TC Electronic Sub 'N' Up Octaver Dual Octave Pedal

Name: TC Electronic Sub 'N' Up Octaver Dual Octave Pedal
Brand: TC Electronic
Rating: 4.5 (64 reviews)

Octaver Pedal with Controls for Dry, Up, Sub, Sub 2, 3-way Mode Switch, and TonePrint Capabilities

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A Powerful World of Octave Effects in a Compact Pedal

TC Electronic's Sub 'N' Up Octaver pedal has the power to turn your guitar tone into a ringing 12-string, a mammoth synth-style tone, and still offer plenty of control to create your very own soundscapes. Glistening upper octaves and earth-shaking lows are dialed in with the Up, Sub, and Sub 2 knobs. You can expand the tone with added effects, download artist Sub 'N' Up patches, and create your very own presets with TC's revolutionary TonePrint smartphone app and software. With all of this power under the hood, the Sub 'N' Up Octaver is a definite go-to at Sweetwater.

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Tech Specs

Pedal Type: Octaver
Inputs: 1 x 1/4"
Outputs: 1 x 1/4"
True Bypass: Yes
Power Source: 9V DC power supply required (sold separately)
Batteries: Optional 1 x 9V
Height: 2"
Width: 2.8"
Depth: 4.8"
Weight: 0.84 lbs.
Manufacturer Part Number: 0709-AGR86-001

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I bought the SubnUp Octaver by T C Electronic because I was looking for a good Octaver pedal that didn't break the bank, this works. When it came I went right to work finding a place on my pedalboard for it. With the knobs all set to 12 O'clock I put it first in the effects chain. I turned it on and it was not all that I hoped for, atone suck! So, I placed it in another location,same thing except it was noisy. I tried it in several locations and was greeted with noise and tone loss. Put it on it's own through my effects loop and that didn't help. So, I called my sales rep and explained the issue. My sales rep forwarded me to the tech department and after several minutes of explaining the issue they decided that the pedal was defective and sent me a replacement. The new pedal arrived in a few days and, due to a busy schedule, hooked it up as soon as possible. The replacement is much better, although the videos that describe the Sub n Up should go into a little more detail as best placement and the reason for the placement. All in all, I like it and it does exactly what I need it for.

This is a great pedal, and I use it all the time. It sounds awesome. Works reliably, and is just a great octaver pedal. You won't be disappointed with it.

However, as a caveat, do not get this pedal for the Tone Print function. I didn't, but I thought the Tone Print would be pretty cool. However, the tone print app and the way it works with a phone is really unreliable (and this is a review shared by many if you read reviews of the app). I'd say it works about 5% of the time, which is really annoying because the way Tone Print works is you hold your phone speaker to your pickup and your phone produces this really awful frequency noise (think like an old dial up modem sound, or a fax machine screech). So, when you do it 20 times in a row just for it to only work once, it's pretty terrible. I also don't see how it would be usable in a live setting because that noise is so bad.

The times that it does work, it's pretty cool, how you can control a preset through your pickup. But with all the modern technology available, this is a really weird way to put presets onto a pedal, especially given how unreliable it is.

Received this Subnup as a "fun pedal" last week along with a couple of lower enjoyment factor "infrastructure pedals". Have been running it through it's paces and placing it in different positions in the chain on my pedal shelf (I like pedals at waist height in my living room for no-stoop adjustments).
Everything with the Subnup works as designed. The case is of thick metal (zinc?). The four octave control knobs are notably smooth in how they turn through their range with a pleasant, almost oil-damped gliding resistance. It's also a quiet pedal in the chain when offline.

The key point of my realization about the Subnup (and fyi to others researching it) is that even a Marshall half-stack with 100 watts pushing a 4x12 cab is pressed to create musically useful notes in the -2 octave from the lower 3 strings of a standard tuned Strat. The -2 tones are that crazy low. So, proceed into this pedal purchase knowing you won't necessarily have a whole Sub 2 range to work with musically. Those undercurrent frequencies may eventually find a use. Some non-guitar stereo components are equipped with a subsonic filter button to cancel them out, so they do present an effect. The Subnup's YT video review tones seem subsonic, but I found out that it isn't because of computer speaker or web video limitations. The lower Sub 2 tones will be that way in your living room too. Not a complaint, but an observation. For noodling and goofing around, Sub 2 adds interest.

Pipe organ sounds are pretty easy to dial on the Subnup with the upper 3 octave adjustments. It's nice to have that much range with each octave controlled by its own knob when choosing a different tone for a practice session. I have dimed Sub 1 with the other knobs at zero quite a bit.

Haven't downloaded any tone prints yet. There'a a lot of sonic real estate to explore with the Subnup.

The battery compartment and Bypass dip switches are behind the removable full back metal cover which is secured by a very large (#4?) slotted screw. Mine was on so snugly that I ended up using a copper penny held by pliers to generate enough torque to break it loose the first time. Didn't want to mar the screw head of this brand new pedal on Day 1 by using a normal, too small steel screwdriver in that wide slot. At first, I thought it might be one of those half-turn quick release spring pins, but am letting you know it's a normal screw.

Considering its moderate price, having lifetime access to this Subnup pedal which provides 3-1/2 individually-adjustable octaves of legit musicality for my guitar - along with half an octave of deep rumble - is worth the equivalent of a couple of tanks of soon-forgotten gasoline this month.

Mainly wanted others to know that if they already have a minus-1 octave available on another pedal (e.g: SuperEgo+), that's about as low as an E-E tuned guitar will realistically play on a guitar amp. Perhaps a bass amp would express the full potential of the -2 knob? Pleasantly, there's always something new to figure out on the guitar journey...

Takes chords and multiple strings like it's nothing, works on bass guitar below low E, I play in drop A and it tracks pretty well all the way down that low. Octave up and down is clean, adjustable, and awesome.
I still haven't played with the software that connects to it and wonder if I even have to, because it's already awesome.

I've always been intimidated by effects pedals that you can plug into a computer to download new tones. I assumed that once this arrived, I would only use the poly and classic modes - which alone are well worth the price. However, the people at tc have made the Toneprint option ridiculously easy to use. You just need to hold your phone up to your pickups to upload new tones. My phone is 6 years old and the app worked flawlessly. I feel like I just put dozens of new pedals on my board by adding this one to the arsenal.

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I've been a praise and worship bassist for well over a decade and have experimented with dozens of effects. I grabbed a TC Electronic Sub 'N' Up when it was first released, and it has been an important part of my sound ever since. I use it on songs that start soft but have a big hit. That extra low end really makes an impact! The Sub 'N' Up is more than a simple octaver too. TonePrint lets me dig into the pedal's full capabilities, dialing in tones ranging from organs (super handy in church) to hard synthesizers. This allows me to be extra creative in my home studio.

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