Re: Octave Effect Pedal question

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jp Pagan wrote:
>  i've read a couple of times of people using
an octave pedal in their effects chain, the twist
being that they don't actually use the octave
effect: they turn the octave effects down or off and use
the pedal as a kind of distortion box. jason ricci does
this, for example: (from his website) "I turn the
octave effects off and the direct level up, creating
a very clean sort off compression/distortion effect."
he specifically uses the Boss Oc-2 pedal.  question is this: why? 

The answer is: he likes the way it sounds; it doesn't sound quite like
anything else.  That's the only important thing where any effects pedal
is concerned, no matter how it's used: what does it sound like?

I have an OC-2 and have never tried this.  I certainly will.  Very
creative approach from Jason.

Regards, Richard Hunter