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I have one and don't use it, if anyone is interested . . . cheap! On Mar 6, 2011, at 10:01 PM, Rick Walker wrote: > On 7/22/64 11:59 AM, Michael Peters wrote: >> I watched Theo Travis playing flute yesterday in Antwerp, and saw >> that he >> used a Boss OC-2 octaver to occasionally add a lower octave to his >> flute. I >> want something that reliably turns guitar notes (especially the >> lower notes) >> into a bass - a pedal and/or a plugin. Recommendations? (Andy, you >> will >> probably recommend Chopitch - I need some help using it because >> more often >> than not, the Chopitch sound gets cut off very quickly - not sure >> what to >> do) >> >> -Michael > For what it's worth, when Arild Andersen played the looping > festival, I promised him to > find him a Boss OC-2 for his octaving purposes. When he came, > however, I let him borrow > both the OC-2 and my Danelectro Chili Dog (which also has a > combination of regular octave, one octave > below and two octaves below). > > Arild made me sell him my unit, which cost all of $29 USD on line > > >http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Danelectro-DJ12-Chili-Dog-Octave-Pedal?sku=151871 > > This thing is amazing. I think it tracks better and sounds more > naturalistic than the OC-2 and > it's hella cheap. > > I can't more highly recommend it. It's so cheap that it's rather > hip to buy two of them (that potentially > four octaves of pitch shifting down........wooohoooooo. > I did this for a while but then gave my second unit to Sayaka Kabuki > to use, my bandmate in > Noise Clinic while I played with them...........I'm glad she has it, > but I miss it. > Of course, this will create very artifacty things, but I personally > love using > inexepensive pitch shifters and doing things like sending things > four octaves up and the > bringing them four octaves down.............some beautiful artifacts > result. > > I also use the pricier Boss Pitch Shifter which goes low but I use > the Chili Dog for all of my bass > needs because it tracks better and sounds more naturalistic. > > Two enthusiastic thumbs up!!!! > > rick walker