Here is my subjective bass octave pedal comparison. Those are the pedals I have personally used before. They are ordered by my personal preference.
| Pedal | Pros | Cons |
| MXR M288 (Bass Octave Deluxe) | 🟢 Analog 🟢 Good low tracking 🟢 Blendable modes 🟢 Mid boost 🟢 Adjustable mid freq. 🟢 Tracks low notes | |
| Boss OC-2 | 🟢 Analog 🟢 Forgiving tracking 🟢 Unmatched sound 🟢 Articulate 🟢 Industry benchmark | 🔴 Volume drop 🟡 Too middy 🟡 Discontinued 🟡 Useless -2 octave 🟡 Limited tone shaping |
| Boss OC-3 | 🟢 Sounds close to OC-2 🟢 Multiple modes 🟢 Multiple in/outs | 🟡 Digital 🟡 Too middy 🟡 Limited tone shaping |
| Aguilar Octamizer | 🟢 Analog 🟢 Good tracking 🟢 Octave / clean EQ | 🔴 Boomy |
| MXR M280 (Vintage Bass Octave) | 🟢 Analog 🟢 OC-2 clone 🟢 Mid boost | 🔴 Can be glitchy 🔴 Noisy 🟡 Useless -2 octave |
| EHX Pitch Fork | 🟢 Polyphonic tracking 🟢 Flexible pitch shift | 🔴 Sounds artificial 🔴 Meager oct.down 🟡 Digital 🟡 Limited tone shaping |
| EHX PoG | 🟢 Polyphonic tracking 🟢 Can octave-up too | 🔴 Sounds artificial 🔴 Meager oct.down 🟡 Digital 🟡 Limited tone shaping |
| MXR M287 (Sub Octave Bass Fuzz) | 🟢 3 band EQ 🟢 Blend options | 🔴 Meager dirt 🟡 Big 🟡 No fuzz-off switch |
| Fishman Fission | 🟢 Can add 4/5 too 🟢 Built-in drive 🟢 Built-in noise gate | 🔴 Too big 🔴 No octave down 🔴 Only useful for rock |
| TC Electronic Sub n Up | 🟢 Polyphonic tracking 🟢 Can octave-up too 🟢 Multiple modes | 🔴 Sounds too artificial 🔴 Meager oct.down 🔴 Latency 🟡 Digital 🟡 Limited tone shaping |
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