Using the Boss OC-3 Octave Pedal as Your New Bassist
A tutorial on how you can use the OC-3 Super Octave from Boss to (somewhat) replace a missing bass player.
A newer video covering the OC-5 is here:
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Unless I state otherwise in the video, everything I test out on here is stuff that I bought myself. There are no paid reviews on this channel and only a couple times have I ever had items sent to me for review. All opinions are my own!
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The OC-3 is out of production, but in my opinion the newer OC-5 is even better: https://amzn.to/3Yzt3wn
#Boss #OC3 #Octave #Pedal #Bassist
Originally posted by UCMJW_9uE3P0JYxUHZo3AOgw at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGlE_F9-bpU
Good try but you should find a bass player. We'll steal your chicks and your weed but we're nice people and we're hilarious.
I saw Biréli Lagrène using a pedal like this recently. I didn't know until then that they could tune the range like that. That's super useful.
Thank you for the information. I when a question. If I have a bass equalizer, OC3 Octave, bass chorus, and an bass envelope. What is the arrangement or positions start from the bass guitar?
Loved how you mentioned Local H in your video. I’ve just recently started listening to their stuff and trying to play it. Ridiculously underrated band! Great video, thank you so much!
This pedals out of my price range are there any other octave pedals that will work?
Can it be used for voice too? Like, bass over my voice?
Great… just been kicked out my band… 'we don't need a bass player any more' , cheers bud…. lol
I subbed when you said your wife is a bassist… livin the dream man, livin the dream
Fuckin' Great video mate. Love this shit!
Great video! I'm a solo artist who records music at home. I'm just wondering if I can use this as a pseudo bass sound or for that low-end of my music without having a bass amp? I use a Boss Katana 100 MkII amp directly connected to my Scarlett 2i2 audio interface.
That 3:09 derp face tho.
Welp I got rid off my any potential bass players just by buying bass Soo ok 😀
the thing is that this frees up the bassist to play whatever the fuck they want without having to worry about the rhythm guitar sounding "hollow"
If I use only direct out channel with no output plugged in, will both the guitar and the bass signals go to direct out? Thanx a lot for the answer
Great clean use of this pedal! The OC3 completely shaped the way I play (also avoiding 3rds and 5ths, etc ????). Would love to hear what you have to say about the new OC5 which has that genuine low-note-priority mode.
Awesome sounds and combination.
Great lesson, and you have a very warm and welcoming vibe by the way
Very cool….your epiphone sounds pretty good
Man,you had the guitar mixed in I wanted to hear just the bass sound
cool
Bro i just ordered this I’m a worshiper like you. And just bought also boss Ds1. 40th anniversary model. And boss rv3. Thanks
It would have less mud if played on a single coil guitar.
Thanks bro bro I’m buying this. For my church
Local H:
F*#cking RuLeZ!
I’m so confused. That sounds nothing like a bass?
Don’t let my guitarist see this
At least it doesn't complain
this is how we do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9oaL0KXTG0&t=5s
Do you have to keep altering the dial when you apply a capo to different frets?
Is there a possibility of only using the mono out so I can only hear the bass?
If you do this, use a solid state amps.
Tone will be much warmer and the lower notes articulate better than a tube amp. Tubes always seem to have a really bad midrange that ruins the feel of good bass.
I play in a two piece band (guitar/drums) but I overdrive my signal to get a royal blood feel and it makes chords sound trashy punk and metal.
It was nice to see somebody using the biamp method in a more “lighter” context.
Long live splitting dough with one other musical homey at the end of the show.
Thanks! (On 2019) : )
Bass players are like 4 leaf clovers
Every guitarist believes they can play bass and now they can play on their guitar.
Don't you have the outputs switched? Wouldn't the output mono go to the guitar rig and the direct out go to the bass amp?
I feel useless as a bass player ????????
Nice vid! What od are you using there to get the smoother dirt there?
Using the Boss OC-3 Pedal as a White Stripes Cover Band
lightning bolt
I'll probably start using this along side my Beat buddy
What other octave pedals can you do this on
Having a bass player is only better if they obey 😐
I have a seven string that I am currently using in drop A. I don’t have a 5 string bass and I don’t feel comfortable tuning my 4 string that low, so do you think it would be possible for this pedal to work on a guitar in drop A? Or would that be too low for it to track?
Doesn’t sound like a bass, more similar to a baritone guitar’s sound but might be good for some songs like seven nation army
What's with the dislikes? This guy clearly tells you about the pedal and how to use it…
Is there a bass pedal to make a bass sound like a guitar?