Some_Cat_]

Moral of the story: unless your muting technique is flawless, get a digital pedal. Analogue pedals like the Boss are monophonic and only synthesise notes rather than replicate the sound of the instrument.

[@boimesa8190]

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