Nether Octaver : Great for bass

6 years ago

I use this pedal mainly for bass and it does the job very good. But i found it works well with guitar too.

It behaves like an analog octaver should and i don't have any real problems with tracking.

On the lower bass strings it gets a bit glitchy but thats common with analog octavers, even the much more expensive ones.

I previously owned an EBS octabass which had some added tone-features but just one octave below the dry signal

In comparison (as far as i can remember) the tracking is about similar

Everything looks solid and it's a well built pedal

The footswitch however, doesn't have a 'click' or a lot of resistance while pressing. The specs say it has true bypass so the switch is probably not one of those heavy, sturdy footswitches i/m used to in other pedals. However, it hasn't failed me yet

I like this pedal in combination with an envelope filter (Auto Wah) and a bit of drive for some synthy funky bass vibes

For the price it exceeded my expectations. If you want to explore the use of an octaver or just want a simple octaver in your arsenal, i definitely recommend this guy!

Image tc electronic Nether Octaver

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Tc Electronic
  • Released in 2018
  • Average price : $67
  • Dimensions : 74mm x 132mm x 58mm
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